At the age of 7, she suffered a fall on the slopes that nearly killed her, and left her with disfiguring scars, a severe limp and a sour worldview.
This year, as AT&T's consumer long-distance unit deteriorated faster than even some of the most severe pessimists expected, investors soured on AT&T's strategy of agglomeration, sending the company's stock down 55percentt over the last seven months.
If that bet turned sour, it would require a severe adjustment.
In its updated quarterly forecasts, the Fed took into account the sour start the economy got this year after severe winter weather crippled activity in major cities around the country.
Of the more than 1,500 patients seen by the MJTSC in the past 25 years, only 2 have been documented as sour-ageusic, without, at the same time, showing evidence of a severe, generalized taste deficit.
Meanwhile, the nation's new-car showrooms, for the first time in a long time, are buoyant and busy, despite some severe computer glitches during the first week of the program that delayed rebates and soured some dealers.
Reading this severe, frantic satire, you can understand why: on the page, it's cluttered and wordy, with a sour whiff of sexism.
