Word: foolishness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...little ass" in the debate, then made light of the gaffe, apparently in the belief that it would add macho to his preppie image. All this led Columnist Joseph Kraft, who has admired Bush, to write, "Unless the real George stands up, the general impression will be of a foolish fellow unfit to be President...
...Carton decides where he gets up because none of his roommates, not even 6-ft 9-in 225 lb. basket center Joe Carrabino is foolish enough to venture into Caron's bedroom when he's asleep...
Love in this sprightly, misanthropic comedy assumes two basic guises: Priscilla's death grip on her family as a vehicle for social survival and Hughie's foolish infatuation. Mainly it is betrayal that makes Wilson's fictional world go round. Feathers deceives Mrs. Blore by exploiting her pillow talk in a sensational and highly profitable exposé of her husband. Derek Blore, the Right Honorable Member for Wheat-bridge East, got the ball rolling with furtive visits to a prostitute named Bernadette for his ritual whipping. Blore enjoyed fancying himself a naughty schoolboy, a harmless diversion were...
...suitcases - "the two prettiest things I ever saw" - Lucy gave him. "One of the small misfortunes of being a rich girl, and she'd known it all her life, was that people would often exaggerate their pleasure when you gave expensive gifts ... It nearly always made her feel foolish, but it hadn't ever stopped her from making the same mistake the next time...
...course, it would be foolish to suggest that Detroit is without problems. The City is indeed experiencing many of the same problems which plague other major cities. At the same time, however, Detroit can be a wonderful city--one in which everyone can take pride, even when the Tigers are not winning. Peter D. Cook...