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Irma Vep seems trapped. The Queen of the Paris underworld is hiding in her attic as the police storm upstairs. Fortunately, she keeps 100 ft. of rope for just such exigencies. She coils it around her waist, climbs out the window and falls, twirling like a runaway yoyo, till she lands seven stories below. Vice triumphant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Serial Thriller | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

...wrists feel naked. Can you look in my bedroom closet for my nautical shrink-to-fit rope bracelet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: of yore those days | 10/8/1998 | See Source »

...SECRETS AND LIES (1996) Monica Lewinsky gives Bill a big hug on the rope line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Sep. 28, 1998 | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

Clinton's sober and, at times, tearful mood began to lift and approach the ebullient mode when he began shaking hands along a rope line in Omagh. The crowds, laughing and smiling, chanted, "We want Bill! We want Bill!" By the time he spoke in the ancient cathedral town of Armagh, the President was nearly back to his familiar, self-confident form. "Never underestimate the impact you can have on the world," Clinton said. "Thank you for the springtime of hope you have given the world. Thank you for reminding us of one of life's most important lessons--that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Tonic of Peace | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

According to Ms. Lewinsky, when the President reached past her at the rope line to shake hands with another guest, she reached out and touched his crotch in a "playful" fashion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Juicy Parts | 9/11/1998 | See Source »

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