If you’re British (or know someone who is), the word “bloody” is part of your vocabulary. For example, “Took your bloody time getting here, mate!” would be a typical expression of annoyance when your buddy is late for the hockey tournament. It can also mean fabulous, as in, “You look bloody smashing in those Tyvek […]
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A classic television commercial carried the amusing tagline, “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin!” Since TP is not an inherently fascinating product, this humorous approach caught viewers by surprise. Also, it must be said, 1970 was a different era; minus the Internet and without the plethora of devices we have today, perhaps toilet paper commercials (especially
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There used to be an amusing series of radio commercials in which an unsuspecting person would experience a severe loss — their house would blow up, or their car would end up in the lake — and the tagline was, “Things go better when you have a plan.” As with most of the best commercials,
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Everybody enjoys dressing up and going to parties, especially at the end of the year, when so many places are decorated with beautiful lighting, and the cold weather invites us to don colorful, cozy clothes. Something else that may benefit from a whole new look is your office. If you’re going to be closed for
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Sometimes walking on flat surfaces can be trickier than climbing a mountain. One of our team tripped on an uneven sidewalk surface and went down hard — twice in two weeks. And this was in dry summer weather. Can you imagine what happens in wet, wintry conditions? We can. This same team member’s dad recently
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A few weeks ago, some hazmat workers in a town north of Impact Absorbents’ headquarters stopped an early morning chemical spill from reaching local waterways. At 1 a.m., firefighters found a 20-gallon spill of an unknown substance on the roadway, and an abandoned 55-gallon drum and three other containers left on the side of the
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It’s that time of year again: friends and relatives near and far choose to clog the highways and byways of our fine land in an effort to congregate and ingest large quantities of comestibles, then sit back on the couch, groaning, and nod off while watching football games. Humans are a strange species. But especially
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Coney Island, located at the tip of Brooklyn, is nicknamed, “Playground of the World,” thanks to its plethora of amusement parks and reputation as a seaside resort town. But regardless of how much fun people may have when they go there, one outcome is certain: with this much foot traffic, there are going to be
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Children don’t typically influence the weather, though they are known for precipitating spill clean up events. But El Nino (“little boy” in Spanish) is a recurring weather pattern that can have a ripple effect around the globe. El Nino occurs when ocean temperatures are warmer than normal for an extended period. Anyone who waded into
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At 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 5th, the United States will turn back the clock. No, we’re not heading into a kinder, gentler era; just returning to standard time from daylight saving time. Yet it’s anachronistic even to say we’ll “turn back the clock” these days, since digital devices automatically reset without human intervention. If
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