Word: mister
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...comes time to introduce him, capture his attention, or ask him to pass the gravy. Says Dr. Franklin Clark Fry, president of the Lutheran Church in America: "They often say to me, 'What should I call you?' And I answer right back, 'Why, call me Mister.' But they never think that term is quite adequate, and if anything, they become even more embarrassed...
...when hailed as "reverend"-or "rev" or "reverent" or even "revenue." Perhaps out of desperation, clergymen are the only Americans who customarily affect the title "doctor" after receiving an honorary degree. Admits Paul F. Bobb (D.D., hon.), associate pastor of Albuquerque's First Presbyterian Church: "I prefer 'mister' but let people use 'doctor' because it doesn't jar me as much as 'reverend...
...impressed into naval service at a time when the French threatened the British navy on one hand and the spirit of mutiny sapped it on the other. His shipmates are a sorry, ragtag lot, full of hate and fear for the sadistic master-at-arms, Mister Claggart. They find in Billy Budd's artless warmth a hope that somehow he can save them from Claggart's bullying; even the Avenger's aloof Captain Vere takes a liking to the pure-minded...
...might have failed. As Captain Vere, Peter Ustinov shuns mawkishness in his role of naval Pilate; he reveals Vere's humanity subtly, and when Billy's wonderful and cruel farewell rings out, Vere stands destroyed by what he has had to do. Robert Ryan is the terrible Mister Claggart who presides so zealously at floggings: once, after counting out ten lashes while a sailor is whipped, his mouth frames a silent "eleven." Then, standing alone at the rail, he continues to strike his own flank with his rattan crop, privately counting out lash after lash in seething frustration...
...Call Me Mister. Just before the fight, sentiment for Patterson had run so high that a poll of boxing writers turned up 51 experts who thought Patterson, at 189 lbs., would win. Only 32 favored the 214-lb. Liston, realistically noting his obvious advantage in size, reach and strength. He had won 33 of 34 fights, 23 of them by knockouts; no one had ever knocked him down...