Word: jigging
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Prentice Cooper-who fondles his pet parrot "Laura" while transacting State business-called in the legislators, demanded their votes. From Memphis came the affirmative nod of white-haired Democratic Boss Ed Crump. After that it was just a breeze; the legislators repealed the law in jig time...
...case went to Cleveland Municipal Court nine times, to the Court of Appeals five times, even got to the Ohio Supreme Court. Last week the rivals emerged with a draw. Thereupon Mr. Petropulos promptly evicted Mr. Diakandru. In jig-time, Mr. Diakandru evicted Mr. Petropulos. All afternoon they trudged heavily across the street, toting pots & pans, stoves, stools, counters, ice cream, beer bottles. Suddenly a lawyer appeared with a new court order: the evictions were all off; the rivals must move right back into their...
...peace. He thought that big men, powerful men like himself should save the peace. By his own account he trotted back & forth between Göring and Chamberlain, doing all he could for peace in our time. When the German-Soviet Pact was announced, Wenner-Gren knew the jig was up. Three days before the war's outbreak he sailed in the Southern Cross. After the Athenia rescue he sailed to his island in the Bahamas...
...From an unpainted shack near Tampa came J. Andrew Tatro, displaying a "biscuit" of "rubber" produced (said he) in jig-time from a mysterious hybrid of two latex-bearing plants, suitable for Florida cultivation. Only J. Andrew and his son Andrew Orvill know the secret...
President Roosevelt, who wanted a new and better name for the war, could take his pick of suggestions. Letters fluttered into the White House by thousands. Names ranged from flat pomposities like "The Freeman's War" to flat gags like "JIG War" (Japan, Italy, Germany-and their jig will be up soon...