Word: britishism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Though not commonly perceived as the type of athletes who attract groupies, golfers do have their fans, and, apparently, they don't all wear plaid. Last week during the first round of the British Open, TIGER WOODS got an eyeful on the 18th hole when an enthusiastic onlooker with seemingly few body-image issues sprang from the crowd to demonstrate her admiration. The unidentified woman embraced and kissed the not entirely reluctant golfer before running off. "Luckily, she didn't have a lot on," said a relieved Woods, "because if someone comes out of the stands like that...
...Will, 10, were so desperate for the next fix that Nick and his mother, Susan Henderson, went straight to the Internet, where they struck gold. More than a month before the Prisoner of Azkaban was available even in Britain, the Henderson-Nolds had ordered it from amazon.com's British subsidiary, amazon.co.uk, for about $19, including shipping. The book landed a few days ago, but it was a long wait. "Nick knew that July 8 date," says Susan, laughing. "It was impressed in his head...
When Murdoch seems not to be singing about himself, he follows many British bands in offering character sketches and social critique. Much of Tigermilk offers portraits of other young men and women who are most likely Generation Xers, from a young dreamer, Mary Jo, to a pair of lesbian lovers, Lisa and Chelsea on "She's Losing It." As elsewhere, these figures are reading books, skating pirouettes and riding buses as hobbies...
Just about five years ago, some young fellows enrolled in a music business course at Stow College collaborated with a group of Scottish musicians to produce an album and release 1,000 copies. The group, which was later signed to a British and then American label, have rapidly put out two LPs and four EPs (members in the band pressing two additional full-length albums as side-projects). In the quasi-fascist recording environment of label-dominated markets, this is almost unheard of production...
Diet Postwar British; ate roast pork and potatoes before the race...