An image flashed of the old guy standing bereft and blue-skinned in his tighty-whities like a P.

NEWYORKER: Tenth of December

Then there's the guy standing in the corner, eating Pepperidge Farm Goldfish by the fistful and talking to himself about the 2012 Mets.

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And they were standing by their guy.

NPR: Richardson's Candidacy and Goodling's Testimony

There is also an undeniable adrenaline rush from knowing that the only thing protecting you from a fierce predator that could effortlessly rip your head off is the guidance and know-how of the guy standing next to you.

WSJ: Walk With the Animals

When I hung up, the homeless guy was standing about five feet away.

NEWYORKER: Clara

Examining all those needs, the guy left standing was Jeremy Renner.

CNN: How Tony Gilroy came back to 'Bourne'

It's a modern-day Western -- a souped-up and dumbed-down "Rio Bravo, " if you will -- with Schwarzenegger making like John Wayne as border town Sheriff Ray Owens, the last man standing between a runaway bad guy (Mexican drug baron Eduardo Noreiga) and his freedom.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

"We re not a band of one guy and a bunch of others standing around making him look good, " says Tom Gray.

NPR: Gomez: 'How We Operate'

For instance, both YouTube and Twitter have out-sized fake followings of 30% and 37% respectively, which suggests that bots are disproportionately attracted to long-standing Twitter accounts with large followings (such as Mark Cuban and Guy Kawasaki).

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