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...members of Congress, some of whom became so temporarily for the occasion. Democratic Congressman Thomas Downey, recalling that party sustenance in Jimmy Carter's White House consisted of white wine and finger food, surveyed this year's full-service bar and buffet of roast beef and fettuccini approvingly. "One nice thing about Republicans," he allowed, "is that they are not afraid to spend money...
...Patterson, the highflying, unorthodox executive vice president of Oklahoma City's Penn Square Bank. While negotiating million-dollar deals in restaurants during the early 1980s, he would sometimes regale out-of-town clients with such stunts as drinking beer out of his cowboy boot or stuffing a roast quail into his pocket. In his office at Penn Square, he would sport Mickey Mouse ears or a hollowed-out duck decoy on his head. Patterson's lending ideas were just as madcap; his department invested 80% of the bank's lending portfolio in risky oil and gas ventures...
...Minnesota Twins, were undone by a quirk. Former Royal Jamie Quirk, who began the season as a bullpen coach in St. Louis, was vacationing in the Ozarks the week before last when Cleveland called for an emergency catcher. On the way there, he paused in Kansas City to roast retired Pitcher Paul Splittorff and informed Third Baseman George Brett, "You may have to give me a part of your playoff share because I'm going to beat Minnesota." A few nights later, with two outs in the ninth inning of a tie game, Quirk came...
...party at the Washington Hilton last Friday night was a grand bash. Hundreds of guests mingled convivially, munching on fried chicken, hand-carved roast beef and ham. As the good spirit, and good spirits, flowed, the only odd note was the cause of the celebration: Government employees, past and present, were saluting the abolition of their agency, the Civil Aeronautics Board...
There was the usual display of roast sheep that the guests are with their fingers. I make my dinner of canned peaches...