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Word: bitches (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dependency on booze cannot afford that luxury. His letters requesting, demanding, begging for money grew increasingly embarrassing. "I am a deserving cause," he insisted. He hit on the scheme of "getting my living-money from people and not from poems" and solicited shamelessly for the next "rich bitch" to support him. He found patrons, then abused their generosity. After World War II, Thomas' fortunes ostensibly improved. He landed some screenwriting assignments, became well known through his readings for the BBC ("radio whinnies," as he described them), and started a routine of lucrative U.S. tours. The more he earned, the more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Poet Who Never Grew Wise the Collected Letters of Dylan Thomas | 4/21/1986 | See Source »

Veteran council member Kamala S. Lakhdhir '85-'86 stands to protest a poster that advertised the council's poorly attended public forum last week. The poster said "Come Bitch at Us," and shows Clifford the Big Red Dog roaring at several cowering people...

Author: By Stacie A. Lipp, | Title: As Time Goes By | 3/14/1986 | See Source »

...There is a woman in front of the dog lying down. I found it offensive," says delegate Lakhdhir. She complains that the word "bitch" is offensive because it is commonly associated with only the female sex. She also objects to the use of Clifford. "It's the dog also," says delegate Lakhdhir...

Author: By Stacie A. Lipp, | Title: As Time Goes By | 3/14/1986 | See Source »

...annihilate him are only a few of the many problems plaguing our young hero. His mother died when he was young. He was traumatized by the Vietnam War. His only son mysteriously disappeared while he was clipping the hedges one afternoon. And his wife divorced him. "Life's a bitch, eh?" remarks his neighbor Harold (George Wendt) while nodding his head and stuffing his face with pizza and Schlitz beer...

Author: By Peter C. Krause, | Title: Remember What Mother Told You: Keep Away From House | 3/7/1986 | See Source »

...bright star in the whole movie is Wendt who plays the chubby neighbor with beautiful aloof poise. When Katt moves into the house, Wendt greets him by saying the old lady who lived there before was crazy. "The biggest bitch in the sky," Wendt sneers. "She was my aunt," Katt answers. "Heart of gold," Wendt comes back without pausing...

Author: By Peter C. Krause, | Title: Remember What Mother Told You: Keep Away From House | 3/7/1986 | See Source »

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