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Word: lacteal (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...West Point, they would have found themselves confronted by a bewildering type of catechism. In the Hell on the Hudson, the new plebes would have had to answer questions such as: "How is the cow?" (Answer: "Sir, she walks, she talks, she's full of chalk; the lacteal fluid extracted from the female of the bovine species is highly prolific to the nth degree.") And if they were asked: "What do plebes rank?", they would of course have replied: "Sir, the Superintendent's dog, the Commandant's cat, the waiters in the mess hall, the Hell Cats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Tradition in 90 Days | 8/8/1955 | See Source »

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