Ms. Merahn, who friends affectionately describe as a "whirlwind" and a meticulous planner, hadn't thought about a serious relationship in a long time.

Kerrigan's mother, a fashionable woman whom she describes affectionately as a "clothes head," loved Neil Diamond.

Gajdusek announced that he planned to use the prize money to pay for education of the children, whom he affectionately described as his "little savages."

This has led some dealers and riders to affectionately describe the Boss Hoss as a "big scooter".

John Martin affectionately described the ballet, which he liked, as "idiotic."

Steam Packet officials affectionately described her as having been 'foreman built'.

The modding community has taken to affectionately describing the maneuver as "double-rooting."

It became a cabecera or head mission in 1701 with the establishment of what Kino described affectionately as a "neat little house and church."

She also affectionately described her cousin Albert, now 73, who owned a lingerie store right on Orchard Street.

She also has a violent temper and Dirk affectionately describes her as "a bit mad".