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Word: fooling (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...They are much more likely to fool an interviewer on the telephone than during a personal session." Pre-election polls usually rely on one in-depth, in-person survey conducted a few months before the campaign. Follow-up polls are usually done by telephone. Most candidates prefer to save the $50,000 that a person-to-person follow-up would cost. This year that was a critical mistake in many states...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Disco Beat in 1978 Politics | 11/27/1978 | See Source »

...theater that first housed Shakespeare's plays was not merely named the Globe, it was the globe. Under its famous open roof humanity passed in review. It was a whore and a fool and a murderer and it laughed; it was a virgin The theater that first housed Shakespeare's plays was not merely named the Globe, it was the globe. Under its famous open roof humanity passed in review. It was a whore and a fool and a murderer and it laughed; it was a virgin and a king and a samaritan and it mourned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Bard for a New Generation | 11/13/1978 | See Source »

...Last Fool...

Author: By Miriam F. Clark, | Title: From California to Cambridge: Chain Letter Offers Big Payoff | 11/7/1978 | See Source »

...form of the 'last fool' theory," Epps said, adding, "Everyone who buys it assumes they won't be the one to lose. It's a swindle and people should be warned...

Author: By Miriam F. Clark, | Title: From California to Cambridge: Chain Letter Offers Big Payoff | 11/7/1978 | See Source »

...Billy Hayes we first meet is, by any measure, an unlikely hero. His self-image is a familiar and obnoxious one: cocky, fool-hardy American punk bopping around the Mideast with his girl and his stash. Played by Brad Davis in his flashy feature film debut, Billy comes off as a hopeless amateur in the contraband business, the kind of sunglassed shmuck who chews gum and smokes a Winston at the same time while a suspicious customs agent checks his bags. Naturally, Billy does not read the papers; otherwise he would have known about the tight security checks at Istanbul...

Author: By Joe Contreras, | Title: Busted at the Border | 11/4/1978 | See Source »

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