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Word: badness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...much, but then we have to be pretty careful. These -- state cops are pretty bad in Massachusetts. And specially in Boston. Every one of them is a hypocrite; you can't trust them. No, as a matter of fact, I won't say all of them, because just the other week here I met a real white man, but it isn't very often, I can tell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bootlegger Describes Interesting Incidents of a Very Adventurous and Hazardous Trade | 11/23/1929 | See Source »

...Harvard team this fall has had a lot of bad breaks, and I do not think that the scores of the games are indicative of the strength of the team. I have watched them pretty closely this week on the field and off and they have built up a spirit, a morale that I don't think can be beaten...

Author: By A. E. French, | Title: Former Greats Discuss Afternoon's Contest--Opinions Evenly Divided | 11/23/1929 | See Source »

...plot of "After Dark" is scarcely worth mentioning as much. It is the traditional story of the hero who gets into bad company at once, and the intricate complications which follow are all in the best melodramatic style, and lend themselves perfectly to phrases like "Unhand me villain" and the like, all of which are greeted with uproarious cheers from the audience...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 11/23/1929 | See Source »

...storeroom attendants in the Chemical Laboratories are notorious for their inefficiency and discourtesy. It is bad enough to have to deal with these unpleasant people, but the absence of the smile may be forgiven if the required materials are promptly available. Too often they are not. And most of these sins of omission may be traced directly to the laziness or the stupidity of the men in charge of the supplies. The autocratic and abused power of the janitorial staff forces even instructors to accept their dirty dishware with unbecoming fear and trembling...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TIME TO CLOSE UP | 11/20/1929 | See Source »

...first team suffered charley horses. They are Arthur Palmer, center; Tom Taylor, fullback, and Bob Hall, quarterback. Hoot Ellis had a recurrence of his knee injury, and was taken out, but will probably by session in action against the Crimson. Jin Stewart, substitute guard for Captain Greene, sustained several bad bruises and Truxton Hare was battered up con siderably. Neither of these two will probably work out with the rest of the Blue squad for several days...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SIX INJURIES REPORTED IN ELI TRAINING CAMI | 11/18/1929 | See Source »

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