Word: bounders
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...each of the ten archetypal adventures, Li'l Abner and his friends are wriggled out of one difficulty only to fall into another. Victim of Capp's slightest whim, even Li'l Abner's pig must (barely) wriggle out of being turned into the Ecstasy Sauce that Bounder J. Roundheels must have for the Roast Rump of Tree Dwelling Elephant that will get him into the Gourmet's Club. From the first Sadie Hawkins' Day episode in which L'l Abner wriggles out of Daisy Mae's arms into those of a jackass, to the last where he is "hopelessly...
Shuffle to Savagery. Tragedy begins trivially. A bombinating Fleet Street bounder-Tulbach Browne of the Daily Thresh-has come to report on Pharamaul, and by a familiar "liberal" reversal of traditional loyalties, he sees his own country automatically in the wrong. The truth, as he reports it to his paper, is that gallant young Chief Dinamaula is being frustrated by gin-swilling British officials. As a grand gesture, Reporter Browne provokes Dinamaula into asking for a drink at an all-white hotel. He is refused, and in his humiliation mutters something about his hopes of marrying a white girl...
Newsday decided to set a trap for the bounder. It ran another letter, signed by Staffer Gwen Risedorf, also protesting the shortage of jobs. .When the telephone rang last week in Mrs. Risedorf's home, the caller carried on a lewd conversation, made a date with Reporter Risedorf. When he showed up, the waiting cops pounced, arrested Donald J. Shannon, 33. He promptly pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. There was only one embarrassing note in Newsday's fine detective work. Shannon turned out to be a Newsday employee-a district circulation manager. He was promptly fired...
...Smith, a 6-5 forward, is a good re-bounder but doesn't shoot enough. Forward Bob Repette at six feet has a fine one-hand shot and is one of the workhorses of the team. Once he realizes his potential and learns to drive more, he will be much more of an asset to the team...
When troops are not being machine-gunned, young ladies not being violated and Clive Brook not being fantastically cool as he thrashes some bounder, the rest of the passengers take up the slack with much interesting chatter. There is a nice old lady who may, or may not, be a madame, depending on the viewer's state of mind, a disgraced French officer, an American gambler, a missionary, and an unpleasant German opium dealer. All these help make Shanghai Express a picture that, although it begins slowly, chugs its way into a lot of excitement and interest...