But when he entered the house, it was such a strange establishment! On the first flight of stairs, the broom and shovel were disputing, and knocking each other about violently.

当他来到教父家时，看到了世界上最古怪的事：扫把和铁锹在头一段楼梯上吵架，并且猛打对方。

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It was a season of uncertain and drifting identity, of upheaval and limbo, of anxiety and laughter, of transience and transients, situated in the Laventura itself, and, more precisely, on the sixth floor of that establishment, in a two-bedroom apartment, with two roommates at a strange crossroads.

NEWYORKER: Shauntrelle

In a strange twist to bipartisanship, both McCain and Bradley -- political outsiders who are running against their own party establishment and the establishments' favorite candidates -- find themselves employing the same themes, even, at times, using eerily similar language.

CNN: By Stuart Rothenberg/