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...History has proved that such economic sanctions would bring more suffering to the broad population of the country, while the ruthless tyrant, his army generals and his close Communist Party buddies would enjoy the horn of plenty as usual. It is time for the Bush Administration to eat humble pie after this failure and use diplomacy rather than threatening language. Syed Rashid Ali Shah Vroomshoop, the Netherlands If after the 9/11 attacks the U.S. had persevered in flushing the Taliban out of power in Afghanistan rather than starting a war in Iraq, there would have been more international resolve...
...might have done better to perfect her recipe for humble pie. Allen's verbal missteps were amplified by an arrogance that even town car drivers were known to comment on, and that showed its ugly face when Allen was forced to comment on an unusual office accessory that had once graced his desk: just a "little old noose." Of course. Hardly big enough to hang a mouse, but quite large enough to rope in numerous allegations of racial intolerance, ranging from the credible (he has a peculiar fondness for the Confederacy) to the ridiculous and untrue...
...early 20th century, he said, “Jewish humor” was considered a separate genre from mainstream comedy. Today, Woody Allen is seen as being as American as apple pie...
...those precautionary measures necessary to protect your identity, or are conspiracy theorists in for a disappointment? Say a package is oozing with strange goo, or is emitting ticking noises. Would it be unceremoniously torn open in a back room only to be revealed as a crushed pie or new watch? University Mail Services, which supervises the mail in several upperclass houses, answers with a resounding no. “If it has a person’s name on it, we wouldn’t open it. I can’t imagine any circumstance in which we would...
...point, a debater made an off-handed reference to a stereotypical family culture of “Mommy makes the pie, and Daddy puts on the pants.” The unlikely wording and hilarious image that this phrase brings to mind elicited laughter from the entire lecture hall...