Even his diet was ordinary: a beef sandwich for lunch, fish for supper.

ECONOMIST: George Dawson

Ordinary Elizabeth would then try to take that character in hand, forcing her to diet and behave.

ECONOMIST: Dame Elizabeth Taylor, actress, died on March 23rd, aged 79

Married (to another Diet member) with three children, Tanaka, 55, connects with ordinary folk as a housewife who bicycles to the supermaket.

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