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...going to get tricky. "I can't imagine anyone here calling him Mr. President," predicts Bartlett, owner of Port Hardware. "It has always been 'Hi, George, how are you?' Hell, I've never heard anyone call him Mr. Bush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kennebunkport, Me. A Small Town Goes Prime-Time | 1/9/1989 | See Source »

Though many tried, not a one could match the loving precision with which I recreated the intonations of Carl Spagler--the cretinous golf course groundskeeper-turned-gopher-killer the future ghostbuster played in Caddys-hack. "Hello? Mr. Gopher? Yeah, hi, it's me, Mr. Rabbit," Carl would say as he dangled a plastic explosive in the shape of a rabbit into the gopher's hole. "I'mnot a plastic explosive or anything...

Author: By Steven Lichtman, | Title: Looking Back at the Experiences of the Class of '88 | 6/8/1988 | See Source »

Rather than knowing each other, we bump into each other like hot atoms, say "hi," think something, and move on. This phenomenon is said to occur in office buildings, apartment complexes, and houses at Harvard...

Author: By Avram S. Brown, | Title: Strangers in the Hall | 5/11/1988 | See Source »

...everyone could believe: Prince Michael the Creative. When Michael arrived, there was rejoicing along Mickey Avenue and Dopey Drive. The happy sounds even attracted a wealthy white knight named Sid the Bold. "Michael puts a smile on my face," proclaimed the once somber Sid. The kingdom's citizens, singing "Hi ho, hi ho," went back to work, making more magic than ever before. From somewhere far beyond the kingdom, Uncle Walt could be heard whistling his happiest tune...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do You Believe In Magic? | 4/25/1988 | See Source »

...such famed "classic" authors provides the product with the kind of elan and credibilty no living writer ever could. And while dead authors are not around to endorse merchandise (Can you picture this: "Hi! My name is Herman Melville, and I never go out on whaling expeditions without bringing my American Express Gold Card...) a quote or a reference easily and elegantly invokes their mystique...

Author: By Aline Brosh, | Title: The High Price of Culture | 4/16/1988 | See Source »

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