Word: jollyness
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We met boys in all kinds of formal and informal situations--jolly-ups were not so bad. I spent one Moors jolly-up evening talking to a shy grad student in biology with a slight British accent. His name was Jim Watson! Another jolly-up brought forth a great group...
Hart used to complain about reporters' rote descriptions of him as "cool and aloof." But amid the evening hush, as his 727 headed for Washington, he confessed that he is uneasy with street campaigning. He manages the jolly handshaking and baby kissing. But he is ambivalent, at least, about...
The lines on the faces suggest road maps leading into unknown territory but pursued in reckless good faith. The eyes are bright, the chins are raised in cheerful pugnaciousness, the mouths always on the verge of a smile. These folks seem as jolly as TV-commercial grandparents, yet eager to...
Before ever contemplating a rematch with the Soviets, the U.S. hockey team must contend with the Czechs, the Canadians and the Finns, all seeded higher. Without the warmth of home ice and the chants of jolly jingoists, the Americans may require more than a miracle this time. "They're going...
BUT IT IS Van Loon's versatility and imagination as an illustrator which makes DNA for Beginners so entertaining and understandable. The range of his models is extraordinary. He draws on Auguste Rodin's Thinker, Andy Warhol's soup cans, Thomas Nast's cartoons of Victorian social commentary, and dozens...