Word: pantsed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Why should carillonneurs hold a convention? Campanology is a lonely profession. The performer sits in his enclosed cubicle and may pound until he pants, but he rarely hears much more than a jumble of overtones, mixed with the clatter of the levers. Moreover, there are only 79 carillons in North...
At 18, Zola was sent to school in Paris. He hid his provincial manners with an abrasive gruffness, but he could scarcely hide his provincial ignorance. In his final exam he declared that Charlemagne died in the 16th century, was forthwith flunked for being off by some 700 years. Apparently...
¶ Cultural regimentation has emaciated the ancient charm of Chinese life. Capitalist silks and floral robes have been replaced by the proletarian look: narrow blue pants and drab, high-necked tunics for men & women alike.
A lanky, cantankerous law professor, Velasco Ibarra at 59 is the stormiest figure in Ecuadorian politics. In two terms as President (1934-35, 1944-47), he floundered left and right, created a crisis every week, turned against his backers, made himself dictator and got booted out by the army. He...
Acceptance. In Toronto, Haberdasher Abraham Goody, announcing a sale of men's pants, hung out a sign: "Grab Them While They Last," was shortly thereafter tied up by two men who escaped with 100 pairs and $68.