Word: sarcasm
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...inevitable disdain for "second and third-hand press reports," the sarcasm at the expense of a questioner's imprecise wording were present, but in obvious moderation. The Bundy who remained to chat informally with students for 15 minutes was a thoroughly charming and personable man, listening respectfully to criticism and replying politely. Never, either during or after the session, did Bundy lose his composure, raise his voice, or openly indicate displeasure...
...reckless, sensuous man into the collar of a divinity student, then sticks both man and collar in one corner of a writhing triangle. The dialogue blazes with violent, staccato speeches as David, the protagonist, banters and bickers with his mistress and the good girl in the piece. Occasionally the sarcasm and the yelling get childishly out of hand, but as a whole the drama is exciting, exhausting, and superb...
...places and the prosecuting attorney started droning through the 417-page indictment, P.J. continued to whisper to newsmen, who had not been allowed to interview him since his return. Among other courtroom comments, some of which were broadcast live on nationwide TV, the unchastened ex-dictator declared with heavy sarcasm: "I am most satisfied with this democratic regime that affords so many guarantees such as getting killed in the streets, personal and collective insecurity, sacking the nation's treasury, and mortgaging the country...
...gettin' straightened out, ain't ya?" man asked. The question carried no hint of or sarcasm. I nodded. "Well, that's fine, ," he said, clapping me on the shoulder. in Montgomery, we ate most of our the College Inn, a Negro cafe owned by young couple who work a 16-hour day. They worship Dr. King and befriended us immediately. One evening we were drinking beer there and discussing the prospective Selma-to-Montgomery freedom march. A middle-aged Negro, who had occupied another table, rose to leave. As he passed our table, he leaned into the conversation and muttered...
...election struggle being waged by President David J. McDonald and Challenger I. W. Abel, the union's secretary-treasurer. All contract negotiations have been suspended during the fight and, as the Feb. 9 union election approaches, a bitter campaign is being fought. It is replete with denunciation and sarcasm, lapel buttons and helmet stickers, kleig lights and sound trucks at mill gates and union halls. Abel portrays McDonald as a has-been who prefers nightclubs and Palm Springs to the open hearth and McKeesport, calls for the rejection of "tuxedo unionism," and charges that the Steelworkers have suffered from...