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Word: jollyness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Then when no one is listening, play "A Time to Be Jolly" and hear Bing say, "I am a corpse." Kinda gives you the shivers, because he sounds so alive.

Author: By Eric B. Fried and Susie Spring, S | Title: Hark! the Herald Cashiers Ring | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

The whites who live on the White Earth reservation in northwestern Minnesota are increasingly apprehensive about their Indian neighbors. Says Jane Reish, co-owner of the Jolly Fisherman Resort: "We're not just a little bit nervous, we're scared to death. We seem to be caught in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Chippewas Want Their Rights | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

The Freshman Mixer is a dark, mobbed, messy, Felliniesque vision of Dante's Inferno, a more pretentious version of Daytona Beach in April, populated by frumpy clones and bespectacled, acne-scarred nerds, a freak show, a nightmare. Sensitive people last about five minutes, the hots or no. Wanna dance? What...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Guide to Freshman Week | 8/17/1979 | See Source »

Sam hired two models in bikinis to stroll into the Chicago printing plant where John worked to sing him a happy birthday. Belly dancers appeared at Sam's auto business to perform. A plane hired by Sam streamed greetings past John's house. A high school band hired...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Happy Birthday! | 7/30/1979 | See Source »

Easy sex notwithstanding, more Americans than ever are opting for the traditional walk down the aisle. Still, there are many who want to make the Big Day more a spectacle than a ritual. To wit. Bride Annie Bowman who went topless in a Las Vegas showroom called the Jolly Trolley...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: More Spectacle Than Ritual | 6/25/1979 | See Source »

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