Word: spits
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...nowhere appeared three terrified small boys. With a quavering cry of "Mr. Sousa!" they spit, as one man, on the sidewalk and fled for their lives...
Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr., spit & image of the romantic comedian,* took his Army physical in Los Angeles, awaited induction. He and his brother Sydney used to be energetic little globetrotters. Rarely publicized in recent years Charlie Jr. has been studying at prep and military schools, is now 18. Sid, 18 next March, hopes to get into the Army Air Forces...
...Western calendar and may occur even in winter, this year's Ramadan of 29 days appropriately broke right into the hottest summer that Egypt remembers. The damp caused by the flooding Nile spread low clouds like woolen blankets over Egypt. Tempers rose, gharry drivers and porters spit abuse at one another, fists went into action on the slightest provocation. Even unfasting, infidel Christians seemed unduly cross...
...farthest outpost in China. I can damn near spit on the Japs from here. . . . I started to teach a little Chinese kid English yesterday. You remember how mad Daddy would get when I couldn't get something through my head? I do the same with the kid but he only looks at me and smiles! That's the Chinese for you. . . . It will be some time before I get home. Not this Xmas, I'm sure. I got a lot of work to do here. . . . There are lots of these damn Japs . . . and close...
They Like the Life, There is no spit & polish for men on a sub. At sea the bluejackets wear what they please, usually dungarees, sometimes only skivies and sandals. Officers shuck their neckties and open their shirt collars. Everybody smokes almost everywhere. There is an old-shoe ease about the whole ship's company, but there is no infringement of dignity or discipline...