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Corporate America: Reebok has apologized for naming its new
women's athletic shoe 'Incubus' upon learning an incubus
was a mythical demon who preyed on women. "It could have
been worse," says Argus Hamilton. "They were going to call
them Air Packwoods."
A new study finds that doctors with better bedside manners
are less likely to be sued for malpractice. "However, they
do have to get over the patients' mistrust that they are
not really doctors." (Gary Easley)
Show Biz: Argentina's vice president has called for a national
boycott of "Evita." "The movie suffered a different kind of
boycott in the U.S. The average American opted to see
'Star Wars' for the eighth time." (Hamilton)
Reader Dottie Dehlin says her 4-year-old grandson, Ty, recently
learned to tie his shoes. Puffed up by this, he announced:
"I can ride a two-wheeler and I can tie my shoes. Now I only
have to learn to tell time and then I'm all done."
A new survey shows that 89% of Americans say rudeness is a
problem in our society. "The other 11% said, 'Get lost.' "
(Rudolph J. Cecerra)
"Did you know Thomas Jefferson invented an early version
of the copying machine?" asks the Cutler Daily Scoop.
"He was also the first person to walk away from a
paper jam, pretending he didn't do it."
"A lot of people were actually frightened by the NBC movie
'Asteroid,' " says Jay Leno. "Not to worry. Astronomers say
there is only a one-in-10 chance that another miniseries
that bad will hit Earth in the next 10,000 years."
In The News: "The doctor who wrote the study saying Cold-Eze
zinc lozenges cure colds held stock in Cold-Eze, and his study
sent the price from $1 to $30 a share," says Hamilton. "At last.
A surgeon general everybody in Washington can agree on."
Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr will probably not press
charges against the president or the first lady. "He's
preparing for his move to Malibu by adopting a 'Whatever,
dude' attitude," says Steve Tatham.
Prince, the New Hampshire dog who was on death row for killing
a chicken, is a free pooch. The black Labrador said his
incarceration was 'ruff.' " (Olympia Daily World)
A poll determined that the majority of Los Angeles residents
are opposed to the Metro subway. "Undaunted, the MTA announced
it will go ahead with its ambitious Sinkhole 2000." (Pearlstein)
"I guess the baby is gonna be named Michael Jackson Jr.,"
says Leno. "In a recent interview, Michael said he wants his
son to stay out of the limelight. Seems to me if he didn't
want his kid in the limelight, he should have named him
Tito Jackson."
women's athletic shoe 'Incubus' upon learning an incubus
was a mythical demon who preyed on women. "It could have
been worse," says Argus Hamilton. "They were going to call
them Air Packwoods."
A new study finds that doctors with better bedside manners
are less likely to be sued for malpractice. "However, they
do have to get over the patients' mistrust that they are
not really doctors." (Gary Easley)
Show Biz: Argentina's vice president has called for a national
boycott of "Evita." "The movie suffered a different kind of
boycott in the U.S. The average American opted to see
'Star Wars' for the eighth time." (Hamilton)
Reader Dottie Dehlin says her 4-year-old grandson, Ty, recently
learned to tie his shoes. Puffed up by this, he announced:
"I can ride a two-wheeler and I can tie my shoes. Now I only
have to learn to tell time and then I'm all done."
A new survey shows that 89% of Americans say rudeness is a
problem in our society. "The other 11% said, 'Get lost.' "
(Rudolph J. Cecerra)
"Did you know Thomas Jefferson invented an early version
of the copying machine?" asks the Cutler Daily Scoop.
"He was also the first person to walk away from a
paper jam, pretending he didn't do it."
"A lot of people were actually frightened by the NBC movie
'Asteroid,' " says Jay Leno. "Not to worry. Astronomers say
there is only a one-in-10 chance that another miniseries
that bad will hit Earth in the next 10,000 years."
In The News: "The doctor who wrote the study saying Cold-Eze
zinc lozenges cure colds held stock in Cold-Eze, and his study
sent the price from $1 to $30 a share," says Hamilton. "At last.
A surgeon general everybody in Washington can agree on."
Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr will probably not press
charges against the president or the first lady. "He's
preparing for his move to Malibu by adopting a 'Whatever,
dude' attitude," says Steve Tatham.
Prince, the New Hampshire dog who was on death row for killing
a chicken, is a free pooch. The black Labrador said his
incarceration was 'ruff.' " (Olympia Daily World)
A poll determined that the majority of Los Angeles residents
are opposed to the Metro subway. "Undaunted, the MTA announced
it will go ahead with its ambitious Sinkhole 2000." (Pearlstein)
"I guess the baby is gonna be named Michael Jackson Jr.,"
says Leno. "In a recent interview, Michael said he wants his
son to stay out of the limelight. Seems to me if he didn't
want his kid in the limelight, he should have named him
Tito Jackson."
