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...married out of either propriety or love--the audience is never certain--and whom he has resented ever after as the locus and symbol of his failure. Their feisty daughter Sara (Elizabeth Marvel) resents Melody for living in the past and clinging to a tradition that makes him a fool in America, swindled by the Yankees, abusive to Nora, and hated by his patrons for his outdated gentlemanly airs...

Author: By Sarah M. Rose, | Title: Deadly Dull Poet Flags | 3/17/1994 | See Source »

...care about such matters, About such silly, idle chatters, I am a fan, innocent and frazzled, I want to be rocked and be dazzled, I love the game, I am a fool, Give me not an office pool...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Ode To the NCAA Tourney | 3/17/1994 | See Source »

Since the middle ages, the Jester hat has been a rollicking reminder of life's lighter side. Also known as the fool, the Jester was an often deformed or dwarfed comic entertainer whose idiocy, whether real or cleverly affected, provided amusement for exalted members of the medieval court. According to the Dictionary of the Middle Ages," the fool's cap consisted of a single "horn" or several (usually three) floppy peaks, each capped with bells, pom poms, bangles or tippets. The hat provided the Jester with the means to successfully complete his mission of insult, flattery, and buffoonery...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jesting, Jesting, One, Two, Three | 3/10/1994 | See Source »

...course, if you really want to procrastinate,there are fool-proof methods...

Author: By Jonathan A. Lewin, | Title: Seniors Play and Delay | 2/19/1994 | See Source »

...though, 'It's hard to fool one of them green Flies...

Author: By Jay C. Shafer, | Title: Why Can't You Guys Just Get It Together? | 2/10/1994 | See Source »

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