Word: veneered
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...There was always uncertainty behind my defense of Dylan: Was I championing, in a figurative sense, a dead man? Since I have never heard him live in concert, it was difficult for me to determine whether he was all hype hiding behind a veneer of legend and recording technology. The question was never whether his heart was healthily thumping away, rather, very pragmatically, if I saw him in concert, was he going to suck? And therein lies the peculiarity of affection: it fears the possibility of change. For our purposes, that would result if the familiar image of good Dylan...
There was always uncertainty behind my defense of Dylan: Was I championing, in a figurative sense, a dead man? Since I had never heard him live in concert, it was difficult for me to determine whether he was all hype hiding behind a veneer of legend and recording technology. The question was never whether his heart was healthily thumping away--rather, pragmatically, if I saw him in concert, was he going to suck? And therein lies the peculiarity of affection: it fears the possibility of change. For our purposes, that would result if the familiar image of good Dylan will...
...Chang kill himself? We will probably never know. But what we do know is that we're not perfect. Beneath our tough veneer, we are frail. We are, after all, ordinary people and these are ordinary times...
...that if you rub it for luck, you'll get a letter of acceptance, so if anyone wants to rub it before we go on, please feel free. Watch how many unsuspecting tourists actually go for the foot scam. Count how many of them actually touch its urine-soaked veneer, and then try to beat that amount on the next tour. High score wins first dibs on the fresh-meat during Orientation week...
...iconoclastic and provocative statement as even the backs of the pennants are decorated with more variations on the original slogan, such as a cropped clock face on the back of "Go Time," and "nice job!" on the "God" pennant. The sarcasm of these banners is hidden under a veneer of cheerfulness, providing a truly different perspective on society and spirituality...