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Word: petted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Another pet phrase, voiced by the rather dazed huntsmen and villagers of the dream scenes is, "They say seeing is believing..." This is usually muttered after the hacked-off forepaw or noggin of a wolf develops hominoid traits in instant coffee fashion...

Author: By Lyn Dilorio, | Title: Visual Howls | 5/10/1985 | See Source »

...been at Harvard for four years, and new that it is about time to leave, I'd like to an a pet peeve: Harvard students are too quick. This is not usually considered a problem. Aren't we, after all, the few, the proud, and the chosen? We are chosen for intellectual skill and the ability to articulate our marvelous thoughts. Campus society puts a premium on wit; if you aren't funny, or at least interesting, you're dead in the water. If knowledge is good, being quick is better...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Know Your Target | 4/16/1985 | See Source »

...kind of fun pitching when the team's playing well behind you and you're getting that support," pitcher Chris Marchok said after shutting out Tufts Sunday. ELBL Standings Team W L Pet GB Princeton 10 2 .833 - Navy 9 3 .750 1 Army 4 2 .667 3 HARVARD 2 2 .500 4 Cornell 3 3 .500 4 Brown 4 4 .500 4 Columbia 5 7 .417 5 Penn 5 7 .417 5 Dartmouth 0 4 .000 6 Yale...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Tigers Threaten a Runaway | 4/16/1985 | See Source »

Hearts broke across America with the news last Christmas that Koko, the "talking" gorilla, was mourning the death of her pet kitten. All-Ball, as Koko had named her, was a tailless cat who had lived at the Gorilla Foundation in Woodside, Calif., for half a year before scampering out and into traffic. Koko, 13, who is said to have a sign-language vocabulary of about 500 words, indicated to a research associate that she wanted a replacement and picked out a drawing of a Manx, a rare breed with no tail. And now Koko has her wish, an orange...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Apr. 15, 1985 | 4/15/1985 | See Source »

...team up against Gilbert and Allardyee, the latter of whom looks so much lick the aforementioned swine that his sympathy seems entirely logical. His wife and enemy win out, and Gilbert is forced to go to Swaby's party, where the nasty doctor seduces his wife and cats his pet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Functional Privates | 3/22/1985 | See Source »

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