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Now, one's mind is immediately brought to trips to Mexico by thousands of drunken, drug-besotten teenagers for "spring break" formerly called "Easter vacation," though given that it's currently given over entirely to debauchery it is perhaps good that it no longer takes its name from that most sacred of holidays.

Archive 2009-08-01 John M 2009

Long will I cherish the memories of the hugs and kisses from the cute little kids at the festival, the respect of my newfound cadre of buzzard-besotten peers, the grudging admiration of my noxious tween, and yes ... wiping tears the sight of a rehabilitated turkey vulture, released from a cat carrier back into the wild from whence it came.

My Fifteen Seconds of Fame Anne Johnson 2007

Long will I cherish the memories of the hugs and kisses from the cute little kids at the festival, the respect of my newfound cadre of buzzard-besotten peers, the grudging admiration of my noxious tween, and yes ... wiping tears the sight of a rehabilitated turkey vulture, released from a cat carrier back into the wild from whence it came.

Archive 2007-03-01 Anne Johnson 2007

She was born Tess Brock in 1825 and died Hag Struan in 1917, aged ninety-two, toothless, hairless, besotten, vicious and dreadful to her very last day.

Noble House Clavell, James 1981

She was born Tess Brock in 1825 and died Hag Struan in 1917, aged ninety-two, toothless, hairless, besotten, vicious and dreadful to her very last day.

Noble House Clavell, James 1981

It was painful for him to sit there, besotten and broken, and listen to others playing.

The Girl from the Marsh Croft 1910

People were led, perhaps to some extent by impertinent curiosity, by the lazy desire to have some opinion to give upon that now legendary household of the besotten, sleepy, nauseous old King of England and his terribly virtuous and intellectual young Queen, to the palace in Via San Sebastiano; and men and women of fashion led thither, as to one of the curious sights of

The Countess of Albany Vernon Lee 1895

Perhaps, also, the unfamiliar, wonderful presence of a beautiful and refined young woman, of something to adore, or at least to be jealous and vain of, may have wakened whatever still remained of the gallant and high-spirited Polish nature in this morose and besotten old Stuart.

The Countess of Albany Vernon Lee 1895

They are either perplexed and besotten with sadness as to how God could allow for such an opprobrious creature to exist, or they are disappointed that some responsible adult has not already taken care of removing this affront from their presence.

AnimeBlogger.net Antenna 2009

Can it be assumed then that you also want to keep your health care out of the hands of listless government bureaucrats on one hand and lobbyiest besotten power-mad legislators on the other?

Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009