Standing in line to pay, he was spotted by an old acquaintance from his San Francisco days.

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Friends of his were approached by a very old acquaintance who was extremely curious about his past relationships.

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One thing was certain: the surviving veterans of the Normandy campaign would never let old acquaintance be forgot.

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Another episode involved a small European bank, which had hired an internal recruitment specialist and an old acquaintance of mine.

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Along the way, he has a suspiciously serendipitous encounter with old acquaintance Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles), before executing another adept variation on an escapist theme.

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In an off-camera interview Friday with ESPN, Te'o said Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, a 22-year-old acquaintance who lives in California, contacted him two days ago and confessed to the prank.

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This time, on a warm Saturday morning, it was being loaded on--for delivery to a farm in Missouri, where an old acquaintance will spend the next year or so restoring it to its original state.

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She said she believed Gartshore had initially buried the child's body in a ditch but later moved it to the open grave of an acquaintance, Sinclair Upton, at Old Monkland Cemetery.

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The FBI had been questioning Mr. Todashev in recent weeks because of his acquaintance with Tamerlan Tsarnaev, according to Umar Taramov, a 23-year-old friend of Mr. Todashev.

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