Word: relaxants
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tried just about any concoction to have their way with her. A scholarly study on the subject by Alan Hull Walton tells us that the pith from the branch of the pomegranate tree and the testes of animals were considered hot stuff. So were certain foods. "If envious age relax the nuptial knot," advised the poet Martial, "thy food be scallions, and thy feast shallot." Onions were a favorite, as were garlic, pepper, savory, cabbage, asparagus, eggs, pineapples, snails ("but without sauce," cautioned the fastidious Petronius) and just about any creature dredged from Aphrodite's watery birthplace...
Bush, speaking to reporters as he returned to Washington from Colorado, said his administration would "always be vigilant against inflation [and] never relax our concern...
When parents call the Colfaxes for advice, Micki Colfax says they "don't pretend to have any answers. We are uncomfortable with the idea of being experts." Her main advice for parents who want to homeschool their children is that they should relax. "They get too frustrated," she says...
...Relax...
...Relax. It's not that hard. Think of it like three 15- to 20-page papers. The key is organization. It's a snap...