Search Details

Word: bigs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

People of Walmart, a website that launched earlier this month, catalogs the gloriously absurd attire that is sported by the big-box retailer's customer base. There are photos of fat people in sweatpants, a child with a rattail and a guy wearing a Captain America costume. But the website's founders, three guys in their early 20s who preferred to provide only their first names, aren't interested in stereotypical rednecks or run-of-the-mill mullet sightings. "Mullets are too common," says Andrew, who is 23 and lives in Indiana. "We want to document the kind of stuff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Viral Thing: People of Walmart | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

Because of those ground rules, People of Walmart mostly ridicules folks with bad hairdos, excessive tattoos or ill-fitting clothing. "Look, I'm a big guy," says Adam. "I'm not going to walk around in medium-size clothes. I'd look like an idiot." By the same token, he figures, you shouldn't wear a Captain America costume, put your goat on a leash or let your pants fall down in public. If you do, you're begging to be laughed at - just like this woman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Viral Thing: People of Walmart | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

...limited, many donors argue, why invest in an expensive product that faces deep skepticism from the people who would use it? Female condoms, originally introduced in the early 1990s, have struggled to gain widespread acceptance because they are more expensive and less familiar than male condoms - they're big and baggy, make rustling noises during sex, and you need instruction and practice to learn how to insert them properly. (Read "The Pope's Anti-Condom Remarks: Candor Over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Battle in Uganda Over Female Condoms | 8/30/2009 | See Source »

...Hatoyama's party, nevertheless, appears ready to meet the big challenges his new administration will face. With an economy in crisis, record unemployment and faltering welfare systems, the DPJ is already looking for all the help it can get. The party is expected to meet on Monday with the leftist Social Democratic Party and the conservative People's New Party to discuss the possibility of forming a coalition. As Hatoyama said Sunday night, "We have been fighting, thinking we have to change politics, and now we are about to realize it." The Japanese people have set the ball rolling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan's Election: Opposition Wins Historic Victory | 8/30/2009 | See Source »

...this point Kennedy's widow, Victoria, passes by, and Kerry - hip be damned - pops up with a grimace. He hugs her and, teary eyed, she says, "I just want to make him proud." Kerry nods. He too knows well the feeling of having big shoes to fill. See TIME's complete Ted Kennedy coverage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kerry Prepares to Protect Kennedy's Legacy | 8/29/2009 | See Source »

Previous | 248 | 249 | 250 | 251 | 252 | 253 | 254 | 255 | 256 | 257 | 258 | 259 | 260 | 261 | 262 | 263 | 264 | 265 | 266 | 267 | 268 | Next