Word: nervous
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...borrowed a pair of long drawers that were too big, and a pair of pants that were too tight," he said. "I was uncomfortable all the time." The river camp to which the party repaired made him nervous-it floated on empty gasoline drums, and "when the Mississippi went up, the house went up with it." Furthermore, at 5 in the morning, everybody else decided to stay by the fire. Lamar and his then assistant, Turner L. Smith, dutifully set out with a guide-who quickly demonstrated that he was drunk by heading their powerboat straight for a grove...
...proud but nervous Air Force grounded the pair, with the impressive total of 30 MIGs between them. They were decorated in Seoul by President Rhee, then by the Air Force in Tokyo, then shipped home by four-engine air transport. Both aces, still spoiling for battle and for bigger records, said that they would ask for another tour of Sabre duty in Korea, rather than take desk jobs...
...cited the case of a man who had worked in a bank since he was 15-because his parents had thought that this was a secure and respectable way to make a living. But he was frustrated; he wanted to work with his hands, and at 63 he was nervous, underweight and developing an ulcer. When he realized what his trouble was, he went to work in a furniture factory. The satisfaction of making things did wonders. He has gained weight, stopped biting his nails, and has no ulcer trouble. He has risen to foreman...
...nervous man: "White lead paint...
...nervous man walks away quickly...