Word: aunts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...deal," I told him at the time, in an effort to cheer him up. "Epstein said the only thing in his file was that he was observed dancing the kazatsky at a 50th-wedding-anniversary party for his Aunt Yetta, who was once engaged to a Trotskyite...
...time it was tempting to respond to Saddam's change of heart on involuntary ear removal the way my Aunt Gert might have responded: "Well, that just goes to show you that there's some good in everybody...
...have never wanted to make any. I am not opposed to competition. I am perfectly aware that, compared with the days when I thought of my telephone as being operated by a single entity known as "the phone company," a three-minute call to my cranky and overbearing Aunt Rosie in Kansas City costs 73' less, even at peak hours. I appreciate that, even though I sometimes think I would appreciate it even more if I were talking to someone other than Aunt Rosie...
...production begins extremely slowly, and the first few scenes are not played with enough energy to sustain themselves or to pull the audience into what could be an exciting and driven show. Although Aunt Em's (Laurie Sheflin) musical number is nicely sung, the cast lacks spirit until the entrance of Addaperle (Kimberly Aboltin), one of the two good witches. Aboltin, with Urban Outfitters bag in tow, fully exploits the hilarious nature of Addaperle's character, bringing to it some of her own very funny mannerisms. With the down-beat of the next song, "Ease on Down the Road...
Born in Chicago in 1942, son of a Polish sausagemaker, Kaczynski was standout smart from childhood. His 89-year-old aunt told the Daily Southtown newspaper in Chicago that his parents were so intent on their son's academic success that they turned him into a "snob." Wanda would take her Theodore to Chicago art museums when he was a baby hoping to stimulate his intellect. "I used to tell her," the aunt said, "'Wanda, the boy is too young. He isn't learning anything.' Later she would tell me [when he was doing well in school...