Word: bums
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Bum Steer...
...Panchen Lama,* Buddha of Boundless Light for 10,000,000 Tibetans and Mongolians, had quite a time at his enthronement. Because the affair took place at Kum Bum Lamasery in remote Hwangyuan, China-which is practically out of this world-it took nearly three months for the full story to reach the U.S. Present at the enthronement was the Rev. Victor Guy Plymire, a longtime American missionary. After patiently waiting through eight hours of ceremony and gift-giving (the presents ranged from precious silver ornaments to a sheep stomach filled with butter), Missionary Plymire was finally permitted to take...
Four of the 16 patients are Negroes, and nine of the twelve white soldiers hail from the South. There has not been one instance of racial friction since I have been here. We play cards together, borrow each other's books and stationery, bum each other's cigarets...
What we want out here are musicals, preferably in prewar settings, because it gripes us no end to see some dashing young bum in an Army uniform surrounded by beauteous blondes, fighting the battle of "Celluloid...
...disturb my equanimity.' So again he insults me-a hollow hulk like that. So I say to him: 'Your idiocy is very refreshing.' So he gets sore and wants to fight. So I say to him nice and polite: 'Hey, bum,' I said, 'stop knocking yourself out. The door's open. Beat...