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...never had more than about 10,000 members. But what it "lacked in size, it made up for in lung power. Its piercing Marxist cry-that capitalism was robbing the worker of the wealth which he alone created-burned into the souls of some Americans like a hot skewer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMMUNISTS: The Little Commissar | 4/25/1949 | See Source »

Rumors of a Hitler peace offensive had grown so widespread by this week that Winston Churchill put them on a skewer and roasted them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia At War: The Voice of Britain | 11/17/1941 | See Source »

...Lady and their six assorted offspring are full of charades, false whiskers and profound contempt for rich Uncle Gabriel.Touched for another loan, Uncle G. comes to call, bringing his wife, regarded by the Lampreys as mad if not actually a witch. Uncle G. expires with a silver-plated meat skewer in his eye; Detective-Inspector Alleyn puts them all through the hoops. Delightful story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Murder in October | 11/4/1940 | See Source »

...nation's infirmities. First there was Just To Remind You, a sturdy expose of the U. S. laundry racket. Then there was Ladies Of Creation, in which the interior decorating business was delicately satirized (see p. 54). After that came The Man On Stilts, which attempted to skewer the mild insanity which surrounds flagpole sitters, marathon dancers and the like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Sep. 21, 1931 | 9/21/1931 | See Source »

...what affront, quite comprehensible to Frenchmen, did one Berthelin skewer one Davillard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Quiz: Jul. 5, 1926 | 7/5/1926 | See Source »

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