Word: quipped
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...tier of banquettes to make the stage feel more like a boxing ring. "I wanted to give the musicians the feeling of absolute power," says Garcia. And where the food was always a bit of a joke - "A thousand flies can't be wrong, sir," was Scott's fond quip - its refitted kitchen can now produce a decent crab risotto or duck breast as part of a two-course meal that costs $42. On top of ticket prices that leap from $45 to $85 for the likes of Wynton Marsalis, free jazz this ain't. But when the music starts...
Then again, perhaps the parks will find a way to unleash the 5-year-old in every road warrior. At the mouth of a slide called Coyote Cannon, a middle-aged father of two climbs onto an inner tube and disappears with a smile and a quip: "You check your dignity at the door...
...only leader who has taken a courageous stand on the war is Representative John Murtha, who has called for bringing all the troops home from Iraq. Kenneth R. Weinberg New York City Klein's column about the presidential ambitions of Frist, Clinton and McCain brought to mind a quip attributed to Gore Vidal: "Any American who is prepared to run for President should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so." David R. Thiessen Woodstock, Illinois, U.S. Gorby Talks Re your interview with Mikhail Gorbachev [April 10]: Gorbachev was one of the most influential leaders for peace...
Klein's column about presidential ambitions brought to mind a quip attributed to Gore Vidal: "Any American who is prepared to run for President should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing...
...backup plan,” he claims. “When you’re a comedian and it’s just you and the mic, if the audience doesn’t like you you’ve got nothing.”Greenbaum delivers a sample quip that sometimes opens his show. “My girlfriend—she doesn’t go to Harvard. But she’s a lot like Harvard. She’s expensive, well-endowed, and tough to get into.”Fans of sleight of hand will...