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Word: ellie (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...garments and ill-tasting food. "There are shirts available only for men boasting neck measurements of 42 or 43 centimeters," groused a Berliner with a 38-cm. neck (15 U.S.). Five-Year Plan pencil sharpeners, wrote Stenographer Ursula Hollman, produce nothing but "crooked points." Worst of all, snorted Housewife Elli Dau, is the unrationed liverwurst. "After roasting it, it is still indigestible. Even our dog shrank his nose and shook his head disapproving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: A Serious Estrangement | 3/3/1952 | See Source »

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