Word: stripped
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...fear led to a heightened self-righteousness and inflamed passion to punish the President for his misdemeanor. But the Republicans carried on the flogging too long, and the people got weary. The Bard of Stratford-upon-Avon wrote in his immortal words addressed to the man flogging the whore, "Strip thine own back;/ Thou hotly lust'st to use her in that kind,/ For which thou whipp'st her" (King Lear). NARAYAN SWAMY Chennai, India...
...These are indeed dark days for the Mountain View, Calif., start-up. The company whose trailblazing browser jump-started the World Wide Web back in 1994 was supposed to become the fastest hot rod on the Infobahn. Instead, Bill Gates sideswiped it into a ditch and left AOL to strip the wreck for parts: a browser, a website and a treasure chest of software. How well AOL exploits its new toys will determine whether its latest mantra, "AOL Everywhere," looks prescient or ironic a few dozen business cycles down the road...
...Will Men Ever Stop?": Besides the blatant sexism that has everything to do with a personal vendetta and nothing to do with constructive argument, Jenny Heller mounts an attack upon strip clubs. Urinate upon an altar, torture puppies, but for God's sake, do not attack the most sacred institution known to man! Strip clubs are both a great way to relax and enjoy fine company, as well as a way for Harvard males to escape the repressed, angry and sadistic man-hating that occurs with all too much frequency here. RUSSELL E. SCHMIDT...
...Back to the fun stuff. What is your ideal strip outfit...
First built in 1945, before the age of TV advertising, the Citgo ad campaign was intended to dazzle the customer with its homage to the Las Vegas strip in seedy Kenmore Square. In 1979, however, an energy crisis loomed and the city had no choice but to demand that the Citgo Corporation pull the plug on the neon masterpiece. As it lay idle for the next four years, Kenmore Square residents frequently referred to the unlit metal structure as the "eyesore of the community." They saw the sign as "reminiscent of a time when Kenmore Square was sleazy and seedy...