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...York magazine wins the contest for stupidest headline of the week: "Is Israel Still Good for the Jews?" The April 27 cover story tells of a very real divide between American and Israeli Jews through the microcosm of a 50th anniversary celebration gone awry. But in the process--and just in time for next Thursday's celebration of Israeli Independence Day--journalist Craig Horowitz manages to confuse a cultural schism with political separation...

Author: By Joshua A. Kaufman, | Title: Toward A More Perfect Union | 4/23/1998 | See Source »

...respects you when he starts shouting back." Around Microsoft, it's known as the "math camp" mentality: a lot of cocky geeks willing to wave their fingers and yell with the cute conviction that all problems have a right answer. Among Gates' favorite phrases is "That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard," and victims wear it as a badge of honor, bragging about it the way they do about getting a late-night E-mail from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IN SEARCH OF THE REAL BILL GATES | 1/13/1997 | See Source »

Sometimes a smart tongue is the stupidest thing to have. San Francisco Mayor WILLIE BROWN, famous for his ability to excite the media, probably thought he was just mouthing-off playfully when he told reporters from Paris that he was hoping to find French people to invest in a new quarterback because ELVIS GRBAC, a reserve for the 49ers who threw two interceptions in a loss to the Dallas Cowboys, was "an embarrassment to humankind." What he didn't know was that Grbac had said he was distracted during the game by worry over his son, who had recently undergone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Nov. 25, 1996 | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

...watched helplessly as a deranged gunman executed 23 people--including her parents--at a cafeteria in the town of Killeen four years ago. At the time, Gratia's own .38-cal. was lying in the trunk of her car because she was obeying the current concealed-weapons law, "the stupidest mistake of my entire life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gun Control: LICENSE TO CONCEAL | 3/27/1995 | See Source »

...strongly disagrees with what you're saying, ((Gates)) is in the habit of blurting out, 'That's the stupidest f -- -- ing thing I've ever heard!' People tell stories of Gates spraying saliva into the face of some hapless employee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diagnosing Bill Gates | 1/24/1994 | See Source »

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