Word: shavings
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...that (inaudible) interview, they said well, they'd have to recognize their strategic interests. Well, what do people think their strategic interest are at this point? It's to reestablish Syrian authority and dominance in Lebanon, which they're not reconciled to having lost. And it is to shave the edges off this tribunal so that it can't ensnare anybody in the Syrian regime. And even the act then of talking has consequences for people in Lebanon who begin to wonder is there some kind of deal that's going to be made...
...with the historic encounter itself-a meeting on Feb. 21, 1972, that the American delegation was not sure would actually take place. Yet as Nixon was going over his briefing books and practicing how to use chopsticks en route to Beijing, the seriously ill Mao was getting his first shave and haircut in months. As soon as Air Force One landed and Nixon greeted Premier Zhou Enlai with a prolonged handshake, Mao ordered Zhou to bring the President immediately to his house in Zhongnanhai...
More often, his subjects play along with startling nonchalance. When Borat asks which type of car he should buy to attract a girl with “a shave down below,” the dealer barely skips a beat before responding, “what you want is a Corvette.” This straight-talking instinct makes for good comedy, exposing the American id in all its potential hilarity, and brutality...
When Borat asks which firearm would be most suited for shooting a Jew, a gun salesman answers with similar assuredness, and points him towards an appropriate weapon. Another American urges Cohen to shave his mustache so that he looks less like “terrorist.” Upon hitching a ride from a caravan full of frat brothers, amid the generic male jostling, one youth takes the chance to gripe to Borat about how minorities are always “on top” in the United States. The shouts of support when he yells to a crowded stadium...
...Lamont! 10) Start yelling at passersby and put on a happy face. Be the Spare Change Guy. 11) Write punny headlines in Sharpie all over your body and tell everyone how smart you are; you are The Crimson (recycling and paper maché also recommended). 12) Buy a Speedo, shave your chest, and call me around 9 p.m...I mean, call yourself a swimmer. 13) Be the “Classic Female Fallback”: wear revealing lingerie, but make it socially acceptable by adding angel wings or bunny ears. 14) Be the “Classic Male Fallback?...