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Word: humors (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Warren C. Moffat '51, acting treasurer, has indicated that he feels the magazine has still not "progressed far enough," and that he hopes for "more articles, more humor, and less artiness...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Solution Seen Tomorrow In Advocate Split | 10/18/1949 | See Source »

...first, and more engaging episode is the saga of Mr. J. Thaddeus Toad, hero of British author Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Disney has brought him to life on the screen with a spontaneous, satirical humor that does well by Mr. Grahame...

Author: By Stophen O. Saxe, | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 10/15/1949 | See Source »

...Wait a second--don't fall--you'll crush my egg sandwich Mountaineers have a peculiar sense of humor...

Author: By John J. Sack, | Title: Mountaineering Club Climbs to 25th Year | 10/13/1949 | See Source »

Said Congressman Murphy, after the interview: "The Generalissimo is a plain, simple, intelligent man. He is a lovable, lovable person. What surprised me is his sense of humor. We really should have an ambassador here. This is the world's most anti-Communist state...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PERIPATETICS: The Marquis Just Smiled | 10/10/1949 | See Source »

...famous and fabulous theatrical couple, play the title parts between miscellaneous interruptions in the course of the rehearsal. The play parodies the ingrown frame of mind often found in the theater where the world would seem to pivot on a chalk mark in the center of the stage. The humor, which is reminiscent of vandeville in its pacing and gags, stems from the contrast between life backstage and the rehearsing of Shakespeare's tragedy. Corny but amusing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 9/28/1949 | See Source »

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