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Word: buts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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"I think it's stupid too," he said, "but you're adding to all the stupidity. Retaliation...What does 5000 added to 50 equal?"

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: The Color of Their Brains | 12/8/1979 | See Source »

But two of the spectators weren't bored. They were arguing over the hostages.

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: The Color of Their Brains | 12/8/1979 | See Source »

"But at least he died for something," she prattled on. She was young and talked too much. She knew the world. She read all the books, knew all the names. "Just give ME a gun...I'll go and blow them all away. He's crazy. He's a lunatic...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: The Color of Their Brains | 12/8/1979 | See Source »

But, not to be discouraged by the mechanical failures of its data-spewing wonders, ETS has devised a new pasttime for score-searching seniors.

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: The Crazy Kids at ETS | 12/8/1979 | See Source »

Rumor has it that the ETS originally considered developing a code by which students could call up, give a password and then be told their score, obscured in a mystical series of numbers and/or letters. But that idea was rejected as too technical.

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: The Crazy Kids at ETS | 12/8/1979 | See Source »

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