Word: pricking
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...Which would you rather do: A) Have somebody prick your finger for a drop of blood B) Diet constantly in a never-ending quest to lose weight C) Spend your entire life dealing with food urges and worrying about weight-related health problems...
...Broder's nose for "a broad and strong constituency" may be right; after all, here's a man who's been around Washington longer than the Potomac. And matching new programs directly against the public pocketbook would certainly prick up a few voter ears. But there's already a "broad and strong constituency" for economy in government, along with one for campaign finance reform, a cleaner environment, improving the nation's schools and ending poverty, and look where that's gotten the voters. That's why only half of them vote...
...sexual chocolate. The bakery gets requests for just about any occasion. "We once got [someone to request a cake for] breast implants. Also, a vasectomy. We drew stitches on the penis," our insider confides. Even St. Patrick's Day gets a nod from Sweet-N-Nasty; the Le-prick-aun depicts one of the wee people with a none-too-wee piece. What exactly makes a cake "erotic?" Where do you draw the line between carnal and just disgusting? How do you keep the staff of the Harvard Lampoon out? Answer: you don't. The bakery does its best...