Word: vanillaism
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...smell the difference between burnt vanilla and worn socks? If so, you might pass the test to get a new job with Japan's Environment Agency. It is recruiting human bloodhounds to sniff out sources of the foul odors that generate 10,000 complaints each year from the fastidious Japanese. Officials have used machines to track down smells, but these olfactometers are no substitute for the human nostril. "Measurement of offensive odors," says Manami Fujikura of the agency's special-pollution division, "needs expert , knowledge and technique." And a strong stomach...
...addition, Meyer outlined a clear schedulefor asset allocation, known as a policy portfolio,to cover the next several years. And he announcedplans to scrap the widely used standard againstwhich HMC had long measured its performance--aconventional "vanilla portfolio" of stocks andbonds--in favor of a new system of internalbenchmarks based on the policy portfolio...
...written defense of pornography and a laundry list of all the naughty topics Madonna has flirted with over the last ten years. Bondage--check. Lesbianism--check. Christ imagery--check. United colors of Bennetton orgies, swimming pools, nipple ring nibbling and celebrity appearances by Isabella Rosselini, Naomi Campbell and Vanilla...
...film title aptly reflects the film--forgetable and inappropriate. One scoop of chocolate, on scoop of vanilla, don't waste my time...
Sure, Princeton looks light-years ahead of everyone, despite losing its quarterback. Yes, Dartmouth's Vanilla Thunder will contend this year with its solid coaching and recruiting...