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3) The restless. Example: a man of 53 became impatient during a two-week stint of laboratory analysis, went to a quack who gave him "treatment" within the hour. "I got 'antsy.' You know, when you've got cancer, every minute counts."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Why Go to a Quack? | 8/16/1954 | See Source »

¶ A department store in Phoenix, Ariz. was swamped with orders for Antsy Pants -men's underwear shorts decorated in a bright print pattern of huge red ants. Said the store's advertisement: "He'll rant and dance with big red ants."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: Americana, Dec. 8, 1947 | 12/8/1947 | See Source »

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