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Word: plastic (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...heard great things about this Cold War class and was into it. Then I heard the sound of plastic ruffling to my right. "That's cool," I thought. "Someone's brought a snack. How efficient...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff | 3/16/1999 | See Source »

...songs) you might do well to remember how it was that you came to drink in an American bar in the first place. What does St. Patrick's Day mean to you? Is it just an excuse to dye the Chicago River green, to get drunk, to wear green plastic hats, to go to parades...

Author: By Christa M. Franklin, | Title: Remembering An Gorta Mor | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

...malls in all the land--nearly 1,700 climate-controlled bubbles of raging hormones, Gap jeans and plastic trees--the Galleria was once the most famous, and those early-'80s movies glorified a national culture. But the Galleria, like those movies, is dated now. If you haven't guessed, you are reading a mall's obituary. So don't say the media never give you any good news...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sherman Oaks, California: When the Muzak Died | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

...this adult playground and its myriad options. The bars swarmed with Good Time regulars watching a Celtics game, while alternate screens aired less popular figure-skating championships. Good Time's "Las Vegas night" drew a large gray-haired contingent, honing in on their poker prowess and amassing piles of plastic chips. The bumper cars immediately caught our eyes; we navigated toward the rink, through a tattooed cluster of Metallica Tee shirts and crotch-length skirts...

Author: By Eloise D. Austin, | Title: Fun Fun Fun: A Trip to the Good Time Emporium | 3/11/1999 | See Source »

...this adult playground and its myriad options. The bars swarmed with Good Time regulars watching a Celtics game, while alternate screens aired less popular figure-skating championships. Good Time's "Las Vegas night" drew a large gray-haired contingent, honing in on their poker prowess and amassing piles of plastic chips. The bumper cars immediately caught our eyes; we navigated toward the rink, through a tattooed cluster of Metallica Tee shirts and crotch-length skirts...

Author: By Eloise D. Austin, | Title: IN THE MEANTIME | 3/11/1999 | See Source »

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