Word: paraphernalia
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...sense that the nation, or at least the capital, hasn?t quite embraced the Games. Lots of Athenians, as is usual, have left the city for August vacation - though, remarkably, traffic remains as bad as ever. There don?t seem to be as many banners and Olympic paraphernalia. For the most part, Athens has given a collective shoulder shrug to the whole extravaganza...
...every game, the possibilities for merchandising are suddenly endless. Where once, Manchester United may have hoped to sell around 30,000 replicas of its uniform a year to its fans in the city and elsewhere in Britain; today it can expect to move millions of shirts and other paraphernalia to a global fan base, with the Asian market representing a huge new growth market. That fact, more than any other, explained the decision of Spanish giants Real Madrid to sign Manchester United's English icon, David Beckham. Beckham is a good player, of course, but hardly a great...
...mission to buy every item I can find with “O’Dea” on it will doubtless continue—Ireland certainly understands how to profit from its clanship—though I’ll try to refrain on the Harvard paraphernalia for now. With clanship comes a certain clan conceit, and it is this pride—and a little bit of conspicuous consumption—that fosters the bonds. So while I feel connected because I’m an O’Dea, I would still be accepted without a drop...
...travel, invariably rooted in a time when trips seemed more exciting than they do now. One wonders if the overcrowded hub-to-hub travel of today is likely to breed as ardent a generation of collectors. Indeed, with the rise of no-frills airlines, hasn't much of the paraphernalia associated with flying all but vanished? For an answer, check out airlinemeals.net, the largest online collection of photos of airplane fodder. In the section belonging to low-cost carrier Ryanair, there's a picture of an empty table. Looks like collectors will have to find those pepper pots and branded...
...travel, invariably rooted in a time when trips seemed more exciting than they do now. One wonders if the overcrowded hub-to-hub travel of today is likely to breed as ardent a generation of collectors. Indeed, with the rise of no-frills airlines, hasn't much of the paraphernalia associated with flying all but vanished? For an answer, check out airlinemeals.net, the largest online collection of photos of airplane fodder. In the section belonging to low-cost carrier Ryanair, there's a picture of an empty table. Looks like collectors will have to find those pepper pots and branded...