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  • I discovered this last weekend during a smash-n-grab, high speed-low drag mission whose sole goal was the acquisition of toilet paper and a "wet" Swiffer (which I have been calling Swifter for two years).

    Jamie Reidy: Mission Accomplished 2008

  • Swifter than a striking asp, the Cimmerian, whose name was Conan and who had spent time as a slave in Hyperborea a few years past, the memories still fresh, smashed his joint of beef into the Hyperboreans face.

    Archive 2009-12-01 Reis O'Brien 2009

  • Swifter than a striking asp, the Cimmerian, whose name was Conan and who had spent time as a slave in Hyperborea a few years past, the memories still fresh, smashed his joint of beef into the Hyperboreans face.

    Conan Fan Fiction! Cromsblood 2009

  • Swifter than the breeze, I will Swiss cheese emcees.

    Freeway And Jake One Release A 'Stimulus Package' 2010

  • Swifter than the breeze, I will Swiss cheese emcees.

    Freeway And Jake One Release A 'Stimulus Package' 2010

  • "Swifter of Eagles, Stronger than Lions" - (Samuel II, 1: 23) they went to the task to protect their country, their family and friends, you and me.

    Sad Days in Israel - How have the Mighty Fallen 2009

  • There have been other innovations that have made me stop and think "what a great idea": wheels on suitcases, an idea attributed to Northwest Airlines pilot Bob Plath in 1989; cell phones, which were first available commercially in 1984; Post-it Notes, which 3M started distributing in 1980; the revolutionary Pampers disposable diaper launched by Procter & Gamble in 1961; or the Swifter, another Procter & Gamble invention, launched in 1999.

    Jenny Darroch: Interesting Innovations that Generate Growth and Shape Markets 2009

  • Long story short, I managed to get the two balls (... heh) out from under our bookcase using a complicated and highly scientific process involving a flashlight and the handle of a Swifter.

    Meredith Lopez: I'm Not A Scientist, But I Play One In My Mind 2009

  • The irony of the Olympic motto of "Citius, Altius, Fortius" -- or "Swifter, Higher, Stronger" -- is that, while it inspires competition, it encourages us all to move in the same positive direction.

    Orlando Silva Jr.: Passing the Torch: Brazil's Olympic Dream 2009

  • One advantage big-brands had in the past is that they often led the way with innovation -- think the Swifter for example.

    Jenny Darroch: Big Brands vs. Private Labels and the Recession 2009

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