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...thought was a bit deeper, or so I’d like to think. Ali was, as we all know, a great talker in addition to being a great fighter. This was the man who said, “You think the world was shocked when Nixon resigned? Wait till I whup George Foreman’s behind!” This was the man who described himself as so bad he, “…murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick. I’m so mean, I make medicine sick...
Savvy marketers know that before you can sell a new toy for kids you have to seduce the parents too. Since the world is full of folks over 30 with fond memories of pogoing till they dropped, it's about time someone reinvented this retro favorite. The new Airgo replaces the metal springs of classic pogo sticks with an air pump for a smoother, quieter ride. Of course, kids--and grownups too--may have to land on their fanny a few times before they get the hang...
...American history, the philanthropic effort also marks the first time in recent memory that Americans donated not as a way out but a way in. While estimates of those in need of direct relief range from 10,000 to 25,000, the entire nation was wounded; people gave not till it hurt but because they hurt. Now, justifiably, they want to know: Where is that money going...
...show also works because, in context, Bernie's outlandish threats--"I'm'a bust your head till the white meat shows"--are as innocuous as Jackie Gleason (another influence of Mac's) yelling, "To the moon, Alice!" Still, Mac acknowledges he will probably take heat for them. He even offers viewers a defense: "When I say I want to kill those kids, you know what I mean...Bernie Mac just say what you want to say but can't." If his show stays this funny and true, we're glad...
...grew up a block from a major university, constantly hearing my father badmouth the students who surrounded us. They hosted loud parties that lasted till the wee hours, crammed the streets with too many cars, drove the rents up by packing into small apartments and just generally didn’t care about our community. As students moved in, families moved out, and the neighborhood took on a transient character. “Student” sounds like an insult in my father’s mouth; he spits it out as though no further explanation were needed...