The person who first put A/C vents at the bottom of seats in the car either never wore open-toe shoes or has a blue footfetish. — Meredith Bodgas and Alexis Hobbs,Woman's Day, 24 June 2015 For me, balloonfetishis all about tension and release. ...
there was a dissolute nobleman, Sir Crowley Trapbait, who spent most of his time in bed blurting. He might yell, “I’m a nincompoop!” in the middle of the night. The servants would go on full alert, bracing for a night of blurts, some of which might require attention. ...
–In Chile, Balcázar said, certain territories and natural environments have always been “sacrificeable” in the name of progress. Sacrificial: used in or connected with a sacrifice. –The ‘pure’ blood of Christ, the Holy Grail containing it, and the sacrificial significance of Good Friday ...
They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed ...
(with consequent deterioration) is prevented. This can be done either by supplying from a suitable source—e.g., a battery—anelectric currentthat will overcome and reverse the direction of the naturally generated current or by connecting the piling at intervals to sacrificial anodes of an ...
The age-old question of what came first, the chicken or the egg, gave the chicken the meaning of fertility and new beginnings. Throughout history, chickens have been sacrificial animals, giving them the symbolism of renewal, as well as fortitude, growth, and lifecycles. This chicken logo...
Wynne-Edwards, whose controversial Animal Dispersion in Relation to Social Behaviour (1962) proposed a pervasive role for group selection, allowing sacrificial behaviour for the good of the group or species. Although largely discounted by the majority of workers, who believed that such altruism should...