Word: smarted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...voice of Fitzgerald's careless young people who "smashed things and creatures and then retreated back into their money" echo through the book. "I wonder if we were ever as funny as we thought," one of Phillip's more stable characters wonders. "We always thought we were so damn smart...
Shaved to the Hide. After his schooling came military service. "Ah-ha!" barked the first sergeant when Edmond reported. "He's trying to be smart ... He wants to attract attention. Very well! He shall learn . . ." Edmond's head was shaved to the hide, a forage cap was set atop it. "Eyes . . . front!" bawled the sergeant. "Du Chaillu, keep those jaws shut . . . D'you want a bone? . . . I'll learn yer . . . I've broken in tougher bastards than...
...sectors of American life. Following the pattern of the new Administration, we suggest that half the council be made up of men from far-flung agencies of the General Motors Corporation. The remaining half could come from other cultural groups like Chrysler and Ford. It might also be a smart propaganda move to bring in a minority group spokesman, from Nash-Kelvinator. The important thing however is to make this change and set a new example. Time is of the essence...
...growing cocoa," say the easy-going Gold Coasters. Their job is to cut the pods and lay the blue-green beans out to ferment and dry in the midday sun. The retail trade is handled by the "mammy-traders"-fat old market women, usually illiterate but smart enough to own and operate fleets of heavy trucks. Day & night, the "mammy-trucks" thunder down to the sprawling shantytown ports where fishermen put to sea in dugout canoes. The trucks bear striking legends: "The Lord Is My Shepherd-I Don't Know Why"; "Accra to Takoradi-With God's Help...
...movie has some interesting scenery, filmed in and around New York, and some effective minor types, notably a group of smart-aleck cabbies. In a straight acting role, Song & Dance Man Dailey plays the cab driver in robust style, while Constance Smith is a winsomely wide-eyed passenger. Amusing scene: Colleen Smith using a bit of blarney to talk an Irish cop out of giving Cabbie Dailey a traffic ticket...