Word: dulling
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...seems inconceivable that there was a time when Prada and Gucci were considered dull, cheesy or both, but with some effort, it's possible to recall a world in which the distinctive tan-red-white-and-black plaid of Burberry was thought to be appropriate only for the lining of Granddad's raincoat. It was three years ago, to be precise-before Burberry underwent radical image surgery and made a plaid raid on everything from bikinis to bags to little doggy coats and on everyone from Kate Moss to the wife of the British Prime Minister. Now such sensible...
...supposed to do in that kind of situation? And so once again, Neil was torn between corporate necessities and his native impulses. He understood his position and that event, like so many others, must have acted like a wedge between the human being behind that gaunt physique and the dull academic manager. But at least it helps to explain how Neil got to be the way he is: remote, inaccessible, and uninterested in the mortar that holds the ancient institutional bricks of this place together...
...work and no play makes ShuttleGirl a dull transportation service. So Delvecchio and Karamchandani have made sure ShuttleGirl gets her fun time...
...attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this January, Compaq gave each delegate a free iPaq pocket computer. I sat with a friend and marveled at the gizmo. Then we sent each other e-mails. Hey! Of course, we were sitting side by side (at an indescribably dull panel on Asian economies). Pointless communication, yes, but isn't that what we do nowadays? Think how commonly we send e-mails to colleagues at work who might be as near as the end of our cubicle. Is technology enhancing our ability to interact, or blocking...
...makes it less dull...