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...Soso Stalin (as his intimates call him, using the Georgian for Joe) was hip deep in sycophantic congratulations last week, the kind that dictators always expect but are shrewd enough never to overvalue. The occasion was the 30th anniversary of his election as general secretary of the Party. No other leader in the world has been in power as long. Back in April 1922, in Lenin's declining days, when Stalin was forging his way to the top, Harding was President of the U.S., Lloyd George was Prime Minister of Britain, Raymond Poincaré Premier of France, and somebody...
When a Nigerian says "fine pass" he means very good quality. When he says "fine pass kerosene" he means the very best. The British Labor government's high-minded intentions toward its African empire were certainly "fine pass kerosene"; but its performance was "soso talk" (ineffectual messing around...
...Hollywood, Technicolor is a magic word. On movie marquees, it automatically increases the gross of a film as much as 25%. But during the booming war years the word was not so magical to Technicolor, Inc. Hampered by strikes and shortages, its earnings were just soso...
...Mother (Myrna Loy). Finally one of Percy's pranks almost causes her to lose her second baby. But by dint of widespread praying, in which even the family terrier takes part, mother, child & movie pull through. A ragbag of wornout sentiment, So Goes My Love goes only soso...
...through his usual routine. He hunted up a razor-blade and shaved down the hard calluses on his right thumb and ring-finger. He picked up a baseball to see if it felt light and small (a good omen) or heavy like a pumpkin (a bad omen). It felt soso...