Word: disrespectfulnesses
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...Yeomen of the Guard still search for powder kegs in the cellars of the Palace of Westminster (to commemorate the foiled Gunpowder Plot of 1605) and various officials still wear powdered wigs and walk backwards when retreating from the presence of the Queen so as not to show any disrespect for the Sovereign...
...Gene's divorced mom, Eileen Stewart, 42, a former computer consultant. Thirteen of the Dirties come to her house five days a week for an informal study program. She knows their class schedules and their family situations. They call her "Mom." But Mom has rules in her basement: no disrespect, cursing, drugs or sex. Their real parents must know where they are, and they must do their homework. Stewart keeps the basement open until 10 on weeknights, midnight on weekends. "They can study here and hang out and be O.K.," she says...
...past 25 days should matter. And I'll pose a question to you, Governor. Recently you said you'd sign the Republican tax bill as is. And you also said you'd repeal the Clinton tax increases and expand the earned-income tax credit to reach more people. No disrespect meant to the office of the Governor of Texas, but to put it bluntly, How are you gonna pay for it, Hoss? If you did a little "blow" 25 years ago, that's your business. But if you blow our prosperity in the next 25 months, that's our business...
...some of the spectators were angry at what they saw as disrespect of the Commencement speaker and of Harvard...
...This is not an act of disrespect," said Maggie L Schmitt '99. "This is more of a celebration of what Harvard should be about...