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Word: guzzler (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...According to the Yale Daily News, a seasoned Yale guzzler confined in a Spring Break cage could consume last year's allotment of two beers in about 0.033 minutes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Minutes | 4/29/1999 | See Source »

...green (as in environment) is raising all sorts of red flags from environmentalists. The Sierra Club has already dubbed the Excursion a ?suburban assault vehicle? and one of the group's officials described it as ?a garbage truck that dumps its pollution into the sky.? That the new gas guzzler should be a Ford is rather ironic, says Christian. Company chairman William Clay Ford has vowed to make the automaker the leader in developing clean vehicles. Ford's explanation of the apparent Excursion eco-paradox: SUV consumers are not particularly concerned about gas consumption; nevertheless, the vehicle will produce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ford Unveils Its New King of the Road | 2/25/1999 | See Source »

Closing time. Oops! Missed the last truck home. Guess it's time to find a warm, twin, extra-long bed to crash in. [Pause.] Just kidding! Do not have to go home with first sweaty, overweight beer-guzzler who approaches. Harvard women don't have to do that shit...

Author: By Avra VAN Der zee, | Title: JUST A SQUIRREL TRYIN' TO GET A NUT | 11/5/1998 | See Source »

...house up the street. On some days, Weaver sits and sips coffee from a mug emblazoned with the German flag. When visitors drop by, he mixes White Russians in the kitchen. Outside on the small lawn, a jumble of bicycles lies scattered across the sidewalk. A battered white gas guzzler hunkers in the driveway. He says he is not working. Not doing much. Just waiting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A RARE VISIT WITH THE REBEL OF RUBY RIDGE | 5/29/1995 | See Source »

...theory, then, the public is compensated for its injury and the individual is free to drive a gas guzzler if he is willing to pay for it. Through this mechanism, the "green tax" serves to "internalize the externality" and maximize social utility, so long as it reflects an accurate measure of the damage caused by the last gallon of emissions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Is Jendi Reiter Really Becoming a Liberal? | 10/31/1992 | See Source »

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