Word: foolish
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Barker," half of Britain rears back and roars. The catch line is Barker's trademark-and his contribution to the language. During the war small British ships used the words as a warning against U-boats. And in the thousand irritations of civilian life in postwar Britain, the foolish phrase has proved a good-natured godsend...
...states, by diverting funds from pork barrel projects or dust and interest collecting treasury acounts, could increase their school budgets and raise salaries. To refuse to do the latter on grounds of economy would be to practice a very foolish economy indeed. But other states, because of tax laws which throw part of the school financing burden upon local communities, while at the same time severely restricting the possible sources of local revenue, impose an impossible problem for themselves. Similarly, too much state taxation is laid upon real estate values and not enough upon income an incongruous situation if finer...
...Pound Foolish. In Manhattan, Arthur Crayton tried to pick the pocket of a fat man asleep in a subway station, got his hand caught firmly when the sleeper shifted, was finally extricated by two cops...
...compositions; Miss de Carlo dances several more. There is also an energetic duel with whips. Miss Arden and ship's Captain Brian Donlevy look on as if they could think of far better things to do and say the minute the cameras stop. It is all very foolish and, thanks to a heavy undertone of parody, bearably amusing...
...Although as a category, Satire and Comedy placed first," Weisgal explained, "the Workshop was faced with the problem of staging its show in Sanders Theater. We felt that it would be foolish to attempt light comedy in the gloomy confines of the Cothic monstrosity that is Sanders. After looking through all of Shaw's works, we came to the conclusion that 'Saint Joan' would be a perfect play for the type of show that is most effective in Sanders...