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When George does try to save money, itinevitably backfires on him. Instead of laying outfor an expensive Armani tuxedo at a fancy clothingstore, he buys a discount tux from a fast-talkingsheister. No difference, right? Wrong. Bigdifference. George's tux isn't even black. Ofcourse, it looked black to George, and it surelooked black to me. But everybody else can tellthat stingy George is the only character in a navyblue tux. And they go out of their way to mentionit (four, count 'em, four blue tux jokes), much toGeorge's chagrin. He shoulda known better. Georgealso skimped on parking attendants...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Father of the Bride--A Remake With Remade Message | 2/6/1992 | See Source »

...only measure of performance in the Senate is how much one pleases the boss. Much of the work is servile, not intellectual or history-making. Getting coffee is not a courtesy but part of the job description; being sent to the boss's house to pick up a tux and a change of underwear is all in a day's work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ultimate Men's Club | 10/21/1991 | See Source »

...quilted, metallic or even mock-crocodile leather. At $22 to $26, the cover is a hot item at Macy's and other department stores. "Sales have tripled since its introduction four months ago," says Jerry Gelbwaks, president of Do-Rio, which distributes the covers for the manufacturer, Beeper-Tux. Experts predict that the use of beepers will increase more than 16% this year, but with some of them under wraps, who'll know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Communications: Beauty and The Beep | 10/14/1991 | See Source »

Next day I went to Keezer's and bought a tux. I called the Friendly Skies and raided my brand-new Baybank account...

Author: By Kenneth A. Katz, | Title: Long-Distance Romance Hell | 10/23/1990 | See Source »

...last thing--try not to laugh too hard when you see me wearing the tux at Commencement...

Author: By Brian D. Reich, | Title: I Will Be Class Marshal | 10/1/1990 | See Source »

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