Norman Mailer
“It’s not a good idea to put your wife into a novel; not your latest wife anyway.”

Ullage
(noun) The size of the air space at the top of an unopened wine bottle. An excessive ullage indicates the cork has leaked and the wine has probably spoiled.

From 06/18/07


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