Word: ok
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...claims that when rugged, unerudite President Andrew Jackson finished reading the papers designed to dissolve the second United States Bank, he marked them "O.K." (oll korrect). Another explanation points out that when Jackson's henchman, President Martin Van Buren, ran for re-election in 1840, his slogan was OK-the watchcry of his political organization, the Old Kinderhook Club, of New York. Before the election, which William Henry Harrison won, the New Orleans Picayune chortled: "OK. These initials, which in party parlance are understood to mean Oll Korrect, are now used for-Orful Katastrophe...
Then some guy with a red and white tie and a strang dyspeptic look comes up and says no, that ain't two 'poons, one of 'em's a parody. Well, I'm a game joker so I says OK that's a paradoy, but to me, bud, it's just another 'Poon, to hold the stuff that was too good for the regular issue...
...been cracked legitimately, snapped back to attention. Although he mentioned no names, and claimed to consolation prize can of beer, Powell thinks the whole thing is a fraud, since at least one newspaper appeared with next Sunday's edition solution on the new stands yesterday. The solution was OK, Powell admitted, muttering something about "there are ways, and there are ways...
...from pestering local firms for information to help solve their cases. Many business, however, specifically request that their identity be hidden so that the information may remain confidential--especially firms in highly competitive industries. Each case, before it is released, is sent to the company concerned for an official OK...
Wellesley and Harvard have always been good friends, but at the beginning of this year things looked bad. Dances were called off, cars were going out of fashion, and the Navy officers were invited out west. But everything is OK now, at least for Harvard...