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Nearly 700 years ago, when Kublai Khan's Mongol hordes swept out of the north, Viet Nam's legendary military hero, Tran Hung Dao, sparked the courage of his beleaguered army by having them tattoo on their arms the words "Sat Dat" (Let's kill the Mongols). Though outnumbered more than 2 to 1, the Vietnamese routed the Mongols and drove them out of Viet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Viet Nam: Situation: Better | 7/20/1962 | See Source »

Sure, this is a good record, and a good one to have around to play for--at varying volumes--your friends and dat...

Author: By A. B. H., | Title: The Krokodiloes | 3/29/1962 | See Source »

Cries of, "God, lookat dat big rat!" attracted several minions of the law. A squad car parked further down Holyoke St. Unsuccessful attempts to rub out the rat with hammer and broom drove the Yardling down the street. A howling mob of nearly 50 passers-by followed with shouts of "God, lookat dat...

Author: By Joel E. Cohen, | Title: All Yell, 'Lookat Dat'; Eight Cops Kill Rat | 3/28/1962 | See Source »

Rodent, confused and dazed, took shelter beneath the squad car. The car promptly drove away. Left in the open, the escapee made for a corner behind the bank, to an obbligato of, "God look-at dat...

Author: By Joel E. Cohen, | Title: All Yell, 'Lookat Dat'; Eight Cops Kill Rat | 3/28/1962 | See Source »

...with Jones, the typical fink-hero of Thirties comedy, murdering a song, when out of nowhere and for no apparent reason comes a huge collection of the kind of Negroes you don't see any more in the movies. They are ragged, they roll their eyes, they shout "Who dat man?" with religious ecstasy, and they are full of rhythm. At the end of the film they reappear, marching down the racetrack behind the Marx boys, shouting, "All God's chillun got money...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: A Day at the Races and Meet Me in St. Louis | 2/15/1962 | See Source »

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