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Word: pies (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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...making moving pictures of a comic order three kinds of pies are used, one solid and two edible. The solid pie is made of upholstery and is used for long shots, but even on the long shots the closeup, showing the hit, is made with real pie. The two varieties of edible pie are custard and blackberry. Custard is more splashy; blackberry, by its color, photographs more vividly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Where Wilful Waste Makes Woeful Laughter. | 12/11/1917 | See Source »

...score of imitators, although it was somewhat frowned upon by the members of the old school. There was the usual number of reckless persons who did not hesitate to throw ice and butter, while some favored napkins soaked in water. The firing of mashed potatoes and chocolate cream pie was rare but effective. One man dared to swing the catsup bottle round his head, but was deterred by his companions before this project could be put into execution. The evening was very pleasant on the whole. The waiters removed the debris promptly and the costs were easily made...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A QUAINT CUSTOM! | 11/15/1916 | See Source »

...Shaw is now amusing, now mock-serious, now openly cynical,--and now and again not tactful in the presence of the easily shocked. For instance, where the Christians are cheerfully assigning themselves to places on the Coliseum menu, and one gentleman announces that he is to be the mince pie. Probably, however, this is no more a burlesque on anachronism than to have Roman centurions speak cockney English, or the Roman dandles have all the characteristics of London fops. It might be argued that Shaw did this to make it quite understandable to the British mind. Satirically speaking, that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Theatre in Boston | 10/27/1915 | See Source »

...boldness, stuck his head out of a stained-glass window and yelled feebly "E-yah!" Since the CRIMSON so disastrously put to rout Lampy's hobblers in last year's relay race and decisively defeated the funny fellows in baseball, the jokers have been humble as pie. Again, however, an evidence of life is seen, and the CRIMSON, believing such affrontery should be crushed in its infancy, desires to chastise the offenders. Hockey, being the season's sport, it seems altogether fitting and proper that the CRIMSON should in this sport, prove its superiority over John's Journal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON ISSUES CHALLENGE | 1/11/1913 | See Source »

...University recieves from the generous fin of the Administration, is not far off. Friday, June 2. Scarcely will the mellow ousel have finished fluting in the elm when the corpulent Campaninini of the First Corps Cadets will blare defiance to Terry and all the overbearing horde of monitors. Some pie-pied piper will then draw out in linked sweetness the interminable train of senescent undergraduates from all the better bath-rooms in the Yard. It will be a big time for you, gentle reader,--yes, a very doggy day. Hats and tin cups will be doled out by the Capable...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: June 2! Senior Picnic! June 2! | 5/23/1911 | See Source »

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