Blue on Jun 16 2006 | Filed under: WOTD - English
“The presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts”; “scarcity”
Example: A paucity of information.
Actually I found it in this excerpt in some newspaper on “Americans and Soccer”:
There are various theories why Americans, almost alone in the sporting world, still don’t “get” a game that elsewhere can make or break governments, economies and [...]
WaiWai: Ladies flash the cash, but don’t want the money shot in their dirty DVDsBlue on Jun 05 2006 | Filed under: Japan: Waiwai Archives
Picture the scene… A woman wearing a floral micro miniskirt and white jacket enters a room with her boyfriend. He gently sits her down on a chair and approaches her from behind. He raises her arms and wraps a blindfold around her. She seems worried as he slides a hand into her underwear. Later, she stands naked, facing a window offering a glorious nighttime skyline view as he approaches her from behind and slowly penetrates.
If it sounds like a scene out of a porno flick, it should. Because that’s precisely what it is. But it’s a dirty DVD with a difference: It’s one targeted specifically at women and was available at all stores across the country, even those frequented by families.