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Word: fishes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...distance from the Hygiene Building to the nearest stiff drink will be shortened today when Clark's Sea Grill opens at its new location on Holyoke Street. With everything from fish to partly clothed women for murals, it will cater specially to students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Grill Opens | 3/25/1949 | See Source »

Charley Gray, like so many others of Mr. Marquand's fine, upstanding young men, is nevertheless a pretty cold fish. He does the right thing at the right time, has perfect control over his emotions, and never makes mistakes; one gets the impression that while he may feel himself caught in the rat-race of modern business society it is for him the most suitable of all possible ruts...

Author: By Arthur R. G. solmssen, | Title: The Bookshelf | 3/22/1949 | See Source »

...Evening Standard felt constrained to point out that "spelling reform is supported by many of the leading intelligence of the country." One of these, of course, was G. B. Shaw, who long ago had pointed out that under the present system the word "fish" might just as well be spelled GHOTI; GH as in enough, O as in women, TI as in nation. GH-O-TI = fish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: No Ghoti Today | 3/21/1949 | See Source »

...Hedonism, I am obliged to observe certain distary restrictions. For example, my religion requires me to cat filet mignon and devil's food cake with fudge frosting on Friday; to consume cocktails before and after each evening meal, and to abstain entirely from certain uninteresting foods, such as fish...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Orthodox Hedonist | 3/19/1949 | See Source »

...Reynolds and Don Felt behind him at seven and four, respectively. Bob Taggart, who did a short tour of duty with the Varsity early last spring during Jud Gale's absence is at five, with two other Jayvees, Nat Ober and Lou Cox, at three and bow. Ham Fish, up from last year's combination boat, and sophomore Ken Keniston round out the roster...

Author: By Bayard Hooper, | Title: Upstart Sophomores Dominate First Boat of Bolles' Crew | 3/18/1949 | See Source »

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