Word: ripping
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...these, however, and theatre entrepreneur Ben Sack seems to sense it. In his advertising, he stresses the appearance of Derek Sanderson and the Boston Bruins, though they are present for maybe four of the film's 100 minutes. It's promotional hype, of course, and probably a rip-off, since the admission price is $3. You're better off buying a seat in Boston Garden, sitting with the Gallery Gods, and trying to sort out for yourself what the game is all about...
...attitude was condescending. We needed to gather in the ladies' room to cheer each other up and escape from the 'What's a nice girl like you doing in law school?' At the time, if you brought up sex discrimination, people laughed. Now the women rip those notes to 'Gentlemen' right off the bulletin boards...
Hifzi's has for the most part garnered clientele by word of mouth, and the printed testimonials of his customers are merely a less haphazard continuation of this same approach. The auto repair business enjoys a growing reputation for monumental rip-offs, and if the remarks of Hifzi's customers are found credible, the ad may be seen as something closer to a public service announcement than just another BIG HYPE...
...just rip off the façade and make Kissinger President? He has played Edgar Bergen long enough...
...modern Rip Van Winkle, emerging from a 20-year siesta in Sleepy Hollow, would probably vote for Nixon in September because it would be the only name on the ballot he would recognize. Moreover, he would not only recognize the name but also the style, for as Nixon himself notes, his style has not been adapted to keep pace with the times...