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...flamboyantly effeminate faggot, I appreciate the length (no pun intended, OF COURSE) of time and energy you have so diligently devoted to me and my fellow sisters (is that an oxymoron?). I have to say that I haven't had that much sheer, unadulterated, orgiastic excitement and pleasure since Alexis and Crystal had their big blowout on Dynasty. Did you all see that episode? If not I have it on tape. You are all more than welcome to come over to my deviantly decorated boudoir for a "private showing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: An Open Letter to the Council of Peninsula | 12/3/1991 | See Source »

Audiences can expect to see showgirls kicking unshaven legs and lounge singers crooning pun-filled lyrics in "Up Your Ante!", this year's Hasty Pudding Theatricals production...

Author: By Kelly T. Yee, | Title: Comedy to Include Elvis, Lounge Lizards | 9/25/1991 | See Source »

...Manhattan last week. Objet-Dard, a 1962 Marcel Duchamp bronze casting owned by the estate of the late graffiti artist Keith Haring, was listed in the Christie's catalog at a cautiously low estimate of $8,000 to $10,000. (The title of the frankly phallic piece is a pun on objet d'art, substituting the French word for dart.) In a matter of seconds, bids for the 8-in. work soared into six figures in a battle between two unseen telephone bidders. The winning offer: $135,000 from a Belgian art dealer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Costly Object Of Desire | 5/20/1991 | See Source »

...black pepper and the cheapest vinegar you can buy. At the grocery store, he waits patiently in line to buy swordfish, but he refuses to purchase any lettuce you cannot toss from home plate to first base. His satiric quips often surface without warning, and nearly two decades of pun drill have honed this trademark skill, allowing him to punctuate any point with a snappy one-liner: "This country is so urbanized we think low-fat milk comes from cows on aerobic exercise programs." But beneath this talent is an immense desire to succeed. Perhaps O'Rourke's troubled childhood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Of Cows, Scuds and Scotch: P. J. O'ROURKE | 4/15/1991 | See Source »

...According to Cambridge Penal Statute 6ZV-3.2, the use of "Head" in a pun during Head of the Charles weekend constitutes a felony. Miscreants caught bantering about Head aches, Head starts or Head cases all face 60-day jail sentences. The sale of T-shirts invoking unsubtle Head sexual innuendo is punishable by death...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Ah, Bruno, Joe Hardly Knew Ye | 10/21/1990 | See Source »

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