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Word: affront (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...joke, a trompe l'oeil of forced perspective. But it's one of dozens, a veritable sluice, of gags about penis size, urine, excrement and farts. In silhouette, Austin appears to gratify himself in nearly impossible ways. Fat Bastard, the studiously repellent Myers character whose very image is an affront to this hallowed page, expels something into his shorts, then muses on whether it's solid, liquid or gas. The film's title says its wit is in its groin. Laugh or groan at Goldmember--and Myers wants you to do both--it is not for kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Essay Is Rated PG-13 | 7/29/2002 | See Source »

...joke, a trompe l'oeil of forced perspective. But it's one of dozens, a veritable sluice, of gags about penis size, urine, excrement and farts. In silhouette, Austin appears to gratify himself in nearly impossible ways. Fat Bastard, the studiously repellent Myers character whose very image is an affront to this hallowed page, expels something into his shorts, then muses on whether it's solid, liquid or gas. The film's title says its wit is in its groin. Laugh or groan at Goldmember - and Myers wants you to do both - it is not for kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Essay Is Rated PG-13 | 7/22/2002 | See Source »

...reality series. Later this week MTV aims to unveil a P. Diddy reality show. Cybill Shepherd, Gene Simmons and Courtney Love are looking to fill the camera void in their lives. Kato Kaelin taped three episodes of himself by himself, looking to sell his show, House Guest. In an affront to everything Robin Leach ever stood for, America has chosen to bask in the soothing truth that the lives of the rich and famous aren't all that much different from their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Anna Goes Prime Time | 7/22/2002 | See Source »

After that affront, Williams went off to war. Combat did not dull his baseball skills: he led the league in slugging and on-base percentages the first four years after his return. Back from Korea at the end of the '53 season, he played in 37 games and batted .407. (He did not bat enough times to qualify for a hitting title...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Little Respect For The Splendid Splinter | 7/15/2002 | See Source »

...unremarkable player for Perugia in Italy's Serie A league. Perugia president Luciano Gaucci last week booted Ahn off the team. "I have no intention of paying a salary to someone who has ruined Italian soccer," Gaucci hissed, calling the Korean's suddenly sensational play "an affront to Italian pride." In response, a philosophical Ahn thanked Italy for giving him the international experience that made him a better player. Is there a more gracious way to rub salt in a wound...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Free Kicks | 6/24/2002 | See Source »

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