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...After I brought a plastic fetus to the Senate to illustrate a point about abortion, a lot of people asked me where they could buy their own plastic fetus. And, no, you cannot rip them out of the wombs of plastic mothers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Me and Mr. Smith | 4/19/1999 | See Source »

...last month, expressing his frustration at the slow pace of negotiations with the U.S. for China's entry into the World Trade Organization. He could have been referring to his own life story, an ever more difficult struggle against the forces of disintegration, anarchy and corruption that could yet rip China apart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Red Star | 4/12/1999 | See Source »

...rents a private mailbox from a store like Mailboxes Etc. A photo ID will be required to set up a private mailbox, and a special identifier, called a PMB number, must be part of the address. The U.S. Postal Service is hoping that consumers will be more alert to rip-offs by phony charities or fly-by-night operators that don't have a real street address...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Money: Apr. 12, 1999 | 4/12/1999 | See Source »

Hasty Pudding Theatricals: The 53 member company of "I Get No Kick from Campaign" unhook their padded bras and rip off their nylons as they hit Bermuda in style. Besides the usual skinny dipping and boat racing, members of Company 151 can look forward to "Paul Newman Day," when everyone must individually guzzle an entire an entire case of beer before the clock strikes 12. On "Package Night," band members do the full monty with a sympathetically naked tech crew to tote. Happy drinking...

Author: By J. Y. Hyman, | Title: OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO | 3/25/1999 | See Source »

INSTANT GRATIFICATION Polaroid has finally caught up to the disposable camera crowd with its new Pop Shots. For $20 you get 10 instant color photos and a choice of indoor or outdoor settings (flash or no flash). Just snap the picture and pull the "rip cord" to eject. When you run out of film, you can slip the camera into the envelope provided (postage paid) and mail it back to Polaroid for recycling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Technology Mar. 22, 1999 | 3/22/1999 | See Source »

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