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...said, 'I hear it's a pretty good school,'" Besu said. "I felt like a dork, but I didn't want to say 'yes' and come off as a snob...

Author: By Eugenia B. Schraa, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Senior to Star on Game Show | 12/11/2000 | See Source »

Traditionalists claim that the frenzy over these wines, which are sold through a mailing list, is unjustified, and that comparing the product of tiny new vineyards to that of historic vineries is folly. But bolstered by high ratings from wine critic Robert M. Parker Jr. and the raw snob appeal of rarity, the wines are in great demand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Reason to Drink Slowly | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

...occasional downturn in the fluctuating diamond market meant lucky suitors could find themselves a real bargain: A ring that would last literally an eternity at a reasonable price. It was only when De Beers cemented their stranglehold on the world's diamonds and starting setting prices that the gems' snob appeal really took hold. The company also pours billions of dollars into global ad campaigns, deftly establishing markets where none existed before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why De Beers Wants You 'Blood Diamond'-Savvy | 7/13/2000 | See Source »

...snob might say the answer here is obvious. Teach him a few big words and help him out with the bar exam, and Joey Buttafuoco could qualify as an Arkansas lawyer. But this, it turns out, is unfair to the Arkansas bar. The state supreme court's committee was made up of five lawyers and one retired schoolteacher--most of whom, according to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, are Democrats and might thus be considered sympathetic to the President. Nevertheless, they found that Clinton had engaged in "serious misconduct" that was "prejudicial to the administration of justice" through "dishonesty, fraud, deceit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A License to Revisit the Word Is | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

...Dear Snob...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Dear Dr. Know | 12/16/1999 | See Source »

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