Word: jollier
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...Atlas, Carl carries his house and the world's burden on his back; his wish for escape is also a sacred responsibility, to take Ellie to Paradise Falls. Thanks to some extraordinarily favorable trade winds, that's where Carl and Russell land. Instantly they find the bird - a gorgeous, jollier version of Chuck Jones' cartoon Road Runner - that eluded Muntz for decades. He's dubbed Kevin by Russell, who has a knack for attracting exotic creatures, including a pack of electronic dogs. (Peterson lends his sharp vocal skills to the lead dog, Alpha, and the goofily endearing, polylingual...
...students are a little...jollier,” he says, adding that, unlike him, most Harvard students don’t get eight hours of sleep and appear more tired in the morning...
Ambush is no more than a straight (and twisty) demolition derby, but Lee's Chosen, about the little Buddha, has a burlier and jollier tone than his features. And Wong's The Follow is a fine, full movie in miniature, a perfect showcase for the director's obsessions: voiceover, slo-mo, the glancing connection of two lonely souls in the night. The Hire does his job, trailing a beautiful woman (Adriana Lima). When the two meet, they don't speak or touch; he gazes at her as she sleeps. But her loveliness persuades him to let her escape...
...Women could not participate in Harvard's extracurricular activities, nor use the new Lamont Library. Their access to Widener was restricted, but co-education prevailed in fact. We were occasionally invited to Radcliffe for social events called Jolly-Ups, which some 'Cliffies claimed stood for Jollier Upstairs, without...
...stillborn. The "mainstream coalition" led by Sen. John Chafee today huddled with Senate leaders on how to draft a bill that could get a filibuster-proof 60 votes. But in nearby chambers, Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kan., pronounced the effort dead. Key Democrats weren't much jollier: Senate Finance Committee chairman Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-N.Y., has said the Chafee bill would harm Medicare and Medicaid. And Sen. Bob Kerrey, the Nebraska Democrat now often at odds with President Clinton, waxed cynical, saying the public fears "we're going to cook a deal in the last three...