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The most improbable bestseller of 1967 was Paper Lion, in which that professional amateur, George Plimpton, gave a Mittyesque account of his preseason tryout with the Detroit Lions' football team.

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And while the dice are in the air, anyone�for one brief Mittyesque moment�can be Bus Mosbacher, sailing out of Newport for the America's Cup.

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While an R. & R. ticket is more than a Mittyesque dream, it has some towering obstacles to hurdle.

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His vision is not as remote as other Mittyesque mirages, for Plimpton has found a way of acting out his fantasies.

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During stock market slumps, many a corporation president entertains the Mittyesque dream of buying his entire company back from the public.

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