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  • A series of extended walking tours through damp, poorly-lit Gothic cathedrals!

    Martin Marks: Downton Abbey Problems Martin Marks 2012

  • When I tell you that you're bright, I'm telling you that if you are one of those brave people of color or estrogen who are able to overcome their poorly-lit genes and show intelligence, you too can be granted the glittering badge of brightness from a person qualified to know -- me, an achromic non-woman.

    Mike Amato: Why Are Women So 'Bright'? Mike Amato 2011

  • When I tell you that you're bright, I'm telling you that if you are one of those brave people of color or estrogen who are able to overcome their poorly-lit genes and show intelligence, you too can be granted the glittering badge of brightness from a person qualified to know -- me, an achromic non-woman.

    Mike Amato: Why Are Women So 'Bright'? Mike Amato 2011

  • Instead try to secure a damp, poorly-lit basement where people can light up their cigars and drink their martinis without having to constantly look over their shoulder for your landlord or the cops to show up.

    Guard Poker | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • When I tell you that you're bright, I'm telling you that if you are one of those brave people of color or estrogen who are able to overcome their poorly-lit genes and show intelligence, you too can be granted the glittering badge of brightness from a person qualified to know -- me, an achromic non-woman.

    Mike Amato: Why Are Women So 'Bright'? Mike Amato 2011

  • We have traveled beside him from one poorly-lit warehouse or factory to another.

    Scott Mendelson: Goodbye John: A Farewell to Saw, as Jigsaw Lays His Last Trap Scott Mendelson 2010

  • When I tell you that you're bright, I'm telling you that if you are one of those brave people of color or estrogen who are able to overcome their poorly-lit genes and show intelligence, you too can be granted the glittering badge of brightness from a person qualified to know -- me, an achromic non-woman.

    Mike Amato: Why Are Women So 'Bright'? Mike Amato 2011

  • Then Huntsman's credentials are flashed over images of a poorly-lit parking lot, suggesting that "that guy" is Jon Huntsman, who is currently hiding in a garage somewhere, deepthroat-style.

    HUFFPOST HILL - GOP Campaigns Are Total Sausage-Fests Eliot Nelson 2011

  •            Having gone through the first doorway (the poorly-lit bar doorway perhaps symbolizing the metaphorical doorway marked “End of Marriage”), Protag felt light in spirit.

    Protagonist Unbound 2010

  • Not a bad idea given how poorly-lit many hotels are, although it might pay to check on the location of smoke alarms before trying it (you can run up a major fine if the fire brigade gets called in).

    Travel With A Scented Candle For An At-Home Hotel Room Feel | Lifehacker Australia 2008

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