Word: veneering
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Been looking for a 19TH century French armoire in walnut, with a veneer of disgrace? The IRS may have a deal for you. It's auctioning off the cabinet and nearly 40 other antiques this week--all part of $2.4 million in bribes taken by ex-Congressman Randy (Duke) Cunningham--with proceeds going toward his unpaid tax bills. Here's a peek at other items, once owned by big-name debtors, that the government seized to put on the block...
...Summer Sisters” maintains the veneer of respectability through its nods to such literary staples as character development and, amidst the sex, the uncovering of real emotion...
Taking time off for any type of reason removes the veneer of perfection and normalcy of Harvard. Taking time off for academic or emotional reasons, in particular, shakes the notion that everyone at Harvard can handle the stress the College dishes out. Admitting and accepting defeat, even failure, is a brave act, especially at success-saturated Harvard. “To some degree, taking time off is as courageous as staying here. Staying here is the default,” says Kargere...
Little did either of us know that our dreams would soon reveal themselves to be merely a deceptively hot bosom beneath a corset, like the one Lil’ Kim wore in the “Lady Marmalade” video. Beneath the idealistic veneer were the fat, naked breasts of truth, ready to bust out and stifle anyone foolish enough to be tricked by the façade. Thus, we quickly realized that these proverbial breasts couldn’t possibly live up to real boobs on the Internet...
...Douglas Green: ETA Furniture ETA stands for ''easy to assemble,'' and it is, since Green, a Maine-based designer-craftsman, has conceived, refined and started manufacturing the Arts and Craftsy pieces himself. They come in kits and are made of solid cherrywood, not veneer. The component timbers are precisely slotted and notched to fit without nails, screws or glue. In each instance, the final component -- for instance, the top of the dining table -- acts as a keystone to hold the item together. It's the '90s ideal: classic, ingenious, unpretentious, real...