Word: tenderizers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When the only patron with politically lib eral sympathies begins to orate, the bar tender-proprietor warns: "You start talkin' about niggers and America in here tonight, I swear you won't get another drink till winter. You understand?" Such moments surpass the contrivances of plot; surprise fades in the glare of recognition...
...seniors on the Harvard women's hockey team had been selected to play in what became their final collegiate contests. The Third Annual Women's Hockey All Star Game-which drew the 40 best seniors from 16 schools-became the last chance to show just how very far the tender sport has developed...
...Boone Pickens Jr., chairman of Mesa Petroleum. Although Pickens lost a proxy battle to gain control of Gulf in December, his group holds 13.2% of the oil company's stock. In addition, Pickens has offered to buy an additional 8.1% of Gulf for $65 a share in a tender offer that takes effect at midnight on March 21. If successful, he might go ahead with his plan for a drastic restructuring of the company...
Whatever happens, the biggest winner of all may be Pickens and his backers, who paid an average price of $45 for each of their 22 million shares. The right tender offer could earn them a profit of nearly $800 million...
Whether Newman meant the facile sentiment of the ending to be taken at face value remains unclear. There are some unconvincing maudlin touches towards the end of the story--the son sells a story titled "Harry"; and Harry has a tender romance with a zany phrenologist...