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Those chemicals have lethal potencies, why would people want to spray so close to their kids ? – Chensheng Lu	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
[Ads in the 1970s] were very blatantly sexist, in those days, there was no consciousness about the fact that this might not be a good idea or that this might be offensive. So [advertisers] were able to get away with an ad for a feminine hygiene spray that said, 'Feminine odor is everyone's problem.' Or a cigarette ad where a woman said, 'My boyfriend told me he loved me for my mind. I was never so insulted in my life.' Or an ad for a construction material, which showed a nude woman with a sort of large derriere and thighs, and the copy read, 'She's built like all our products ... heavy where she has to take the strain.'. – Jean Kilbourne	Found on CNN 8 years ago
When the locks first started to appear a few years ago, we didn't pay much attention, they were pretty nondescript and you hardly noticed them. But now someone has spray-painted them bright orange. – Robert Power	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We see this as heralding a process of controlling insects without necessarily using a spray-on toxicant insecticide, it's the beginning of an alternative approach. – John Pickett	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There have been exhibitions focusing on various mediums — tapestries, even crayons — but spray painting has never been done before, it's maybe the reason why all of the artists were so excited to participate. – Jona Lueddeckins	Found on CNN 8 years ago
There's a David Smith, John Chamberlain, Albert Oehlen and everyone knows them but it doesn't stop there, there are artists that did amazing spray work but for one reason or other aren't known in the broader public — there are lots of discoveries to make, even for people who know a lot about art. – Jona Lueddeckins	Found on CNN 8 years ago
You’re dealing with the corrosion from the salt and then also the sea spray hitting the aircraft. – Andrew Saxton	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I think the improvement is the fact that we get this very resistant coating, so generally these superhydrophobic coatings are very mechanically weak, so can be easily rubbed off over time, whereas by applying this spray adhesive we've managed to get very resistant coatings that are resistant to, as I say, rubbing or scratching and with sandpaper and so on. – Claire Carmalt	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
That’s when the idea hit me, i saw the spray handle and got the idea to use the air hose. – John Cox	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Since the BDS Movement has escalated on campus, Jewish students have reported more incidents of anti-Semitism and hate speech against Israel, including calls for Israel’s demise, support for violence against Israelis, spray-painted swastikas, and more, the comments by UCLA student council members are an indication of how the line between legitimate criticism and anti-Semitism has become blurred. – Roz Rothstein	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Spray roses? That's boring, cut orchids? That's really, really big right now. – Phil Mueller	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
If it's available year round, it's kind of lost its luster, spray roses? That's boring. – Phil Mueller	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It can cope with as many people as you want -- whether it's a crowd of people or whether there's just one, there will be a misting spray, it's also highly efficient because you're not misting a whole space -- you are just cooling a small volume around the person. – Carlo Ratti	Found on CNN 9 years ago
In the office, I remove brown spots with laser, chemical peels, or freezing [them] with a liquid nitrogen spray. – Jessica Wu	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I know this might be a little illegal, guys, but you put a little spray, a little stickum on the them, to make sure that texture is a little sticky. – Famer Jerry Rice	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
If I physically touch an inmate, it's a use of force irrespective of an injury happening, absolutely we're saying, 'Document everything. Don't physically get into an altercation but use chemical agents. Spray them. Spray everybody you've got to spray but don't punch nobody out. Just spray whoever you've got to.'. – Norman Seabrook	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I was actually really addicted to nose spray like Afrin, like for years. Like at award shows I would have to pick out the right clutch to be able to fit my Afrin in it.And I’d be under the table like...snorting it. I’m surprised there were no photos of what I was snorting Afrin. And I couldn’t get enough and it was such a problem. And I ruined my sinus. So I had to get it fixed. – Kaley Cuoco	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
They spray-painted (Shi’ite) on the gate to alert the other militia groups. – Akram Shahab	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I’ve gone to hockey games and they hit hard and you can see a spray of saliva. In that context, 15 cases is not so bad. – Judith Aberg	Found on FOX News 9 years ago

Those chemicals have lethal potencies, why would people want to spray so close to their kids ?

