Word: patronizing
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...feet touched firm Mother Earth once again, I gave thanks both for the laws of physics, which worked unseen to keep me planted on the back seat of that bike, and for having Marah Carter Stith—the patron saint of motorcycle virgins—as my guide...
...from such conflict has emerged a play that captures, sometimes serendipitously, exactly what the author intended it to. Budbill explained that he did not initially know that Jude, a name which figures prominently in the play and its title, was the patron saint of lost causes...
Boylston’s second-floor café often escapes the less Yard-savvy café patron, but when horrid images of Spanish A creep back from alcohol-induced selective amnesia its location crystallizes in the cerebral fog. “Yo hablo bueno español, por que tu me dio una C?” The menu at Boylston is not as cultured as its patrons, who hail from such departments as literature and classics, though it does offer sushi for $5 and lasagna for the same. The red booth benches are absurdly comfortable and quick to conform...
Sure, it’s great for a between-class snack, but what about as a romantic date spot? You can use Board Plus, and if things aren’t going well, you can point to the card that asks patrons not to sit for longer than a half-hour. The service is also impeccable. On one comment card a patron wrote, “I think the cheeze calzone would be enhanced by having some tomato sauce in it. Without it, it was a little too giant-cheese-sandwich-y.” The truly accommodating reply read...
DIED. MARJORIE HOLMES, 91, inspirational author known as the "patron saint of housewives"; in Manassas, Va. Holmes' 32 books and articles for McCall's, Ladies' Home Journal and others struck a chord with readers by making biblical characters accessible and relating religion to real life. Of the popularity of her trilogy on Christ's birth and life, begun with 1972's best-selling Two from Galilee, Holmes said, "I made the Holy Family as real as the folks next door...