Word: likes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...case like the steel strike, it is very pleasant to assume a lofty attitude and say a plague on both your houses. Unfortunately, the issues are national in scope and nobody has the right not to take a stand on them. And you cannot be against inflation and featherbedding and then fail to support the companies if their position is based on opposition to these things...
...There's just one more thing," said Dr. Splint firmly. "I see by your card you have something you wanted to discuss with me. Would you like to tell me what that is?" Vag wondered how far he would get if he broke for the door...
...presentiment. For twelve months of the year his body had hummed along minding its own business; then it was suddenly summoned to account for itself when Vag decided he wanted to play House volleyball. Facing the prospect of chest x-rays, urinalysis, and assorted jiggery-pokery, Vag felt rather like a nominal believer about to be asked spot quotations from the Bible on the Day of Judgement--there was nothing he could do in preparation, but he dreaded anything going wrong...
Perhaps for this reason, Vag was seized with cosmic daring when he came to the last question on the preliminary questionnaire. "Are there any problems of a personal nature which you would like to discuss with a doctor? (they need not be discussed at this time)" read the form. On the inspiration of the moment, he scribbled "Severe depression. . .suicidal longings. . .homesickness. . . ruptured hangnail. . . galloping consumption. . . homicidal leanings. . ." It was a riot--or so Vag thought until he began to wonder how the examining doctor would react. Even if he was only joking, it sounded awfully peculiar. With embarrassment...
...secretary referred him to Dr. Splint (Vag reflected on how often names sounded like creations from a Fielding novel. It didn't cheer...