Word: odd
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...necessary. Instead, you insert a small plastic unit about the size of a matchbook into a slot on the dash, then step on the brake and push the power button. Next you move a small joystick mounted on the dash to the "D" position to start moving. It seems odd at first, but it works just fine...
...members of this group are being investigated on suspicion they have formed a terrorist organization," says Frauke-Katrin Scheuten, spokeswoman for the Bavarian federal prosecutor. Police uncovered evidence of a plot while carrying out surveillance on Martin Wiese, who came to Munich three years ago and has since worked odd jobs and organized right-wing demonstrations with Alexander Metzing, a Munich carpenter. Wiese and Metzing, both of whom are from the former East Germany, are suspected of being leaders of the far-right gang Kameradschaft Süd-Aktionsbüro Süddeutschland (Society of Comrades Action Bureau, Southern...
...only way to describe this philosophy is, "If it feels good, do it." Isn't that the very notion that Bush ran against? The President is not merely reversing a decade of sane fiscal management begun by his father and continued by the very odd couple of Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton, but is racking up the next generation's debt in a way unmatched even by his hero Ronald Reagan. After all, Reagan also oversaw tax cuts and a big increase in military spending during a recession, and he bequeathed huge deficits as a result. But at least...
...there's a lot of suppressed macho tendencies coming out," says Kevin Mitchell, a sportswriter for the U.K.'s Observer weekly and author of War Baby: The Glamour of Violence. "Most of us go through life without ever throwing or landing a blow in anger, except for the odd fight at school. As we grow up, it becomes a more dangerous prospect. But white-collar boxing is fairly innocent: you're not going to get badly hurt because the other guy's probably as incompetent as you." Equally important, the level of Rocky fantasy fulfillment is high: the ceremonial weigh...
...participated in intercollegiate athletics as a first-year and remember how odd it felt to represent Harvard—how the ‘H’ on the back of my uniform felt like it was weighing down the shoulders on which it rested. Who was I to represent something so breathtakingly huge...