Only this spring, once Bench had flip-flop samples in hand, did Harrington and his wife, Jean (Bench s godmother), make a low-six-figure investment.

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Later in the day, a Tumblr blog called mansplainingryan overlaid impact text on photos of Ryan holding his hand out from the weight bench.

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And certainly not my grandfather himself, the smiling watchman of my earliest memories, the quiet, black-eyed, slender man who held my hand as we crossed the avenues, who sat on a park bench reading his Russian newspaper while I chased pigeons and harassed sugar ants with broken twigs.

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Danni Mather, 23, sitting on a bench in Liverpool city centre, brushes the back of his hand across his cheek and wipes away tears as he describes how he suffered depression and considered suicide on several occasions.

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But Ellington came off the bench and slotted home Danny Graham's cross from six yards out to hand Watford a point.

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The writer took eight photos in all: the bum on his knees with his arms stretched out to the sides, and in other poses, such as pretending to sleep on a bench, thoughtfully watching the river flow by, or smiling and waving his hand.

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His shoulders shook and he slumped forward on the bench, trying to contain his sobs, as his father reached forward to put a hand on his back.

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