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Word: patronizes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...caddy. O.K. One last chance. You walk in, and here it is. At last. You have entered a world in which the clocks stopped in the last minute of 1997. Or perhaps 1957. Of the 12 customers, 10 are smoking, and they can't believe any self-respecting bar patron would observe this kind of government meddling in their lives. Marlon Tolbert, a travel agent, is smoking a hot dog-size Honduran stogie. "My wife won't allow it at home, so where else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prohibition All Over Again | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

...Patron James C. Boyce of Boston said he was looking forward to his dinner...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Have a Brew Christmas | 12/11/1997 | See Source »

...decor leaves a lot to be desired, unless one is a fan of neon signs, plastic tablecloths and tacky wall murals. Don't expect to find chopsticks (without a special request) or matching silverware either. If a patron survives the steep staircase down to the basement, the bathrooms are even more repulsive, stinking of human fertilizer...

Author: By Shara R. Kay, | Title: Rockin' Boston | 11/20/1997 | See Source »

Halloween lets us off easy, but it should not be underestimated--it serves a real function. Not surprisingly, Edgar Allen Poe, the patron saint of Halloween, captured the spirit of this enigmatic holiday best in one of his early poems: "Thy soul shall find itself alone/'Mid dark thoughts of the gray tomb-stone." I hope you all had a good...

Author: By Eric M. Nelson, | Title: All Hallows' Today | 11/3/1997 | See Source »

...There are people who walk through these doors who make nothing in life," Tony says, pointing at a homeless Tasty patron. "There are others who make millions. And they are all welcome here...

Author: By Joshua L. Kwan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Swan Song For the City's Greasy Spoon | 10/29/1997 | See Source »

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