Word: mischiefism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Republicans had faced up to it "with honor and dignity." And he carried the battle to the Democrats: "Since then, America has learned a lot about other political abuses in prior Democratic Administrations, and even in the present Democratic Congress?abuses of personal liberties, invasions of privacy and political mischief of the most shocking type. But there is one big difference. We faced ours, and in so doing, we raised the country's expectations for honorable government. But we are still waiting for the Democrats to face theirs...
...crime, were quite small. In 1760, Philadelphia, the largest city in the colonies, had a population of only 23,000; Boston had only 16,000 inhabitants, making it equivalent in size to present-day Concord. Furthermore, many of the young men, who inevitably cause a disproportionate amount of mischief, were off fighting with George Washington...
...spoofing to near-fetish heights--for 289 pages, you're on the verge of uncontrollable laughter. Divided into six parts, this manual provides for all possible situations and exigencies of the social rat race: "Social Climbing," "Extinctions and Mortalities," "Vilenesses Various," "In Pursuit of Comfortable Habits," "Perils and Precautions," "Mischief and Memorabilia." The atmosphere is English manor house, gently decadent. Catalogued are innumerable pointers, all that the debonaire and naughty aristocrat must do to succeed is meticulously explained. There are rules and tips concerning accent improvement, farting in public, horsemanship, ass-kissing, being a big shot, heaping abuse, shabby people...
...voting booths in the cities, on the paper ballots in the hamlets and in any conspicuous public place where they could buttonhole the populace, the unknown vote-seekers were working their mischief and, basically, exorcising monotony...
...idyllic piece evoking wild birds and long tree shadows, the flute is very much at home in the forest. The mood quickens, driven by a jazzy oboe, and the clarinet squabbles with the bassoon. The Western Jutland Chamber Ensemble plays with grace, rhythmic drive and a certain sense of mischief...