HOT TIPS : PERCHANCE THOU SHALT HAVETH THEE A SAUCY, MERRY & TORMENT'D NIGHT HEREIN.A verse! A verse! My kingdom for a verse! Magnetic Poetry Inc. hath tempted us with 240 saucy, bawdy bawd·y adj. bawd·i·er, bawd·i·est 1. Humorously coarse; risqué. 2. Vulgar; lewd. bawd  i·ly adv. Shakespearean words - and there's the rub. There's a magnetic ``ne'er,'' ``o'er,'' ``forswear In Criminal Law, to make oath to that which the deponent knows to be untrue. This term is wider in its scope than perjury, for the latter, as a technical term, includes the idea of the oath being taken before a competent court or officer and relating to a material issue, which ,'' ``woo,'' ``wench'' and even a ``codpiece'' - but no ``now'' or even ``out.'' Lady Macbeth was merely cussing if she could only say, ``Damned spot!'' instead of ``Out, damned spot! Out, I say!'' as she tried to wash away the imaginary remnants of King Duncan's blood. Even the Bard needed the basics. Send more words - we beseech be·seech tr.v. be·sought or be·seeched, be·seech·ing, be·seech·es 1. To address an earnest or urgent request to; implore: beseech them for help. 2. thee. ``They're intended to be mixed,'' said Jaime Wallace, a spokesman for the Minneapolis, Minn.-based Magnetic Poetry Inc. ``But there isn't any specific rule. There's a lot of creative freedom involved.'' The Shakespearean Edition of magnetic poetry is among the latest of 34 word kits intended to inspire refrigerator poets. The small, white, magnetic words have been a hit at gift stores since 1993. The collective magnetic vocabulary runs from boogie to expatiate ex·pa·ti·ate intr.v. ex·pa·ti·at·ed, ex·pa·ti·at·ing, ex·pa·ti·ates 1. To speak or write at length: expatiated on the subject until everyone was bored. 2. To wander freely. and includes five languages (including Yiddish). Check out what other magnetic poets are doing at www.magneticpoetry.com. There are, of course, a plethora of accessories - from iron dust paint (so the words will stick to the wall) to do-it-yourself magnetic bumper stickers. Perchance per·chance adv. Perhaps; possibly. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman par chance : par, by (from Latin per; see per) + chance, chance you want to join the fun? Be prepared to break out another magnetic strip - your credit card. Magnetic Poetry's suggested price is $14.99 a box. - Phil Davis Bathtub bait Maybe you grew up splishing and splashing in the tub with a rubber ducky, but today's toddlers expect more. Remember, these kids have already tried traditional bubble bath and even those tablets that make the water fizzy. They need to leave the tub with a bath-time prize, like a little seahorse inside a bar of glycerin glycerin /glyc·er·in/ (-in) a clear, colorless, syrupy liquid used as a laxative, an osmotic diuretic to reduce intraocular pressure, a demulcent in cough preparations, and a humectant and solvent for drugs. Cf. glycerol. algae algae (ăl`jē) [plural of Lat. alga=seaweed], a large and diverse group of primarily aquatic plantlike organisms. These organisms were previously classified as a primitive subkingdom of the plant kingdom, the thallophytes (plants that soap or a tube of shampoo that has a mermaid doll inside. Both new items are manufactured by Sea Critters and priced at $6.99 at drug stores everywhere. - Barbara De Witt Thin is in If the walls could talk, they might just go all out and break into song. With Gekko Flat Speakers, that's just not unheard of anymore. NCT NCT National Childbirth Trust NCT National Car Test NCT North Carolina Theatre NCT National Coordination Team NCT Northern California TRACON NCT Noise Cancellation Technology NCT Network Control and Timing NCT Nicotine Replacement Therapy Audio Products Inc.'s ArtGekko Collection hides ultra-thin wall speakers behind printed speaker grilles and custom frames. With 450 different prints in the collection, you can go classic with fine art prints, or go cutesy cute·sy adj. cute·si·er, cute·si·est Informal Deliberately or affectedly cute; precious: a cutesy boutique for children's fashions. with photographs of kittens. You can see - and hear - the artworks in action at Audio Video City in Santa Monica (the closest store that carries ArtGekkos). Or have the 116-page, full-color catalog sent to your home by calling (800) 278-3526, Ext. 1. You can also view the collection by visiting the ArtGekko Web site at www.artgekko.com. The artful sounds will cost you roughly $300 (for an 11-by-14-inch speaker) to $500 (for 18-by-24-inch speaker). You'll get a voucher to WARRANTY, VOUCHER TO, practice. A warranty is a contract real, annexed to lands and tenements, whereby a man is bound to defend such lands and tenements from another person; and in case of eviction by title paramount, to give him lands of equal value. 2. pick a printed grille from the ArtGekko Collection, but if you want to put a bigger image over a smaller speaker, you'll pay more. Just the price of pictures that do double duty. - Betty Kwong Tile with style You're hip to all those decorating trends. You know wallpaper is out and tile is back in ... but there's this little cash-flow problem? When you can't afford to pay a pro to lay that new old-fashioned tile, study up on grout Grout A binding or structural agent used in construction and engineering applications. Grout is typically a mixture of hydraulic cement and water, with or without fine aggregate; however, chemical grouts are also produced. (there are six kinds) and do it yourself. In the new reader-friendly paperback ``Better Homes and Gardens Step-by-Step Tiling Projects'' (Meredith; $12.95), several home repair experts take you through the ABCs of tile - from building the foundation, to selecting the tile, to preparing and spreading the grout. The book even has tips on how to care for tile, suggesting a paste of baking soda and water for removing coffee and wine stains. - Barbara De Witt CAPTION(S): 4 Photos Photo: (1--2) no caption (Sea Critters) (3) no caption (Gekko Flat Speakers) (4) no caption (Better Homes and Gardens Step-by-Step Tiling Projects) |
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