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		<title>Idiom: Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Family man. Runs in the family. In the family way. Family tree. Family matters.
Americana is all about family. We’ve even stretched it to include our “work family” and our “school family” or our “church family.” Despite efforts to redefine it, we all have our own personal definition.
What does “family” mean to Ms. Jones? Are there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idiom: Information</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Just the facts, ma’am, just the facts.”
Ms. Jones might pull out this Joe Friday line when she’s furniture shopping. Even if she falls head over heels in love with a sexy chaise or a beautiful bedroom, she’s going to have to justify her financial investment with some cold, hard facts.
Look at the following areas where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idiom: Recycle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Retail Idioms]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Toilet paper made from yesterday’s news. Computers made from clunkers. New tin cans made from old tin cans.
Recycling is a good thing, most of the time. Furniture recycling, however, is not a good thing for you. We’re not talking about making microfibers from plastic pop bottles, or advocating filling landfills with still-good stuff. What you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idiom: Order</title>
		<link>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/retail-idioms/idiom-order/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Retail Idioms]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[People shouting, arms waving, voices rising. Bang! Bang! The judge pounds his gavel and shouts, &#8220;Order in the court! Order in the court!&#8221; The slamming gavel continues until the courtroom goes silent.

 Ever notice that you don&#8217;t reach into your $10 popcorn until order is restored on the Hollywood screen? If the movie usher had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idiom: Tranquility</title>
		<link>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/retail-idioms/idiom-tranquility/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/retail-idioms/idiom-tranquility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Retail Idioms]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Smell the suntan lotion… taste the piña colada… run your fingers through the warm sand… listen to the seagulls… gaze into the clear blue water…

Where is your perfect picture of tranquility? Maybe it&#8217;s not a beach. Maybe it&#8217;s a ski slope or a deer blind. We all have one place we would go if time, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idiom: Apology</title>
		<link>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/retail-idioms/idiom-apology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Retail Idioms]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you think you deserve one, you know exactly how an apology should be delivered. Eye to eye so you can see their pain. Face to face so you can sense their sincerity. And yesterday wouldn&#8217;t have been too soon.

Have you ever received a false apology that annulled itself when the same offensive act was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bridge Jumping, Part II {still true}</title>
		<link>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/general/bridge-jumping-part-ii-still-true/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE NEW YORK TIMES, SEPTEMBER 8, 1895 – Mrs. Clara McArthur of 167 [sic] East One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Street, the young woman who attempted to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge ten days ago, but was prevented from doing so by the police, dropped off quietly in the darkness at 3:30 o&#8217;clock yesterday morning, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bridge Jumping {a true story}</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE NEW YORK TIMES, AUGUST 31, 1895 – Mrs. Clara McArthur of 162 East One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Street attempted to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge at 5:30 o&#8217;clock yesterday morning, but was prevented by the bridge policemen…
&#8220;I made up my mind long ago to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge. My husband read to me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idiom: Rhetorical</title>
		<link>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/what-are-you-talking-about/idiom-rhetorical/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/what-are-you-talking-about/idiom-rhetorical/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail Idioms]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Multiple choice. How does the typical customer respond to this question:
&#8220;How can I help you?&#8221;

A: &#8220;I&#8217;ve come to fork over my hard-earned money on some of your fine merchandise. Here&#8217;s my wallet – please, just take whatever you need!&#8221;
B: &#8220;I need a king-sized bed, two nightstands, a dresser, mirror and chest in a solid cherry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idiom: [New Year’s] Priorities</title>
		<link>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/general/idiom-new-year%e2%80%99s-priorities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/general/idiom-new-year%e2%80%99s-priorities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your priorities are what you do PRIOR to everything else. We spend a lot of time evaluating our priorities this time of year, making promises to lose 20 pounds and call our parents more often. Most people would say that their priority is family, or their spiritual life, or their job or health. You probably [...]]]></description>
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