They trusted only banks with granite facades, marble floors and thick bars on the tellers' cages--and passbooks they could fondle.

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The whole point of CES is to stand in long, frustratingly slow moving lines to fondle devices that promise unlimited freedom.

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During a visit last week to the USGA's research labs here, I was allowed to briefly fondle Stimpson's original creation, a scooped out wooden bar shorter than the modern versions.

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Sony flaunted its VAIO T series 14- and 15-inch Windows 8 touch-enabled Ultrabooks at CES 2013 last month, but we weren't able to do anything at the time but snap, film and fondle them a bit.

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