Word: teethe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...obsession with ousting the President. Shut it down, said party elders; take Henry Hyde's gavel away and move on. In the House, G.O.P. members began discussing milder presidential punishments as if they were debating different models of a new car. Formulations like "censure," "censure plus," and "censure with teeth" came in and out of fashion. With Gingrich out, Hyde's committee in obvious disarray and Livingston showing no stomach for dealing with the impeachment mess, the troops had no leader to guide them. But before the agitated Republicans could flee the House in a stampede, DeLay, the third-ranking...
...race in Salinas. He, Larry and a friend named Tony Vargas made the trip together, camping and studying the mustangs. So says the British edition of his book, published two years ago. But both Larry and Vargas deny that such a trip occurred. "They're lying in their teeth," says Monty. In the U.S. edition, published last year by Random House, Monty told a similar story but used the names of Ralph and Vivian Carter, horsey friends who are now dead...
...women run the place. A mother in her early 30s with bright gold earrings and bright gold teeth talks teasingly with Mittermeier. He asks to take her photograph. She poses, sitting on the steps of her hut. As Mittermeier raises his camera, she gets a saucy look in her eyes, drops her colorful blouse, which was tied at her neck, and shows herself in full, confident power. Everyone laughs, but everyone also gets the picture...
Opened in the teeth of the Depression as a mighty symbol of rebirth, the 102-floor building got off to a wobbly start financially. Built by General Motors executive John Raskob, the building reigned for 42 years as the world's tallest. Its Art Deco crown, intended as a mooring mast for blimps, served as a handy perch in King Kong. A few skyscrapers have since soared higher, but none has surpassed its limestone majesty...
Fortunately, it hasn't mattered that beautiful people have no useful skills. There aren't enough beautiful people to damage the economy. But that situation will change, probably in your lifetime, thanks to genetic engineering. Future generations will be tall and attractive, with perfect teeth, 20/20 vision and hair that never thins. If history is our guide, these beautiful people will not be capable of operating devices created by advanced technology such as doorknobs and can openers. It will mean trouble for corporate America. It will be even worse for cats...