Word: hocks
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...into power peacefully, but they have discarded democracy and the rights of the majority, which voted in the Thaksin government. While the minority rejoices, the majority will remain voiceless, helpless and puzzled at the way the power game is being played and how national interest is defined. Loh Seng Hock Johor Bahru, Malaysia...
...into power peacefully, but they have discarded democracy and the rights of the majority, which voted in the Thaksin government. While the minority rejoices, the majority will remain voiceless, helpless and puzzled at the way the power game is being played and how national interest is defined. Loh Seng Hock Johor Bahru, Malaysia Stick Figures Despite the cheeky allusion to underpants in the headline, "I See London, I See France ..." [Oct. 9], what I immediately noticed in the pictures of the models sporting the new micro-minidresses were the painful grimaces on all their faces. Were they unhappy with...
...They are what they do, and what is done to them: existential unheroes. Only rarely do they blame society for their scrappy status, as Joe does in Raw Deal: "And if you want to know what happened to that kid with the medal - he had to hock it at 16. He got hungry." The war, the defining event of the '40s, may be a given, but it's not expressed. What is explicit is the violence the American male came to know firsthand...
...Beirutis are once again stocking up on supplies and buying generators in case the Israelis knock out the city's electricity. The country can ill afford this kind of economic disruption. Reconstruction put Lebanon deeply in hock: it has one of the highest per capita public debts in the world. If the lights go out in Beirut's nightclubs, the post-war party will clearly be over...
...American home now occupies a place somewhere between the humble family hearth of old and the cold numbers in our bank and broker statements. It is like a family gem, to be displayed, enjoyed for itself and continually polished and cared for--but one that you might just hock or sell off to pursue gaudier baubles. It is a statement of aesthetics and values and financial acumen. "It is a way to express your good taste," says Atlanta Realtor Heather Steiner, "and to show how much smarter you were than your peers...