Word: skit
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...whole thing smacks of a Sesame Street skit gone awry...
...childhood, in this case sibling rivalry. Danielle, 15, can't understand why her parents and friends find her pesky little brother Peter, 9, so endearing. He's always trying to horn in on her fun. When Danielle and a chum are practicing a mock-hypnotism act for a school skit, Peter--natch--insists that Danielle hypnotize him. Uh-oh. Not only does little brother go into a trance and come out of it with an alarming loss of memory, but also strange voices start emanating from the basement, calling Peter's name. What has Danielle done to her brother...
...playing a game of I'll-be-you-and-you-be-me. Last week the GOP sought to buy the world a Coke with a display of compassion and biodiversity so giddy that it might have been rejected as too over-the-top for a "Saturday Night Live" skit. And now, as the Democrats gather in Los Angeles, early signs are that their response will be as out of character...
...intelligent wife, Maria Teresa, who has drawn comparisons with Hillary Clinton. When Fox some weeks ago punned on Labastida's name, dubbing him "La vestida" (meaning "the dressed woman" or "the skirt"), he started a machismo bidding war that made the campaign look like a "Saturday Night Live" skit. The negative campaigning, though, is one sign of Mexico's maturing democracy. And the fact that the PRI is now faced with making its bones flattering voters, moving to the center and making promises it can't keep - just like its U.S. counterparts - is another. Paging Dick Morris - there are some...
...provide the solution to one of the first year's more mundane problems. On the first day of the Freshman Outdoor Program (FOP), our leaders performed a skit for us. They played two people making seemingly innocent conversation--"hello," "how are you," "good to hear it," etc.--until: "So, where do you go to school?" Pause. "The Northeast." Eventually the hapless girl gets cornered and she coughs out the word Harvard with dread and embarrassment...