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...there's not much more to tell your children except: For God's sake, be careful! Stop showing off! Don't be an idiot! Don't act like a Kennedy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Damn Dumb Bad Luck That Killed JFK Jr. | 7/7/2000 | See Source »

What about a car horn that sprays sedatives into the air to knock out the idiot driver ahead and get him out of your way? On-the-run oil changes should be within reach of automotive science by the year 2025. And nuisance-sensing, high-voltage "stun cushions" to silence backseat drivers for the duration. Smart windshield wipers that shred any leaflet, handbill or parking ticket stuck under them? By 2025, a cinch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will We Still Drive Our Cars (Or Will Our Cars Drive Us)? | 6/19/2000 | See Source »

...much more--the racially offensive college nickname; the all-night fraternity binge-drinking, sex and hazing orgy; the appearance of the local idiot who turns out to be 10 times as smart as the Nobelists on the faculty; the commencement speech that is different, I mean, really, really interesting; the old-boy and -girl network--how will anyone expect to get a job, especially in journalism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Goodbye, Columbus. Hello, Mr. Chips | 5/1/2000 | See Source »

...Pool: This is the most popular way to wager money on the NCAA tournament. Usually twenty educated basketball enthusiasts pay $5 for the right to lose it to some lucky idiot who guessed that Seton Hall would beat Temple...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: March Madness For Dummies | 3/23/2000 | See Source »

Tell your idiot subscribers about how great the stock is, and, like sheep, they will run out and buy it," riffed the message. "Dump the shares you bought...[on] all of these suckers...watch the stock steadily tank...and laugh all the way to the bank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking Stock Scams Off-Line | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

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