Word: groanings
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...befo. . ." he sermonizes. "An hit ain't never ruffle de Lord none. Dey done nail de Lord up an poke a knife in he side and done laid de crown o' thawns on he haid, an hit didn't no more'n make him groan out wunst...
...young woman, who has now recovered, the immaculate avenger doffs his topper, bows from the waist saying, "Your purse, Madam," steps quickly back into his limousine, purrs away into the night. . . . Should a Hollywood producer present such a scene on the U. S. screen, audiences would doubtless groan or guffaw. Should any citizen of Atlanta behold such a scene on Ivy Street, near Cain, he would not believe his eyes. Yet that scene is precisely what took place one evening last week, according to Mrs. Mildred Wilson, 23. Convincing enough to Atlanta police were the bruise on her head...
Last week the House voted 302-98 to repeal the "pink slip" publicity provision of the Revenue Act of 1934. Two days later the Senate Finance Committee endorsed the House repealer. Meantime with many a snort & groan, millions of U. S. citizens filled out pink slips noting the highlights of their incomes and tax payments, filed them along with their income tax returns. "This is for the snooper," "Under protest!", "To whom it does not concern" and less printable jibes were written on the slips by taxpayers. At least one lawyer, declaring the "pink slip" law unconstitutional, filed suit...
...With a groan the editor of the day takes a glance at his dummy. There, on page one, where he had intended to put a news box, is a gap. The candidates have long since started their trek toward their beds, and the other editors who had come in to write their assigned stories, had left the building dark and gloomy...
...point, one thing seems certain. The effect that the mention of this alphabetical masterpiece would have on the 12 doctors, lawyers, beggars and thieves that usually form the backbone of a representative American jury, would be to confuse them so completely that the already shaky wheels of justice would groan under the strain...