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...multimillion-dollar bribes to both if they would: the transfusions of pure Mormon blood he regularly purchased from Salt Lake City because they made him feel so good; his Thanksgiving 1970 top-secret "escape" from Nevada to the Bahamas, whence he conducted his operations until his condeine-ravaged, 94-pound body gave out on April...
...might think that a guy who hadn't published a novel in eleven years would show a few signs of nervousness, make a false move here and there, when he gave it another try. But Bruce Jay Friedman, who was almost certainly, pound for pound, the peppiest black humorist of the whole 1960s (Remember Stern ? A Mother's Kisses ?), hasn't exactly been idle during his long layoff. He wrote The Lonely Guy's Book of Life, which not only advised single fellas how to cope but became a motion picture vehicle for Steve Martin. He did the screenplay...
...price of imports should go down when the value of a country's currency goes up. Reason: when the dollar is worth more francs, marks or lira, products originally priced in those currencies should be correspondingly cheaper. In the theoretical world of economists, a British suit that costs (pounds)150 in London should sell in the U.S. for $300, plus a little more for shipping and import duties, when the pound is worth $2. If the value of the pound drops to $1, that same suit should cost...
Nice theory, but it is not working. In fact, many pedigreed imports remain as pricey as ever. For example, an Irish-made Waterford crystal decanter typically costs $159 in the U.S., the same price as two years ago when the Irish pound was worth about 25% more. The 18-karat, Swiss-made gold Rolex Presidential watch actually went up in U.S. list price during the past three years, from $7,950 to $8,850, even though the Swiss franc has fallen in value about...
Eating has at times given him the dimensions of an outdoor sanitary facility. "People say George Foreman eats a dozen eggs and a pound of bacon for breakfast. That's a lie. I eat eleven eggs." He is trying to lose 45 lbs. to get down to an ideal 225. "It's sad. You work all your life to make it, and then...