Down And Out

Raymond Carver comes from the same genre of down-and-out, oppressive relationships that were beyond his ability to cope with them, and realist, simple writing that was mostly autobiographical although that's a little less clear in Carver's case. ❋ James Altucher (2011)

Talked about his down-and-out Dad with admiration, love. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For me, his random interviews with various down-and-out characters in Cleveland, on sidewalks and in living rooms, while charmingly syncopated in the Jarmusch family style, with intermittent jazz music and grainy shaky filming, did not result in a clear "what is this about"--although Tom insisted that for him, it was exactly the Cleveland he wished to express, "meant to be an imperfect portrait." ❋ Karin Badt (2011)

Add to the list of likely losers: conservation interests, local and organic food advocates, defenders of down-and-out Americans who depend on food stamps and just about anyone else who'd like the farm bill to do more than bankroll industrial-scale commodity farming -- GMOs, pesticides and all. ❋ Ken Cook (2011)

But it also showed his compassionate side, handling out cash to down-and-out families whose political loyalties were then secured for years. ❋ AP (2010)

For Sam Slovick, a filmmaker and writer who has been chronicling the lives of Los Angeles' homeless, interacting with the down-and-out has never been difficult. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

Bent on dominance, rival factions are initiating the down-and-out of L.A. into their rnaks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A down-and-out waitress sits glumly on her stoop across the street from a gleaming suburb. ❋ AP (2010)

And then ... in 2009 he found comfort back in the White House, as director of President Obama's National Economic Council, helping to oversee the very firms that had been so generous to him when he was down-and-out after leaving Harvard and blunting the administration's response to the economic crisis. ❋ David Segal (2010)

"Bitch Slap" follows three badass women -- described in the synopsis as "a down-and-out stripper, a drug-running killer and a corporate powerbroker" -- who venture into the desert with the intention of extorting hundreds of millions of dollars from a gang kingpin. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Yes, there's nothing like a down-and-out dog to bring joy to your sad, sad life. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Lord of Misrule," by Gordon, is set at a down-and-out racetrack and concerns the troubled inhabitants of that world. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Indian leaders agreed, saying professional and college team nicknames, such as Braves, Chiefs and Redskins, and their clownish mascots, continue to demean American Indian culture and leave a lasting effect that can be seen in the down-and-out reservations that dot the United States. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Noticing the deck needs to be repaired leads to you making a note about the deck, which gets processed and turns out to be more than a single step, which in turn leads to a creation of a project surrounding the rehabilitation of your down-and-out deck, which in turn swells your Project List by one more and adds to your general feeling that your Project List might crush you. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Wikipedia describes Alger's stories as, "illustrating how down-and-out boys might be able to achieve the American Dream of wealth and success through hard work, courage, determination, and concern for others." ❋ Unknown (2009)

He is a down-and-out. ❋ Kung-Fu Jesus (2004)

[Led Zeppelin] slang use: "been to long before I found out what people mean by 'down and out' "[The man] who risks it all will [eventually] be down and out." ❋ JoshuaN@sh (2006)

[Mary J.'s] Been Down And Out ❋ Emlol4 (2008)

"Dude you look shocked... What happened?" "[Some random guy] [pulled up] in this beat up old jeep and gave me [a down and out]" "Woah... Hardcore" ❋ PandaFoxOfTime (2015)

You: Oh no, [there she is].. Friend: Who? You: The girl i banged. Friend: Why don't you [say hi]? You: Man I can't, i went Down [N'] Out with that. ❋ Prazzo (2009)

They got into a knock-down-drag-out [brawl] over the [stupidest] [thing]. ❋ Light Joker (2005)

x: "hey, I heard we're [conditioning] today, do you want some bobby [pins]?" y: "no thanks, I'll just go bangs down, balls out." x: "wow, [I like your hair] down!" y: "yeah, I forgot my hair clips, so I guess I have to go bangs down, balls out today." ❋ Smessemsee (2011)

Jim: Well we have a lot on our [plate] today Jay: I say we [tackle] these problems [heads down elbows out] ❋ Chiefofrcdiv (2012)

My To-Do list is a [Push-down, Blow-out stack] which has reached [critical mass] and [exploded]; it's blissfully reassuring now that I have nothing in my To-Do list! ❋ Jfkelley (2018)

We went to the [county fair] and [my girlfriend] wanted to [participate] in a up and down, in and out. ❋ Jello132 (2015)