Word: rude
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...have heard many times during these past few weeks of Senate hearings, is actually a fair description of Bush’s record on everything from global terrorism to global warming. If Kerry dares to call the president on his somnambulant stewardship, Bush may be in for a rude awakening come November...
...life of Precious Ramotswe, owner of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in Gaborone, Botswana. Five books into the series, he has no intention of breaking it off. "To say goodbye now would be like leaving in the middle of a conversation," the Zimbabwean-born Scot says. "Rather rude...
...McCall Smith, 55, is almost never rude. That may be why he has become an object of devotion--especially among traditionally built ladies--worldwide. He is a particular favorite among literary societies and has met with dozens of them on his U.S. promotional tour for The Full Cupboard of Life (Pantheon; 198 pages), the most recent Ramotswe book, out this week. "I do 150 ladies at a time, at lunch," he says of gatherings he visited in Palm Springs, Calif.; Palm Beach, Fla.; and Las Vegas, to name a few. "Did you even know there was a Las Vegas literary...
...right-wing taboos head on. But until Americans look beyond the “liberal” label, there’s not a lot Democratic politicians can do about the Right’s knuckle-headed policies. And if voters don’t get informed, our rude awakening is going to arrive, sooner or later, in the form of a national economic smackdown...
...prepare to open their first feature film, New York Minute, next month, they would like us to identify them as individuals. "If someone comes up to me and says, 'Hey, are you the Olsen twins?' I'm like, 'No,'" rebel and recent brunet Mary-Kate told Premiere. "It's rude." This doesn't signify a newfound desire to be detwinned, however; they're starting at the same university in September...