Word: oates
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Obviously dissatisifed with present, run-of-the-mill name, Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson) has re-christened himself. The pop star is now insisting that he be referred to as the icon oat left, a symbol he devise, for which there is no pronunciation. "This is not a joke," said his publicist. "This is very serious." If other celebrities follow Prince's lead, we could imminently see the following names on the gossip pages...
...thesis experience is designed to bring out the extremes in a person, and I proved no exception. I hit bottom one night in the dining hall, bursting into sobbing tears for no reason except they'd run out of Crackling Oat Bran...
...prices are also totally out of whack. Two dollars for a slice. Five dollars for a sandwich. Tommy would have gone on an oat bran diet before he charged $6 for a hamburger...
...major report in the Journal of the American Medical Association ought to be the last word on whether oat bran really lowers blood cholesterol. The bottom line, based on a survey of previous studies: it does, but by an average of just 2% to 3%. Still, a 1% reduction nationwide could lead to a 2% drop in deaths from heart disease. The biggest reduction occurs in people with the highest cholesterol levels, but bran alone probably won't do much for couch potatoes who eat a high-fat diet. That's only so-so news for the Quaker Oats...
...perhaps the politicians are speaking in code. Codes have long been a part of the etiquette of political discourse: "welfare" for African Americans, "fairness" for tax the rich, "family values" for oat-based cereals and heterosexuality. When those on the political right first test-ran middle class as a conservative poster child, all they really seemed to mean by it was "normal," a code for white and not poor -- anyone else being a member of the supposedly profligate underclass that was dragging our nation down. Even when uttered by Democrats, middle class often sounds like a mealymouthed way of saying...