Move on I did, but I continue to be fascinated at the powerful allure of food-on-a-stick mentality and how it correlates as a predictive quality of an America that insanely seems to have evolved into a politics-on-a-stick nation.
However, the "carrot and stick" business mentality is nearing the end of its usefulness.
"We're not stuck with the mentality of 'this is how we've done it for the last 35 years,' " she says.
We would adopt the sticks and stones mentality of children combating playground bullies.
Investors with a little old ladies' mentality should stick to utilities".
"You're stuck in that airport mentality".
"They are still stuck with the old mentality: giving away money!" said one.
They avenged their only loss of the season, which came at home against Tennessee, by sticking to their steamrolling mentality while adopting the Lady Vols' trademark defense as their own.
Japan's lack of acceptance of Japanese who return from living abroad (front page, May 3) reflects a society rich in culture and tradition that is stuck in a postwar mentality.
And yet sadly it seems we're stuck with a national mentality where only novelty value cuts any ice, and where anyone wanting coverage of any kind has to resort to quirky attention-seeking.
Back in those days, when I was a kid, I thought Radio 1 just played the BBC, like if you were driving home after work and missed EastEnders, you'd be able to turn on the radio and hear it!" Even now, aged 33, that DIY mentality has stuck.
