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George Abbott was so affronted by his chicanery over royalties that he refused to speak to him for the rest of his life. E.E. Cummings acted out a pantomime at a party, in his presence, that compared him to a cockroach. George...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Wonder Boy | 1/30/1984 | See Source »

...tenant in Boston refuses to pay his rent until his landlord rectifies the apartment's cockroach problem. But instead of getting his room fumigated, he receives an eviction notice...

Author: By Christopher J. Georges, | Title: Logging in Problems | 1/25/1984 | See Source »

...Andy Griffith Show. Floyd's is more than a humburget cum-candy store. It's a way of life Customer who come to the basement of Briggs Hall for the fried egg sandwiches. Wacker Burgers, and Maull frappes are soon indoctrinated by workers sporting T-shirts with cockroach emblems on the front and the slogan "we don't fuck around" on the back. And they mean it. This year, managers plan to feature weekly jazz concerts in conjunction with South House Music Society...

Author: By Mary Humes, | Title: The Grills Next Door | 10/29/1983 | See Source »

McMillan added that the insurance and cockroach problems had subsided, but that exterminating the mice would take longer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Bookstore To Open in Old Pizza Locale | 10/28/1983 | See Source »

...shop, "McIntyre and Moore," moved into the erstwhile quarters of Harvard Pizza earlier this month. The restaurant was forced out by management because of cockroach and mouse infestation and insurance company concerns over fire...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Bookstore To Open in Old Pizza Locale | 10/28/1983 | See Source »

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