Word: laugh
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...delivered to me, at my desk, at the beginning of the work day, Fridays, I take snatches at it, between rewriting reporters, wire copy and whatnot. But this snatch, the penultimate paragraph, col. 1, p. 13, April 23, in which you state that his audience didn't laugh at Roosevelt's pun, indicates a fall from your customary accurate grace...
...young. Born in Little Falls, Wash., he had one year at the University Of Washington, then went to work in a veneer plant. In the course of his labors all over the U. S. he met and married a girl from Baton Rouge, went to Manhattan, published a novel (Laugh & Lie Down) which impressed critics. He has had seasoned, well-written book reviews in The New Outlook, The New Republic, the New York World-Telegram. Now in Boston, he is working with Lincoln Steffens, famed libertarian and muckraker, on a biography of Merchant Edward A. Filene...
...should not be disliked. His duty is to laugh and bow while he works - not to consider constitutional problems...
...some good publicity about the fish I was catching, but couldn't in view of the fact that here in Washington apparently you good people have been going from Wirt to Wirt." He paused, but the Congressmen were too befuddled by the sight of him to laugh even at a Presidential pun. "For you younger members of both Houses-speaking from an experience of many years in Washington-I want to point out to you the advantages of the Washington climate in July and August. It rarely gets over 110° here-there is no humidity...
...tribute of their presence. After all, this was but a small price to pay in order to win the support of constituencies who still admire the President's policies. And so the impressive welcoming ceremonies went on and these same magnanimous Republicans must have enjoyed a nice quiet laugh all to themselves at the expense of the naughty boys of the opposition whose "welcome dear teacher" rang somewhat false after their participation in the nasty little pranks which were engineered during his absence. Some of the apostates may reflect perhaps that the President would have preferred the triumph...