Word: florists
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...said, only because Americans had such atrocious accents. He was fond of showing pictures of family mansions clipped out of magazines. When going away for a few days he would confide he was off for some sailing with the Kennedys. He spent $200 a month at the Campus Florist on bouquets that went to people in Philadelphia or New York with cards that said, "Thanks for the hospitality...
...Mario Cortez Jr., 37, of El Paso. In 1967, said the daily, he changed his name to Mauro Jeffery Rothschild. Wherever and whoever he may be, Rothschild left thousands of dollars in debts at Duke, including $14,000 owed to one friend and a $400 tab at the florist. He also left a legacy of stories that ought to last a generation at least...
Clay Center's once-a-day bus service along two-lane U.S. 24 stopped two years ago. The bus carried mostly the poor and elderly to see their doctors or relatives an hour away in Manhattan. Bus service also meant that the town's two florist shops could count on daily deliveries of fresh flowers. And repair shops could often get same-day emergency shipments of spare parts. Although the town's cooperative grain elevator still has access to a working railroad spur, weeds surround the tracks. Reason: the Kyle railroad has added a $750- per-car surcharge...
...spin to the usual boy-wants-to-be-ballerina plot, Tom Collins aspires to be a florist; Mom insists he become a cop. Hence ensues a barrage of typical Pudding groaners about tulips, mums and pansies. Agent Tess Tosterone leads a deft rendition of the song-and-dance, "Police Don't Eat the Daisies," with her brutal kicks and clumsy spins...
...minutes was all it took this year to buy my girlfriend a Valentine's Day gift. A call to the florist, my Mastercard number and presto--instant Valentine's Day gift...