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Word: parroting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Brutus says, decrying the argument put forth by some colleges that it is not their place to make foreign policy. Such excuses, he explains, "abdicate all moral responsibility." Brutus also condemns the contention that some Blacks actually want the corporate help. "You can always find Uncle Toms who will parrot what needs to be said," he notes. "There is a reward for collaborating with the system," he adds, pointing to the economic advancement of Blacks who have supported outside investment in the country. Far more telling than the occasional Black support of Western involvement. Brutus suggests, is that "in South...

Author: By Michael J. Abramowitz and Jonathan G. Cedarbaum, S | Title: A Poet Against Apartheid | 3/24/1982 | See Source »

...uncool come her for free beer. The experienced Florida traveller drinks the free beer but stays for the belly dancers and the parrot show. Busch Gardens is everything Disney World should be minus the crunching crowds, Grumpy, Sleepy and Doc. For those of you who have never been to Tampa, that water is Tampa Bay and out there is the Gulf of Mexico. Yes, the weather is nicer than Miami. Have a Dreamsicle from the guy with the cart and enjoy...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Living It Up in the Florida Sunshine | 3/20/1982 | See Source »

...things to do in Florida besides-lay in the sun. Just clip the list out, and put it away until you wake up one morning in Aunt Frieda's condo and the rain is playing bongos on the roof. While everyone else heads for Neiman Marcus and the Parrot Jungle, you'll know the esoteric spots--the places to go if you crave a Rheingold...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Living It Up in the Florida Sunshine | 3/20/1982 | See Source »

...spokesman for Idler employees said yesterday they had made a group decision not to comment on possible unionization. And an employee who refused to give his name, said yesterday there was "nothing going on" at the Blue Parrot...

Author: By John F. Baughman, | Title: Restaurants' Unionization Is Unlikely | 1/12/1982 | See Source »

...unexpected dismissal of all Ha'Penny workers the week before. Officials of Local 26, Hotel Restaurant Institutional Employees and Bartenders Union, AFL-CIO, which represents the dismissed Ferdinand's workers said at the time of the firings that they were talking to employees of the Idler and Blue Parrot...

Author: By John F. Baughman, | Title: Restaurants' Unionization Is Unlikely | 1/12/1982 | See Source »

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