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Layover lay·o·ver  
n.
A short stop or break in a journey, usually imposed by scheduling requirements.

Noun 1. layover - a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"
stopover, stop
?

Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands, where prostitution is legal, plans to open a brothel in the airport's departure area.

But they loved the thighmasters.

A poll recently revealed that this year's top unwanted Christmas gifts in Britain were home-knitted pullovers, talcum tal·cum
n.
See talc.



talcum

talc, talcum powder.
 powder, sandwich toasters, and Elvis Presley clocks.

She looked good enough to eat ... REUTERS'S HEADLINE: "CHIEF GETS LIFE FOR COOKING WIFE."

Why? Because, because, because!

Brian Brille, a Wall Street investment banker Investment Banker

A person representing a financial institution that is in the business of raising capital for corporations and municipalities.

Notes:
An investment banker may not accept deposits or make commercial loans.
, dressed as Glinda the Good Witch from The Wizard of Oz Wizard of Oz

reaches and departs from Oz in circus balloon. [Children’s Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]

See : Ballooning


Wizard of Oz

false wizard takes up residence in Emerald City. [Am. Lit.
 and hired three dwarf, dressed as munchkins, to follow him around a recent Halloween party.

Guiliani's already ordered one

A new computer used by the Providence Police told them to arrest innocent people. They finally fixed it after eight people were wrongly arrested.

It was under the uzi.

In search of evidence, D. C. police impounded the taxi belonging to a stabbing victim. They searched for fingerprint evidence but failed to find the bloodstained blood·stained  
adj.
Responsible for killing or slaughter: a bloodstained government.


bloodstained
Adjective

discoloured with blood

Adj. 1.
 knife in the back seat.

Self-esteem

Every year for the last 14, Wally Morris has published an award-winning financial report for the city of Milwaukee. This year was no exception. The award was signed by the president of the awards committee: Wally Morris.

A fire-eater has been named chief of police

Mayor Jerry Brown For the whistleblower, see .

Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr. (born April 7, 1938), is the Attorney General for the state of California. Brown has had a lengthy political career spanning terms on the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees (1969-1971), as California
 has appointed a tattoo artist to the Oakland, Arts Council.

THE IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE

After divorcing last year, Frances and Harold Mountain couldn't agree on how to split their Beanie Baby collection. A family court judge solved the issue by ordering the couple to divide them one by one while he watched.
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Date:Mar 1, 2000
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