Word: morbidities
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...just as futile. Against his better judgment, he gets involved in a grandiose piece of foolishness known as "the Collateral Campaign," which is intended to honor the Emperor on his joth Jubilee. The moth-eaten dynastic symbols behind this campaign do not delude Ulrich, but he hangs on from morbid curiosity...
...thoroughly delightful long-playing record includes twelve of his most widely heard and entertaining songs. And there can be no doubt as to their author since the clever lyrics, fine piano work, and professional quality of the music mark them as Lehrer at his best. So does the morbid references to various refinements of violent death, including cannibalism and necrophilia, that wind through the dittics. Also, a generous sprinkling of dirty jokes will probably discourage the cautious student from sending the disc as a Mothers' Day gift...
...Medical definition: one who has a "morbid desire to dress in the clothing of the opposite...
...poem concerns the pain experienced on losing close friends, transcribed to Mary's feelings at the crucifixion of her son. Alfred never dwells upon the morbid aspects of death, however. On occasion, he visits old women at a rest home in the area. "It's like a prison for them," he says. "One delightful women there the nurses consider 'silly' because she refuses candy and won't speak. When I realized she spoke French, she replied with a snort, 'I hate the stuff' and we had a fine conversation...
...Carl Sandburg gave up the idea of committing suicide and decided to become a hobo instead. Young fellows can feel pretty morbid at that age, but the juices of life are running pretty powerfully too. So one day in the summer of 1897, in his home town of Galesburg, Ill., he accepted his mother's kiss and his father's scowl and hit the road...