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After telling us that he was "so po" that he had been born in the back of a taxi, Karl retorted he was "so po"' that he had been born on a hubcap in the middle of the road. Dr. Zeke fell off his chair and ran out of the Tasty into the middle of the street...

Author: By Jonathan M. Moses, | Title: A Night in Cambridge, A Day in The Tasty | 10/29/1986 | See Source »

...neat, orderly results, easy to hold or wrap. Hero sandwiches, based on the box lunches carried by Italian construction workers, are exceptions to the rule of trimness and are valued for their heft. They have spawned several American variations, known as submarines, torpedoes, grinders, hoagies and, in the South, po' boys (all the ingredients a poor--and hungry--boy can fit into one sandwich). These in turn are the forerunners of the New Orleans muffuletta, a round hero full of Italian ham, salami, mortadella, provolone cheese and an oily olive, pepper and vegetable salad that is the specialty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: Sandwiches: Eating From Hand to Mouth | 6/16/1986 | See Source »

...added that Berton, in exchange for posing as the pitcher who harnessed his spiritual powers and blazing fastball in the remote mountains of Po. Tibet asked only for tickets to the Mets Cubs home opener in Chicago and two Sports Illustrated swimsuit calendars...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Plimpton's Hoax Places Harvard Fireballer on Mets | 4/1/1985 | See Source »

Still, some investors remain skeptical. Says Tyrone Po, 25, a Manhattan bank employee: "I'm not convinced it's time to buy yet. The market is too fickle. I don't trust it." Po is waiting for an upswing in pharmaceutical stocks so that he can unload at a profit the ones he already owns. Many brokers observe that small investors are savvier than they used to be. Glorian Donegan of Moraga, near Oakland, Calif., trades stock tips with her colleagues in a 2,000-member investment club. She regularly visits a nearby business library to read investment magazines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Bull and Bear Brawl | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

...week's suspension from work, a court imposed fine, and probation. Nor does he make any reference to the Review column, entitled "Dis sho' ain't no jive, bro" that brought on the wrath of the administrator. "Today, the 'ministration be slashin' dem free welfare lunches for us po' students," the column read. "How we 'posed to be gettin' our GPAs up when we don't be havin' no food?" In a moment of calm hubris Hart titles the chapter describing the birth of the Review, "All the Truth That's Fit to Print," Hardly...

Author: By Paul DUKE Jr., | Title: It Couldn't Happen Here | 1/7/1985 | See Source »

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