Word: jerks
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Arrested in Lynn after more than a week's search, Eugene Wiswall, former soda jerk, was arraigned yesterday on charges of breaking and entering George's Cottage Grille where he worked early this fall...
...seem as clever as Miss Lillie's, and one of them--"All Over the Map"--is downright painful. But it is difficult not to like Mr. Haley since he has made such an art of portraying the average man without making him out to be also a jerk. Aside from his inescapable, affability, Mr. Haley can be heard in even the farthest reaches of the theater, whether he's speaking or singing, and in revues such as this one it adds to the fun when the lyrics can be understood...
...Williams, and manager of the league and world's champions. President Veeck threw in a handsome admission: "Sure, I tried to trade the guy off [in 1947]. But the fans wouldn't stand for it . . . So Boudreau made up his mind then to prove I was a jerk. That's just what...
...Mathiessen leaned forward in his chair, uncertainly. She had only been talking twenty minutes. Miss Moore then said, "That's all," and gave a downward affirmative jerk of her head. People began to applaud and she 'seemed a little flustered. She gathered up her little slips of paper and the visit was over...
...shine. 'Tis a lovely day for a lovely cherub." If he failed to leave a note, said Hirschberg, his wife would cut loose later with "swear words and oaths that would make a seasoned muleskinner envious." Said Cherub: "I remember calling him, nothing worse than a penny-pinching jerk...