Word: coats
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ROSE MARIE BRAVO Trench-Coat Turnaround Artist...
...child, I didn’t have the money to buy my own coats, so my understanding of my coat’s cost was second-hand. Similarly, my college education is paid for mainly by my parents (the $2,000-$3,000 I earn during the year is a drop in the proverbial bucket). I cannot value Harvard (although guilt is a great motivator) simply because it is a financial burden for my parents. That one-step removal from actual earning is a substantial one; at nine, I could not comprehend that my coat represented hours of labor...
Israelis, who have long been used to noticing and reporting unattended packages, are now compulsively scanning even those in the hands of any person who might be Palestinian. We have heard of more than one case in which a young dark individual in a heavy coat was tackled under the assumption that he was wearing explosives under his garment. (In at least two cases, the suspicion was confirmed, and many lives were saved...
...brilliance of the rad-looking Ellula Hotair speakers ($50) is that they're inflatable: blow them up and they're about nine inches high; deflate them and they're a mere two inches. The air-filled casings pack an audio punch. And the speakers pack neatly in your coat pocket. --By Roy B. White
...gimmick so overused that it won't work if you do it funny. Its surreal, Simpsonsesque gags pile twist upon twist, as when Andy tries to get a rival fired, then in an exaggerated attempt to win the audience's sympathy, imagines striding into work wearing a coat lined with adorable puppies. "Would a bad person encase themselves in puppies like this?" he muses...