9 QUOTES WITH «LANKY»
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lanky.
I went through a lot in middle school, and you always try so many different looks and try to be so many different people. I finally realized I'm awkward, I'm lanky, and I'm going to embrace it - make fun of myself and just laugh.
I was very skinny and very lanky and kind of awkward. In Puerto Rico, everybody is a little more voluptuous, with these beautiful bodies, and there I was, the skinny, lanky girl.
I was not the most attractive child. I had two really big buck teeth. I was horrendous - long, lanky and gangly.
I'm one of those tall, lanky, awkward kids.
You know all those models who say, 'I was so tall and lanky and everyone picked on me at school' - I was not that girl. I hear that and I'm like, 'Oh, you poor thing!'
I was totally picked on, but look at me now! I was definitely picked on by boys and girls. I was really lanky and skinny and the boys would say, 'Turn sideways and stick out your tongue, you look like a zipper.'
I was never pretty, never really popular. I was lanky and funny looking.
When I was at high school, I thought it'd be nice to go into Air Force Academy and fly jets, but that was a very brief dream. Ha, ha. I'm too lanky to fit in the cockpit.
In comedy, it's not the glamorous, beautiful people that are great at comedy. They're either every man or every woman, they're either quite tall and lanky or shorter and fatter or have a big nose. They have something physically about them that makes them into a comic stereotype.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LANKY»
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The Virginia comedians: or, Old days in the Old Dominion
Lanky resisted the entreaties of his maiden friends, and sawed his head more
vigorously than ever at Donsy. " Now, Lanky!" said that young lady, with an
expression of coquettish entreaty, " I know you won't refuse me ! " " Hum ! " said
Lanky.
AMELIA. Well ... do you really think I'd feel better? LANKY (after a beat), /would.
AMELIA. That still doesn't overlook the fact that he said I was a nag. PRUE. Tell
Miss Amelia what Mr. McTavish said about Miss Eunice. LANKY. Prue! AMELIA.
The story of the author's 30 years in the San Francisco Unified School District, detailing how she "broke most of the taboos of my profession: rejecting prescribed curriculum, slapping a child up side the face, having an affair with a boss, ...
Jane Quilter Kennedy, 2003
Up in the avocado pear tree, Bruck Kitchen watched Lanky Roy and Yabba walk
toward the tree and stopped at its root. Bruck Kitchen felt like he wanted to
disappear into thin air; he held his breath while he trembled and looked down at
both ...
He called Lanky over, “What do you make of this Lanky, it looks likebloodtome,
animal?” Lanky rubbed hisfingers in the stain, some of the patch was still damp,
he sniffed his fingers,” No, human.” He looked around; walked away from Joe
then ...
Roy Tomkinson. “I d-d-did what I thought was right. I have no quarrel with you; let
me be on my way.” “On thy way thou will go, right to thy death thou stinking
Campbell.” He charged Lanky, his sword raised high ready to strike. Lanky ...
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talking things over with Lanky, I heard him say in that quiet way of his, "Don't be ...
Lanky closed his ears, and directed defiant glances toward Will. ''L You will not
refuse Donsy ! " continued the little maiden, and in a whisper, " your Donsy ! "
Lanky's heart began to succumb : his resolution was oozing out at the ends of his
...
While I watched Lanky, Tom Pardun watched me, his well-fed face willfully still,
his eyes steadily empty — a standard cop trick, designed to unnerve a suspect. It
didn't unnerve me. It did make me wonder what he was doing watching Lanky ...
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From the Gun to the Pulpit
The first district was considered to be a “slow” (low crime) district, but while I was
working midnights (11:00PM-7:00AM) I found myself getting into a little action.
One night I was working with a guy named Lanky. Lanky was an older gentleman
, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LANKY»
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lanky is used in the context of the following news items.
Could London's next mayor really be another Old Etonian …
... Sir James Goldsmith was accompanied by a lanky young man with a flop of blond hair, not quite free of teenage diffidence but courteous to a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Warriors issues are an easy fix - Sport - NZ Herald News
In a key individual battle, the squat Solomone Kata had a nightmare against lanky Blake Ferguson in the centres. Kata should have gone out ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
Steve Cummings grabs Tour de France stage while Chris Froome …
... but it fell to the lanky 34-year-old Wirral racer in the colours of the MTN-Qhubeka team to carve a little place in the record books here when he ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Freshman Matt McQuaid ready to do 'whatever it takes' for Michigan …
"Yeah, that can sometimes give me an edge,'' said McQuaid whose lanky 6-foot-5, 185-pound frame belies his impressive athleticism and ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
WWE Battleground 2015: The full rundown and why you should care …
The lanky gentleman with the tattoos is Randy Orton. They have some history, but they're sort of just fighting because they have nothing better ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
New York Knicks: Five takeaways from Summer League action …
Standing at 6'9″ 200 pounds, he's a bit lanky but was fearless entering the low-post and attacked the rim without a second thought. After letting ... «isportsweb.com, Jul 15»
Cedar Rapids dominated prep baseball in the 1940s | TheGazette
The star was lanky left-handed pitcher Frank Simanovsky, who had a decent fastball but an exceptional knuckle-curveball. Arnie Pavlicek was ... «The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines, Jul 15»
Sotheby's and Christie's appoint new chiefs | The Australian
Dolman, 55 and a lanky former rugby player, is the veteran of this incoming class. He joined Christie's as an art handler in 1984 and worked his ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
Chicago Cubs: Moves Imminent By Trade Deadline - The Inquisitr
If you recall, talks began last year when Chicago made a waiver claim on Cole, and the lanky San Diego native would certainly waive his ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
NZ: Schalk or Flo should lead | Sport24
As for the Matfield gap, why would you wish, frankly, to look beyond lanky Lood de Jager, after his wholly inspiring 62 minutes off the bench ... «Sport24, Jul 15»
