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True to form for sports fans, there was a lot of complaining, starting with Nick Paumgarten: It's bad enough that the Thanksgiving football lineup must always be anchored by a lousy team (Detroit) and a despicable one (Dallas).
Of course a likable character isn't inferior to a despicable one; of course a movie that presents sordid characters isn't by that fact better than one that presents amiable or admirable ones (though that's what Shone seems to think I'm saying).
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Despicable ones.
It's a very character-driven novel, and you will find yourself falling in love with even the most despicable ones.
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Unresponsiveness, long closed door sessions, rudeness to parents including a despicable diatribe from one of the boards attorneys toward a parent are among a few examples of the board's modus operandi.
Its motto is "Private Powder" — both a despicable idea and an irresistible one, if you're an addict.
Margie Phelps, never one to let a despicable opportunity slip by her, tweeted from her iPhone that she and her disgusting clan will be protesting at Steve Jobs' funeral because he didn't give enough glory to God.
After two highly successful Despicable Me films (and a third one on the way), a spin-off/side project has arrived: a cheery little tale about the yellow, goggle-wearing blobs who unquestioningly serve Gru and enable all sorts of wickedness.
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