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...Ummm, anyplace I could play pool...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: Post-Election Escapism | 11/22/1988 | See Source »

...exposed in Flossie and the Fox (Dial; $10.89). Patricia C. McKissack's comedy of a girl who has to get a passel of eggs past a predator recalls Joel Chandler Harris' Brer Rabbit stories. "See," says the fox, "I have thick, luxurious fur. Feel for yourself." Returns Flossie, "Ummm. Feels like rabbit fur to me . . . You aine no fox. You a rabbit, all the time trying to fool me." The fox spends so much time trying to convince Flossie that he is nearly undone by a dog, allowing the child to escape with her treasure intact. Rachel Isadora's warm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Enchantments For | 1/5/1987 | See Source »

Giggling and snorting wildly, he spun me around in a patently unpleasant manner, grunting "Ummm, yuk yuk, a fresh one, yuk yuk!" I was just about to try vomiting in self-defense when someone pre-empted me by incapacitating my assailant with a wide swing of one of her suede Nancy Sinatra boots. As he slumped forward, I fell safely to the pavement and ran as fast as I could...

Author: By Benjamin N. Smith, | Title: Square Ordeal | 4/23/1986 | See Source »

...Ummm... Yes, you could be mine. Tonight and every night, I will be your knight in shining armor, coming to you emotional rescue. You will be mine you will be mine, all mine. You will be mine you will be mine, all mine. I will be your knight in shining armor, riding across the desert on a fine arab charger...

Author: By Paul A. Attanasio, | Title: The Man Who Loved Woman | 9/15/1980 | See Source »

...Ummm... Yes, you could be mine. Tonight and every night, I will be your knight in shining armor, coming to you emotional rescue. You will be mine you will be mine, all mine. You will be mine you will be mine, all mine. I will be your knight in shining armor, riding across the desert on a fine arab charger...

Author: By Paul A. Attanasio, | Title: The Man Who Loved Woman | 9/10/1980 | See Source »

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