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Word: piddlingâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1930
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Almost everyone, at one time or another, has bought a theatre seat, has been told by the agent that it was in the centre and found it actually far on one side. Almost everyone has been the victim of Dishonesty even more piddling???has bought a ticket which he fancied good because it was marked Row F, then discovered there were numerous unlettered rows in front of row A. So prevalent is this species of informatory weaseling that many philosophic souls wonder whether any commercialist can be utterly frank about the nature of the things he wishes to sell. Recently...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Dishonesty | 2/17/1930 | See Source »

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