Word: betting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Bet he beats his wife...
...Snag: You bet...
...Republicans who hate Wendell Willkie almost as much as they hate the President, and who were willing to bet the nation's safety against their chances of reelection...
...tournament before a gallery of 1,000 or more (25% white), the Champion got the heebie-jeebies, posted 88 in the first round, 81 in the second, quit after nine holes of the third. On the other side of the ropes, he won some consolation (and a $200 bet) when Tutor Martin shot 146 (72-74) in the 36-hole final. Martin's 72-hole total of 292, two strokes better than that of Atlantans Calvin Searles and Zeke Hartsfield, won the tournament and the $500 first prize. Lowest amateur score was 300, turned in by a 19-year...
...from being concealingly colored, are very conspicuous objects in nature." Brightness is often used by animals for sexual or signaling purposes, but Cott's concern is only with the relations of prey and predator. As a rule, if an animal advertises its presence, it is a good bet that a predator wouldn't want it anyway. Birds and fishes are likely to mistake inanimate objects for the insects on which they feed, so they can easily mistake an unpalatable insect for a tasty one-unless the former distinguishes himself by loud red, orange or yellow markings (although some...