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Word: absurdness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...last two acts, acted in the jury room, the spirit languishes. For Mrs. Fiske's absurd first-act character becomes a smart, dominating woman, and what was almost wicked satire becomes burlesque. The jury is shown in impromptu sleeping regalia. Two lovers are interrupted at their devotions by the snores of a red-headed Irishwoman. There are two crusty moralists, a conventionally exploited Scotsman, a maundering poet-all the stencils of farce, with a brace of beauties thrown in for good measure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Nov. 4, 1929 | 11/4/1929 | See Source »

...held a fellowship at Cambridge, but was deprived of it during the War for his writings against conscription, for which he was for a time imprisoned. He says of himself: "I like the sea, logic, theology, heraldry, the first two because they are inhuman, the others because they are absurd...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Sex Seer | 11/4/1929 | See Source »

...latest story going the rounds about the Army game--barring the rather absurd charge about the game being two minutes too long--is about the Bowman-Gilligan collision, in which the former was knocked-out completely for an hour or so, being hit on a more vulnerable spot on his cranium than was Gilligan, who recovered in a minute or so. Just before swooning the plucky Cadet signal-caller is alleged to have said "Leave us sit down a minute, Tommy." We will not go bail for its absolute authenticity, but it is a nice little addition to the saga...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 10/26/1929 | See Source »

...Stevens has no intention of resigning in favor of Walsh and any rumor to that effect is not only false but absurd...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE NEWS DENIES THAT MAL STEVENS INTENDS TO RESIGN | 10/17/1929 | See Source »

...document is a clumsy, absurd forgery," wired Sir William from New York...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Shearer's Party | 10/14/1929 | See Source »

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