The 2003 winner of the World Series of Poker is named Chris Moneymaker–his birth name.

People, 6-10-02: "Now, as Rowley braces to appear before the committee, she and her husband Ross are also preparing for a triathlon, a June 2 torturethon of swimming, biking, and running."

Kirkus Reviews 1 Jan. 1985: 9:

an "unmonied spy in Washington’s intelligence service."

"Napoleon is finally Elba-ed"

Kirkus Reviews 1 Jan. 1985: 10:

a "two-beer drunk"

"the old Hampstead homestead"

"Her first un-splendid act?"

"more acidulous than warmly humorous"

"These glances of wisdom help make All the Real Girls the best, most ornery date movie in the postdating age." Time 3 Mar. 2003: 68-69.

George Wayne to Joe Scarborough [Vanity Fair Sep. 2003: 382]: "Let’s do what you do best, which is to 'pulpicate' on the issues."

Lima News Editorial, 25 May 2002: "In real life, the FBI shoots an unarmed woman at Ruby Ridge, burns down the Branch Davidian complex in Waco, and arrests a beffuddled rent-a-cop named Richard Jewell for an Olympic bombing he didn’t commit."

In an internet advertisement, a consultant on web-page design describes himself as a "usability facilitator."

Incontinence is described in a television advertisement as "overactive bladder."

An advertisement for Ensure, a "fortified, liquid meal" describes it as a substititute for "snacks and occasional meals."

Noah Wyle [People 12 Mar. 2001: 18]: "‘I stress about the things everyone does: work, family, the holidays.’"

About the Author, by Alfred and Emily Glossbrenner: "Mary Higgins Clark is possessed of some writerly magic that makes it all work" (46).

Harold Bloom, "Introduction," Modern Critical Views: Joyce Carol Oates, 6: "The twy-natured element in [Oates’s] work"

[History Channel 20 August 2001]: the "Stay Behinds," Japanese soldiers on Pacific islands who did not surrender until months, years, or even decades after Japan’s surrender

High School Poetry Contest Submissions:

The person he's sent to watch and protect

Is a girl who is nothing what she seems.

The girl grew to love her angel,

But of course then in had to step fate.