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  • I think I made his boots a little big, but I am assured by a Twitter fan that these are good 'shit-kicking' boots for the Emergency Room.

    Margaret Atwood creates superhero outfits for Twitter avatars Esther Addley 2010

  • But in the case of Rick Perry, his shit-kicking Texas gomer uniform is overshadowed by the fact that he's disguising himself as a governor who hates the stimulus and government interference in state affairs, and with such vitriol that he twice endorsed secession as a means of escape.

    Bob Cesca: Rick Perry Is a Socialist in a Secessionist Costume Bob Cesca 2011

  • But in the case of Rick Perry, his shit-kicking Texas gomer uniform is overshadowed by the fact that he's disguising himself as a governor who hates the stimulus and government interference in state affairs, and with such vitriol that he twice endorsed secession as a means of escape.

    Bob Cesca: Rick Perry Is a Socialist in a Secessionist Costume Bob Cesca 2011

  • But in the case of Rick Perry, his shit-kicking Texas gomer uniform is overshadowed by the fact that he's disguising himself as a governor who hates the stimulus and government interference in state affairs, and with such vitriol that he twice endorsed secession as a means of escape.

    Bob Cesca: Rick Perry Is a Socialist in a Secessionist Costume Bob Cesca 2011

  • Today, a touch of France in her timeless cabernet suede pumps, with some trendier New York faux reptile leggings and even a bit of Greenwich in her oversized button down wrinkled men's shirts with shit-kicking shoes and rose wine by the pool, Sophie's a force to be reckoned with.

    StyleLikeU: WATCH: If Larry David And Brigitte Bardot Had A Baby... StyleLikeU 2010

  • Today, a touch of France in her timeless cabernet suede pumps, with some trendier New York faux reptile leggings and even a bit of Greenwich in her oversized button down wrinkled men's shirts with shit-kicking shoes and rose wine by the pool, Sophie's a force to be reckoned with.

    StyleLikeU: WATCH: If Larry David And Brigitte Bardot Had A Baby... StyleLikeU 2010

  • He was embarrassed, did some shit-kicking, hemming and hawing, but she had an attitude toward him that she never got over and he never understood.

    STAR PETER BISKIND 2010

  • As Ashby recognized, the innocence and vulnerability he so skillfully projected, using the tics and mannerisms he fostered—the soft-spoken, hesitant speech, the downward cast of the eyes, the aw-shucks shit-kicking dance with the feet—combined to create the impression that he was no more than an overgrown kid, rubbing the edges off what might otherwise appear to be an unappealing character.

    STAR PETER BISKIND 2010

  • Today, a touch of France in her timeless cabernet suede pumps, with some trendier New York faux reptile leggings and even a bit of Greenwich in her oversized button down wrinkled men's shirts with shit-kicking shoes and rose wine by the pool, Sophie's a force to be reckoned with.

    StyleLikeU: Sophie Conti's Humor Is As Refreshing As Her Style, She Says Sonia Rykiel Is "Dope" (PHOTOS, VIDEO) StyleLikeU 2010

  • As the legendary "Cooler" brought in to clean up the shit-kicking Double-Deuce, with Dalton, Swayze defined his quintessential action character: the sensitive ass-kicker, the stranger who comes to town and saves the yokels from Ben Gazzara.

    Will Menaker: "Pain Don't Hurt": RIP Patrick Swayze 2009

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