Word: omelet
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Union Theological Seminary, Manhattan, a new teacher was introduced to the student body, Professor James Moffat. He has translated the Bible into colloquial English, changing "Garden of" Eden" to "park," "a mess of pottage" to "a red omelet," "Wise men of the East" to "magicians," the Virgin Mary's reply to the angel, "I know not a man," to "But I have no husband...
...western sandwich is a ham and onion omelet with bread above and below...
...Only slightly less remarkable than the touch of magic by which, on the stage, a live rabbit emerges from an egg omelet is the sudden transformation of the Hon. J. Thomas Heflin, of Alabama, from a fiery foe of the interests, an implacable enemy of the Republican party, the unwavering opponent of the Administration, the chief oratorical exponent of progressive Democracy, into a co-worker with Mr. Coolidge, a supporter of Mr. Mellon, a helpful aide to the harassed Smoot, a floor manager for the Administration...
...campaign arguments thickened-clouds of eggs, bursting with fabulous stench; here a rich asortment of cod heads raining down; there a herring, another, a shoal of flying herrings long since removed from the sea. Fogs of soot darkened the scene and a blizzard of meal. Scraping fish omelet from their eyes, the partisans closed in ardent wrestling bouts, the object being to keep your opponent from getting to the polling booth-if necessary, to cripple him. Four students were carried to the hospital...
...Moscow, Ivan Yashinkin, wealthy peasant, after living harmonisusly with his wife for more than 50 years, kilted her "because she refused to cook him an omelet...