Word: sandwiches
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...instance, a ham sandwich is hamu sandowichi, tea is chee and coffee is kohi, which is as near as the Japanese can come to pronouncing these words. Gas is gasu, tobacco is tobaku and matches are matchi. Even in the country inns, the maid will come running in with a pair of surippa, bedroom slippers. Beer is biru. When you indicate that you want to get out of a bus the conductress cries stoppu to the driver. As you step into the street she shouts after you orai, which stands for "all right" but is actually a form of farewell...
Captain Cook's expedition took Omai to England from the Sandwich Islands as a treat for Cook's patron, the gaming Earl of Sandwich. This noble savage clicked at once. Lord Sandwich was ravished when Omai, who had never seen a horse, exclaimed: "What a big hog!" He was captivated when, during his first coach journey, Omai observed: "We go one way; houses, fences, trees all go other way. Ver' fine-sit, talk, maybe sleep, and at same time go!" Lady Carew was enchanted when she asked Omai how he liked tea. "Ver' well," he said...
...pastors of all denominations and an esthete named Prof. B. Gummo sermonized and lectured on "What is Art?" In Chicago a streamlined sound truck of abstract design toured the Loop enthusiastically wailing plugs for Art Week. On nearby sidewalks pretty models paraded with paintings stuck to them like sandwich boards. In Rochester the art show in the Civic Exhibits Building vied for honors with a poultry show where a human crowing contest was in progress, hired an orchestra to drown out the crowers...
...order to plan their season's activities, a group of outdoor enthusiasts will hold its organization meeting in the Lowell House Junior Common Room this evening. The nucleus group of dozen men have already arranged a weekend trip to Sandwich, N. H., and a day trip to Mt. Monadnock, both parties to be held this week...
...progressed, the moans from Hopson's quivering frame changed to snores. A black-garbed woman slinked up to him, attempted to give him a pamphlet entitled The Workers' Holy Hour, was escorted out. From a brown paper bag Juror John A. Radway each morning drew a cheese sandwich (prescribed by his doctor), munched solemnly while listening to testimony. Despite all such obstacles, Federal Judge Alfred C. Coxe hoped to terminate the case in two months. Others wondered whether Hoppy would last that long...