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Word: acidopholus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1933-1933
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Brightest bit of testimony came from Hearst's star witness, the egg-throwing Mrs. Ward. Under cross-examination by Lawyer John William Guider she admitted referring to Griffith as "lacto bacillus acidopholus-because he would sour the milk of human kindness"; and as a "dirty rotten turtle egg" because someone had told her that was the Chinese expression of supreme contempt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Professional Etiquet | 2/6/1933 | See Source »

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