The clientele was varied, he wrote: widowers, shy single types, "that one dude who just wanted a friend who'd do him the solid of waiting seven hours outside Nike to snag these fresh sneakers for him when they went on sale".
Aside from everyone being exhausted after the holidays, Oliver points out that a traditional New Year's Eve celebration combines "Three of the least pleasant things known to mankind: forced interaction with strangers being drunk, cold and tired, and having to stare at Ryan Seacrest for five solid minutes, waiting for him to tell you what the time is".
"My strategy was to play something simple and solid and wait for him to create the complications".
If the puppy is too young to eat solid food, wait until he is able to.
Even solid companies are waiting longer before trying, and many just sell to big corporations instead.
Thus are we expected to while away a solid eight hours waiting to find out whether or not Brody is working for the terrorists.
Cais do Gingal 69/70, +351 21 275 1380, atirateaorio.pt A modern take on the seafood restaurant, SeaMe has solid wooden tables, waiting staff in grey Mao-style jackets, waitresses sporting I'm a Fish addict T-shirts, and a menu sprinkled with slogans... 'Good things come to those who wait', and so on.
My husband has been working off and on but nothing solid we are waiting to see if he gets into a certain school but its not looking good.
I know you've got some good, solid policies just waiting to pop up and delight millions of young people up and down the country.
Singapore Exchange CEO Magnus Bocker says his market has a solid pipeline of companies waiting to go public.
