Word: walked
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...after we shot some walk-and-talk through the tunnels, during which I was interviewing John about luck and hardship and the resemblance between opal mining and professional gambling (which is very strong), the director Chris Spencer asked John to go at a face with the air hammer. He obligingly did, talking meanwhile about how he hadn't found an opal in weeks. Then he asked me if I'd like to have a go. I took the air hammer and started ripping some sandstone off the wall. And then, suddenly, there was a shrill noise, somewhere between a crunch...
Well, as Maynard's therapist asked his beleaguered client: "Where is the lesson in all this?" First of all, if you covet your privacy, never commit anything to writing. If you absolutely must express something to a lover, wife or husband, I recommend the Gambino-family-style "walk and talk." Stroll outside with your interlocutor, covering your mouth with your hand as you converse. Make your conversation as vague as possible, and pepper it with inaudible remarks and gross expletives. Here is an example of a man using this technique to break up with his girlfriend...
...both dealing with jealousy and sex in a way that it was always lurking around. We shot for 10 1/2 months, but we were there for a year and half. That's quite a strange thing to always have with you, day in and day out. You never quite walk away from it. Stanley as well...
...MicroDisplay and Daeyang E&C was one of the stars of the show. It offers SVGA-quality graphics and feels about as heavy as a pair of regular glasses. The price tag is pretty light too, a relatively meager $800. You won't be able to see your boss walk in, but he won't be able to see you playing games, either. LOOK, MA! NO WIRES Still trying to hook your laptop to your cell phone when you're on the road? Instead of wrestling with a kluge, try plugging in a wireless modem like Sierra Wireless' AirCard...
...Catholic homes by a fence of razor wire, a makeshift moat and a stubborn contingent of British troops, chose instead of violence a gambit that the region sees all too little of at this time of year. They backed down. "Keep it peaceful. I am warning you I will walk away from this if you don't keep it peaceful," the leader of Portadown's Orangemen, Harold Gracey, told his charges through a loudspeaker before ordering them away from the front line and up the hill for tea and sandwiches at the local minister's house. For the first time...