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Feeling confident, I sent a mass e-mail to family and friends instructing them to vote yes or no on each one without any comment, a request they all ignored. All of them also thought it was clever to suggest their own first names. Also, I learned that when my mom receives an e-mail that upsets her, she immediately calls. "The only name I like is Jeff if you spell it with two f's instead of t's," she said. "You cannot do this to my grandson. I'm just trying to protect this poor unborn baby...
...genre, the man is a legend. As a member of much-beloved A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip contributed to albums like “The Low End Theory” and “Midnight Marauders”—full of loping bass lines, crisp percussion, clever rhymes, and a whole lot of good vibes. Q-Tip was the buttery-smooth, laid-back voice on some of the best tracks that hip-hop has to offer. It has been a long six years since Q-Tip’s last album, 2002?...
...roles of the prostitute Molly Malloy and Mrs. Schlosser. “With the overload of news coverage today, I think it is relevant to see.” The play’s Broadway success and numerous film adaptations can also be attributed to its lighthearted comedy and clever use of language. For Hecht and MacArthur, who thankfully quit their day jobs to give the public an unadulterated looked behind the scenes of the ubiquitous media, words are definitely not used sparingly. Monologues? Forget about it. Three people talking over each other at the same time? That?...
...swift. Lured by low taxes and a young, well-educated workforce, multinational firms such as Intel, Dell and Hewlett-Packard set up shop, establishing Ireland as a bridge between the U.S. and Europe. Exports soared, helped by billions of dollars in E.U. development funds and the government's clever management of public finances. Growth took off too: the Irish economy expanded at an average of 6.5% a year during the '90s, more than double the rate of the previous decade...
Since Sen. Barack Obama’s win last Tuesday, this modified campaign slogan has graced signs at rallies, g-chat statuses, and more than one newspaper headline. I’m all for clever turns of phrase, but this particular quip reveals a misguided attitude shared by many Obama supporters...