Word: joker
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Sense of Humor. In New York City, headed for a European tour, Mrs. Virginia Roth, 25, woke up in a Manhattan hotel to find missing 1) her husband Marvin, 2) all her extra clothes, 3) $3,700 in cash, later explained to police: "He's quite a practical joker...
...course, there was a joker. MacDonald made it plain that English teams would not be coming here, if the Americans would not reciprocate, in both 1954 and 1955. As it later turned out, the English were counting on the proceeds from both those meets to pay off the loans made to enable this year's trip...
...today. His formula for making news: invite attack. In recent years he has earned headlines for the cause with a mural which includes the printed legend, Dios no existe (God does not exist), and with worshipful portrayals of Mao and Stalin (TIME, March 17). Last week the jug-bellied joker did it again, this time with a huge mural on the facade of a Mexico City theater...
Williams has spent the fall alone, kidding the backfields along. This is not to imply that the puckish little man is always a joker. He can be as sarcastic as he is jolly, should the occasion require. He is a tough taskmaster, and any deviations from the perfection he demands bring a biting, albeit witty, comment. Even at its sharpest, the Williams crack has a decidedly humorous aspect...
...regents of the University of Wisconsin issued an ultimatum to all undergraduate organizations: no racial discrimination. Joker: the ultimatum's deadline is July...