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...much as it does in any other arena of politics or show biz. Says Buckley, first in the modern line of conservatives who mixed sharp opinions with cutting wit: "Anybody who engages in polemics is, to an extent, engaging in hyperbole. But that's as American as a tall tale of Mark Twain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Conservative Provocateur Or BIG BLOWHARD? | 10/26/1992 | See Source »

...broad portrait of the Iceman and his times is gradually emerging from the tests and observations. He was a fit man, between 25 and 35, about 1.6 m (5 ft. 2 in.) tall -- which was short even in his day -- and weighed around 50 kg (110 lbs.). Though his nose had been crushed and his upper lip folded by the weight of ice, it is clear that he had well-formed facial features that would not draw stares from contemporary Tyroleans. Says South Tyrolean archaeologist Hans Notdurfter: "He looks like one of our well-tanned ancestors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stone Age Iceman | 10/26/1992 | See Source »

...also faster than the speed of light and can leap tall buildings in a single bound...

Author: By Jay K. Varma, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Takes on Princeton In 'Biggest Game of the Year' | 10/24/1992 | See Source »

...three assailants were described as Black men in their early twenties, between six feet and six feet four inches tall. Two were wearing sweatshirts or dark loose-fitting clothes, and the third wore a yellow jacket, Pasquarello said...

Author: By Olivia A. Radin, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Three Robbed At MIT | 10/19/1992 | See Source »

Witnesses descrbe the woman as 5-foot, 6-inchestall and about 40 years old, with short hair. Theman is 6 feet tall, aged 30 to 35, and has a thinmustache. Both are well-dressed...

Author: By Elie G. Kaunfer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HUPD Seeks Student Aid in Con Artist Case | 10/17/1992 | See Source »

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