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...mingle-with-the-matrons sequence is when he takes the hand of a giggling patron, drops to one knee and breathes Come to Me, Bend to Me, always climaxed by a buss on the cheek. This gives way to cozy time, in which the crooner mounts a stool to sing a round of songs categorized either as upbeat (My Kind of Girl-sung with eyes open), underdog (Here's That Rainy Day-eyes downcast), inspirational (You'll Never Walk Alone-eyes upcast), parody or romantic (I Wish You Love-eyes closed...
...When you get alone, and you're sitting on the stool by yourself and somebody's behind you, and you hear the knife clicking, hot coffee being poured down your back, and you're alone-you really begin to feel: Why am I here? When is it going...
Fensterwald: A stool pigeon. Does that word strike a chord...
...Some will condemn the Air Force Academy code that provides for expelling not only cheats but those who have knowledge of cheating and remain silent [Feb. 5]. Those strong enough to expose will be called stool pigeons. The name callers are the same people who would watch a neighbor being beaten and do nothing. The nation can't afford officers too weak to live by a strong moral code...
When the National Science Foundation reported that young children could easily learn a lot about optics, Creative Playthings, Inc. of Cranbury, N.J., invented a tough, clear plastic bag which, filled with water, makes a big and satisfying magnifying glass. The same company also devised a three-legged stool whose height is equal to the focal length of a giant lens in the middle of the seat, a triangular wood box with three peephole lenses for viewing an object's change in size, and a merry-go-round of mirrors that reflect other mirrors and spy around corners...