Word: motel
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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While Barbara McGivaren talks of the bank she thinks is going up on her corner and the 52-unit motel going up across the street from that, the uncountable thousands are walking down Main Street in the rain. A young woman comes out of Bean's, pleasure in her face and a felt make-believe moose rack on her head. Inside an outlet shop, a slender matron explains to her friend, "So he bought me these shoes in Gucci's, and I said to him, 'Do me a favor. Don't buy me anything.' " Down in back of Main Street...
Panish expects that his motel by the minute will attract travelers with short layovers. But customers who want to use the beds for something other than rest will not be welcome. Skytel will rent rooms only to individuals. Even married couples will have to take separate accommodations...
...killers. Byrne showed up in his humongous, gleaming, wide-shouldered white suit, did a fancy two-step with a floor lamp, and the band played all its best-known tunes. Byrne may have looked, at first, like Anthony Perkins getting ready to swab the bathroom floor at the Bates Motel, but his brilliant performance made manifest all the deadpan comedy and everyday eeriness of the music. At last, everything was clear. Besides, the lead singer ended up being as endearing as the Qantas koala...
...revenue package--which must pass the House and the Senate one more time before becoming law--would allow Boston and other communities to impose a 5 percent tax on jet fuel and to increase the tax on hotel and motel rooms by 4 percent. Officials predict Boston will raise $22 million annually with the new taxes...
Wanda: Give her a little credit, Ralph. She's funny, and she has a knack for relaxing all those troubled people out there. She told one couple to go to a motel to refresh their sex life. The woman called back later to report that nothing had happened, and Ruth said, "Well, at least you had a good night's sleep." Her advice is sensible. She tells people to be romantic and realistic too -- sexual appetite waxes and wanes even in the best relationships. Believe it or not, she also advises people to be careful about sharing details of their...