Word: chipper
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...about the name change, saying that he would not have cut down the tree had he known it was not going to be called a “Christmas tree.” “I’d have cut it down and put it through the chipper,” Hatt told the Halifax Herald. “If they decide it should be a holiday tree, I’ll tell them to send it back. If it was a holiday tree, you might as well put it up at Easter...
Jerry Kilgore, a Republican candidate for Governor whose mountain twang kept him out of his own ads for much of the campaign, was looking starched and chipper Sunday as he shook hands outside the Falls Church, a 273-year-old Episcopal congregation near Washington that has a number of Bush Administration luminaries in its pews. Falls Church is a Democratic oasis, but these were his people. "In Falls Church, of all places, a landslide!" Kilgore said delightedly before heading inside. He is Baptist, but joined fellow parishioners in kneeling for prayers. The service ran long and so he sneaked...
...general atmosphere of nostalgia incarnated in Spritz’s father, Robert. Verbinski makes a quiet critique of contemporary culture through the perspective of Robert, a fading Pulitzer-winning novelist. The world he sees as petty, cheap, throwaway, is reflected in Dave Spritz’s chipper weather reports, the fast food thrown at him, and the no-place settings he occupies (malls, hospitals, fancy hotels). When Robert appraises his son’s professional success, saying, “That’s quite an American accomplishment,” his words have just enough edge to give...
After three days, my computer sprang back to life, chipper, as if nothing had happened. I found myself wishing that a hard snow would fall on Seattle. Bill Gates and his geek brigades, I thought, need to sit in the dark for a while, or to light oil lamps and catch up on their reading...
...classes and activities. We have our own dedicated “Fun Czar” to keep the customers happy. The entire educational experience is sold to us just like a personal investment plan. “Realize an outcome that works for you!” says my chipper Career Week 2005 guide. The University seems content to have us exchange our money for a diploma, a diploma for a posh job, our posh job for, well…more money...