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...students said they spelled the vice president's name incorrectly to mock his misspelling earlier this year of the word "potato...

Author: By Daria E. Lidsky, | Title: Students Start "Vote Neil" Campaign | 10/15/1992 | See Source »

...three months before he would take office. . Obvious loss of voice . Doesn't attempt even one joke. Stock Phrases . "We are not coming apart at the seams..."--Four times . Can sleep at night, because we aren't afraid of nuclear war--Twice . "Servant of the people"--Twice . "Chips" (potato and computer)--Four times . "The White House is a bully pulpit"--Twice . The word "change"--13 times . Refers to Hillary--Twice Humor Attempts . Talks about cocaine--rubs nose . Makes joke about stock market reaction to possible Clinton win--swooping hand motion emphasizes point . "I have no experience running...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Scorecard | 10/13/1992 | See Source »

...catsup by $40 million, making it the country's most popular condiment. The peppers are popping up in such mainstream products as Le Menu "Santa Fe style" frozen dinners and McDonald's chicken fajitas. Manufacturers are packaging chile pastas, chile jams and jellies, chile catsup, chile-spiced mustards, peanuts, potato chips and pickles. There is even a sizzling rock band called the Red Hot Chili Peppers. "There are very few bad things about peppers," says David DeWitt, editor of Chile Pepper, a bimonthly magazine with a circulation of 80,000. "They have virtually no calories, no cholesterol, high fiber, high...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Some Like It Hot | 10/12/1992 | See Source »

During supper, Aunt Bessie would continuallyask me if I wanted anything. According to custom,I always had to refuse twice--politely--beforeaccepting. Since we were family, Aunt Bessieusually skipped the three offer pas-de-deux andproceeded to reload my plate upon my firstrefusal. These reinforcements often includedsurprises like potato salad, pound cake, homemadeice cream and sweet potato pie. Amazingly, I wasalways able to finish off whatever was given tome. I guess she had a way of being able to discernexactly when I was about to burst, a term I don'tuse lightly...

Author: By John L.S. Simpkins, | Title: A Decent PLATE OF chitlins | 10/1/1992 | See Source »

...Sweet Potato Fries Rich in Beta Carotene," announces one banner. "Please Don't Tamper With the Cook's Buns," says another. "Someone Else in '92," says a bumper sticker...

Author: By Molly B. Confer, | Title: MR. AND MRS. BARTLEY'S | 9/26/1992 | See Source »

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