Word: intercom
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...July 13, my westbound train on the Central Line of the London Underground subway system was pulling into Queensway station when it abruptly stopped. The driver's voice came over the intercom. The message was meant for the control room, but we passengers heard it too. "We have got one under," the driver squawked. "Send emergency crews immediately. He jumped. We have one under...
...says Roger Bourget, CEO of Bourget's Bike Works in Phoenix. "We build egos for guys." Bourget and other motorcycle craftsmen tailor bikes like fine suits. For speed demons, that might mean top suspension and a light chassis. For touring long distances, the custom biker will ask for an intercom system and heated seats and handlebars. Just cruising? He can do that on a chopper or a bagger with a hand-painted body and intricately detailed metalwork. The American artist Michael Godard ordered an $85,000 gangster-themed chopper with images from his collections painted onto the rear fender...
...that house residents were informed on the progress of the situation every half hour or so. After the plumbing system was fixed around 11 p.m., students did not receive an e-mail notifying them of the good news. “They made an announcement on an intercom that I didn’t even know we had,” said Brettman. According to Levesque, the intercom is part of the fire-alarm system and connects to all the suites in New Quincy. He used it to let students know what was going on throughout the night...
...Black people didn’t have the sort of experience campaigning at somewhere like Phillips Andover,” said Terry. “I remember at the student council in my school, they read your name over the intercom, and if people had heard of you they’d vote...
...it’s more I don’t want to know. And the math gets fuzzier. How many times have I changed “Harvard” or “Crimson” to singular? How many page-alls over the intercom? How many times did I scream at someone for using the word “plethora”? How many episodes of Family Guy?I could tally up stories written, but how about laughs, tears, screams, sweat, words typed, pages designed, headlines punned, photos photoshopped, drinks chugged, cold Chinese food eaten, homework undone, hours...