Word: strikingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...people in Singapore." Many singles, in fact, are finding cyberboites a congenial place for real, as opposed to virtual, mingling. It is such a nonintimidating atmosphere, says Joyce Frost, a banker and first-time visitor to @ Cafe, who views cafes like this as a good place to strike up conversations. "I can talk to a guy and ask him to explain this or that to me. It has more of a focal point than most bars...
...people forget or just not care! Was the strike still in people's minds, or are Boston fans in general so laid back...
Rick Aguilera came from 3-0 behind in the count to strike out the Aussie, Dave Nilsson, and win the game, 3-2. The team poured out in the usual pile up celebration, which included one fan who was unceremoniously torn away and arrested five seconds later...
Perhaps the strike is the reason why the scene was relatively calm. I just don't know, and I certainly wasn't ready to ask 10,000 people with a little too much alcohol in their systems...
...bigger than the Black Sox scandal of 1919. It was bigger than the Pete Rose gambling allegations. And in time it will prove to be bigger than the strike that ended last season prematurely...