Word: smirks
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...face up to the fact that one man will lose and limp away to join the ranks of noble losers (Eugene V. Debs, Barry Goldwater, George McGovern) while the other one grins and waves and elementary schools are named after him. So what happens next? The winners smirk and gloat, of course, but what do the losers...
...card shark’s heart. Right by his side is the queen of hearts, first lady Laura Bush, posing as a doctor. Moving down the royal hierarchy, we find the captain of the ship, Jack of Diamonds Dick Cheney—steering the ship with his characteristic smirk. Rounding out this Republican coterie are three of diamonds Ann Coulter, six of hearts Jerry Falwell, and of course the terminator, six of diamonds Arnold Schwarzenagger bidding “Hasta La Vista” to John Kerry. And don’t forget those Jokers Ted M. Kennedy and John...
...defendant took [such a] severe beating...there would be more physical injury to show for it than a smirk and a welt on your forehead...
...sold out twice in Boston—it must be because we’re so popular,” Jeff Tweedy said towards the end of the set, the sarcasm dripping off his scraggly beard. With one last smirk, he managed to capture the enigmatic essence of Wilco...
...Here’s an example: The middle-aged assistant in the business class lounge at the Cairo airport (I arrived there through a travel agent fluke, a story for another day) showed me the various lounge rooms with a mischievous smirk: “This is the English lounge: it’s cold and dark, like the English! This is the American lounge: it’s big and bright, like Americans! This is the French lounge: there is no service here!” Though it’s illegal—you will find no books...