Word: collaring
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...banality. Lemmon copes admirably: at moments reminiscent of Ronald Reagan at his complacent best, he creates with terrifying familiarity a portrait of the sycophantic politician per excellence. He oozes charm, exudes insincerity, succeeding so well, in fact, that the only thing priestly about this bon vivant is the funny collar he wears. It appears as just that, and in no way a credible proof of his purported priestly status. Why not call a spade a spade the man a pinstriped suit...
...shift the blame for the shortage on the city's restrictive rent control policy. Indeed, much of the controversy surrounding inclusionary zoning and linkage centers around this perennially volatile issue. Under city rules, rental units built before 1970 are regulated regardless of whether a yuppie or a blue collar worker occupies it. The 16-year-old rent control ordinance currently blankets 17,000 units, or 40 percent of the housing stock...
...second walkout by 2500 Yale University employees was averted last Monday night when members of Local 35, the blue-collar union, voted 362-17 to accept a last minute contract...
...rehearsals unprepared for the capital's chill weather. The next morning he was the first customer at the local branch of Brooks Brothers, whose accommodating staff sent Ol' Blue Eyes back outside wearing a new blue coat. It evidently kept the singer more than comfortably warm, especially under his collar. Two days later the Washington Post published a long story noting that not only Sinatra but also Entertainers Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. were in town for the Inauguration, and speculating about a rebirth of the infamous, Sinatra-led Rat Pack of the '60s. Approached for an interview...
...term "Yuppie" has caught on because it describes young, urban, white-collar workers on their way up the corporate ladder without mentioning money directly. Money is implied. Sure, a Yuppie couple may be strapped for cash like the rest of us, but it's not because their salaries are low--it's because they're making payments on the condo, the late model Le Car and the slightly older Loyota, any number of credit card bills for woks and cursinarts and Marimekko sheets, membership fees at the Racquet and Tennis Club, and probably psychotherapy bills. Professional translates into making...