A skirt patterened after the blue & white checkered napkin material favored by the lady on the "Aunt Jemima" Pancake Box.
THING-FISH:
(pointing to his skirt)
(Fo' those of you unfamiliar wit de' nakkin,
Dis be de nakkin'!)
Frank Zappa, Thing-Fish
(pointing to his skirt)
(Fo' those of you unfamiliar wit de' nakkin,
Dis be de nakkin'!)
Frank Zappa, Thing-Fish
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"Dang! We are beset by lit-critters! Let loose toxic sarcasm!"
"Bill Clinton did his turn as a pomo lit-critter by testifying on the ambiguity of the word 'is'."
"Bill Clinton did his turn as a pomo lit-critter by testifying on the ambiguity of the word 'is'."
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Get the lit-critter mug.Salesmen's motivational acronym for "Always Be Closing", the traditional slogan that emphasizes the need to be continually moving the customer towards agreement and action within sales discussions.
(Blake flips over a blackboard which has two sets of letters on it: ABC, and AIDA.)
Blake: A.B.C. A-always, B-be, C-closing. Always be closing! Always be closing! A.I.D.A. Attention, Interest, Decision, Action. Attention -- do I have your attention? Interest -- are you interested? I know you are because it's fuck or walk. You close or you hit the bricks! Decision -- have you made your decision for Christ?!! And action. A.I.D.A. Get out there! You got the prospects coming in; you think they came in to get out of the rain? Guy doesn't walk on the lot unless he wants to buy. Sitting out there waiting to give you their money! Are you gonna take it? Are you man enough to take it?
--Glengarry Glen Ross
Blake: A.B.C. A-always, B-be, C-closing. Always be closing! Always be closing! A.I.D.A. Attention, Interest, Decision, Action. Attention -- do I have your attention? Interest -- are you interested? I know you are because it's fuck or walk. You close or you hit the bricks! Decision -- have you made your decision for Christ?!! And action. A.I.D.A. Get out there! You got the prospects coming in; you think they came in to get out of the rain? Guy doesn't walk on the lot unless he wants to buy. Sitting out there waiting to give you their money! Are you gonna take it? Are you man enough to take it?
--Glengarry Glen Ross
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According to a recent survey of junior high school students in their final year, 17 percent thought there is nothing wrong with enjo kosai and 13 percent replied that they felt no reluctance in practicing it.
-- The Tokyo Weekender
I started doing Enjo Kosai my second year of high school. On most of my dates, I had sex. That's the weirdest thing I've ever done—meeting someone for the first time and screwing him the same day.
-- TIME, She's Only a Little Schoolgirl, as told to KATE DRAKE Kyoto
-- The Tokyo Weekender
I started doing Enjo Kosai my second year of high school. On most of my dates, I had sex. That's the weirdest thing I've ever done—meeting someone for the first time and screwing him the same day.
-- TIME, She's Only a Little Schoolgirl, as told to KATE DRAKE Kyoto
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