No. 447: "Wise Crackers"
Praising the decision by Philip Morris, owner of Kraft Foods, to buy Nabisco, retail consultant Burt Flickinger said, "Kraft's biggest issue is having too many products that are in categories, like cheese, with declining consumption. Nabisco is in one of the few fast-growing expandable areas." What area is that?
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Friday's Question (No. 446)—"Equipped, He Quipped":
"We have made a profound and dramatic shift in focus from supporting a police force in a friendly country to supporting an army engaged in a civil war," said Sen. Slade Gorton. "I wonder how long it will be until we read the first news story of some of this equipment showing up in the hands of the rebels." What equipment does he fear will be used by whom to do what?
"The Beadazzler. And perhaps, once the rebels have lovely sequined costumes, it'll only be a matter of time before they begin attracting others to their cause."—Tim Carvell
" 'Equipment.' Heh heh."—Jon Zerolnick & Josh Kamensky
"I want to keep Molotov cocktails out of the hands of WTO protesters as much as anyone, but I'm not sure higher gasoline prices will do the trick."—Doug Walker
"Is Staten Island threatening to secede again?"—Charles Star
"It's no biggie. Sen. Gorton's just peeved that the timber-industry representative who wrote his last 19 pieces of legislation took a vacation and won't return his fund-raising calls every hour."—Josh Kamensky
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