Word: pincushions
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...another embarrassing needle stuck into De Michelis, who has become something of a political pincushion. The Socialist politician started out badly last year when he was the lone European Foreign Minister to attend a political fete thrown by Muammar Gaddafi -- and was then snubbed by the Libyan leader...
Erma Bombeck lives in us all. My law-student daughter says I gave her three housekeeping tips: keep pins in the pincushion, have a pencil by the phone and arrange fresh flowers when you do not have time to dust. Those chores will not kill her, and following that advice should fit in with her law career. Long live Erma's revenge: laughter. Martha Weston Plano, Texas...
...little girl leaves her playroom, the camera dwells on the dolls left behind: Raggedy Ann, Barney Beanbag, Susie Pincushion and the rest. There is a shimmer of music, the photography dissolves to animation, the dolls come alive and begin talking to one another-surely a child's fantasy about what dolls do behind closed doors. Later, when the little girl returns, the dolls resume their still-life poses, and the animation dissolves back to reality...
...Calif. Swaggering down the aisle, belching and downing a beer at the same time, is Rick, the ex-football bruiser turned singles-bar cruiser. Sitting in the front row is his natural enemy, Mrs. Beasley, the perfect housewife from Calumet City, Ill. Mrs. Beasley's brain is a pincushion of anxiety. "These days it's not enough for a housewife to be loving and neat as a pin," she frets. "We must be creative. There are some things you can make so cleverly that it is virtually impossible for anyone to tell if you have talent...
...movement programs, and how to file a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission. For women moving to the country, there are the names of magazines covering animal hoof trimming and goat breeding. There is also the perfect gift for the unenlightened boss or boy friend: a male-chauvinist-pig pincushion-with initials...