Word: naturedness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Across the aisle the Opposition stirred. First came ex-Chancellor Gaitskell, responsible, good-natured, sympathetic, though unable to resist quoting Tory election speeches which cried horror over similar shortages under Labor. The debate did not stay moderate long.
Nell did not mind the inconvenience. She was one of the best-natured girls who ever took a king's mind off his country. In fact, she was such a trouble-to-nobody sort that posterity-even the proper Victorians-has been as uncensorious as the queen; "sweet Nell...
The Veep came out looking old and tired and sat down to the most strained press conference in his political history. Two stenographers kept careful record as he explained that Flo Bratten was "an accommodating, good-natured, bighearted woman." Would she keep her job? Said Barkley, woodenly: "I am not...
From Liverpool, Winnie popped down to Woodford, his constituency in Essex. Sporting a square bowler and an eight-inch cigar, he drove through roars of "Good Old Winnie," halting at street corners to scribble autographs, pat children's heads and deride the Socialists' "ill-natured criticism of the...
Since the early days, much of Durante's humor has been based on a good-natured release of destructive urges. Once, looking for a strong finish for a musical-comedy skit about bike marathons, Jimmy threw his bike into the orchestra pit-and had to promise in writing not...