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...world's rudest city?and the politest was that famed citadel of courtesy, New York City. "In Mumbai, they'll step over a person who's fallen in the street," the magazine quoted a Bombayite as saying. But as soon as the bombs went off, Bombayites stooped low to pick up anyone who had fallen in the street, and carried their blood-soaked bodies to hospital in their arms. People rushed out of the slums to pull victims out of blasted trains; they gave complete strangers rides home; and the hospitals had such a crush of people wanting to donate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Back On Track | 7/17/2006 | See Source »

...nearly 40. How do you think you've matured? I'm getting more bald. From the front, you can't pick it up. But when I turn around it's like I'm wearing a skin yarmulke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 24, 2006 | 7/16/2006 | See Source »

...mandatory. Some people say, why this timing? You never set any timing on an opportunity like this... I would certainly not select the present time. Because Nissan sales are down in the United States and they will be down for the next couple of months. They will start to pick up in October with the launch of many new products coming into the hot segments of the market, like the Centra and the Altima and the G35, etc. But, you know, you can't time an opportunity. An opportunity comes and you are just going to have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Carlos Ghosn GM's Savior? | 7/14/2006 | See Source »

...Fifty shots for the best pick up line ever: “Hi, I’m Billy. This is Socrates. We’re from History...

Author: By Nicholas K. Tabor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Drinking in History? Whoa. | 7/14/2006 | See Source »

...even know there was one. Same actors?”“No, just the same monster.” Simon starts to smile. “Starts out, a couple is driving in the dark on an empty highway…Then they stop to pick up a couple of hitchhikers and everything gets crazy!” Then, there’s a long pause. “Hitchhikers!” the two front-seat friends realize at once and laugh. Then the doughy-faced one twists around to face us. Pointing, she says...

Author: By Francesca M. Mari, | Title: The Hitchhiking Type | 7/13/2006 | See Source »

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