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Word: signs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...view of the learning capacity shown by many gorillas and other great apes, why not specially taped programs for them, such as sign-language classes? There is an orangutan in our Washington zoo who is so bored she is reduced to just watching the people. I'm sure she would love good TV programs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 19, 1979 | 2/19/1979 | See Source »

Charlie Stallone, an independent owner-operator from Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (the sign on his T shirt reads SMOKE COLOMBIAN), explains: "Drivers smoke pot to unwind. You've been running ten hours through ice and snow. You're wired. You pull into a stop. They don't sell beer or whisky, so you light up a joint and go to sleep." Those who smoke when driving, adds Stallone, don't do it to get stoned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Georgia: Footnotes from a Trucker's Heaven | 2/19/1979 | See Source »

...told the boy down at the gas station to let folks know they could stay at the church. We did the same thing last year. Every time this happens, when folks are gone we find checks here and there, tucked into the pulpit or the music stand." A sign in the church foyer reads NO MAN IS AN ISLAND...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Hippie Bus from Coast to Coast | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

...This defeats the whole purpose of ink." Indeed, mindful of the question of permanent records and forgeries, Paper Mate consulted the American Bankers Association, which advised that a cautionary note be printed on every Eraser Mate package. The message warns buyers "not to sign or endorse checks" with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Erasable You | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

Alan Wachman '80, who painted the sign, said the program aims to "raise the consciousness" of residents who might be unprepared in case of a fire. "We want to get people to think about exit routes in advance," Wachman added...

Author: By James G. Hershberg, | Title: Anti-Fire Program In Quincy House Stresses Prevention | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

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