Word: pert
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...halls, singles bars, homosexual joints and other attractions. What if a foreigner does not read German? No matter. Drawings, unmistakable in meaning and identifying each diversion, are appropriately placed on the map: a saucy girl clad only in G string and stockings always signifies a Scharfer (piquant) Striptease; a pert redhead beckoning from a window marks the site of every Bordellbetrieb (bawdyhouse); and two applauding tourists with drinks at hand of course designate what the map calls a Nightclub mit Show...
...Politicians have done such a job on the people," he insisted during the campaign, "that the people don't believe them any more. I'd like a shot at changing that." The young Wilmington lawyer, who rides a motorcycle and plays touch football, was helped enormously by pert Sister Valerie, 26 (as campaign manager), a brace of other siblings, and parents who collectively reminded Delaware voters of the Kennedy family...
...does Jane Cooper, 18, a pert Melbourne high school graduate, who emigrated there with three goats, several chickens and a number of cats brought along to stand guard against the bandicoots. Why De Witt? "I was frightened at the way life is lived today in our cities," says Jane. "I wanted to be alone, to have some time to think and find out about myself...
...Gaye simply turned his back on sweet pop, soul and public concerts. Partly this was because his favorite singing partner, a pert brunette named Tammi Terrell, collapsed in his arms onstage at William and Mary College and later died of a brain tumor. Beyond that, though, he had simply grown weary of Marvin the Motown Star who, night after night, had to tell jokes, do little dance steps and "put out the grin...
...postponed marrying his second wife Claudia, a pert blonde he affectionately refers to as "Clyde," so that he could enter a pro-am tournament in Fort Worth. On the first hole, he bounced in an eagle, then birdied the second, third, fourth, fifth, eighth and ninth holes to turn the first nine in 29. He finished with an incredible 61, eleven strokes under par. Recalls Claudia: "That was the first time I'd ever seen anybody play golf. You know, I thought that was the way you were supposed to play." So she felt consolations were in order...