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...That's foolish," said Brisket, out of patience. Then he added, "Sorry. No offense intended. I just meant...
...after prison officials fired him under a policy forbidding employees to hold second jobs in certain establishments. Governor Bob Miller also objected to the bordello, which would have been only 10 miles from the state capital. Said Knapp: "The fact that the Governor is opposed would make me pretty foolish to try it in this area...
Peddling perfume at gas stations? The idea seems as silly as selling caviar at Burger King. Yet for four foolish years, France's Societe Bic, maker of disposable pens, razors and cigarette lighters, sought to extend its throwaway empire to the epitome of upscale sophistication: French perfume and cologne. The company introduced low-budget plastic atomizers for men and women at newsstands, hair salons and gas stations across Europe and the U.S. Multimillion-dollar ad campaigns touted Bic fragrances as "the naked perfume" and "Paris in your pocket...
...industrial economy that Bush is loath to regulate. His instinct was strengthened by the fact that computer models predicting the impact of global warming are imprecise, leaving scientists unsure just how bad the problem is likely to get. Sununu seized upon those uncertainties, insisting it would be foolish to take costly preventive measures against a calamity that might never happen...
After recounting these episodes, Holiday belts out an impassioned "God Bless the Child" and exits. Suddenly, Yesterdays is a concert again. Highlights from this section are Russell's powerful, understated "These Foolish Things," and a lively, virtuoso interpretation of "That's All" from Hickman...