Word: plucks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Many of these articles and stories reappear from decade to decade in Advocate anthologies, which are designed, of course, to pluck the purse-strings of old grads. Occasionally in the past graduates have been asked to contribute to Graduate Issues. One of these contained such gems as "Sitting A Little Apprehensively on the World" by Bernard De Voto, "All, All Wasted" by Conrad Aiken, and "Fools Trespass When Angels Keep Off the Grass," by Thomas W. Slocum...
...serving take two dressed quail, simmer in one pint of chicken broth for 15 minutes; remove birds from broth and pluck meat from bones, returning the meat (finely chopped) to broth until cooked; thicken with one tablespoon of flour, season to taste and serve on toast points or with hominy grits. (The President prefers grits...
Slow Tip for a Princess. By last week the Gills had reached British Columbia after sauntering through Washington State, where they stopped to pluck pears in a Yakima orchard and enjoy the sailboats fluttering on Seattle's breezy Lake Washington. Later, in Victoria, dressed appropriately in English tweeds and berets, they were promptly spotted and waved at by Britain's visiting princess Mary, the Princess Royal. (Mrs. Gill scolded Mr. Gill for not tipping his beret quickly enough...
...degree, and an intelligent, strong, pliable husband. Secondly, you have to know how to get what you're after (if anything)--which is the most difficult part. Every victory turns to defeat, and the spoils of victory vanish without a trace. They'll tromp on you, boy, they'll pluck your heart out and crack it like an egg. But they mean well, and the fault is yours--you asked for a date
...commanded only a few thousand men. They seemed little more dangerous to Perón & Co. than the June 16 rebellion, snuffed out in six hours by inner-circle generals guarding their vested interests in the Perón regime. But this time rebel leaders showed spectacular dime-novel pluck and luck. While Generals Lonardi and Videla Balaguer were holding Córdoba, Vice Admiral Isaac Rojas daringly boarded the navy's flagship cruiser, locked the Peronista fleet commander in his cabin, invited the navy to join the rebellion. "I am not going to deceive anybody," messaged Rojas...