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Dates: during 2000-2009
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For an accomplished ex-athlete, Ford sometimes displayed surprising physical awkwardness. He tripped, in full view of cameras, while descending the stairs from an airplane. During a charity golf event, the President's wildly errant tee shot conked a spectator. Such slips wouldn't have mattered a few years earlier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gerald Ford: Steady Hand for a Nation in Crisis | 12/27/2006 | See Source »

Upon hearing that a certain individual received a Rhodes, one lady declared that she has now dated or hooked up with four such scholars. She has long brown hair, brown eyes, and loves smarties! Step in line! Better get some highlights to go with that Homer—this semester...

Author: By FM Staff | Title: Chatter | 11/29/2006 | See Source »

Twenty years ago, these haunted houses were smaller and open for a shorter period of time, often for charity. Today, attractions in this $300 million industry require anywhere from $150,000 to $400,000 to be worth a howl. Marketing, particularly web sites, and advertising eat up a chunk of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Business of "Boo!" | 10/31/2006 | See Source »

In Kansas City, live animals - bats, rats, snakes, alligators - are real "props" in several haunts, including the Edge of Hell, Arnett-Bequeaith's warehouse, where skittish patrons descend from Heaven to Hell, with a stop in purgatory. The storyline: every day people make choices in their lives that determine whether...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Business of "Boo!" | 10/31/2006 | See Source »

What tends to scare people the most is the unexpected; the coffin in the middle of the room with a quivering lid catches your attention, while an actor lurks behind a draped archway off to the side. Though Hollywood-ish special affects and props can wow the crowd with goosebumps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Business of "Boo!" | 10/31/2006 | See Source »

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