Bunker Buster Bomb; Stretch Taxi; Capri Pants

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Thu Oct 11 17:55:33 UTC 2001


BUNKER BUSTER BOMB

   I've been seeing "bunker buster"--like your blockbuster, but with a bunker instead.  It's been used in the 1990s, at least.

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STRETCH TAXI

   First, the stretch limo.  Now, the stretch taxi.
   There was a story and photo of these "mini-limos" in the NEW YORK POST, 9 October 2001, pg. 29.

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CAPRI PANTS

   OED and M-W have 1956.  Emilio of Capri allegedly began selling them in 1949.
   From THIS WEEK, NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, 3 August 1952, pg. 19, col. 1:

_CAPRI CAPERS_
IN HIS elegant shop on the famous Isle of Capri, the Marchese Pucci (better known as Emilio of Capri) invents exotic styles for women.  A young nobleman of Florence, Emilio began designing as a hobby, but the clothes he created for the (Col. 2--ed.) ladies in his circle were so successful that he decided to go into business.  He has lots of ideas and a wonderful color sense which appeals to American fashion plates as well as Italian.  Most exciting of his creations are his hats.
--JOAN SHORT

(PHOTO CAPTION OF WOMAN IN "CAPRI PANTS")
POINTED HAT with wraparound sea-green trousers and yellow blouse



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