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...heroes, the legendary gunfighter Ned Christie and his pal Zeke Proctor, are drinking in Zeke's smokehouse as Ned nerves himself to propose marriage to Zeke's daughter Jewel. Ned stands up too quickly and bumps into a freshly butchered pig. "The sight of Ned smacking himself with a slab of shoat struck Zeke as hilarious...Zeke's funny bone was easily tickled, and when he had downed a quart or two of whiskey, he found plenty to laugh about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: WILD WARRIORS | 2/10/1997 | See Source »

...heroes, the legendary gunfighter Ned Christie and his pal Zeke Proctor, are drinking in Zeke's smokehouse as Ned nerves himself to propose marriage to Zeke?s daughter Jewel. Ned stands up too quickly and bumps into a freshly butchered pig. 'The sight of Ned smacking himself with a slab of shoat struck Zeke as hilarious . . . Zeke's funny bone was easily tickled, and when he had downed a quart or two of whiskey, he found plenty to laugh about.' Yee-haw. "If Noel Coward could have written such scenes," notes Skow, "he might have made something of himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weekend Entertainment Guide | 2/1/1997 | See Source »

...heroes, the legendary gunfighter Ned Christie and his pal Zeke Proctor, are drinking in Zeke's smokehouse as Ned nerves himself to propose marriage to Zeke?s daughter Jewel. Ned stands up too quickly and bumps into a freshly butchered pig. 'The sight of Ned smacking himself with a slab of shoat struck Zeke as hilarious . . . Zeke's funny bone was easily tickled, and when he had downed a quart or two of whiskey, he found plenty to laugh about.' Yee-haw. "If Noel Coward could have written such scenes," notes Skow, "he might have made something of himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weekend Entertainment Guide | 1/31/1997 | See Source »

Ninety seconds after his blast and with the game tied at one, Higdon innocently slapped the puck deep behind the RPI net during a Crimson power play. RPI goaltender Joel Laing went behind his net to make the play; the puck, however, had second thoughts, hitting a friendly slab of the back boards and bouncing onto the stick of sophomore Rob Millar. The tap-in goal was Millar's eighth of the season and gave Harvard a lead it never relinquished. RPI 1 Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Men's Hockey Demolishes RPI, Loses to Union | 1/13/1997 | See Source »

...wants a piece of liver?" asks Jay Cook, holding up a dark purple slab. "Long time ago, our ancestors ate this raw. It will make you strong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIAN SUMMER | 8/26/1996 | See Source »

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