Christensen, who goes by B.C. and says that he has seen the movie "not that many" times, by which he means "at least a dozen," is an old proponent of D.I.Y. "I've won so many costume contests it's not even funny," he said recently, before showing off a yellowed copy of the Post from November 1 , 1997
And what did this 49-year-old proponent of organic food eat as a child?
Although it is more sustainable to keep wearing old clothes, proponents argue that exporting second-hand clothes around the world reduces waste.
(And even if it were only singular, why in the world would we expect Modern English to conform to Old English?) Some proponents of the singular-only reading of none have ended up changing their tune.
Jeff Jarvis is the creator of Entertainment Weekly, a San Francisco Examiner columnist, the Associate Publisher of The Daily News, and a consultant to new media companies — in other words, a veteran of the old school and a proponent of the new.
Not just any old pastry shop A proponent of what he calls 'chic snacking', Adam decided to open a concept store in Paris called 'L'Éclair de Génie', where he only sells éclairs.
A modern-day proponent of old-fashioned optimism, he offers training sessions for 8 to 10 students aimed at disputing negative thinking.
I say this not as some defender of the old guard, but as a proponent of OA and open data – as someone who frequently argues its virtues with more conservative colleagues.
After three years of engagements in other German cities, the Neuber company returned to Leipzig in 1737 to discover that their patent, after the death of Augustus in 1733, had gone to the company of Johann Ferdinand Müller, a proponent of the old improvisations and harlequinades.
More recently still, there are the genius "Never say no to panda" adverts for Panda Cheese (though I can't help feeling that the angry vigilante Panda Cheese panda would be so much more gainfully employed silencing all those prepared to trot out tired old jokes than as a proponent for a processed Egyptian diary product).
Cornstarch as the thickener in the flummery nearly derailed Lydon, who is an old-school flour and gelatin proponent.
