Word: walleted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Colorado Governor ROY ROMER's countrymen had to lend him more than their ears on his trip to Los Angeles and Washington to discuss his new job as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. After boarding his flight, Romer discovered he'd left his wallet in the car. "I didn't have a nickel on me," says Romer, who had to do a bit of quick-draw fund raising. His seatmate, Bruce Brannon, loaned him $45, but he figured he'd need more. "So I walked down the aisles looking for the first guy who showed a flicker of recognition...
...meeting, the first after last week's executive elections, was unusually quiet, with virtually no debate and the passage of several undisputed bills. It allocated money to print up emergency cards with the numbers for the police, medical assistance and counseling services. These wallet-sized cards will be distributed to all undergraduates...
WILLIS ("GOOD NEWS") GEBHARDT, folklore forecaster Forecast: "Colder than a well-digger's wallet...Snow will be frequently heavy, and winter will come on quicker than a duck on a June bug." Methodology: Woolly bear caterpillars. Analyzing the thickness of the coat and the size of the critter's dark-colored ends, the centenarian made his forecast at the 24th annual Woollybear Festival in Vermilion, Ohio, in October...
...yuda man. So far, as CEO of Sunbeam Corp., you've certainly not let shareholders down. But this ain't Mudville; it's Wall Street, and investors want to be sure you've still got some pop in your bat. Why not show them? Open your wallet and buy another $3 million of Sunbeam stock. Heck, make it $5 million. That's pocket change for a guy who just made $100 million in 20 months and insists he can do it all over again...
Boschwitz, the German-born founder of Plywood Minnesota, faces a rematch with the unknown who unseated him in 1990 by 1% of the vote. He says Wellstone is a liberal with an itchy wallet, while he supports a conservative fiscal policy. On social issues, however, Boschwitz, in more moderate Minnesota, has distanced himself from the radical right wing of his party...