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  • I have warned that a demand for respect toward racial and ethnic “difference”—the very sort of attitude displayed by our assistant literary editor, who abuses me for wearing “Oblivious White Dude Bifocals”—will reduce all arguments to ad hominem attacks the very sort she engages in, but the warning cannot be heeded if it is not read.

    Archive 2009-11-01 2009

  • I have warned that a demand for respect toward racial and ethnic “difference”—the very sort of attitude displayed by our assistant literary editor, who abuses me for wearing “Oblivious White Dude Bifocals”—will reduce all arguments to ad hominem attacks the very sort she engages in, but the warning cannot be heeded if it is not read.

    Racial difference: the board game 2009

  • Bifocals dangled from around her neck on a gold chain and a pin depicting Snoopy holding a paw to his mouth, the bubble caption reading SHHHI, decorated her collar.

    Mortal Remains Clement, Peter, M.D 2003

  • Re: Help with Bifocals Mike ... can u still read without glasses on?

    Home Theater Forum 2010

  • Bifocals are thought to have been invented by Benjamin Franklin in the 1780s, and incorporate two lenses of different strengths.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Bifocals lens is commonly worn by senior people that are aged 40 and above.

    EzineArticles 2010

  • Bifocals are thought to have been invented by Benjamin Franklin in the 1780s, and incorporate two lenses of different strengths.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Re: Help with Bifocals On the subject of restricted field of view ...

    Home Theater Forum 2010

  • Bifocals and trifocals have been largely replaced by progressive addition lenses, which look like single vision lenses but have a seamless progression of lens powers.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • Bifocals and trifocals have been largely replaced by progressive addition lenses, which look like single vision lenses but have a seamless progression of lens powers.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

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