Word: smirks
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...they managed to charm plenty of Protestants too. In this picture, after a run of unsuccessful shows, McCarey has once more called upon religion to perform a commercial miracle; but this time he appears to have used the Lord's name in vain. For all its superficial smirk of piety, McCarey's Satan is just a prurient, soft-soap-and-holy-water version of the spicy story about the lonely missionary and the beautiful native girl...
With an experienced smirk, Portfolio expressed his educated delight. "Samuel Tech played a beautifully judged game. we was murdered, and we deserved it. By the way, did you see how Billy Oval-tine destroyed our sneak forward-to-half bumper with those circular drops? Masterful!" (Ovaltine is the Sambo's all-East ace borderback...
...GEORGE SMIRK Manchester, Mass...
This was also ignored. I called attention to the phrase "as soon as this can be done with safety to the children and the schools. Certainly this will be done not later than the public schools are opened to all pupils." This was dismissed with a smirk: "Then came the hedge." The sum of TIME'S account was in the snickering quip: "Not later, but not now." My question is: Does TIME report the facts honestly or twist them to secure a cute caption? Perhaps a more profound question could be asked: Did TIME read the pastoral letters...
...Jerry cartoon. Best line belongs to Sellers. "Four years we've been gaoin' together," his girl (Liz Frazer) in forms him indignantly, "an' what've oi got to shaow fer it? Nothin'!" Replies Sellers with a smallish smirk: "You've been lucky...