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Word: briton (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...heard someone telling the old joke about the male robin who, upon finding a brown egg in his nest, inquired of his wife regarding this phenomenon. She replied that she had done it for a lark. The professor remembered having heard the joke retold later by a Briton who told it intact, except for the tag line, which became: "I did it for a sparrow." This, the professor insisted, made it difficult to believe in English humor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 12, 1970 | 1/12/1970 | See Source »

TIME'S London bureau reported that any Briton, asked what kind of a holiday he spent, was almost certain to answer: "Absoludely biserable, thags...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Gripped by the Grippe | 1/12/1970 | See Source »

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