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- <text id=92TT0528>
- <title>
- Mar. 09, 1992: Wait'll They Discover Slinkies
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1992
- Mar. 09, 1992 Fighting the Backlash Against Feminism
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- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- GRAPEVINE, Page 19
- WAIT'LL THEY DISCOVER SLINKIES
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- <p>By Janice Castro/Reported by Wendy Cole
- </p>
- <p> Forget Ping-Pong. These days China is crazy for Hula
- Hoops. The fad has gathered speed as several People's Republic
- manufacturers have begun churning them out. Suddenly in Beijing,
- just about everyone from bus passengers and bicycle riders to
- students and bureaucrats is hauling around the brightly colored
- jianshen quan (body-building hoops). Many new aficionados,
- however, aren't sure what they should do with them. Some roll
- them like wheels, others twirl them around their arms. As soon
- as everyone catches on to the classic wiggle, get ready for a
- new Summer Olympics event. Beats synchronized swimming any day.
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- </body></article>
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