Word: tonsiled
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...someone I really care about,” Mellor says, “and it’s an added bonus to make out somewhere that’s really cool.” And though couples might swarm to exotic spots for their Valentine’s day tonsil-hockey, Mellor adds some of the best spots are close to home. “A couch or a bed are also just fine,” she says. —Staff Writer Esther I. Yi can be reached at estheryi@fas.harvard.edu...
...doubt feeling infringed upon. He realized long ago that you can make two uninteresting women a lot more interesting by having them give each other an open mouthed kiss. So for the first number, MADONNA, coming off a poorly selling album and an even worse-selling movie, played tonsil hockey with BRITNEY SPEARS, who has had some sales struggles of her own. Then she Dietriched over to CHRISTINA AGUILERA and gave her some sugar too. If the Material Girl's Gap ads don't move some merch, we might see her yanking up her top at the Grammys...
...general sense of contempt, find a lit-dizzy girl in the darkness, and say “Derrida and the whole deconstructionist project has really disappointed me.” Remember to bring your proverbial facemask, though, ‘cause you’re in for some tonsil-hockey...
ORAL ALERT The same nasty human papillomavirus that scientists know causes cervical cancer may be linked to even more types of malignancies. Norwegian scientists report the best evidence yet that HPV-16, a strain of the virus, doubles the risk of larynx, pharynx and tonsil cancers. The explanation is not so farfetched: HPV-16 can transform normal cells in the mucous membranes--like those lining both the cervix and oral cavity--into cancerous squamous cells. How does HPV get to the mouth in the first place? The most likely pathway is oral...
DIED. MEL TORME, 73, consummate vocalist known, to his dismay, as the Velvet Fog; of complications from a stroke; in Los Angeles. The son of Russian Jewish immigrants, Torme began performing at age four; his voice's preternatural lushness was due in part to a small second growth of tonsil after a tonsillectomy. His artistry, however, was earned, and appreciated by fans from 1940s bobby-soxers to 1990s alternative rockers. Of Torme's musical intelligence, bandleader Buddy Rich once remarked, "When Mel sings, it's like having another horn in the band." Torme played several instruments and was an arranger...