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Word: bitched (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...just for laughs, that the wisdom of Solomon is a myth. Says David: "I'll let you in on a secret about my son Solomon: he was dead serious when he proposed cutting the baby in half, that putz. I swear to God. The dumb son of a bitch was trying to be fair, not shrewd." Dialogues between exasperated father and nincompoop son appear to be modeled on the old radio sketches of Jack Benny and Dennis Day. David: "Do you understand what I'm saying to you about Joab? Do not let his hoar head go peacefully...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The 3,000-Year-Old Man | 9/24/1984 | See Source »

Still, she exemplified the spirit of the Tent City dwellers who never started bitching because it was hot, or because the food arrived two hours late, or because there were so many things to bitch at. Without having accomplished anything in five hours on the streets, she was looking forward to hearing Jesse Jackson speak at the Tent City that night. He cancelled however, and she was disappointed. Then, that night at the interfaith service, she shocked me when she learned over to me and said: "I'm going to take some of those voter registration cards to where...

Author: By Mark E. Fineberg, | Title: Unconventional Warfare | 9/19/1984 | See Source »

...going to solve the deficit problem, some son of a bitch has to be willing to stand up and say there's something wrong. We're wasting a lot of money in Medicare. We're wasting too much of this and too much of that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Friendly Advice, but Stern | 7/30/1984 | See Source »

...they aren't mouthing their political philosophy, most of the characters are engaged in stale, macho talk or puffing up with the self-important rhetoric of their tasks. "Christ you're a cold son of a bitch," says one character to Converse. "Ice, Commander," he replies...

Author: By Victoria G.T. Bassetti, | Title: Same Old Ludlum | 3/22/1984 | See Source »

...meeting in September 1982, Reagan advised Negotiator Nitze on a way to present an American position in the Geneva INF talks that both men knew the U.S.S.R. would find unacceptable. Said he: "Well, Paul, you just tell the Soviets that you're working for one tough son of a bitch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Men of the Year: Ronald Reagan & Yuri Andropov | 1/2/1984 | See Source »

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