The streets of Glasgow weren't nearly as friendly 65 years ago when the young Billy Connolly arrived with a plop on the cold linoleum floor of his parents' tenement house.

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Instead, I hand him paper, plop him in front of the Chromebook, and start writing for Forbes.

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Lawrence's agency, Wells Rich Greene, created some of the most memorable commercials, including "Plop-plop, fizz-fizz" (for Alka-Seltzer).

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After charging up the handheld overnight, just plug the base station into your PC's USB port, plop the CD in the drive and you'll be up and messaging in a matter of minutes.

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The former social worker has an office on Fifth Avenue, where clients can stop by and plop themselves down on one of her plush animal-print chairs.

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Indeed, the funny and for a politician wonderful thing about Mr Straw is that you can plop an ovenload of hot potatoes into his lap and know that he will find a way to serve them up calmly as a sensible salad.

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