Word: scoopful
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...were a condom ad, Ali--the perfect wrap. Would you still do it?" I ask. He says there's no way he's driving around in a condom. A pedestrian stares at Ali's car, looking like she's already had a scoop or six. "How about this deal, Ali?" I ask. "You get paid $400 to drive around doing nothing, and I get paid to ask you stupid questions?" It's America, says a smiling Ali, who grew up in Iran. "That's why people come here." He hits the gas, and we're like two nuts...
...naked inside a cell at the Natchez police department while officers watch from a safe distance. He rises suddenly, all 6 ft. and 275 lbs. of him, hulking now over his captors. His psychotropics have long since worn off because he stopped taking them, and the police want to scoop him up and help him find rest in a bed finally ready for him at the state mental hospital. Instead, Big Earl has jammed his foot in the toilet, flooding the concrete floor. To lure him out, they have offered him 7-Up and $100, but he won't budge...
...been first out of the gate in April, initiating a two-part movie to air sometime in November, and Fox moved to scoop them by planning a project to air by September. But Golan, better known for such cinematic gems as "Death Wish" and "Raid on Entebbe," is notoriously quick at rushing stories to screen - his most recent effort was a low-budget screamer about the Miami shooting of Gianni Versace. So although Golan promises to be first and claims to have presold "Elian: The Gonzalez-Boy Story" (yes, that's the title) in five countries, including Germany, its real...
...Press: As you may have noticed, the media are generally a bunch of jerks. They want pictures of you, they want a scoop, and they're not going to give you a moment's rest until they're satisfied. So here's an idea. When you meet up with paparazzi, quickly eat something (the more colorful, the better: Think strawberries, peaches, etc.), smile disarmingly, and then open your mouth to expose your barely chewed food. Sure, there'll be a few embarrassing photos for the first few months, but after a while, all the tabloid editors will get tired...
...automatic shift, snow--and to be enchanted by the smallest event. "A martini!" my father would say, as if he had not mixed it himself. "Pie a la mode!"--with a lusty accent on "mode," as if he were recalling a village in France and not a scoop of ice cream...