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  • Setting up a story about why somebody puts on a crazy costume to fight crime is different from setting up a story about why somebody closes himself (or herself) off from relationships with other people; you could do either with a Woman in Refrigerator, but you also have other (less cliched) options.

    A woman’s place is not in the refrigerator at SF Novelists 2009

  • Let’s be clear here: you don’t have a Woman in Refrigerator every time a female character dies, nor even every time one dies and a man in her life chooses to do something about it.

    A woman’s place is not in the refrigerator at SF Novelists 2009

  • The poor sales guy was so desperate, he kept complimenting us on how well behaved our son was--yeeesh if we'd won PowerBall, believe me, we'd have bought 5 more stove just to hear that again--sure beats being called a Refrigerator Mother.

    Downsizer: for a sustainable & ethical future - Installing a wood burner GreenFertility 2007

  • I love the post because it was heartfelt, corny and even got in a Rick Reilly-ism ( "To say I've been blessed would be like calling Refrigerator Perry 'a bit overweight. '")

    Deadspin Will Leitch 2009

  • Chicago's 300-pound rookie defensive lineman William "Refrigerator" Perry had evolved into a media rock star that year, thanks to coach Mike Ditka's decision to occasionally line him up at fullback in the goal line offense.

    This Year's Craziest Super Bowl Bets Tom Van Riper 2011

  • They could have just cut out the "Refrigerator" scene and used that time for a few lines of truly meaningful dialogue, and the movie could only have been better.

    Ken's Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - A Welcome Addition to the Indiana Jones Saga « FirstShowing.net 2008

  • Bears fans, still channeling Walter Payton and William "Refrigerator" Perry, were hoping against hope for a miracle, but for them, the clock was their enemy.

    'Billion Dollar Game' 2009

  • In 1984 William "Refrigerator" Perry was the biggest thing on campus at Clemson, and Ethan Horton was an all-Atlantic Coast Conference tailback at North Carolina.

    Wipeout tgilli 2007

  • In 1984 William "Refrigerator" Perry was the biggest thing on campus at Clemson, and Ethan Horton was an all-Atlantic Coast Conference tailback at North Carolina.

    Archive 2007-03-01 tgilli 2007

  • As the director of the German Language Society which helps enforce the rules stated it: "Everyone knows you cannot have a name that is 'Refrigerator' or something."

    I Want to Know Your Name 2005

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