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Photo has also done her share of crazy things: she has demonstrated that her entire fist can be inserted into her mouth. She once wanted to fit into a dress so much that she ate an entire box of Ex-Lax. And she lost $110 last year betting that the St. Louis Cardinals would end up in first place last year in the National League East (they finished fourth...

Author: By Susan K. Brown, | Title: Photo, Photo, Photo, Photo | 6/4/1981 | See Source »

...Even for Bobby Sands there'd been some nice things--a son, parents who loved him, a pint of Guinness now and again, a cause. But he killed himself the hardest way there is. He had to make his decision every second of the 66 days: around him men ate three times a day, and before long the food at Long Kesh prison must have looked like the sturdiest pub fare. Bobby Sands said no, said it every day, while his body ate itself, till he went from 155 pounds to less than 80. Those who saw his body...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: The Empire Strikes | 5/11/1981 | See Source »

...name. "Find out the disgusting ways six snobbish high school classmates die." I studied the poster. A screaming student is pinned into the upper left-hand corner by a dominant shish-ke-bab. The top line of the poster reads. "Find out why Richard never ate shish-ke-bab again!" I don't care if this is parody. This is beyond human. I cringed picturing the meat popping out the back of his neck. But the worse was yet to come...

Author: By David M. Handelman, | Title: The Horror, The Horror | 5/1/1981 | See Source »

...President's personal physician, Dr. Daniel Ruge, found no need to conduct any extensive examinations on his twice daily visits. He merely performed brief checkups and asked the First Patient how he felt. "It sure hurts to get shot," Reagan told aides with a wry smile. Nonetheless, he ate heartily enough to begin putting back some weight and even asked when he could resume his regular calisthenics. With Ruge's permission, he gingerly began doing some bending and stretching exercises...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Upstairs Presidency | 4/27/1981 | See Source »

...defensive stickwork was continually creating fast breaks for us." Crimson coach Bob Scalise said after the game. "Haywood controlled his man totally--he ate him up." A majority of the Harvard goals resulted from defensively created opportunities, including an almost picture-perfect fast break tally at the 12:58 mark of the opening period...

Author: By Mike Bass, | Title: Laxmen Baffle UNH, 12-7; Forbush Scores Three | 4/23/1981 | See Source »

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