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Word: scratches (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Dally, by William Hanley. More Neanderthal men have crossed the American stage than ever lived in prehistoric caves. These slopeheads invariably gnaw their English, scratch their armpits, and lock jaws and claws with some naggingly neurotic female. A play dismally devoted to such characters opened the Broadway theater season amid the blanketing hush of the New York newspaper strike. Even without the so-called "death watch" of waiting for the daily drama critics' reviews, there was little proof that Mrs. Dally had ever been dramatically alive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Fresh Season, Moldy Play | 10/1/1965 | See Source »

Invisible Damage. Many neurologists are now convinced that whiplash, without a direct blow on the head and leaving no scratch on the skull, may nevertheless cause bruises and hemorrhages in the brain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trauma: Elusive Head Injuries | 9/10/1965 | See Source »

...course and what can you except with a pitching staff consisting of Earl Wilson. Bill Majorette, Dave Morehead, and Jim Lonborg. For the past two years at least, the Sox have had the best relief pitcher in baseball. If a Red Sox starter got knicked for a scratch single in the third inning. Fenway Park would be filled with a chorus of "We want Radatz." This year the "Monster" has looked remarkable mortal; his mediocre showing has made the 1965 season more painful than most...

Author: By R. ANDREW Beyer, | Title: Pitching, Attitude-Mire Sox in Ninth | 7/6/1965 | See Source »

...were applying for a job with one of the Government agencies that test your personality via the MMPI quiz, upon receiving the test I would first scratch the tender top of my head, look around to see if someone was watching, then proceed to brood over my strange sex life, occasionally invoking the Devil while thinking bad, often terrible, words to fortify my strange and peculiar thoughts. Trying to be casual, I would then light a match, which is normal procedure before my daily conversation with God. After completing the quiz, I would leave the room (carefully using...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 25, 1965 | 6/25/1965 | See Source »

...Because they scratch me, George...

Author: By Joel E. Cohen, | Title: Moonlight Sonata | 5/25/1965 | See Source »

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