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...being polite about it as they are about everything in Japan. There, if one man knocks an- other down accidentally they both apologize. They did the same on the field so there was much time out for bowing and telling one's opponent go Men Nasai, ("I beg your pardon"). But there is very little of that...
Just as a theatre manager is about to begin rehearsing a new comedy, an elderly man, his wife and four children (two are illegitimate) appear, beg for a chance to act the drama of their lives. They explain that they are the characters of an author who conceived them but never provided them with a literary vehicle. Accompanied by very little action and a great deal of discussion, the request of the six characters is granted...
...settlement of Pity-Me, Ohio, marched seven miles to Pomeroy. There in Common Pleas Court they declared their women and children were naked and starving. The Red Cross, they said, had refused to give them any relief. They asked legal permission to go out upon the Pomeroy streets and beg for pennies. This request was denied...
...TIME, Feb. 23, you say: "Devout Catholics fell to their knees at the radioed sound of the Pontiff's revered voice." I beg leave to differ. In the first place, I have known all sorts of Catholics: good, bad, ardent, and indifferent; American Catholics and Catholics of varied nationalities. Naturally, they all respect the Pope, but there is not a one of them, even the most pious, that would even dream of falling on their knees at the sound of the Pontiff's voice. I believe that this is true of the whole country. From what I have...
...experience as an oarsman, over 28 years," the coach said. "I was never beaten by a teetotaller, and I drank all the alcohol, wine and beer I could buy, beg or borrow...