Word: damn
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...turned out to be the best musical in years, they were pleasantly surprised and delighted with their find. This week, people will go to the Shubert to see the latest Ross-Adler musical with high hopes, expecting a fresh score with next month's Hit Parade in the overture. Damn Yankees won't let them down; it is a better show than Pajama Game...
...know a damn thing about uniforms," sputtered the Secretary after looking over nine new models. "I know even less than both of you. What we need is some real imagination. Some of those men in Hollywood should be able to give it to us-men like Cecil DeMille and Walt Disney and Louis Mayer. I'm going to get some outside help. You wait to hear from...
...happy as a cat in January, as the butterfly in April . . ." The "Wonderful Guy" became "My Ideal Type." and "Some Enchanted Evening" was changed to "One Clear Night." Bloody Mary was still "The Girl I Love," but the punch line of the song, "Now ain't that too damn bad" was switched to "My tropical dream." When it came to "What ain't we got? We ain't got dames!" the translator settled for "What is lacking here? A woman...
...special sweetheart," among her hundreds of "gorgeous boys." Proudly she tells of their conduct when the University exchanged the square, muddy brown trays for the new circular platters. Although complaining that the new trays were too shallow, the freshmen never uttered a swear word, she says, not even a "damn." "These boys are gentlemen through and through." Also, she guessed, "they must like the food for they never complain, and most of them return for more dessert; except the Rockefeller and Roosevelt type," she philosophized, "they must be satisfied, or else eat again afterwards...
Claiming that "we could wipe the field with you Harvards, if given the opportunity," Dartmouth captain Bob Woodberry has asked the Crimson to "pick a date, any damn date you want...