There's no getting around it: the Victory is a plump, weighty thing, and it doesn't even have a slide-out keyboard to lean on as an excuse.

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"You're taking your five toes and grabbing your shoe to make sure it doesn't slide out, " Thompson said.

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For instance, if a student calls out an answer instead of raising his hand, teachers traditionally might say, "We don't call out, " or they may let it slide and take his answer, said Dr. Fernandez.

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You won't twirl the car like a top, but at the same time it is possible to slide the back end out a tad, and to spin the tires on takeoff.

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You can see how easy it is to slide from just a Bad Wizard to an out-and-out Witch: where you intentionally make the numbers work beyond what the law allows, for your own nefarious gain.

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It also features an exceptionally thin smartphone design with a slide out, full QWERTY keyboard and 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display.

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Palm Inc. created a credible, innovative smartphone with a physical keyboard, but it was a slide-out version, which made the keyboard seem like a burden and an afterthought.

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And I notice there's kind of like a water slide in there -- I wanted to try it out, but -- (laughter) -- Secret Service said no. (Laughter.) They would not let me do it.

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