Word: asleep
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that nonstick substance could be wearing thin. "Jimmy Robinson has been asleep at the switch," alleges an executive of a rival credit-card firm. "He's not what you call a hands-on manager. He spends too much time out having fun schmoozing with clients at golf dates." Robinson angrily denies such charges, arguing that outsiders have no idea of his schedule or how he spends his day. "Let them use an 80-hour week as a denominator," Robinson says. He knows it will take that much time, well spent, to retrieve the cachet that American Express has left home...
...This is a catch up day for all the weeks that we've been here," she said. "Before this, I watched soap operas, and I tried to go to the library, but I always fall asleep there...
...favorite person in the world is my dad and he's not very exciting. He likes to fall asleep in front of the TV, which is just fine by me. He and I like to go bowling or to the racetrack on weekends and then go out for pizza. Sometimes he brings me a chocolate chip cookie when he comes home from work. He's also probably the best dad in the world...
...kissed my neck, I would've lost control." For Darren, however, the postdate comments run from "He looked like he just woke up" to a grumbly "He paid the check, I left the tip." And when the women are asked which of the two is more likely to fall asleep after sex, guess whom they pick? Sorry, Darren...
...scathing critique of U.S. agricultural policy should be required reading for every presidential candidate. O'Rourke may be the first writer to explain the savings and loan fiasco in a manner that keeps you from falling asleep after the first mention of subordinated debt. He also reveals, in terms a mathematical dunce can fathom, the Social Security system's purpose: it's the best way for voting everyone rich...