Word: pinnings
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...French workers; even the movements and gestures seemed to be Latin, and had lost the German rigidity. There was not a single example of a Prussian haircut,. . . two of them were even exaggerating the fashion of Parisian youngsters and wore their hair so long that they had to pin it back with a long buckle. Said one of them: 'You have to adapt yourself to the customs of your hosts, if only for politeness...
...Pullman Porter Fred Wright, 67, who went to work for the New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad as a water boy when he was twelve ("I had a can, and went through the cars hollering 'water!' "), was awarded a gold pin for 55 years' service. His favorite car is the Lightning. "I use to talk to that car during the depression when sometimes there wouldn't be a passenger on the whole trip. I'd say: 'Lightning, old girl, we got to do better.' And now we're doing lots better...
Each time Andy got ahead there were cries, "You're lucky, Andy." The crowd wasn't really against Andy: it was just that he was fun to badger. Twice, trying to knock down a lone pin, he committed the amazing error of guttering the ball, like any Thursday-night office league dub. The crowd jeered. Not until Wilman's last ball was bowled was the championship decided. Joe needed a strike to win, and left the tenpin standing...
...Brevick won a forfeit while Abboud at 128, Sigourney at 155, Keith at 175, and Dunker at unlimited all took their bouts by the pin route. Smith at 136, Skinner at 145, and Campbell at 165 turned in decision victories...
...Unknown. He wanted to pin Molotov down to a specific stand on each issue, or else make it plain to the world that the Russians had no intention of writing a peace treaty. As the translator rattled off Marshall's words, Molotov went into a huddle with Andrei Vishinsky, scurried through documents, snapped open briefcases. The sound of fluttering paper was sharp in the room...