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...think about downing twelve teaspoon of sugar, that would make you gag,” said Willett. “But everyday a large majority of Americans unknowingly do just that...
...were either unfit for tenants or reserved for University construction plans. The continued presence of empty lots has riled residents already concerned about the slow speed of the development process, some of whom fear that the end of the construction efforts is impossibly far away. “I gag every time I hear 50 years,” longtime resident Leonard W. Kelliher exclaimed at a Task Force meeting in February. “I’m looking forward to a lot of the benefits we’re getting by it. But in 50 years we?...
...gag every time I hear 50 years,” longtime resident Leonard W. Kelliher exclaimed at a Task Force meeting in February. “I’m looking forward to a lot of the benefits we’re getting by it. But in 50 years we’ll all be gone by global warming or something. Let’s talk about now, the present. Fill up these empty shacks...
...little bag of marbles and a catapult wound around my fingers” show the narrator conflating the playthings of kids and grownups, reframing medieval warfare as simple schoolyard mischief. If the saccharine sweetness of The Boy Least Likely To doesn’t trigger your gag reflex, there is plenty to be enjoyed here. Their musical arrangements are hyperactive and original, and their lyrics turn a critical eye towards the cutesy aesthetic of the twee tradition from which the band emerged. The band practically begs to be mocked; in fact, their self-identification with...
...gag, which refers to the implosion of Reykjavik's banks last October and the subsequent political crisis, was a wry reminder of Ireland's financial fall from grace. But one reason people laughed was they believed things in Ireland would never get that bad. (See pictures of hope in Belfast...