Word: parred
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...part of the tale. The accidental upsetting of a goblet, and the consequent tinkling of broken glass precipitated violent action. In a black thunder-cloud of wrath descended His Majesty harsh words rasped as lightning flared forth; and the much-taken-aback Commander of the Carrot, feeling on a par with the meanest of his spud-skinning scullions slunk with his companion out of the abode of the Mighty with his tall between his legs. That is why Waistootts and He-Men have not recently been found in especial Presidential favor...
With a strong wind sweeping the course and a 75 already posted which had withstood the attacks of the collegiate golf stars during most of the day, Ed Peterson, Freshman ace and Massachusetts Junior Golf Champion, blazed over the last five holes of the Oakley course in even par yesterday and won the New England intercollegiate Golf Championship with a 74. Wilfred Crossley '36 was the only other Crimson entrant to break 80 and scored a 78 to capture fifth place...
Frederick Walbridge Hoeing, proctor, instructor, raconteur, and goldfish keeper par excellence, sits at the desk before his History 1 "C" section. With eyes tightly closed, legs intertwined, and head resting on one hand, he rambles on, pointing out on the floor with his free hand the precise geographical situations of the Roman Church and the Holy Roman Empire. If, perchance, an extremely important idea hits him, be will make a vicious, but apparently meaningless line on the board, soon to be crossed by another equally pungent and equally obscure. At times of special stress the lines may become arrows flying...
...H.A.A. was in quite a stew yesterday. For the one and only Eddie Morris, announcer par excellence, had betaken himself off to Washington and left the announcing job at the G.B.I. meet to take care of itself. No one knows just why the inimitable Morris went to Washington but Dame Rumor hath it that he's going on the stump for General Hugh Johnson...
...creditor nations. The result today has been all that Germany could have desired. In the eyes of the outside world she has managed to place herself in that invulnerable position, a virtually bankrupt debtor, while at home show has managed to appear sufficiently solvent to keep the mark at par and prevent another inflation. It mush be added that the threat of inflation is perhaps her strongest bargaining point, not only in U. S. but in Europe. Should inflation occur, even though moderately, Germany's adverse balance of trade might be changed overnight to a favorable one, mostly...