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Word: riotousness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...scenes before Seller's reappearance are riotous, however. It is impossible not to laugh at the grotesque sight of an intoxicated Mason lying triumphant in a dirty bathtub, balancing his drink on his chest, following the death of his wife. A couple of neighbors come in to commiserate, and suddenly Humbert has to act sorry himself amidst his drunken stupor. Then the apologetic father of the cab driver who killed Mrs. Haze enters and offers to pay for the funeral expenses. Humbert, now quite confused, agrees, much to his benefactor's dismay...

Author: By C. BOYDEN Gray, | Title: Lolita | 10/15/1962 | See Source »

Their arrival triggered a riotous celebration in honor of another Soviet space first: the dual-manned orbit that proved the possibility of teamwork in space...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia: The Heavenly Twins | 8/24/1962 | See Source »

...Casino stage-successor to the Howard where "Buffalo Bill" Cody, John Wilkes Booth and Gypsy Rose Lee performed for beyond a century--has been the scene of the most riotous productions in staid New England history. Across the Casino ramp have scurried some of the best-set headliners of latter day burlesque, in some of their least-dressed performances...

Author: By Russell B. Roberts, | Title: Boston Burlesque Dies With the Closing of the Casino | 5/7/1962 | See Source »

...which "left a residue of hatred and hostility toward me" 2) the Nixon fund, which almost got him tossed off the Republican national ticket in 1952; 3) the Eisenhower heart attack of 1955, when Nixon faced the delicate task of assuming responsibility without appearing to usurp power; 4) the riotous Nixon visit to South America in 1958, which almost ended in his death at the hands of a Caracas mob; Sy the "kitchen debate" with Khrushchev during Nixon's 1959 mission to Moscow, and " 6) the 1960 campaign itself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Historical Notes: How to Handle Crises? | 3/30/1962 | See Source »

...morning, "I passed some minutes in a state little short of despair; I rung a bell for the purpose of ascertaining where I had got to, and other particulars. No one answered until at last a yawning man made his appearance, immediately exclaiming, 'Good God, how drunk and riotous you was, Sir! I never saw anything to equal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Rosebuds & Blasted Bet | 2/9/1962 | See Source »

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