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...comics anthology, and considered as a collection of modern cartoonists' work, it enthralls. A few of the off-the-wall humorous pieces miss their mark. But such works as Drew Friedman's "Laugh Makers," in which Shemp Howard, "Ugliest Man in Hollywood," has "His pick amongst a virtual smorgasbord of Tinsel-town starlets"; and Daniel Clowe's "The Laffin' Spittin' Man," in which a practical joker commits suicide with a toy gun, are darkly hilarious...

Author: By Liam T.A. Ford, | Title: A Poignant Catalogue of Comics | 10/10/1991 | See Source »

...bank's arms business was benign compared with the black network's other missions. Sources say B.C.C.I. officials, known as protocol officers, were responsible for providing a smorgasbord of services for customers and national officials: paying bribes to politicians, supplying "young beauties from Lahore," moving drugs and expediting insider business deals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: B.C.C.I.: The Dirtiest Bank of All | 7/29/1991 | See Source »

...Cream "Smorgasbord": Don't be fooled by the name. The point of this event will be to stand around in the North House Dining Hall, endlessly repeating your name and place of residence to 500 other pre-frosh. Serious ice cream eaters should check out Herrell's on Dunster...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Tourist Guide for Pre-Frosh | 4/20/1991 | See Source »

...Veritones' song choices, arrangements and polished delivery made the jam a highly palatable smorgasbord. The skits between the songs, most notably a parody of composers' lost lyrics, were very clever. It's a shame more people didn't show up for the concert; there was plenty of song to go around...

Author: By Daniel J. Sharfstein, | Title: Hungry for Veritones | 4/11/1991 | See Source »

...fooled by the deceptively populist appeal of Nader's rally. Idealistic calls for openness and inclusion were drowned out by a smorgasbord of polemical speeches straight from the latest Politically Correct Platform...

Author: By Mark J. Sneider, | Title: One Vote Against Democracy | 11/13/1990 | See Source »

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