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Word: rudest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Roxie Betts remembers the bill collectors as "the rudest, most arrogant people." Says she: "For six months, it was a living hell. What got me most was the harassing of the kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The American Way of Debt | 5/31/1982 | See Source »

...security arrangements, issued a statement saying simply: "We hoped for a happy day to mark an historic occasion. Our wildest hopes have been exceeded." Total arrests for the wedding day: ten, all for such minor offenses as pickpocketing or indecent assault. Along the length of the processional route, the rudest sign that greeted the royals was HI, MUM-which could have been, given the circumstances and the spelling, either a message directed via TV toward home or a chummy salute to the Queen Mother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Section: WHY EVER NOT?: The Royal Wedding | 8/10/1981 | See Source »

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