Word: fingerings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...fitting boot, since after a while the leather will stretch and mould to your foot. Push your foot forward as far as possible so that your toe touches the end and then feel how much room there is in back at the heel. If it is more than one finger, the boot...
Next morning, beside himself, he finds the blonde-with a wedding ring on her finger. He has not only had his cake, he has married her too. Some joke, he begins bravely. How would she like a divorce? The blonde smiles agreeably and noncommittally shrugs: 'Non capisco." She no spek Engleesh. He non parla Italiano...
...Occupation, keeping the Allies posted on their travels. Last week Charles Ritz, 72, now Chairman of Paris' Ritz, flew to Manhattan to check into the strategies of Europe's latter-day invaders. He sampled a $90-a-day suite at the New York Hilton, ran his finger over the moldings, ordered snacks in from room service (usually in the wee hours), and emerged from his experiment reassured. "The Hilton is good in its field," he said kindly, "but the clientele just does not demand the same thing...
...finds himself involved in a subtle spoof, and there are a few moments when he cannot be absolutely sure that he himself is not being mocked. Significantly, the heaviest and most grateful applause of the evening is given to Rao, an Indian girl whose whole act consists of clever finger shadows of animals and images of Khrushchev, Nehru and De Gaulle...
...Great Moment in life. For Indonesia's President Sukarno, it may well have come at 10:30 one sticky night last week in Djakarta's sports stadium. There, before thousands of cheering admirers, Bung drew himself up to his full height (5 ft. 4 in.), pointed a finger toward the sky, and announced his country's withdrawal from the United Nations...