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Word: couched (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sufficient to encircle the Capitol, his behavior would not have been as offensive as the Governor of Arkansas inviting a state employee to his room, dropping his trousers and asking her to kiss it. And if Kathleen Willey is to be believed, then the classic Hollywood casting couch has been moved into the Oval Office--and if that is not a sexual quid pro quo, what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gloria, Gloria | 4/6/1998 | See Source »

DIED. EDWIN J. SHOEMAKER, 90, homespun engineer who furnished living rooms--and couch potatoes the world over--with his invention of the La-Z-Boy recliner; while sitting in one of his signature seats in Sun City, Ariz. After a few drafting lessons from correspondence school, Shoemaker in 1928 joined a cousin to make a reclining porch chair using a piece of plywood and a yardstick. In later models, of which there were many, Shoemaker jazzed up the chair with plush upholstery, a retractable footrest, and during the '60s, a feature that allowed the sitter to recline and rock simultaneously...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Mar. 30, 1998 | 3/30/1998 | See Source »

...viable one. Should it be found that active smokers tend to live longer than sedentary non-smokers, our treasured liberty to do nothing may go the way of our liberty to smoke. Televisions could join alcohol and cigarettes by getting their very own "sin" tax. One American icon, the couch potato, might join another, the Marlboro Man, as a target of paternalism...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ashes to Ashes | 3/10/1998 | See Source »

...John le Carre (Starr is now investigating the White House for investigating Starr's investigation of the White House). Last week the City of Fear went completely haywire. A town of people who like to watch the quorum calls on C-SPAN finally just sat back on the couch and turned the story over to Jerry Springer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Everyone's Talking Trash | 3/9/1998 | See Source »

Back when Bob Barker still had black hair, families were feuding, and whammies were a menace to society, game shows ruled the television screen. During the golden years of gaming in the 1970s and early 1980s, millions of degenerate adults and sick schoolchildren could spend their days on the couch in the living room, watching non-stop game shows on the three major networks from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sadly, many feel that today's shows fall short of capturing that tacky flair so critical to the classic game show experience...

Author: By Linda A. Yast, | Title: Where Have You Gone Dian Parkinson? | 2/26/1998 | See Source »

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