Word: queerly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Louis' Pilgrim Church for the last seven years. Tall, grizzled, genial, he is the father of four daughters to each of whom he gave the middle name Porter. Much in demand as a college preacher, Dr. Stocking has written numerous ethical-whimsical books for children (Query Queer, The Golden Goblet, Mr. Friend...
...left her for many women and any book, she was faithful to him in her fashion. Vridar went to the University of Chicago, worked his way by slaving as janitor of an apartment building, tried vainly to find the right answer to his life in books, in the queer characters he ran up against, in "platonic"' friendships with women students. Finally he sent for Neloa. But by now their marriage was too near the rocks. When he told Neloa that he loved another woman and intended to leave her, Neloa despairingly drank poison. Too late Vridar knew he loved...
Franklin Roosevelt tossed his head, laughed heartily, declared that he had them all intrigued about what was coming. Then he recited more names?Cabinet and sub-Cabinet officials?and again grinned. Was it not a queer combination of notables? The puzzled correspondents agreed that it was. That group, the President explained, was going to meet that very afternoon to devise ways; means of taking profits...
...adaptation of Victor Herbert's famed operetta would amount to more than a ridiculous calamity. Fortunately, Producer Hal Roach, well-versed in the art of gag comedies, saw fit to throw most of his original material out the studio window, retaining only three Herbert songs. What remains is a queer blend of Alice in Wonderland, Mother Goose, Laurel & Hardy, and Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. That the result makes no sense whatever in no way diminishes the fun of Babes in Toyland. Ollie Dee (Hardy) and Stannie Dum (Laurel) are boarders at the establishment of the Old Lady Who Lives...
...wasn't really a cynic. The boys thought he was, but they were prejudiced. Gus was just the janitor, and all janitors are queer ducks to college...