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...this summer after almost two-thirds of teacher candidates in Massachusetts failed a newly-imposed state certification exam. The results were staggeringly disappointing, to be sure, but the Speaker chose hyperbole over reasoned dismay, proclaiming the test takers "idiots" and their college diplomas worth the same as "a dirty Kleenex lying in the gutter." His comments set the tone for what continues to be an acrimonious and uninformed debate on the need for improvement in our schools...

Author: By Susannah B. Tobin, | Title: Speakers' Corner | 9/24/1998 | See Source »

...newly required competency exam. In the aftermath of that announcement, politicians had a field day, rushing to judgment on the test-takers and their college teachers. House Speaker Tom Finneran (D-Mattapan) denounced the test-takers as "idiots" and proclaimed college diplomas worth nothing more than a "used Kleenex that's been lying in the gutter." One wonders what school of civility our politicians attended...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: POSTCARD FROM CAMBRIDGE | 7/10/1998 | See Source »

...acquaintances: a gay painter who lives in the apartment next door and a lovely, down-to-earth waitress who serves him lunch every day. The film's genuinely funny, moving script will make the audience feel as if it's earned a pleasant after-glow (and perhaps a Kleenex or two). --Erwin R. Rosinberg...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevitas | 4/17/1998 | See Source »

...with two acquaintances: a gay painter who lives in the apartment next door and a lovely, down-to-earth waitress who serves him lunch every day. The film's genuinely funny, moving script will make the audience feel as if it's earned a pleasant afterglow (and perhaps a Kleenex or two). Erwin R. Rosinberg...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevitas | 3/20/1998 | See Source »

...with two acquaintances: a gay painter who lives in the apartment next door and a lovely, down-to-earth waitress who serves him lunch every day. The film's genuinely funny, moving script will make the audience feel as if it's earned a pleasant afterglow (and perhaps a Kleenex or two). --Erwin R. Rosinberg...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevitas | 3/13/1998 | See Source »

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