Word: betting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...American Consulate, Willkie conferred with both Lebanese and red-tarbooshed Moslems, made a point of having all remarks translated verbatim into Arabic. He emphasized his favorite saying, "Those who give the most get the most." The Arabs understood Willkie's advice, "Bet on the winning horse which is the United Nations," but were puzzled by his baseball allusion, "If you want to see the United Nations win don't just sit in the bleachers and throw pop bottles...
...want entertainment, laughs, and good music, by all means see "Holiday Inn," but don't look for a plot. And if you're inclined to stake your money on long shots, place a little side bet on Marjorie Reynolds. She is going up--and then some...
...Good bet is that when the insurance rates are cut "A" card gasoline-ration holders will get a better break than holders of "B," "C" and "S" cards...
...targets: Irishmen ("McCracken lost an upper lip, McCloskey lost an eye''), Germans ("Der nicest ting as neffer vas Iss valk dot Broadway down"), Jews ("Oh! what a show of noses, among the Sheenies in the sand"), Negroes ("A dark night, a nigger and a chicken, You can bet that they are mighty close friends"). Likewise open and to the point was it on the recurring theme of boy & girl. Instead of Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? It went to bat with...
...rising. The enemy had bet his life that a hurricane would not blow...