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Word: dagwood (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...design appeal. The Lost Continent decor is instant antique: imposing Athenian edifices that seem about to crumble before your eyes. Spider-Man and his Marvel superhero pals inhabit a comic-book-bright boulevard. Toon Lagoon is haunted by old favorites from the rotogravure, like Beetle Bailey and Dagwood. Jurassic Park's primeval foliage conceals a labyrinthine playground, a Discovery Center where you can see a raptor egg hatch, a Pteranodon Flyers ride that lets you soar above the park and a mechanical triceratops that pees and farts on cue. The beast, nicknamed Cera, allows a child to pet her--"unless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thrill Park | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

Women are the suspicious sex: so a certain amount of husbandly experience -- as well as a long-established convention of popular culture -- teaches us. For decades Blondie has been routing Dagwood out of bed to investigate strange noises downstairs. And Nora Charles always sniffed out foul play ahead of blithe Nick, despite the fact that he was the professional detective...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Just Funny Isn't Enough | 8/23/1993 | See Source »

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