Word: proof
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...freezing spray of the Charles for weeks now, and Harvey Love seems to have figured out tentative boats, or at least the men in the "third" boat are pretty happy about holding the "first" boat to a deck-length lead over a half-mile. That's sure-fire proof...
...spent all evening nursing a couple of highballs made with 100-proof (50%) whisky can do his figuring easily. If he puts two ounces of whisky (one ounce of alcohol) in each drink, his A is 2. He multiplies this by 7,000; he divides the resulting 14,000 by 150 for his weight in pounds, and gets 93. He has been drinking for three hours, so he subtracts 39. Ergo, he has 54 milligrams of alcohol in 100 cc of blood...
...have stated our belief that Furry should not be fired. Although throughout the past week he has been both ignorant and ill-advised, there is no proof of misconduct nor neglect of duty. Until this guilt can be legally established, we believe Furry should neither be ousted not temporarily suspended...
Look at the cover of the Tropical Lampoon, thumb through for advertisements, find the proof hacks. And to those who read it, remember, the Lampoon is not strictly a literary organization...
...Colditz Story, by P. R. Reid. Prisoners v. prisonkeepers, and how a handful of Allied officers proved the formidable Nazi fortress of Colditz not escape-proof after all (TIME...