Word: chews
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...effective vaccine would save the day, and last year researchers at Yale were reporting some progress. But the approach has so far proved successful only in mice and has yet to be tested in humans. Some resolute citizens are said to chew garlic before venturing outdoors, hoping wistfully that what works for vampires will also drive off ticks. Ken Liegner, a Westchester County, N.Y., doctor with many Lyme disease patients, has invented a "deer gazebo" that would lure whitetails with a salt lick or apple mash and shower them with pesticide. The rumor persists that Lyme-infected veterinarians have dosed...
...likes to hear a lot of sides of a question. He seems to like to chew issues over with a group, such as during the vice president meetings," says Vice President for Administration Sally Zeckhauser...
...reason for this longevity may be that Yemenites always find time for a communal chew of kat, a mood-altering plant whose effect seems similar to that of the Andean coca leaf. Horwitz also makes the kat scene, but the effect soon dissipates in the tensions of Cairo, Khartoum and Baghdad. In 1988, he notes, the popular joke in the Iraqi capital was that there were 32 million Iraqis: 16 million people and 16 million pictures of Saddam Hussein. This count included the President's face on wristwatches and ashtrays, and an unnerving number of government officials who are Saddam...
...porcupine named Kippi admits that he is frightened of missiles. A new hot line started by the Ministry of Education handles about 1,500 phone calls a day. Some youngsters simply seek a friendly ear in which to confide their fears. Others, however, want practical advice. Can I chew gum while wearing a gas mask? asked one. Answer...
...life full of love is like being a poor person with a refrigerator--you don't have one," and "Life's a marathon and then you run one." Best of all is the aphorism: "Life's a piece of shit and then you bite off more than you can chew, maybe, but you don't break your back...