Word: chatted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Theresa's paycheck on a cab ride into Liverpool proper and a try at one of the fancier bars where the action might pick up a little. They plan to start off with a little larceny to liven things up. By fleecing the cab driver, after some chit-chat through the communication panel, they discover that he is, as Theresa puts it, "one of us." After a liberal tip for their comrade in arms, their resources are a bit depleted. Brassy Theresa gets the bright idea of lifting the wallet of a wealthy Middle Eastern who asks for a slow...
William Capobianco's one-man financial consulting firm in Eastchester, N.Y., would not exist without services such as CompuServe, Dow Jones and the Source. By plugging into these far-flung communication systems, Capobianco can advertise his company across the U.S., chat with clients, make travel plans and keep up with current affairs. Says he: "I couldn't survive without the networks...
...first he had to get the princess. Molly was in one of her door-slamming moods the day in 1983 that Hughes flew from his Chicago home with the Sixteen Candles script, which he had written for her and Michael Hall. Their first chat put her in better humor. She must have realized that in tastes and sensibilities, she and Hughes were about the same age: 15. "We each started to know what the other one was thinking," says Molly. "We would finish sentences for each other...
...wish only to add a personal thought about the difficulty of missionary work. It is natural to want to begin an interaction with small talk. There is nothing inherently deceptive or insincere about this element of social relations. Whether in a job interview or setting up a date, chit-chat is a comfortable way to say that you are a real person, someone with common as well as unique characteristics, and to allow the other person the same opportunity. Just how much superficiality each of us needs or can tolerate may vary; sometimes we may dispense with it all together...
...bumped along between bites of food until John interjected, "Hey, what religious interests do you have?" Disconcerted by this surge of enthusiasm, Chris and I made agnostic evasions. "See," he continued, "I'm involved in a Bible Discussion Group and we're trying to..." The loose friendliness of our chat vaporized...