Word: carpingly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Atlantic seaboard, the trout seasons opened with a flush of high water and goodly bags of 15-inchers. Michigan fishermen were out by the thousands, dropping night crawlers, minnows and plugs into the cold water. Some Michigan devotees, in non-trout waters, were taking so-called "rough fish," e.g., carp and suckers, by an ancient method: lantern fishing with a bow & arrow. Chicagoans were dipping for smelt along the lakefront, and Mississippians were getting ready to "hand-grab" for catfish...
...brother, Sam Carp, is a wealthy businessman in Bridgeport, Conn...
...protests pour in, the police present a series of rationalizations in answer. They carp on the old favorites of parked cars impeding snow clearance and blocking fire engines on the way to a night-time blaze. Now that snow has migrated north, the study fire engines must bear the bulk of the rather shaky argument. During the day the Fire Department has to battle through streets cluttered with parked and moving cars, and seems to fare pretty well. There is no reason why they could not do even better at night, when there are few drivers about...
...Kohr to disagree with Professor Chafee's sensible statement of the duty of the citizen to cooperate with his government is but to carp with the law as it has stood since the founding of the Republic. To state that it is the duty of the citizen to appear before congressional committees is only to state that it has always been the right of the government to compel him to do so. This is old stuff, beyond cavil, and common knowledge to anyone concerned with the workings of American government...
There is nothing to carp about in this picture. The stars are superb, the story sensational, and the scenery simple. The color blends instead of blares. The dialogue is droll and dramatic in proper turn. I have nothing but praise...