Word: roof
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...along the Charles, and the Sage of the Age fell to dreaming about the Good Old Days. "Ah," he murmured, "there used to be a keg of beer on every Sack, and everyone was always Headleying over for a re-fill. Nobody toed the Marks--they really Raiszed the roof. And with a Goodman often hard to find, the Poon still would beg, "Trager a good pitcher for another stein." They could really Hendel the ball. Those Crimeds were ball-players, and they still are. The Poon'll Lewis: Singer song...
...Third Army, which had crossed the Czechoslovak border, suddenly swung south and shot an armored division 53 miles in the direction of Regensburg. At latest reports this outfit was "running wild" under a security blackout. The storm was gathering over the northern roof of the Alpine bastion...
...booby trap which Davis knew he might expect was a move by some packers to use the new subsidies to bid cattle prices still higher. But Davis was ready for such shenanigans. He sternly warned that if cattle ceilings were pushed through the roof, OPA would prepare a plan to allocate cattle to packers on a quota basis...
...confirming his fear that 1946 was completely unfamiliar with the ivy-covered folklore of the 300-year old institution, he swing on his Freshman room-mate accusingly. "Did you ever hear of the old letter-carrier who used to climb across the roof from one entry of Matthews to the other, as a short-cut to save steps?" he demanded. Upon the expected "no," Vag settled back and sighed unhappily...
Many of the other 19 displays are familiar, most of them are good. The astounding Lalage hangs by one arm right under the roof while she flapjacks herself a hundred times or more; the Wallendas dazzle on the high wire. There are clowns in all sizes and shapes, and plenty of animals. Trained seals, tooting My Country, 'Tis Of Thee, manage to be irresistibly funny. For the first time the big wild animal act displays six statuesque chorines inside the cage, one of whom wraps a leopard around her bare shoulders. And down in the basement Mr. & Mrs. Gargantua...