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I found it irksomely self-promotional, but I'm guilty of that very thing-I just don't make any money off of it - so I had to chalk it up to style and posturing.— bavatuesdays
If Facebook is now the yearbook of life, the same rules appear to apply: The community's most self-absorbed members tend to boast hundreds of fast friends, their walls are littered with provocative posts and their photos usually number in the hundreds - all irksomely flattering.— The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
So apologies in advance if I'm irksomely enthusiastic about my cool new literature delivery system.— Slate Magazine
When Bosley Crowther, reviewing the movie in The New York Times, described Jacobi as "irksomely sluggish and pathetically lax as the weakling Van Daan," it was high praise.— post-gazette.com - News

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