Word: rude
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...children, and therefore they lack the upbringing part while they exhibit the behavior part. They know what adults do and they're allowed to do what adults do, but the sense of responsibility is missing. Wurst and the Arkansas schoolboys are going to be in for a rude surprise when they find out that they can't get out of this...
...much harder could it be to dress as a Muslim? After tolerating rude stares and whistles, I'm prepared for anything, I think. My other roommate, Sameera, wears a hijab, so she lends me an ivory one along with a long, loose navy-colored robe. We laugh as we walk out of the dorm together, wondering if people will really think I'm Muslim...
Despite this rude awakening, I remained a resolute teetotaler my first year. I remember going to parties and leaving just because everyone was drinking. I remember my great disappointment when I discovered that friends had acquired fake...
That noble rock had seemed like such a civilized destroyer. Your average catastrophe gives little warning. Tidal waves, volcanoes, earthquakes and their ilk just barge in unannounced and wreak havoc. So rude! Not 1997 XF11, as the scientists so imaginatively named our space Kevorkian. It made a reservation. We were provided the exact date of arrival: Oct. 26, 2028. A Thursday. Gives you time to clear some space on your calendar, pencil in the appointment. Note to Self: Thursday--run amuck in sheer terror before being blown to smithereens along with everyone and everything I've ever known and loved...
...watched the Ohio town meeting live on television and saw it differently from the way you reported it, and so did all my friends. There were perhaps a dozen rude, nihilistic hecklers with no concern for courtesy, order and civility, and we thought they needed to be forcibly removed. Yet instead of focusing on audience support for Secretary Madeleine Albright and applause for her admonition that the rest of the audience wanted to hear what the Administration officials had to say, the American media widely broadcast the protests in 60-second sound bites. I live close to Saddam's borders...