Word: wetting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Wilson's book, though mainly about nonhuman animals, made enough such pronouncements to get him vilified as a "biological determinist" and a menace to society. While he was speaking at a scientific conference, a protester called him "all wet" and dumped water...
...become a thorn in my side. I walk into the magazine office, and everywhere I look, someone's dropping the ball, passing the buck or dodging a bullet. And now I'm starting to realize that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Our writers, though still wet behind the ears, are starting to endlessly shoot this shit as well. We don't want to bite the hand that feeds us, but soon enough we'll be digging our own grave. Folks, the buck stops here--if we don't gain control of the situation soon...
...Additionally, the fear of water on books is much less acute now that technology allows wet books to be repaired, while burned books cannot...
...cold and wet that day." Watson said. "I think one of our biggest problems was just coping with the weather...
...cafe and soil the books. This problem is easily overcome. Install a checker at the door-if you inspect people's bags and jackets, hardly any food or drink will escape into the stacks. Besides, people are sneaking food and drink into the library as it is. A wet book is not a dead duck, but an undercaffeinated student is a miserable thing...