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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...cheerfully uttered a grab-bag of insults about famous figures in a New York magazine profile published this week, today apologized to the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America for having called Pope John Paul II a "polack" in the article. "It's time to get out the wet noodle and give myself 40 lashes," read a statement. "I should not have used a slang term for Polish. It was poor judgment, and I apologize." Landers, who once topped a World Almanac poll as the most influential woman in the United States, may be issuing more statements soon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE DARK SIDE OF ANN LANDERS | 11/30/1995 | See Source »

...lower-key, sure successes in order to slowly build its credibility and standing in the eyes of students. Running all sorts of circuses may look like a good idea for a new administration eager to make a splash, but the council has an uncanny talent for ending up a wet blanket...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Spirit Week': A Miserable Failure | 11/29/1995 | See Source »

...directors, from the first film's Tom Shadyac to Steve Oedekerk, Carrey lost a clever farceur and got what Ace would call a la-hoo-za-her (loser). The star plays more than ever to himself; the cast stands around starched and embarrassed, like white-tie judges at a wet-T shirt contest. Wearying, stupefying, dumber than dumb, When Nature Calls would be a career ender for Carrey--except that a zillion people have seen it. Stop this, folks. It'll only encourage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: ACE'S LOW | 11/27/1995 | See Source »

...happened to me too many times to count. The temperature is 30 degrees or it's raining--too cold or wet to ride my bike--and it's 11 p.m. I'm at Johnston Gate or at the Science Center waiting for the shuttle back to the Quad. I wait until the time the shuttle is supposed to come. No shuttle. I wait ten minutes more. No shuttle...

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: Shuttle Bus Stupidity | 11/17/1995 | See Source »

Harvard (6, 3, 3 3 0 Ivy) played well in the cold and wet conditions at Dartmouth, dominating throughout the first half, which ended...

Author: By Jason Mclaughlin, | Title: Dartmouth Freezes M. Soccer | 11/2/1995 | See Source »

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