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Word: limps (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...beard nor ever would have, his face was as smooth as if lately shaven; I trow he were a mare or a gelding." This is the eunuch-like caricature of" femininity that most people associate with homosexuality. In the 1960s he may be the catty hairdresser or the lisping, limp-wristed interior decorator. His lesbian counterpart is the "butch," the girl who is aggressively masculine to the point of trying to look like a man. Blatants also include "leather boys," who advertise their sadomasochism by wearing leather jackets and chains, and certain transvestites, or "Tvs." (Other transvestites are not homosexuals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: The Homosexual: Newly Visible, Newly Understood | 10/31/1969 | See Source »

There was some concern late this week that star halfback Ray Hornblower was ailing and would not play at full strength, but in yesterday's practice, he ran at full speed with no signs of a limp...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Some Football Players Still Out, But Hornblower, Farneti Healthy | 10/25/1969 | See Source »

...valid in the name of "life" and "humanity" and what is not: "One wants a theatre of bare ago. Not a theatre of id, which is what we're seeing today. For example, if one wants to see a prick on stage, one wants to see an creation. A limp phallus means nothing, and it's unattractive. And because of that, I Am Curious, Yellow and Oh Calcutta! are Antarctic and anti-sexual. But on the other hand, what is on the stage must be one step away from reality, and that one step is what separates art from life...

Author: By David R. Ionaths, | Title: The Theatergoer Revisiting The Proposition | 10/25/1969 | See Source »

Whoever heard of a wedge of cake as big as a luncheonette booth? Or a giant fan so limp that it can hardly stand up, much less turn. Or three-way extension plugs, tall as children, and all ready to totter up to the viewer and command: "Take me to your leader!" His gleaming soft toilet slumps and sags like a geriatric patient. Oldenburg knows precisely what he is doing. "The important thing about humor is that it opens people. They relax their guard, and you can get your serious intentions across. If I were as didactic in my work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Venerability of Pop | 10/10/1969 | See Source »

...made his debut against Wild Bill Scholl in a charity match in Waverly, Ohio. Seven minutes into the match Dr. Sam coolly jammed two fingers into Wild Bill's mouth and expertly pressed the mandibular nerve, which lies in the tender area under the tongue. Scholl instantly went limp with agony. Fall and match to Sheppard. "Only new thing I've seen in wrestling in 15 years," said Sam's jubilant manager. Groaned Scholl: "It's not only horribly painful-it's unfair. Your mouth and jaw are paralyzed so you can't bite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 22, 1969 | 8/22/1969 | See Source »

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