Word: expression
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Dunster House resident and member of the improvisational comedy group On Thin Ice was discovered stowed away in the restroom of a Delta Express small jet in a valiant attempt to get to his Collingswood, N.J. home in time for Thanksgiving...
...other charges by a Dallas County grand jury last summer. He persuaded scores of unsuspecting Texans to shell out millions on supposedly low-risk, guaranteed investments in viaticals offered by his Dallas-based company, First American Fidelity Corp. But authorities say the policies were fraudulently obtained for the express purpose of reselling them, an increasingly common practice dubbed cleansheeting. Davis allegedly solicited HIV-positive men to lie about their medical condition and buy multiple $50,000-to-$100,000 policies, which usually require no medical exams or blood tests. His lawyer denies the charges. As Davis awaits trial, his victims...
Source: American Express Retail Index
...seeking the privilege of doing your faxing and another that wants to give you postage. You want e-mail? Pick from a dozen companies that would love to be your no-cost provider. Once you're online with your free PC, you may want to trade stocks--American Express Brokerage will provide free trading for accounts over $100,000. Amex won't do your taxes, but H.D. Vest, another financial planner, has just volunteered. Other software needs? Linux is a free operating system, and Sun Microsystems' StarOffice is a complimentary office suite...
...that cultural references make them cool? Well, who do you think makes e-mail viruses? This reference is to the Seinfeld episode where the gang meets a sick young man who has to live in a bubble. The corrupted e-mail registers the recipient in his or her Outlook Express program as "Bubbleboy" of "Vandelay Industries" (a reference to one of George Costanza's fictional workplaces). Melissa, an earlier e-mail virus, makes a similarly hip reference to the Simpsons when opened, but the name itself supposedly came from a stripper in Florida, where the accused author of the program...