Word: wad
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...hadn't been so absurd. As Mike Tyson flexed his way into the Memphis Convention Center for the official weigh-in before tonight's highly anticipated boxing match, all 234.5 pounds of him seemed to suggest he was ready to rumble. His thick jaws working over a wad of gum, Tyson stood silently, grinning and mugging for reporters in his white shorts and white socks. The former heavyweight champion had nobody to antagonize, for the moment, anyway...
Kazuhisa Ishii was seen walking around the Los Angeles Dodgers' camp with a wad of bubble gum in his mouth. Catcher Paul Lo Duca noticed this and asked the former Japan League All-Star if he had taken a special liking to American gum. "Actually, he says it's horrible," Ishii's interpreter, Scott Akasaki, relayed. "He just chews it because you guys do." Ishii has since ditched the chew and found a far more effective way to gain acceptance as one of the guys: by winning his first six starts...
MOST DISAPPOINTED NOMINEE Shrek was one of three movies nominated in the new category of Best Animated Film. But the folks at DreamWorks must be bummed: they rereleased the film in just a few theaters last month and spent a wad on monster-size newspaper ads, with the clear aim of getting a Best Picture nomination. It didn't come. Now Shrek has to settle for a fight on the undercard with Monsters...
...Shehhi preferred rum and cokes, five drinks apiece. "They were wasted," the bartender recalled, and Atta objected to the $48 bill. Tony Amos, the manager, asked if they were short the cash. "No," said Atta. "I have plenty of money. I'm a pilot." And he hauled a wad of $50 and $100 bills from his pocket, eventually leaving...
...clothes, and by paying HSA Cleaners, they are being responsible. Granted, these people will not be trotting around in stained T-shirts and recycled panties, but they seem to be missing an integral part of the process. There are a lot of responsibilities you can dodge with a wad of cash, but to actually take the time and effort to do the laundry yourself, or to carry it all the way back home on Thanksgiving, shows a true acceptance of responsibility...