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...Volkswagen has the right to pass a trifling Goggomobil but should never challenge a stately Mercedes. Furthermore, Germans like to play cop to their fellow drivers. Discipline can be instilled, for instance, by an "educational honk" of the horn, and if that is not enough, by a Deutscher Gruss, or German greeting, in which the forehead is tapped with the right index finger, suggesting mental derangement in the other fellow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe: Roman Roulette & Other Games | 9/4/1964 | See Source »

...hungry friends and relatives in Germany after World War I, Germans in the U. S. sent many a neat package of sausage, chocolate, coffee, soap, with Gruss und Kuss (Greetings and Kisses). The practice became popular again when Hitler ordered the Nazis to stick out their chests, pull in their stomachs, get ready for World War II. Last fall, as German belts began to tighten behind the British blockade, a stream of food packages began to flow from the U. S. to Germany, through neutral countries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEUTRALITY: Gruss und Kuss | 2/5/1940 | See Source »

...Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner 6. (a). Sous les Tilleuls, Massenet (b). Noce Villageoise, Godard 7. Selection, "Rigoletto," Verdi 8. Introduction to Act III, "Lohengrin," Wagner 9. Overture, "Orpheus," Offenbach 10. (a). Love's Awakening, Danglas (b). Dance of the Gnomes, Carroll 11. Selection, "The Red Mill," Herbert 12. March, "Gruss in die Ferne," Doring

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pop Concert Tonight | 5/28/1912 | See Source »

...Bizet 6. a. Valse Noble, Nedball b. Chanson d'Amour, Violin Solo, Mr. Hoffmann Saar 7. Americanesque, Gilbert 8. Overture, "The Flying Dutchman," Wagner 9. Marche Nuptiale, Organ, Mr. Marshall. Schlesinger 10. a. Narcissus, Nevin b. "Zug der Zwerge," Grieg 11. Waltz, "The Beautiful Blue Danube," Strauss 12. March, "Gruss in die Ferne," Doring

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pop Concert Tonight | 5/24/1911 | See Source »

...Butterfly," Puccini 5. Selection, "Faust," Gounod 6. Melody, Rubinstein-d'Indy 7. Valse des Fleurs, from "Nut-cracker Suite," Tschaikowsky 8. Hungarian Rhapsody in F, Liszt 9. Overture, "Pique Dame," Suppe 19. (a) Narcissus, Nevin (b) Kalrsbad's Dolls' Dance, Pleier 11. Selection, "The Fortune Teller," Herbert 12. March, "Gruss in die Ferne," Doering

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Pop Concert | 5/19/1910 | See Source »

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