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Word: pterodactyl (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...banned the song, but Transfusion sold half a million records in two weeks, is now inching toward the million mark. As Nervous Norvus ("I invented Nervous; I'm the cat that invented that"), Drake found himself famous. He has since produced another hit called Ape Call. "The pterodactyl was a flyin' fool, a breeze-flappin' Daddy of the o-o-ld school." He expects to make around $65,000 this year, but he has an anchor to windward. "The boss told me I can always get my job back with that cool trucking company," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Cutting the Mustard | 8/13/1956 | See Source »

...race, a fine series of crosses and doublecrosses, is laughable right down to the finish line. All the main parts are played with expert pace and restraint, but the real stars of the show remain the fossil vehicles, as wild a sight on a modern highway as a pterodactyl in a bird bath...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Nov. 30, 1953 | 11/30/1953 | See Source »

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