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...Always a bridesmaid, never a bride...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brown Dunks Aquamen for N.E. Title; Graham's Ejection Leads to Downfall | 10/9/1984 | See Source »

Until a gay man asked him out. My friend didn't accept, but the calls kept coming anyway because he couldn't find a way to say no. I was spared from becoming a bridesmaid at their wedding, not because he found a way to deflect his pursuer, but because the calls finally stopped (presumably the gentleman found someone...

Author: By Margaret Y. Han, | Title: A Post-Feminist Letter to Men | 11/10/1983 | See Source »

...WEEK BEFORE THE Khmer Rouge takeover Lien had acted as bridesmaid at a girlfriend's wedding. The ceremony took place on a sunny morning as friends and relatives arrived with presents and money-filled envelopes. Instead of the traditional pink Cambodian dress, the bride wore a western-fashion, white, wedding gown. At the reception afterwards, the guests plowed through cakes and cookies and drank tea and Coca-Cola...

Author: By Margaret Y. Han, | Title: Is Ignorance Bliss? | 9/26/1983 | See Source »

...easier to say why none of the teams ought to win-slumping superstars, shallow bullpens and error-prone infields-than to predict which one eventually will do so. "Pitching's going to win it," claims Expos Manager Bill Virdon, intoning a baseball verity. If so, perennial bridesmaid Montreal should have a slight advantage on the mound. Still, Ace Hurler Steve Rogers, the first pitcher in the N.L. to record 17 wins this season, has lost three of his last five games. Top Reliever Jeff Reardon has muffed eight critical saves, causing such consternation among Montreal fans that they even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Can Anyone Win This Thing? | 9/26/1983 | See Source »

...vacuum cleaner-but no toaster. Nonessentials included a 2-ft.-long solid gold dhow from Bahrain and a Steuben glass bowl from President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan. In the campy department are matching terry bathrobes with Charles and Diana stitched on their backs prizefighter style, a gift from Bridesmaid Clementine Hambro...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 17, 1981 | 8/17/1981 | See Source »

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