Word: toothbrush
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...cargo manifest for Caroline Alexander's learned and delightful work of literary voyaging (The Way to Xanadu; Knopf; $23) might read something like this: toothbrush, 1; wide-brimmed straw hat, 1; large, leatherbound geographical and poetical tomes, six or seven dozen. But Alexander's account of her travels, undertaken to set foot and mind on the actual places around the globe that inspired Samuel Taylor Coleridge's misty and fantastical poem Kubla Khan, carries its erudition lightly...
Once lodged, he could be difficult to remove. Joe DiMaggio offered a night's stay at his Manhattan hotel suite, and Berg remained for six weeks. He traveled light: a toothbrush, a razor and a book, sometimes in Sanskrit. His road uniform was a dark wash-and-wear suit and a white nylon shirt that he would rinse out and hang up to dry before bedtime. In the morning, one host recalled, Moe would show up for breakfast fully dressed though a bit damp...
That night my roommate Michael noticed his toothbrush was missing. Very politely he asked the tenant if she had mistakenly taken it. She said she didn't think...
...smokes a menthol cigarette and then retires directly to his bedroom. He half-jokingly claims that smoking a menthol cigarette is an acceptable alternative to brushing his teeth. Recently, however, we've realized this is no joke. In fact, we've seen no evidence that he even owns a toothbrush. We really want to help him, but we can't think of the right way to make him aware of our concerns. What should we do? Hushed about Brushing...
...worried about his health? If he wants to rot his teeth, it's his business. If, on the other hand, his breath smells, then give him a toothbrush, maybe even two. Tack toothpaste ads up in the bathroom, and give him mouthwash as a present. Good luck...