• They raided the cookie jar on an industrial scale, till they were morbidly obese, but their parents - the regulators - saw them as the picture of health.

    BBC: If banks are treated as naughty kids...

  • One of the items for sale, and that seemed to elicit as much excitement on Mr. Payard's part as his dessert inspiration candles (Oatmeal Lavender, Passion Fruit and Coconut Lime) or decadent Baba au Rhum in a jar, was an incongruous piece of cutlery in a presentation box.

    WSJ: A Simmering Bake-Off

  • Since there was an opened jar of Brazil nuts on the sideboard, Hadley offered these to Anton, too.

    NEWYORKER: Pumpkin Head

  • At the bottom of the chest, in an olive jar, he placed a detailed autobiography, printed so small a reader will need a magnifying glass.

    NPR: 'I Love Mysteries,' Says Man Claiming Hidden Gold

  • As the ritual became more concrete and when digital cameras were introduced, the group became more picky over the details of the photo, going as far as to wear the same clothes, and designate an official jar and hat as props.

    CNN: Five guys take same photo for 30 years

  • Every once in a while, he dipped a wooden stick into a gluepot he had fashioned from an empty confiture jar.

    NEWYORKER: Sole Mate

  • Inside was an assortment of fireworks, a jar of Vaseline and a homework assignment sheet from the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, among other items.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • Someone who wanted an ambulance crew to open a jar of jam for them is among a unusual emergency calls revealed by the Scottish Ambulance Service.

    BBC: Ambulance service staff

  • The obituary didn't jar the stock: Even though it was an official obit, there were plenty of disclaimers on top from the reporter who was warning editors not to press the "print" button.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Ciavarella, who presided over juvenile court, sent kids to juvenile detention for crimes such as possession of drug paraphernalia, stealing a jar of nutmeg and posting web page spoofs about an assistant principal (3 months of hard time).

    FORBES: Even Judges Commit Crimes, Bad Ones

  • The crowd at Christie's last night had an eye in particular for the jewels of JAR.

    FORBES: Barkin Bling Brings Big Bucks

  • Grab an unlimited amount of cookies from the complimentary cookie jar and go for a stroll, surveying the inn's 200 bucolic acres.

    BBC: Daily deal: Virginia horse country inn and spa

  • Two patients lie asleep on operating room tables, each with an inflamed appendix demanding to be relocated to a specimen jar.

    FORBES: Are Insurance Companies the Key to Lower Prices?

  • She then placed each sample into a jar with a bit of salt and pepper, and cooked it for an hour.

    ECONOMIST: Why some duck livers are delicious, and others nasty

  • It takes an hour to make six quarts, and Mr. Mason fills each tiny jar with a pastry bag.

    WSJ: Yes, Artisanal Mayo

  • Mitchelson and Sit have the portfolio manager titles, but stock picking is really done at weekly five-hour gabfests where 12 people gather around a big jar of jelly beans in Sit Investment Associates' cozy conference room adorned with bamboo wallpaper and an oil painting of foggy mountains west of Shanghai.

    FORBES: The jelly bean team

  • The always amusing HAL 9000 account (yes, somebody tweets as the robot from "2001") posted an "animated JIF" -- which is to say, a swirling, animated jar of the tasty, high-protein spread.

    CNN: It's settled! Creator tells us how to pronounce 'GIF'

  • Bernanke and the FOMC have maintained that such action will only be taken when warranted by data, but there appears to be enough of an expectation that the punch bowl will at least be drained (albeit not taken away) to jar the market.

    FORBES: Thrill Of Victory, Agony Of Defeat In A Single Session For The Bulls

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