1.   Barbie spent his later years in South America, where various dictators and drug lords welcomed his expertise in torture with open arms and open wallets.

2.   Culturally, Buffalo owes a huge debt to the discerning eye and open wallet of a dynamo named Seymour H. Knox, universally known as Shorty.

3.   New Yorkers, from cash-poor students to well-heeled professionals, have embraced the trend with open wallets.

4.   Those with their wallets open will be carrying the economy on their back, according to economists.