Word: humorous
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...liven things up, she decides to summon from Philadelphia the family's favorite relative, tall, handsome Uncle Charlie (Joseph Gotten). But Uncle Charlie, for reasons of his own, is already on the way. He arrives with a large, comfortable halo of presents, money and avuncular good humor. The rest of the family lionizes Uncle. The girl begins to feel a sense of menace...
...whereas the downy-cheeked Freshman is always addressed as "Mr." and is treated with extreme respect. Bill knows each of his customers by name and does most of the work behind the counter. He rises at five thirty, works thirteen hours a day and is always in a good humor. The Merle is justly called "Bill's Place." Because Bill is the whole show and he's good theatre any time whether you're hungry...
...gallery, "An American Place," on Madison Avenue. Here for the first time photographs were hung side by side with paintings. Says Stieglitz: "Only innocence can breed a place like An American Place." Stieglitz is still convinced that he is innocent, is also convinced that he has a sense of humor. "Otherwise," says he, "I would have been dead long ago." Artist Benton does not agree. Says he: "Stieglitz has a mania for self-aggrandizement and his mouth is never shut. ... He never finds himself funny...
...pamphlet. Interesting by-product was the information it gave U.S. soldiers about what the British think of them after nearly a year in the United Kingdom. Samples: >"Americans are men's men. The American troops are tough, but with a toughness tempered by a strong sense of humor. They think the British nation pretty tough, too, after the way we have stood up to bombings." >"You may think they are inclined to make too much of the skyscrapers of New York, the lights of Manhattan, the extent of the prairies and the beauty of Niagara. If you allow yourself...
...William Beveridge is slim, with longish white hair combed over a domed forehead. His eyes are china blue, his face pink, with deep humor incisions on either side of his wry mouth. Britons know him as an idealist who has never belonged to a political party in his life. He believes firmly in State planning, for which, says he, suitable political machinery should be provided...