Word: xeroxes
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...finest scheme, I outlined three plans of action in case Kinko's was unable to xerox my thesis in time to meet the 5 p.m. deadline. First, I would cry. Second, I would slip the clerk $10. Third, I would call my friend Joe, cry and ask him to drive me to a Kinko's out in the suburbs...
...there better ways for the University to spend its--or more likely its students'--money than on a minimall? If such money is going to be raised, wouldn't it be better spent on more financial aid or the creation of a University-sponsored study-abroad program, than on xerox machines or drug stores? How about making sure that all houses, and not just a select few, are wheelchair-accessible...
...venture would still show a profit, if less than the expected $65 million. Said NBC Sports president Arthur Watson, in offering customary "make good" spots to buyers of commercial time: "We have an obligation to our advertisers, and we intend to keep it." Among the reported recipients: Coca-Cola, Xerox, McDonald's and Anheuser-Busch. Many disgruntled viewers were wishing for some way that NBC could provide make-goods to them...
These clandestine battles, which took place late at night when computer usage was low, were quietly sanctioned by Bell Labs' bemused managers, many of whom were senior scientists. The fun soon spread to other leading computer- research facilities, including Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center and the artificial-intelligence lab at M.I.T...
...Provideniya does have its charms. The Eskimos and 54 other day-trippers, each with some $200 worth of rubles, bought out the town's supply of Sputnik toothpaste, Soviet flags and T shirts commemorating the Russian Revolution. The Americans gave Oleg Kulinkin, who functions as mayor, a Xerox copier, the town's first, and a gas generator to power it. As the Alaskans headed toward the gravel runway for their return, the group's tour guide said, "I think you must come back. Soon is better than later...