Word: spits
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...dawn on the morning of May 27, 1905 the newly invented wireless telegraph began to crackle and spit on a small Japanese warship: "The enemy's squadron has been sighted at point No. 203. The enemy is apparently steering toward the Eastern passage." About 2 p.m. a grizzled little man who had studied at Britain's Greenwich Naval College and well knew the Nelson tradition hoisted a fluttering ribbon of flags to the truck of his flagship...
...told many times, with many variations. Two years ago M-G-M decided that a story based on Rasputin and the Russian court would be ideal material to exhibit the varied talents of the Barrymore family. Ethel could be regal and throaty as the Tsarina. Lionel could leer and spit as Rasputin. John could push his delicate profile through a series of love scenes as a Prince Chegodiev. There was also a Princess Natasha with whom Chegodiev was in love. When Rasputin seduces Princess Natasha, Chegodiev proceeds to murder the monk in accord with history...
...refusing to become wealthy by selling the farm as the Karchers had done, in cause of the industrial venture. Early in the book we have a premonition that little Georgie will follow, tragically, in his father's footsteps when we read Aunt Fanny's words, "He's jest the spit of you, George. He's jest like you was starting all over to be my little one". And George Rood repeated "Jest like me starting over again...
...lined beyond the power of rice powder and rouge to conceal; the audience watched the faces for signs that would show the near collapse of one or another of the youths. If the audience tired of watching it was amused by seeing two buffoons push one another over, spit at one another, make lewd jokes, or it could eat popcorn and ice-cream. The contestants shuffled on, around and around...
...reads voraciously, likes to quote Emerson, says he thinks Elbert Hubbard was the best rewrite man of his age. On occasion Editor Bingay can be exceedingly sharp-tongued. Reporters under him testify that "he can take the hide off anyone in about seven sentences." When excited he used to spit on the floor but has broken himself of the habit...