Word: pas
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...Looming just near the e-mail kiosks at Lamont, the rack of umbrella bags is a veritable Pandora's Box of faux pas. The only thing scarier than trying to put on an umbrella bag without ruining the mood is the prodigious rate at which Lamont patrons have been using the bags. FM consulted Peer Contraceptive Counselor Eric Bolesh for tips...
...wine consultant”), might actually help me understand the rage behind the clumsy “New Age” producers of “designer” wines from the various sub-regions. Alas, I was quite foolish. But all was not lost. This faux pas is a lesson for every Harvard man: woe to he who deigns to venture outside the delightful Yard cloister that shields him from the unseemly. Notwithstanding my minor indiscretion, it was a chance to, eyes shut, luxuriate in the Tuscan bliss that each glass invariably affords. One can only be so happy...
Indeed. Some were even taking home campaign posters. But of the 70 women there, only a handful intended to vote for McCain. Upon hearing this, I committed a faux pas by suggesting McCain was in trouble if he couldn't draw more support in such a working-class Republican community. "Don't insult us," snapped Manon Crow, a Bush supporter. "Brea isn't working class." So much for the Bush spirit of reaching out to hoi polloi...
...Faux pas or foie gras...
After introducing myself, I entered the room without bowing (a newbie faux pas) and started stretching out. We began to warm up, and the workout combined with my nervousness and the MAC's armpit-hot rec rooms led to copious amounts of sweat. Pig-like would have been an accurate description, but I was trying to avoid too much self-deprecation...