Word: moat
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...their salaries to the government officials who gave them their jobs. On two different occasions, only last-minute donations from Japan allowed the Cambodian side of the court to pay its staff. Then, in a fiasco dubbed Waterlilygate, one of the international lawyers said documents found in a moat filled with lilies had been stolen from his office. And last week the New York-based Open Society Justice Initiative, an international law monitor, accused the Cambodian government of meddling with the tribunal, claiming "political interference at the ECCC poses a serious challenge to both the credibility of the court...
Medieval England wins the gross-out award for its invention of the castle garderobe - a protruding room with a tiny opening out of which royalty would do their business. The garderobe was usually suspended over a moat that collected all manner of human discards, making for a particularly uninviting hurdle for an invading army. Peasants and serfs relieved themselves in communal privies located at the end of their streets, or in the case of those living along the London Bridge, right into the River Thames...
...elements: Boston. Weather. Sucks. You need scarves, gloves, hats, and boots to enjoy snowball fights in the Yard. On many days, the wind rasps and howls, stopping you in your tracks on your way to a mug of hot chocolate in Annenberg. After the storm, Mass. Ave. becomes a moat of slush, the likes of which can only ever be seen on the ancient, misshapen streets of Cambridge. As the weather warms, the entire Yard sinks into a giant puddle of mud. Girls—unless you want to destroy every pair of shoes you own, bring a pair...
...While Prescott's outrage isn't surprising, it may serve a purpose beyond releasing steam. Following the Daily Telegraph's monthlong series on British parliamentarians' use of taxpayer money to pay off personal expenses - from building a duck pond to cleaning a moat - the political classes may sense an opportunity to turn the tables on the British press and thereby redeem themselves, at least a bit. (See the top 10 most outrageous British expense claims...
DOUGLAS HOGG As Agriculture Secretary, Hogg put in for $3,000 for a moat at his estate and $22,000 for home services. He says he didn't want taxpayers to foot the moat bill...