Word: housebroken
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...happy birthday pebbles and a message: "The 'Pet Rock' was pregnant. Now you take care of the kids." Two weeks ago, 4,000 Ibs. of manure were dumped on John's lawn, courtesy of Sam. Said the accompanying sign: THE BABY ROCKS YOU SENT WERE NOT HOUSEBROKEN...
Further evidence of Carter's shift to "White House Government" came to light last week as some appointees who are not yet fully White Housebroken disclosed to TIME the contents of two memos sent after the Camp David meeting to all twelve members of the Cabinet. One, signed by Jordan and Cabinet Secretary Jack Watson, asked Cabinet members to hand-deliver to Carter their personal evaluations of the jobs done by their top aides in such posts as Assistant Secretary and Assistant Administrator...
...though now an "access journalist," Scheer is not really housebroken. Attending his first Georgetown dinner party with a columnist, he relates: "I couldn't believe the conversation. Most journalists of power are part of a culture that is almost all 'off the record,' constantly swimming in a sea of information the rest of us don't get to see." If Scheer himself heard something of import at a dinner party, he would "violate that civilized behavior and maybe not get invited to any more parties." On the same grounds, he asserted his right to break confidences...
Experienced baseball men see ominous ramifications in all this, and with reason. "These newer owners are going to have to get housebroken and learn the bottom line," says Dodger Boss Walter O'Malley. Warns Charlie Finley: "People have only so much money for food, for rent, for entertainment. Athletes are going to price themselves out of the market. I do not criticize the athletes, I criticize the owners for paying these unjustified, astronomical salaries." Says Yankee Manager Billy Martin, who took a 28% pay cut in 1950 when the Yankees brought him up from the minors: "There will come...
...have a mongrel rock that may not have been purchased in a big fancy store like Bloomingdale's but does all the tricks mentioned in your article. He was also easily housebroken...