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Word: scotches (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...writers, including Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner. There is also his autobiography, Where Have I Been? (Crown; $12.95). In the book, Caesar, 60, portrays himself as a guilt-ridden obsessive who even at the peak of his success was on an alcoholic slide fueled by two fifths of Scotch a day. Says Caesar now: "Two generations don't even know me or what I've done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Nov. 15, 1982 | 11/15/1982 | See Source »

...school reunion. In what has to be one of the most bizarre and yet completely believable rituals ever described in women's literature, the three chums ingest large quantities of marijuana, cocaine, acid and opium (Faye also spends a good deal of time sprinkling nutmeg into glasses of straight scotch because it's chic), dress in Brearley uniforms (short pleated tunic over granny collar shirt, gold studs optional) and present each other with detailed reports of their sexual activities since the last meeting...

Author: By Sarah Paul, | Title: Chic Lit | 10/22/1982 | See Source »

...gopher on an NBC comedy show. His job is to keep an eye on the show's upcoming guest star, Alan Swann (O'Toole), a faded but still popular swashbuckler whom Benjy idolizes. His task is not an easy one: a man who keeps flasks of 12-year-old scotch sewn into the lining of his coat. Swann has a propensity for appearing on tabloid covers in morally dubious positions...

Author: By Jean-christophe Castelli, | Title: Not Exactly Vintage | 10/14/1982 | See Source »

...Scotch verdict for Donovan

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Case Closed | 9/27/1982 | See Source »

...unsatisfying end last week. Less than a month after reopening his inquiry, Special Prosecutor Leon Silverman closed the case, saying, "I have been unable to corroborate the allegations made against him with sufficient credible evidence." But the prosecutor's exoneration of Donovan was something like the Scotch verdict of "not proven." Said Silverman: "I was, and I continue to be, concerned by the sheer number of allegations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Case Closed | 9/27/1982 | See Source »

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