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Word: dumbing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...This year I'm smart; in a few seasons I'll be dumb," said Anderson, who is wiry, white-haired and weathered at 43. "But how smart do I have to be anyway? It's a simple game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BYPLAY by ROGER KAHN: The Cincinnati Kid | 4/11/1977 | See Source »

...that never smiles, he can't like himself. When I'm dumb again, they can't take from me the fun I've had, the years that I've been smart. You want to gab some more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BYPLAY by ROGER KAHN: The Cincinnati Kid | 4/11/1977 | See Source »

...DUMB YOU MAKE IT, BUT HOW YOU MAKE IT DUMB AWARD: To Beatrice Straight, who couldn't keep her acknowledgements either straight or under five minutes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: And The Winners (tee, hee) Are... | 3/30/1977 | See Source »

Pierre, the main character in Pas si Mechant que ca (or The Wonderful Crook as its American promoters have inadequately dubbed it) looks strong, clumsy and dumb--like the stereotypical college football star. The opening sequences of the film cut from a shot of Pierre armwrestling with his fellow workers to one of the boss yelling because Pierre is "always playing around" and has lacquered a board that should have remained natural. So, when the foreman calls for Pierre we expect he will be reprimanded and find out instead that the boss is, in fact, Pierre's father, and that...

Author: By Joellen Wlodkowski, | Title: Much Better Than All That | 3/29/1977 | See Source »

...Better dumb than dead. --Southie bars, hotbeds of discontent...

Author: By Michael A. Mccalabrese and Gideon R. Mcgil, S | Title: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling | 3/21/1977 | See Source »

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