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Their simple lives contrast sharply with the multimillion-dollar rumors surrounding Osama bin Laden. If they were doing his bidding, they weren't living large on his dime. Donna Cooper, 43, a waitress at the Denny's on South Federal Highway in Delray Beach, remembers Atta coming in several times to have a veggie cheese omelet and coffee. His friend Al-Shehhi had only Minute Maid orange juice. "I've constantly re-searched my brain to see if there was something I missed about them, something that I should have told somebody about," says Cooper. "I know there wasn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Plot Comes Into Focus | 10/1/2001 | See Source »

...needs before they arise. "To me, staff who delight and surprise the unsuspecting guest are not only providing exceptional service at work, they're likely to carry that behavior into their personal lives," says Terpilowski. He notes that he's inclined to leave a better tip for the amiable waitress who goes out of her way to do something unexpected than for the one who provides good service but does nothing to create a memorable dining experience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Put a Sock in It | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

...quite happy about rhyming greasy with Assisi. Happiness is in the details. An indolent man awakes in the morning and thinks, "Wow. A shower with shampoo with aloe in it. Then orange juice not made from concentrate. Seven-grain toast with butter. Jamaican coffee. One Across: A waitress (slang)," and he gets all giddy and happy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Praise Of Laziness | 9/10/2001 | See Source »

...EVERYONE IS A STAR WARS FAN A Panama City, Fla., waitress, Jodee Berry, is suing her employer, Hooters. After winning a contest that offered a Toyota for a prize, she says, she was blindfolded and presented with...a toy Yoda...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crowded Courts | 8/13/2001 | See Source »

Aside from being a regular at the diner where I’m an overnight waitress and a trainer of top horses who loves his job, Gary is also a bright spot in my morning. He tells interesting stories, doesn’t hit on me, leaves a good tip and even empties his own ashtray. To me—and this could just be the three-job-induced lack of sleep talking here—Gary represents the best of humanity. He’s kind, interesting, helpful and simple in a way that means...

Author: By Lauren R. Dorgan, | Title: POSTCARD FROM WILTON, N.Y.: The Overnight Shift | 7/20/2001 | See Source »

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