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Word: cools (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...part of the thrill--to draw in some slacker with nothing but an art-project hairdo and more hormones than r.p.m. and then smoke him. A slack-eyed Fonz named Marcus gets out of a car and spins over to impress Erica with how many times he can say cool in a sentence, a rebel without a clue. She isn't here to talk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: James Dean All Over Again | 2/23/1998 | See Source »

...older brother decided that we should paint clouds on the ceiling of our bedroom. I quickly agreed with my big brother and after a little parental arm-twisting, he and I had the go-ahead. We walked to the paint store on Broadway, chattering as we went about how cool our new room would be. We brought home two gallons of light blue latex paint and, standing on stools, we drew cloud shapes with a marker on the white ceiling. We pried open the paint cans, wet our fat brushes and filled in the blue sky, creating clouds...

Author: By Jonathan S. Paul, | Title: Interior Design: Heavenly Inspiration | 2/19/1998 | See Source »

However, it is difficult to escape the sleaze associated with mere mention of a massage parlor. Massage possesses a certain mystique that shrouds it in mystery for most. "My parents think it's weird," organizer Lesley L. Chen '98 concedes, "but most people think it's pretty cool. It's therapeutic and relaxing, but the connotations out there are horrendous...

Author: By Lynda A. Yast, | Title: Knead to Relax? | 2/19/1998 | See Source »

Ernetta begins by teaching the class how to properly undress, with what organizer Chen calls "a cool draping process." Next to the wall, one partner holds up a large sheet while the other removes her shirt behind it, and then wraps herself in the sheet so that nothing is exposed. Ernetta explains that "we want to respect people," and as such "no cleavage or gluteocleft shows...

Author: By Lynda A. Yast, | Title: Knead to Relax? | 2/19/1998 | See Source »

...elementary school, water fountains were a big deal. There was one in almost every hallway, and "needing a drink" was always a good excuse to escape from class. In junior high and high school, water fountains just weren't cool anymore, but they were still around to use when no one was looking. By the time college rolled around, though, water fountains almost disappeared from the scene...

Author: By Sonia Inamdar, | Title: My Bottle and Me | 2/19/1998 | See Source »

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