Word: blokes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...garbage cans is "accompanied by the jovial dustman's monotonous refrain O Come, All Ye Faithful." After reading that, the Cambridge Urban District Council promptly rerouted Dustman Frank Clarke so that he appeared under the prince's windows at 9 a.m. rather than 7. "I am a bloke who likes to sing at his work," admitted Clarke. "But I think 7 o'clock is time enough for anyone to be up and on parade...
...identify U Thant. Only 58% of the chaps in the street could place U Thant correctly as U.N. Secretary-General. Ah well, he still made out better than Svet-Icma Alliluyeva, who was identified by 51% as Franco's daughter, Khrushchev's daughter, or "the religious bloke with the Beatles...
...That bloke Wodehouse. Dash it, Jeeves, one would think that at the age of 86 a chap who'd written 70 books about Bertram Wooster & Co. would do the decent thing and sheathe the sword at long last...
...brought back many wonderful memories of those days. It is great to know we have the Yanks on our side. As we know, when the chips are down, the Yanks and Aussies are one. So we thank you for giving us the great honor of seeing a Dinkum bloke...
Canine Greeters. In Australia, a fellow Texan-U.S. Ambassador Edward ("Big Ed") Clark-had taken pains to assure a smooth visit for the Johnsons and had a special 7-ft. bed installed for the boss. The Aussies did the rest. "He's a good bloke!" cried one old lady, and Lyndon felt that way about the blokes who lined the roads. Driving into Canberra, the President stopped his motorcade nine times to wade into cheering crowds, keeping Governor General Richard Casey waiting 30 minutes as a result. The performance left Prime Minister Harold Holt...