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Somehow word of those offensive floats failed to make the mainstream. This year, the firefighters decided at the last minute to call their float, a decorated pickup truck, "Black to the Future, Broad Channel, 2098." It was intended, they said, to make the point that nearly all-white Broad Channel will, in the next hundred years, become integrated. To make that "point," such as it is, they wore Afro wigs and blackface, dribbled basketballs and threw pieces of watermelon at the crowd...
Similarly, a birthday party prank that included a busting balloon or exploding box would not go over well--professors who don't pause for helicopters flying low overhead will pause after a truck backfires and listen for sirens to make sure it wasn't something unexpected...
...strategy, the only one you needed to know for this decade, finally failed last week. Investors, including many pros like me, had grown used to taking advantage of every substantial decline in their favorite stocks, but now find themselves deluged with more shares than they can carry in a truck. Why didn't the dip turn back up this time? It certainly had nothing to do with the U.S. Every new economic indicator, from employment to wages, came in stronger than expected last week. But we're now in a market where losses in Russia get translated into margin calls...
Gone are the days of really cheap pizza. At least we still have the Chinese Kitchen Truck. --RICHARD...
...radios aren't just for police officers and truck drivers. At least that's what Motorola is banking on with its new Iden i1000 ($300; available from Nextel), a compact cell phone that doubles as a two-way radio and pager. The radio function works within a 150-mile range and is best for quick communication with co-workers or family members with the same phone. Pricier cell-phone calls can connect you anywhere...