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Word: kidding (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Extrapolating the style, Jan and Dean (the "Father of Falsetto"), deliberately mix the sounds of surf and drag races into their records until the ear strains to grasp the lyrics. Explains Jan: "If the kids can hear the words, they'll turn their radio down. We want them to turn it up. It sort of relieves a kid's anxieties if he can drown out his parents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rock 'n' Roll: The Sound of the Sixties | 5/21/1965 | See Source »

What made them make such a decision? Show this man the scrapbook, Mother. Let him see what kind of a kid it is that Harvard turned down." Alan took a calmer, broader view. "We know that the colleges have fads," he said. "One year they emphasize academic achievement. The next year it may be leadership. The next year it may be social adjustment. I had a choice. I knew my grades would suffer if I did these other things. But I don't regret it. I think they were worthwhile things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colleges: Those Thin Letters | 5/7/1965 | See Source »

...bolt upright, thereby increasing wind resistance; smaller, 20-inch wheels, which are supposed to make for easier pedaling; elongated "banana seats," which may or may not provide passengers a more comfortable perch than the handlebars. But this spring there is a new gadget that may save a kid's life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Highway: New Light on the Bike | 5/7/1965 | See Source »

...article makes up for what it lacks in accuracy with colorful quotations from rejected applicants and their parents. "Show this man the scrapbook. Mother," the Denver student's father exclaimed to a Time reporter. "Let him see what kind of a kid it is that Harvard turned down...

Author: By Maxine S. Paisner, | Title: Time' Examines Ivy League Rejects; Glimp Calls Assertions Uninformed | 5/7/1965 | See Source »

...Biddison!" For Baltimoreans, last week was typical, if slightly incestuous. Hopkins clobbered Army 6-3, and Navy beat Maryland 13-7. Meanwhile, at Baltimore's Kid Norris Field, named for an old midfielder who played 15 seasons for Mt. Washington before hanging up his stick, the Wolfpack took on the Long Island Lacrosse Club. Elegant women urged on Baltimore's heroes with cries of "How to hook it, Buddy!" "Man on your back, Larry!" and "Go, Biddison!" When an injured player staggered over to the bench, Equipment Manager Spike Watts prescribed his standard treatment: merthiolate for a minor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lacrosse: Home of the Braves | 4/30/1965 | See Source »

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