– Chensheng Lu

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

[Ads in the 1970s] were very blatantly sexist, in those days, there was no consciousness about the fact that this might not be a good idea or that this might be offensive. So [advertisers] were able to get away with an ad for a feminine hygiene spray that said, 'Feminine odor is everyone's problem.' Or a cigarette ad where a woman said, 'My boyfriend told me he loved me for my mind. I was never so insulted in my life.' Or an ad for a construction material, which showed a nude woman with a sort of large derriere and thighs, and the copy read, 'She's built like all our products ... heavy where she has to take the strain.'.

– Jean Kilbourne

Found on CNN
8 years ago

When the locks first started to appear a few years ago, we didn't pay much attention, they were pretty nondescript and you hardly noticed them. But now someone has spray-painted them bright orange.

– Robert Power

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We see this as heralding a process of controlling insects without necessarily using a spray-on toxicant insecticide, it's the beginning of an alternative approach.

– John Pickett

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There have been exhibitions focusing on various mediums — tapestries, even crayons — but spray painting has never been done before, it's maybe the reason why all of the artists were so excited to participate.

– Jona Lueddeckins

Found on CNN
8 years ago

There's a David Smith, John Chamberlain, Albert Oehlen and everyone knows them but it doesn't stop there, there are artists that did amazing spray work but for one reason or other aren't known in the broader public — there are lots of discoveries to make, even for people who know a lot about art.

– Jona Lueddeckins

Found on CNN
8 years ago

You’re dealing with the corrosion from the salt and then also the sea spray hitting the aircraft.

– Andrew Saxton

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I think the improvement is the fact that we get this very resistant coating, so generally these superhydrophobic coatings are very mechanically weak, so can be easily rubbed off over time, whereas by applying this spray adhesive we've managed to get very resistant coatings that are resistant to, as I say, rubbing or scratching and with sandpaper and so on.

– Claire Carmalt

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

That’s when the idea hit me, i saw the spray handle and got the idea to use the air hose.

– John Cox

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Since the BDS Movement has escalated on campus, Jewish students have reported more incidents of anti-Semitism and hate speech against Israel, including calls for Israel’s demise, support for violence against Israelis, spray-painted swastikas, and more, the comments by UCLA student council members are an indication of how the line between legitimate criticism and anti-Semitism has become blurred.

– Roz Rothstein

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Spray roses? That's boring, cut orchids? That's really, really big right now.

– Phil Mueller

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

If it's available year round, it's kind of lost its luster, spray roses? That's boring.

– Phil Mueller

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It can cope with as many people as you want -- whether it's a crowd of people or whether there's just one, there will be a misting spray, it's also highly efficient because you're not misting a whole space -- you are just cooling a small volume around the person.

– Carlo Ratti

Found on CNN
9 years ago

In the office, I remove brown spots with laser, chemical peels, or freezing [them] with a liquid nitrogen spray.

– Jessica Wu

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

I know this might be a little illegal, guys, but you put a little spray, a little stickum on the them, to make sure that texture is a little sticky.

– Famer Jerry Rice

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

If I physically touch an inmate, it's a use of force irrespective of an injury happening, absolutely we're saying, 'Document everything. Don't physically get into an altercation but use chemical agents. Spray them. Spray everybody you've got to spray but don't punch nobody out. Just spray whoever you've got to.'.

– Norman Seabrook

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

I was actually really addicted to nose spray like Afrin, like for years. Like at award shows I would have to pick out the right clutch to be able to fit my Afrin in it.And I’d be under the table like...snorting it. I’m surprised there were no photos of what I was snorting Afrin. And I couldn’t get enough and it was such a problem. And I ruined my sinus. So I had to get it fixed.

– Kaley Cuoco

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

They spray-painted (Shi’ite) on the gate to alert the other militia groups.

– Akram Shahab

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I’ve gone to hockey games and they hit hard and you can see a spray of saliva. In that context, 15 cases is not so bad.

– Judith Aberg

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

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