Word: oyster
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...just a fact of life,” Brandt says. “But there are some people who are drawn to these behavioral patterns more than others. It’s those who are imbued with a high sense of personal value. You see the world as your oyster, and you think there is nothing wrong with taking everything that world has to offer...
...wrong with perfect pears from HARRYANDDAVID.COM, but why not try something more exotic? IGOURMET.COM has dozens of gift baskets (Spanish Fiesta, Markets of Provence), even an oyster-of-the-month club. ETHNICGROCER.COM ships gourmet dinner kits; there's French, Greek, Indian and Thai. At COOKING.COM, gift ideas--from fondue pots to waffle irons--are grouped by price range. Click Gifts at DEANANDDELUCA.COM for beautifully presented (if pricey) delicacies, from a $48 set of olive oil and balsamic vinegar to the $1,000 "Ultimate" pile of goodies. Have a friend who likes tea the old-fashioned way? TEALUXE.COM has playfully packed...
...items in stock, ranging from the 18th century through 1950, says store partner Ellie Fowler. Her prices run from $300 to $10,000. Animal lovers can find a potpourri of specialties at Animal Art Antiques, located on Arabella Street outside the Quarter. Owner Charles Murphy cites items ranging from oyster plates costing $175 each to an 1853 British oil painting of English Setters...
...cross-country to destroy every copy of the poem, bringing in tow Helen's assistant Mona, a hippie-ish "witch," and Mona's eco-ranting boyfriend Oyster, the most comically egregious tagalong since that sourpuss hitchhiker picked up by Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces. (Oyster describes Johnny Appleseed, who spread non-native plant life, as "a f______ biological terrorist.") All the while Carl struggles with his impulse to wipe out everybody in his path who annoys him. Because his path runs through barroom blowhards and rude librarians, to say nothing of Oyster, that's a lot of folks...
After listening to vegetarians who argue for sparing the lives of animals, I have to ask, Why is eating a live oyster a greater crime than eating a live broccoli stalk plucked from the garden bed? JOHN LASKAS SR. Media...