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Then with a touch of sarcasm in his voice, he went on: Of course, it couldn't be that the Chief Executive could take credit for this pleasant state of affairs. It would have taken place anyway if a moron had been on the job-at least, that's the way some of the press reports it. But the President can take credit for it-and that is just what the President proposes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The Optimist | 4/24/1950 | See Source »

Radcliffe approves of Harvard brains, even considering them socially acceptable. "Dates are more fun if the fellow is slightly more than a complete moron," said a freshman, "and in this respect, Crimson men fulfill requirements...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Cliffedwellers Think Harvard Dates Are Best Available, Survey Shows | 4/18/1950 | See Source »

...moron can spend money," scolds Dr. Templin, "but it takes brains and ingenuity to get along without it." Parents of Radford girls, many of them wealthy Texans, are asked to give their daughters only $1 a week for "diversion money." The girls are required to keep their own checking accounts at the school bank from fifth grade on, are marked for proficiency in keeping track of where the money goes. Dr. Templin has no patience with parents who prefer their daughters to "marry a white-collar moron instead of an intelligent well-paid artisan." Homemaking has first priority; girls begin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Lucinda's Arsenal | 3/27/1950 | See Source »

...actor": "It's wonderful, this freedom. You can live on the money you save on aspirin. The only trouble is, I keep thinking of jokes and I don't know what to do with them." As for TV, Allen found it "too graphic. In radio, even a moron could visualize things his way; an intelligent man, his way. It was a custom-made suit. Television is a ready-made suit. Everyone has to wear the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Entrances & Exits | 12/12/1949 | See Source »

...while.") The love situation is complicated when some of the disgruntled veterans put Easy Jones (Mr. Scholl) up to run against Hominy. However, as dishonest as Hominy is, he is colorful--as we say here in Boston--while this Easy Jones character appears to be simply a wholesome moron. I would vote for Hominy, myself...

Author: By George A. Leiper, | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 11/2/1949 | See Source »

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