Word: styrofoam
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Arguably the worst of the bunch was David D. Wood's "Plan 9 From Outer Space," in which stagehands tossed paper plates to serve as spaceships and used styrofoam balls as planets...
...Some bear the look of their recent past--the collegiate T-shirts and knapsacks. Some sport the fashion of their professional future--the smartly tailored suits and briefcases Rob Portman joins them, settles on the green swivel seat and arranges his materials--notebook, pens, and breakfast: croissant, and a Styrofoam cup of coffee, from the bistro-cum-cafeteria, Soupcon...
...sparkle they do, with nine fully lit artificial Christmas trees, rooms wallpapered with tin foil, hanging Styrofoam candy canes, and 15 varieties of ball ornaments. With gift-shop incense, and tintinnabulating carols on the stereo, and snow painted on all the windows, the Locks have created a mecca that is more than a mere gift shop; it is the ultimate expression of the American Christmas spirit...
...precisely calculated angle, wriggled it meticulously while splashing droplets of butter on everything in sight, and then invited me to try it." Sampling two brands of popcorn that Newman hoped to market, Skow and his host rejected both. "One option produced huge kernels that looked marvelous but tasted like Styrofoam," says Skow. "The other tasted wonderful, but the kernels were small and ugly...
MISS MANNERS would not like Harvard, because, all things considered. Harvard is not very well mannered. Harvard drinks at parties until nauseous. Harvard eats at Tommy's Lunch, where they only give one paper cocktail napkin to each customer. Harvard makes Harvard drink from styrofoam cups instead of real glasses, not to mention investing in South Africa. Harvard eats spaghetti with a spoon because the forks came out of the dish washer green. Harvard tears reserved reading and old exams out of books. Harvard is just too busy to worry about being polite...