THE HYPE SANTA BABY, JUST SLIP A SABLE UNDER THE TREE FOR ME... OR SOMETHING ELSE REALLY $UPER.Do you think you've been really nice this year? Then maybe Santa will send you down under - the water that is - in your own $20 million submarine from the Neiman Marcus Neiman Marcus U.S. department-store chain. It was founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1907 by Herbert Marcus, his sister Carrie Marcus Neiman, and her husband, A.L. Neiman. Christmas Catalog. The 188-foot sub sleeps 11, can submerge sub·merge v. sub·merged, sub·merg·ing, sub·merg·es v.tr. 1. To place under water. 2. To cover with water; inundate. 3. To hide from view; obscure. v.intr. to 1,000 feet for up to three days at a time and includes a personalized interior, says Neiman Marcus' Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. store spokeswoman Deanna Angelino. Other luxurious gifts in the NM holiday catalog include a $1.4 million ruby and diamond necklace, his-and-her kites for a mere $2,000 (one kite is a samurai warrior, the other a geisha) and a special-edition 2002 Ford Thunderbird - however all 200 T-Birds sold within two hours after the catalog was issued to cardholders in September. But hey, the sub and the necklace are still up for grabs. And so is that dazzling $15 million ruby bra-and-panty set in the Victoria's Secret catalog. A bejeweled be·jew·eled or be·jew·elled adj. Decorated with or as if with jewels. bra has been offered for five years - and not one has been sold, says spokeswoman Rachna Shah. Nor has the new diamond body bracelet for $3.7 million, but Shah says there have been several hundred inquiries. To order the Victoria's Secret undies or bracelet, call (800) 888-8200. To order Neiman Marcus gifts, call (800) 825-8000 or visit the Web site at www.neimanmarcus.com. - Barbara De Witt QUOTABLE quot·a·ble adj. Suitable for or worthy of quoting: a quotable slogan; a quotable pundit. quot ``People think, 'I'd hate to have the Marquis de Sade Noun 1. Marquis de Sade - French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814) Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade, de Sade, Sade over for dinner because he'd be a handful.' Well, you'd probably meet an absolutely devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. , bright, open person, not knowing that you're sitting on this time bomb of rage and resentment.'' - Geoffrey Rush on his alter ego A doctrine used by the courts to ignore the corporate status of a group of stockholders, officers, and directors of a corporation in reference to their limited liability so that they may be held personally liable for their actions when they have acted fraudulently or unjustly or when in ``Quills'' MORE GIFT IDEAS WHAT TEENS WANT: Ask any parent and they'll tell you that teens are hard to please. And shopping for them is no picnic. Youth Intelligence, a marketing consulting firm for Zone stores (there's one at Glendale Galleria), recently released a survey that might help desperate moms and dads. Here's their teen wish list: --Scooters (and accessories such as Razor's glow-in-the-dark wheels) --Digital cameras --Nike Air Shox (super bouncy basketball shoes) --MP3 players --Flower pins (seen on ``Sex and the City'') --Mac G4 Cube (and anything iMac) --Diesel brand clothing (think denim) --Gravis shoes (a unisex cloglike shoe) --CD burners --Sony PlayStation 2 (good luck nabbing one of these) --Web-enabled phones --Anything leather (pants, jackets, skirts) --Fur collars (Prada created it, but any knock-off will do) --Fragrance for guys and girls (Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger) --Cell phone covers (leather, beads or fake fur) --DVD players ON THE TUBE CAROLING, CAROLING ...:The calendar may say November, but in TV land, every day is Christmas. So while you eat the last of the Thanksgiving turkey and throw out those decorative uncut pumpkins, tune in to NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. at 8 tonight and watch Al Roker, Allison Janney, Marc Anthony and many more singers and celebs help light the tree during ``Christmas in Rockefeller Center.'' Maybe it will put you in the mood to start cooking and decorating for the next holiday. - Daily News CAPTION(S): 9 photos Photo: (1) no caption (model wearing ruby bra) (2) no caption (geisha geisha Member of a professional class of women in Japan whose traditional occupation is to entertain men. A geisha must be adept at singing, dancing, and playing traditional musical instruments (e.g., the samisen) in addition to being skilled at making conversation. kite) (3) no caption (samurai kite) (4) no caption (ruby and diamond necklace) (5) no caption (submarine) (6) no caption (Nike Air Shox shoe) (7) no caption (Razor scooter) (8) no caption (model wearing fur collar) (9) no caption (actor Geoffrey Rush of ``Quills'') |
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