Word: dammit
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...police arrived on the scene at 11:15 p.m., after the battle had been raging for some 15 minutes. After a few desultory snowballs were aimed at the police cars, the freshmen scattered for their dorms. Loud-speakers blared warning to "clear the area, dammit...
What seems to irritate many critics most about President Kennedy is that he is a charming, voluble, intelligent talker who has done his homework on most topics and is therefore successful in presenting his views, dammit. Without doubt, the whole Kennedy Administration has worked harder than almost any of its predecessors to persuade reporters of the desirability and eventual success of its policies...
...yard line seats, about halfway up the stands. Within seconds a moist chill had permeated my bottom. Dammit, I had forgotten to bring something to sit on. Susan was singing the Latin words to "Ten Thousand Men of Harvard." She really was gung-ho. Or maybe she dated someone in the hand...
...stood up for the kickoff. When we sat down the seats were wet again. The chill spread a bit farther. In front of us two guys were huddled together with Gordon Linen towels over their heads. They each took a swig from a bottle of rum. Dammit, I had forgotten the thermos of hot coffee...
...trade was hurting most. At Perino's, an expense-account restaurant in Los Angeles, business was off 10%. The nationwide Ask Mr. Foster travel service noted a decline in sales of luxury tours. A Beverly Hills florist moaned: "People are still getting married, having babies and birthdays, but dammit, they're not saying it with flowers." (One jeweler reported a pickup in sales of diamonds, presumably to buyers who had decided that rocks are safer than stocks.) There were some other signs of consumer caution. Savings deposits in New York banks rose sharply in June, while applications...