Word: wooled
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...crowd of more than 200 are asked to form four rows behind a yellow line and watch their language. It seems an impossible task. A trembling man who goes by the name Carper cries, "What goddam row am I in!" as he pulls his red wool hat down until it covers his eyebrows. Carper has spent five to six years on the streets, and thinks he may be 33. The smell of putrid wine and decaying teeth poisons his breath; the fluid running from his swollen eyes streaks his dirty cheeks before disappearing into his beard...
...Rearrange your closet so that all your pants are on brown hangers, all your oxford shirts are on blue hangers and all your sport shirts are red hangers. Then stack your sweaters by color and the type of wool (or, God forbid, acrylic) they are made...
...Tuxes. For the finest inevening wear, Santa picks a 100 percent worstedtropical wool tuxedo with shawl collar for $315,holiday season red bowtie and cummerbund for$38.50 at The Crimson Shop (16 Dunster...
...They defined the attitude of punk music; Sid and Nancy were just the creatures that lived and died under that rock. And since they begin in life's gutter, their fall into the sewer is a boring given. Alex Cox's movie (from a script he wrote with Abbe Wool) is a 111-minute moral limbo dance: How low can you go? Underground, if you want, but don't expect anyone to follow...
This type of exclusion in the military has a long-standing and legitimate precedent. Seemingly insignificant conditions like being allergic to wool or sleepwalking are grounds for disqualification for enlistment or commissioning. These standards constitute no value judgement, but rather a concern that such traits would make the individual less able to carry out the duties of a soldier. The military simply feels that AIDS-related symptoms would do likewise. In addition, members of our country's armed forces are entitled to many benefits, including health care. It therefore seems prudent that the military should not take individuals...