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...almost feel that people are slighting me, or not taking me seriously, when they call me "Jon," as if they are thinking they can get away with anything less than the real McCoy. "Jon" is the bare minimum--the shortest abbreviation of my name those butchers could possibly shrink it to and still get my attention...

Author: By Jonathan Samuels, | Title: Just Don't Call Me Jon | 4/9/1992 | See Source »

Unfortunately, "Old Flame," an excellent tune, is also the shortest song on the album. Although keeping songs short and sweet is an admirable goal, this album is hardly a goldmine of memorable melodies, and The Church could ill afford to abandon this one so abruptly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Look Mom No Head | 2/13/1992 | See Source »

Smith said that registration is usually busiest in the morning, and that lines are usually shortest after lunch...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, | Title: 4837 Students Set To Register Today | 9/13/1991 | See Source »

...experimental program that adds 40 extra days to the usual 180-day school year. They were breaking a long-standing American tradition of summer vacations -- dating back to a time when family labor was vital to the late-summer harvest -- that give the U.S. one of the shortest school years in the industrialized world. There is surely a connection, a growing number of reformers argue, between that distinction and the dismal academic performances of American students, compared with their peers elsewhere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why 180 Days Aren't Enough | 9/2/1991 | See Source »

...maybe not possible for Tyson, who, at 5 ft. 11 in., is the shortest champ since Rocky Marciano, and one whose soft tenor voice has given employment to many derisive impressionists. How tough did this lisping lad with the fire-hydrant physique have to be? In Tyson's mind, and the popular imagination, plenty tough. From the start. His teen years, which took him from juvenile prison into the gym of ring wizard Cus D'Amato, made for great copy but little emotional stability. Twenty-eight fights and 26 knockouts later, Tyson was the youngest ever heavyweight champion -- a credit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mike Tyson: Tragedy of An Ex-Champ | 8/26/1991 | See Source »

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