Search Details

Word: friendlys (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...it’s because she once worked at Vogue, or if she simply possesses a Jewish-mother-knows-everything trait, but my mum always suggests the best places to shop. 20 years of experience have taught me to trust her advice, and so I confidently lead my dubious friend past the designer labels and expensive leather in San Remo, towards a little shop that seems to specialize in buckets and spades...

Author: By Olivia M. Goldhill | Title: Bargain Hunting | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

Straw carrier bags line the outdoor stalls, along with 10 Euro rucksacks emblazoned with Tinkerbelle and other Disney characters. Yet in the dingy back room, with space for the till and little else, stand two immaculately dressed Italian women laden with lavish shopping bags. My friend and I patiently peruse the straw baskets, waiting for the women to leave so that we may enter the room...

Author: By Olivia M. Goldhill | Title: Bargain Hunting | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

...friend and I do not buy, but we nevertheless leave smug with satisfaction. As we walk past the chic businessmen and their stylish wives, we bask in our new revelation, having solved the eternally perplexing question of why Italians are always so well dressed...

Author: By Olivia M. Goldhill | Title: Bargain Hunting | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

...Korean-American friend and I were sitting in a restaurant with a large group of people. It was getting late and everyone was becoming restless as they talked about going elsewhere. “Let’s go figure the check out,” I said. “No, wait for one of the guys to do it,” she said. I turned to the one sitting across from me. “No, not him, one of the oppas,” my friend said, referring to the Korean term for an older, male...

Author: By Anita J Joseph | Title: The Age Handicap | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

Jackson, Michael • doctor who administered fatal injection of propofol to - because, come on, how's a person supposed to fall asleep without an anesthetic drip? - is a candidate for a manslaughter charge • missing nose of • rabbi friend of once asked Katie Couric if she was available to go on a date with • signers of online petitions calling for Nobel Peace Prize nomination for seem destined to be disappointed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Preposterous Week! Paul Slansky's News Index | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

Previous | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | Next