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...most European countries to call a man a camel (French chameau, German Kamel) is merely to call him "stupid" or a "simp." Most insulting in French or German are compounds of animal names such as "You camel-toad-elephant-crocodile-rat-pig!" If a one-word insult is wanted it is hard to do better in French than saligod (filthy beast), in German, schweinpelz (filthy beast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Camel Laugh | 6/29/1931 | See Source »

...Margaret Upton, Peggy Upton Archer Hopkins Joyce Morner was only 15 when she ran away, fascinated, with Trick-Cyclist Heurtin, who promised to teach her how to turn a somersault on a bicycle and thus become a great actress. Mr. Heurtin was like a father to her, the simp, but in Colorado she met Everett Archer, who fluttered her; she married him, discovered that "Love is not beautiful and romantic; it is horrible and disgusting." Two days were enough; she went back to Norfolk with the apprehensive Mr. Heurtin, who fed her chocolates nervously on the way. Her marriage annulled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Lorelei | 2/17/1930 | See Source »

...cast for tonight is as follows: George MacFarland, G. A. Collier '18 Arthur Sole, J. C. Scanlan '18 Thornton Brown, E. Galligan '17 "Buck" Kamman, P. J. Philbin '20 "Simp" Calloway, P. A. Brickley '20 "Wrenn" Rigley W. H. Cartwell '17 William, H. F. Sullivan '17 Dolly Kamman, Miss Helen Lynch Martha, Miss Rose Mary Hogan Violet, Miss Margaret Power

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRESENT CRAIG PRIZE PLAY | 5/7/1917 | See Source »

...cents, $1 and $1.50 may be secured at Jordan Hall, the Co-operative Branch, or from T. L. Freeman '19, Fairfax 16. The cast follows: George MacFarland, G. A. Collier '18 Arthur Sole, J. C. Scanlan '18 Thornton Brown, E. Galligan '17 "Buck" Kamman, P. J. Philbin '20 "Simp" Calloway, P. A. Brickley '20 "Wrenn" Rigley, W. H. Cartwell '17 William, H. F. Sullivan '17 Dolly Kamman, Miss Helen Lynch Martha, Miss Rose Mary Hogan Violet, Miss Margaret Power

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CATHOLIC CLUB TO GIVE "BELIEVE ME, XANTIPPE" | 4/24/1917 | See Source »

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