Word: starching
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...landfills. Others came apart after contact with water, causing supermarket executives to shudder at the thought of what would happen to the groceries in a plastic shopping bag containing a leaky milk bottle. But now there is a method of adding cornstarch to some plastics. Bacteria eat the starch, causing the plastic to fall apart into pieces that can be ingested by microorganisms. Result: the plastic disintegrates in four to seven years...
...drop the "cleaners to the royal family" line or to change its name, and the consulate admits it cannot legally force the owners to do so. Storoni insists that "Lady Di" is a childhood nickname. Those who are offended, says Partner Marinelli, should ask for "a little less starch in their laundry...
...theses that have been pretty theoretical says Starch Professor of Psychology William K. Estes. "Far as I can see the department has been changing gradually over a long time...
Monday morning I woke up late, burnt my toast, and dented my fender trying to get the car out of the garage. My windshield wipers wouldn't work, Iran declared war on the United States, and someone put corn starch in my Cremora...
...safely ensconced in Buckingham Palace and that he is now Sir John, a Knight Commander of the Victorian Order. Then the Prince drops by, a little dejected at having been exposed to the world as a helpless victim. "Sit down, goddammit!" Ryan commands and proceeds to put some starch in the heir apparent's spine. Once the American hero recovers, he joins his family at the palace, where a lovely time...