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Word: fittings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...still, Medem's tightly crafted plot and interlacing narratives fit together like the proof of a logical theorem. His characters move like points on a coordinate plane, and when the movie is complete you can see the curve of the actions that they left trailing behind them. Perhaps whats most surprising is that all of this happens in the context of a love story...

Author: By David Kornhaber, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 2 -> 1: A Math Made in Heaven | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...still, Medem's tightly crafted plot and interlacing narratives fit together like the proof of a logical theorem. His characters move like points on a coordinate plane, and when the movie is complete you can see the curve of the actions that they left trailing behind them. Perhaps whats most surprising is that all of this happens in the context of a love story...

Author: By David Kornhaber, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 2-> 1: A Math Made in Heaven | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...Second grade: My teacher expresses concern. People wonder if I get less time on tests because I spend so long writing my name. I assure them that my academics have not suffered as a result of my surname. I do, however, learn that if I want my name to fit in the upper right hand corner of a piece of notebook paper, I should start in the middle of the page, not four-fifths over to the right, where everyone else does. Fifth grade: In an unsuccessful bid for school president, I realize that "Vote for Ganeshananthan" isn't exactly...

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan, | Title: Endpaper: It's All in a Name | 4/29/1999 | See Source »

...College: I comp The Crimson. One of my stories runs in Crimson Magazine. The column isn't wide enough for my name to fit on one line so I become what is believed to be the first person in history to have a hyphenated byline without a hyphenated name. When I look to purchase a Crimson softball jersey, Crimson President Joshua H. Simon `00 tells me he's pretty sure my last name won't fit above my number. No, not even if they make the letters smaller and stretch them across the sleeves...

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan, | Title: Endpaper: It's All in a Name | 4/29/1999 | See Source »

...Luckily, for the fume-afflicted, there is hope in some preventative over-the-counter drugstore remedies. Everyone's favorite medical professional, Dr. Scholl's, has a massive stake in the market. With his baby powder scent Odor Destroyers sole inserts ($3.69), users can trim the one-size-fits-all slab of scented cushion to fit the bottom of any shoe. No lefty scissors handy? Realize that these pads might flip and flap away with flip-flops? Coat the inside of your shoe with the Doctor's Shoe Shot deodorant powder ($6.99), featuring a Toilet-Duck-style neck and Zinoxol...

Author: By V.c. Hallett, | Title: Those Stinky, Nasty Feet | 4/29/1999 | See Source »

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