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...experience I've ever had," Sutherland continues. But then he yawns, even though you know it must be the exhaustion that is setting in. "A film is satisfying to me when its reality represents something I see in the world. Films should provide a kind of information, illumination, and avast amount of entertainment. A lot of films today are just not true...

Author: By Gregg J. Kilday, | Title: Sutherland: Pushing Peace on MGM's Time | 3/4/1971 | See Source »

...been even too generous in rating Murrow's current performance [Sept. 30] ? As Britain's Boswell in her crisis some years ago, he was indeed great. Now we seem to have a slightly frustrated anachronism (including cigarette) solemnly orating poorly digested everyday news and personal political prejudices. Avast there, Murrow! Why not follow up that inspiration of taking a protracted vacation and give all of us a rest? Besides, we may need you for later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 21, 1957 | 10/21/1957 | See Source »

...bombers in one fight), "Black Sheep" (commanded by famed "Pappy" Boyington). They turned Rabaul into a graveyard of Jap ships while they made screwball talk over their radios: "Here comes Jack Armstrong, the a-a-alll American boy. Ratatat-tat." . . . "Which way'd they go, sheriff?" . . . "Thataway, pardner." . . . "Avast, ye villain, I'll pay the mortgage, take that and that and that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - MARINES: The Brood of Noisy Nan | 6/12/1944 | See Source »

...Avast, there, you sea-loving men, for here is your opportunity to launch a career in the U. S. Naval Reserve. If you lack Mil Sci or Naval Sci in your curriculum, don't let that stop you from serving your country in its greatest crisis. In this branch of the Navy, known as M-2, you will find the physical requirements less stringent and the age limits 17 to 50 years...

Author: By Ernest VAILLENCOURT Fosse, | Title: Navy's M-2 Quick Way To Active Sea Duty | 3/3/1942 | See Source »

...Interj. 10. CEASE!; STOP! Avast! belay that or there!, bottle it!, break it off!, can it!, cheese it!, cheezit!, chuck it!, come off (of it)!, come off the grass!, curl up!, cut it (out) !, douse it!, dowse it!, drop it!, enuff!, fade away!, freeze!, hold on!, hold up!, kill it!, lay off!, leave off!, let up!, nix!, nix on that!, ring off!, sign off!, siphon off!, sound off!, stow it!, turn it off!, whoa Bill!, whoa Maud!, whoa Mud!, whoa there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: U. S. Slang | 3/2/1942 | See Source »

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