Word: pigging
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...drilling, so he put the farmers and the oil companies together, typing the contracts on a portable typewriter on the hood of his rental car. His strength was making a deal look good, or as friend and fellow oilman Denny Bartell says, he had an ability to "powder the pig." Van Dyke would often keep a small percentage interest, but he was usually out of the operation before drilling began. "The first year, I made about $40,000, and that was 1952," he says. "I didn't find a barrel...
...little more time to sit and contemplate. As part of this style, the piece de resistance of my collection is an Urban Outfitters shirt which reads “G is for Gangsta.” I’m not ashamed of the irony—this pig-tailed, rosy-cheeked girl would much rather get rich than die tryin’.A few months ago, I faced the hardest of all T-shirt statement tasks—what do you wear to a concert, as you straddle the line between looking like a tool with the band?...
...wives of nightfall" who for centuries have entertained Japanese gentlemen with delicacy, wit and performance skills. At 15, Chiyo has these graces only in embryo; but a famous geisha, Mameha, sees how they might flower. She begins the girl's education sternly. "That is a perfect bow. For a pig farmer." "Rise. Not like a horse." And slowly the eager student with the "watery" gray eyes grows into a captivating woman known as Nitta Sayuri. Hatsumomo, another geisha, sees Sayuri's promise as a threat. She spits a warning at the girl: "I will destroy...
...While none of this surprised New York foodies, Michelin's inspectors seemed oddly enamored with a Greenwich Village "gastro-pub," the Spotted Pig, which won a precious star for its hearty burgers, Irish Stout and liver with onions. How so? The guide lauds fancier dishes such as octopus salad with celery hearts and praises the restaurant's "friendly staff" and ambience that "just oozes character." Naret says inspectors grant stars according to five criteria, including the quality of the food, consistency across the menu and the "creativity of the chef." He adds, "To have a star means it's really...
HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL 800-422-0474 www.heifer.org Give a cow, a goat or a pig, and help a family earn a living. Each recipient agrees to pass on the gift by giving an offspring of the animal to another deserving family...