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Word: pah (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...they carry out a lengthy and teasing courtship that manages to merge the sentimentality of Lassie with the homoeroticism of Equus. Alec and the stal lion find food for each other, watch sun sets together and finally celebrate their relationship in a wild ride along the shore. Once the pah- are rescued and reach Alec's small-town American home, the film's mystical aura evaporates completely. What follows is a rehash of National Velvet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Ride on a Dream Horse | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

...goes on a careless, accelerating dance through the 20th century, nostalgically stopping at favorite decades, until the abrupt, eschatological ending puts a stop to the singing, the dancing and the music. "Carousel" sets lyrics of childish innocence about carnivals, and ferris wheels, and cotton candy to light-hearted oom-pah-pah music that gradually speeds to a maniacal frenzy, until no singer could possibly keep...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Black Sweaters, Black Humor | 11/8/1979 | See Source »

When Friedrich Karl Flick wants to vent frustrations or have a little fun, he takes over as the drummer of the oom-pah-pah band at his favorite beer cellar, Munich's Franziskaner. After a few brews, he and his buddies-a motley of virile game wardens and ski instructors -get their jollies by smashing glasses against the walls and hurling tablecloths, laden with plates and cutlery, across the room. Last year Flick and friends completely wrecked Ingo's Discotheque in a boys-will-be-boys night of carousing, which ended with a brunch of beer and white...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: It's Hard to Spend a Billion | 6/5/1978 | See Source »

...Coast, and I had the best. So the old ladies who used to gush over my cute accent would now be made to pay through the nose for it. Young Chatworth gave a bitter laugh as he remembered how he used to flinch and try to hide that accent. Pah! Does the bearded lady shave? Does Tom Thumb lie about his height? Use it, boy. Sell anything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Excerpt | 1/2/1978 | See Source »

...initial cose at a Watt House sup-pah...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: A Glossary from Cot-tuh Country | 8/2/1976 | See Source »

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