Word: swearing
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Still, he likes to confound expectations--he wears a cross containing relics of martyred saints, but he can swear like a Quentin Tarantino character--and those who peg him as a reactionary may be surprised to learn that his new film sounds warnings straight out of liberal Hollywood's bible. Apocalypto, which Gibson loosely translates from the Greek as "a new beginning," was inspired in large part by his work with the Mirador Basin Project, an effort to preserve a large swath of the Guatemalan rain forest and its Maya ruins. Gibson and his rookie cowriter on Apocalypto, Farhad Safinia...
...says. “It’s a great day to be a solider or a cadet.” The cadet who has chosen to contract steps up to the flag, and McGonagle leads the cadet in the oath of enlistment. “I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed...
...Musicians and audiophiles, who swear by the warmer sound of older, analog equipment, are also up in arms. Hiroki Kimoto, manager of a shop selling secondhand music gear in Tokyo, says half of the guitar amplifiers in his inventory fall under the PSE. "We don't know what we're going to do. It's ludicrous. I have never heard anyone having safety problems with these machines, but the whole music culture could be affected." Ryuichi Sakamoto, one of Japan's most famous musicians, has moved to the forefront of a group lobbying for the law to be revised...
...polishing workshops around town. The Kasliwals have parlayed a privileged relationship with the royal families of Rajasthan going back generations into an international following of wealthy jewelry junkies who go for Munnu's unusual pieces (a gold bird perched on a ring, pecking a dangling diamond briolette) and swear by Gem Palace's quality and old-fashioned cuts. The emporium in Jaipur has an Old World feel and all sorts of maharajah castoffs. For those who ask nicely, Munnu's nieces will show off the regalia...
...pregnant couple reminisces, “When we finally [found a position that worked] and were doing the deed, I swear that I could feel the baby’s head against the tip of my dick...