Word: mope
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...bastard stepchild of the great ’80s mope-wave bands and the psychedelic ’70s acidheads, British Sea Power successfully mine both influences for some sturdy hooks. The lyrics may be unnecessarily dense (“Then we’ll hyperventilate in the old forest/Then I will see all those things, things that cannot be seen”), but are delivered with palpable conviction...
...It’s difficult to set that aside, your own personal problems, and just be a part of the team,” she said. “It wouldn’t make sense for me to mope around and act like it was the end of the world. So I try to do my best...
...sounds oddly familiar. Assigned to learn one another's national anthems, the dozen Big Brother Africa contestants cannot even agree on who should sing first. After an initial blowup, Bayo, an argumentative economist from Nigeria, says he has been insulted by Kenyan psychology student Alex and slinks off to mope, complaining that "nobody listens to me." "Don't behave in this way," advises Stefan, a forensic psychologist from Namibia, "because the entire house will suffer." The contestants on the African reality-television program may be divided, but their antics have united viewers across the continent - and in the process created...
...visits. Even the Stones, grizzled human petri dishes that they are, were frightened away by the very environment you call home. At the moment, despite the Health Department's explanation of the Amoy Gardens outbreak, the WHO shows no signs of lifting its travel advisory. But even as we mope along with our swabs and bleach solutions and top-off our U-pipes, a flicker of hope appears in the daily infection numbers we regard like a cabalistic talisman. Last Friday marked the first time Hong Kong registered more SARS discharges than new patients since the outbreak began. Schools...
...Phil also thought my mom was wrong about the way I express myself when I'm upset: I kind of mope and wait for people to notice instead of just telling them how I feel with words like "sharing," "intimacy," "relationship" and "makeup sex." Further refuting my mom, Dr. Phil said, "One of my favorite songs is by Ronan Keating. He says, 'You say the most when you say nothing at all.'" I wish Dr. Phil had been around to argue with my mom for me when...