Word: truckful
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...collections as disposable assets would be constant and irresistible. A canvas by Picasso or Warhol could be some of the most valuable square footage in the world. (Valuable and portable. A university's cyclotron may also be worth quite a bit, but just try to load it on a truck.) And in times of trouble, the collections of campus museums are especially vulnerable, because they figure as just a part of the picture for university trustees who have a whole school to think about...
...coolest thing in Taken lasts about three seconds. We see a guy elude his pursuer by jumping from a highway onto the street below and, as he stands up unhurt, get whacked by a truck that neither he nor the audience saw coming. Kudos to the stunt team for what could be the finest-ever twist on a standard action-movie bit of business...
...keeping with romantic-comedy tradition, there is one special widower living in New Ulm. Handsome and hirsute Ted (Harry Connick Jr.) is the local union representative, part-time fireman and possessor of a pickup truck with a snowplow mounted up-front. Playgirl would present him nestled on a bearskin rug, Budweiser in hand. Since Ted represents the worker and the frozen small-town tundra, and Lucy represents the Man and despicable urban living - seriously, did Governor Sarah Palin have a hand in this script? - it's preordained that they will despise each other. For a few scenes, anyway. If only...
Money clearly makes a difference. While Norway had the team truck equipped with a practice kitchen, the South African team made do with a less grandiose means of getting around. "We rented a couple of trolleys to get our produce in," says team coach Marli Roberts. "And then we took public transportation...
...that the two men raised for the team didn't hurt either. Money clearly makes a difference in the contest's outcome, as it provides the team who has it with an opportunity to train for months. While well-funded Norway had a team truck equipped with a practice kitchen, the South African team made do with a less grandiose means of getting around. "We bought a couple of trolleys to get our produce in," says team coach Marli Roberts. "And then we took public transportation...