The president turned back to his own role in history. He told the audience that he saw a list of the top 100 news stories of the century compiled by the Newseum, a journalism- oriented museum ... across the Potomac in Virginia, and noticed that "something about the events of the past year" [was] on it. Clinton, smiling, revealed his number on the list: No. 53. "No. 53! I mean, what does a guy have to do to make the top 50? I came in six places after the invention of plastic, for crying outloud. And I don't recall a year of 24-hour-a-day saturation on the miracle of plastic." --Associated Press Report on 85th White House Correspondents Association Dinner 2 May 1999
The re-release of George Lucas' "Star Wars" over the raked in millions. "This came as a relief to Princess Leia who had fallen on hard times and was considering becoming a spokeswoman for Weight Watchers and Ocean Spray." (Joshua Sostrin) Says Paul Ecker, "Teenagers all over the country are asking the same question: Who's Mark Hamill?" The film was enhanced with even more special effects. "In a related move, Sweden will re-release Ingmar Bergman's films "enhanced with even more gloom,'" (Michael Edens)
Richard said he had a hat that says, "For sale- Ex Wife. Take over payments."
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