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...charges as "completely asinine." Said he: "The government has two people on our board to monitor our finances. Every cent we have ever had has been monitored by British internal revenue." Indeed, the Thatcher government went out of its way to downplay the affair. Britain's Solicitor-General Sir Ian Percival said that only "routine" inquiries were being made and stated flatly: "Neither the Prime Minister nor anyone else has ordered an investigation of the company's affairs or anything remotely like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reading the Mail | 10/19/1981 | See Source »

...sir, I loved Raiders of the Lost Ark, but about my desk...Well I was just wondering why it keeps disappearing...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: The Cutting Edge of Humor | 10/15/1981 | See Source »

...Right, sir. But what's a Stealth desk...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: The Cutting Edge of Humor | 10/15/1981 | See Source »

...When would we use invisible desks, sir...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: The Cutting Edge of Humor | 10/15/1981 | See Source »

...More little-red-schoolhouse calls," she continues. "The other day, someone called and wanted to talk to 'Yvonne, in the dorm.' I told him I'd need more information and he just said, 'Well she's in the dorm.' Or once I had a call asking for 'the library.' 'Sir, there are over a hundred libraries at Harvard,' I told...

Author: By Michael W. Miller, | Title: Behind the Lines: | 10/8/1981 | See Source »

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