Word: ribbing
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...very long once Great Britain got in. Last week news of an extraordinary Triple Alliance-Lewis Carroll, Adolf Hitler and the British Broadcasting Corp. reached the U. S. Alice had become a wild satire called Adolf in Blunderland, a skit that ably combined entertainment value with rib-tickling, moral-upping, home propaganda value...
Having done its bit to educate its readers, the English press proceeded to rib them with reports of the U. S. reception to its rulers in what it must have considered U. S. terms. The Daily Mirror's, lead article began: "The land of amazing parades saw its most astounding ever when the King and Queen drove through 600,000 whooping, cheering Americans to the White House." The crowds sang God Save the King in swing time, the Mirror reported, adding that Americans greeted the visitors with shouts of: "Hiya, King, what about a little hustle...
...curious ability to serve two masters with fidelity and impartiality persisted. At his parties he liked to mix Red with Tory indiscriminately and rib all sides unmercifully. He had a positive distaste for money. Once a friend deposited $1,000,000 to his account, told him to keep what he could make with it. Having a million worried Alex Gumberg so much that he finally gave it back. Of Alex Gumberg, Judge Thacher said last week...
...that the Goodman brother act has ceased. Since the formation of the present band, brother Harry has been playing bass and brother Irving has been doing trumpet work on and off--mostly off. Now definite word arrives that Harry is leaving to devote full time to his Pick-A-Rib joint on 52nd Street in New York, while brother Irving is just leaving. This is not to be considered a downward step, however, for both these two boys were considered two of the worst in the business, with Harry ranking well up in the corn bass division. Goodman has added...
...Pick-a-Rib (Victor). Benny Goodman's Quartet, plus Johnny Kirby on the doghouse fiddle, covering two sides with a joyous boogie-woogie...