Word: chickening
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...anyone at this place care? There is one administrator who bothers to visit all 13 dining halls when he wants to know what students think: Harvard Dining Services Executive Chef Michael Miller. If Miller can put that much effort into getting our feedback on steak bombs and popcorn chicken, shouldn't Wilson be doing at least as much for the future of Radcliffe...
When Newt Gingrich decided to resign from Congress after the recent elections, he turned on his own confederates [ELECTION REPORT, Nov. 16]. Not only did he chicken out on his colleagues in Congress, he forgot that his primary mission there was to represent the interests of his congressional district back home; by resigning only days after 71% of those citizens voted that he continue to represent them, he betrayed them just when they needed him most. Then to top if off, he blames his woes on the "hateful cannibals" in his own party! This is like shaving yourself...
...HoJo's from the summer of 1960 to the spring of 1970, doing my American apprenticeship, learning about mass production and marketing. The company had been started in 1925 in Massachusetts by Howard Deering Johnson, and by the mid-1960s its sales exceeded that of Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald's combined. There would be more than 1,000 Howard Johnson restaurants and 500 motor lodges. Yet after Johnson's death in 1972, the company lost its raison d'etre. The restaurants became obsolete; the food quality deteriorated. You underestimate the clientele at your peril. The late restaurateur...
...acquaintances small samples of her products for their handbags; she wanted her brand in the hands of people who were known for having "the best." Early in my career at Vogue she invited me to lunch. Before the meal was finished, she made sure to give me three chicken recipes to help me interest the man I hoped to marry...
...Romantic Times Convention in Baton Rouge, La., as hundreds of lady authors, would-be authors and romance-novel lovers milled about, Lady Barrow (she bought herself an English title) regally strolled the floor, greeting fans eager not just to meet her but also to pat the pet chicken that often perched on her shoulder. Truly, she swoons all the way to the bank...