Word: charlis
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...criterion by which to judge the play. But last night, when roars of laughter greeted each stupid blunder made by the generals and the visiting congressmen, it leaves some doubt as to whether Mr. Haines has succeeded in making his point. Stupidity is laughable in chimney-sweeps and char-women, but it becomes something else when found among men with the whip in their hands...
...very respectable working char...
Things were considerably worse at the Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, where, it is reported, Mrs. Siy, the early-shift char, came in to find a femur of the long-jawed dactyl bearing the legend: "Lamarck was here." At the Jefferson Physic Laboratory, a freckle-faced bootblack was captured brining a candle at both ends and rapidly making calculations...
...sailors bowed their heads. One of the florid old men in the corner turned redder than ever and shuffled his dominoes. "Can't you show no respect?" hissed the fat char. "Garn!" grunted the old man. "First women-then this...
Nine years ago Hero Konowal got a job as chairman in the Parliament Buildings at Ottawa. He works seven days a week ($4 a day), mops floors, washes dishes for the char staff. In addition to his salary he draws a monthly wartime bonus of $18.40, and a $15 war pension (non-taxable). Out of his $1680.80 income, Philip Konowal last year paid $100 for war bonds, $230 for income taxes. Hero Konowal is grateful to his adopted Canada. Said he last week: "She fixes me fine...