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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...worked for the last six nights," Gene told the crowd, "But if we all concentrate really hard I bet we can get the Poop Ship to descend on Butt-F**k, Mass., or wherever we are." The next 15 minutes could only be described as a paean to the mothership of all things flatulent. It began as a trudging grind-core chant to the ship itself, progressed through a rendition of every fake farting noise that can be coaxed from the human body and came to a head with an extended lounge jazz breakdown. The Poop Ship never did come...

Author: By Taylor R. Terry, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Concert Review: Ween -- That's Entertainment | 11/12/1999 | See Source »

...take James Brown as our deity," says Rosenbaum, whose fellow officers include the Funkmaster General, the Curator of the Mothership and the Sex Machine--also known as the vice president, secretary and social chair...

Author: By David S. Stolzar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Funky Town: Students Worship the Father of Soul | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

...humor is made, no doubt prompted conjectures amongst Ride's under-age audience at homes across America concerning fluid volume weightlessness. But Ride explained the mechanics well enough that it became evident, even to us minors, that women couldn't use the standard apparatus. But that's all the mothership offered. No ladies room; zero gravity. Not known for cliffhangers, "3-2-1 CONTACT" suddenly had its target demographic, male and female, on the edge of our seats...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, | Title: Of Sally Ride and Final Club | 6/9/1999 | See Source »

...humor is made, no doubt prompted conjectures amongst Ride's under-age audience at homes across America concerning fluid volume weightlessness. But Ride explained the mechanics well enough that it became evident, even to us minors, that women couldn't use the standard apparatus. But that's all the mothership offered. No ladies room; zero gravity. Not known for cliffhangers, "3-2-1 CONTACT" suddenly had its target demographic male and female, on the edge of our seats...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, | Title: Of Sally Ride and Final Clubs | 6/9/1999 | See Source »

...passes regulatory muster, it could signal the start of a new round of combinations. Already AT&T and Bell Atlantic are both eyeing BellSouth as an attractive dance partner. And Ameritech could give SBC the muscle to realize CEO Edward Whitacre's long-held dream -- a takeover of the mothership via a merger with AT&T.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bell Mega-Merger: Please Deposit $62 Billion | 5/11/1998 | See Source »

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