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...favorite anecdotes concerns the Texas judge who is informed by a friend that a legislative committee has voted to abolish his bench. "Who testified against me?" demands the judge. "Well," says his friend, "there was Banker Jones." "He's usurious," snaps the magistrate. "He cheats little ol' ladies out of their life savings. Who else?" The acquaintance lists all the other witnesses, and with growing rage the judge denounces each as a scoundrel or worse. Finally the friend confesses that he has been kidding, that the committee in fact has rejected the bill. "Now why," sighs the judge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Texas: Comradely Combat | 4/15/1966 | See Source »

...want to find the ol' battalion

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Funeral March | 4/15/1966 | See Source »

...want to find the ol' battalion, I know where they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Funeral March | 4/15/1966 | See Source »

They're hangin' on the ol' barb' wire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Funeral March | 4/15/1966 | See Source »

...maiden or matron gushing something like "It is patio time again." The Daily News runs a front-page cartoon of a donkey named Hinny who brays verse on behalf of some local cause: "It's the first night for football in the high schools of the state/ And ol' Hinny hopes each one'll win its game-won't that be great...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Newspapers: Dixie Flamethrowers | 3/4/1966 | See Source »

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