And I recently said that to a venture capitalist casually at some Valley event, to which he replied, How quaint.

And the newly emerging diseases may make H5N1 and bird flu a quaint forerunner of things to come. It's a destabilized world.

Kaufman s approach with speeches on the Senate floor as a central feature seemed irrelevant or even quaint to critics even a few weeks ago.

Letters or essays written completely in Classical Chinese today may be considered quaint, old fashioned or even pretentious by some, but may seem impressive to others.

It might not be so bad if there were even a grain of truth to trickle down economics the quaint notion that everyone benefits from enriching those at the top.

It is quaint that the 1933 World Economic Conference took place in the Geological Museum in London s Kensington, at a time when international cooperation seemed as alien as a fossilized dinosaur.

But, for many of those who imagine relaxing in a place that offers a quaint life of undisturbed beauty, there is a strong risk that prices will rise out of reach in future decades.

Kaufman s approach with speeches on the Senate floor as a central feature seemed irrelevant or even quaint to critics even a few weeks ago. No significant Wall Street voices acknowledged his concerns preferring instead to praise the equity markets as a shining example of well functioning technology.