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web-surfing diversions for office-monkeys, courtesy of 'Businessweek'
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"The Simpsons, an animated series, has used and coined many neologisms for humorous effect. The most famous example is Homer Simpson's signature annoyed grunt, "D'oh!" which has been listed in the Oxford English Dictionary"
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"People long for big thrills. Peak experiences. Some people come to Zen expecting that Enlightenment will be the Ultimate Peak Experience. The Mother of All Peak Experiences. But real enlightenment is the most ordinary of the ordinary."
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"Why? Because I said so!" and other conventions for explanations
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"When (columnist) Jan Wong took a job as a maid to find out what it's like to live as a low-income Canadian, she worried that Globe readers would recognize her... she rarely saw her clients. But she learned surprisingly intimate things about them"