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Word: stuffs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...short, anything solid that can be chomped on and not swallowed--and then surreptitiously spit the food into a napkin when they think no one is looking. They will then either drop the napkins onto the floor, make frequent trips to the garbage to throw them out, or stuff them into their pockets or purses...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Living to Eat | 12/14/1981 | See Source »

...habit of mind may present drastic difficulties for a Church which must keep up with revolutions sexual, industrial and demographic, or today's flocks may outpace their shepherds' century-a-step crawl. The drama of a church falling behind the very people it is supposed to lead is the stuff of which great books are made. This, unfortunately, is not the book...

Author: By Adam S. Cohen, | Title: No Divine Intervention | 12/11/1981 | See Source »

...best song is the one in which the boys do away with all the bogus brass and instead simply substitute commercial Christmas ideas for the old blond-girls-and-souped-up-cars stuff. "Little Deuce Coupe," "Little St. Nick"--it's just the difference between July and December. Here, for example, is the description of Santa's sleigh...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: Top of the Charts: Wayne, Alvin and the Beach Boys | 12/9/1981 | See Source »

There has been a lot of namby pamby stuff down through the millenia about the meaning of Christmas. "World peace," "a time for reflection," "a season of renewal"--number those wishy-washies among the slogans of many a starry-eyed December liberal...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Toys for the Real Generation | 12/9/1981 | See Source »

...enormous success half a decade ago; though Raiders of the Lost Ark didn't produce much in the way of statuary, there are still plenty of little dolls from other movies littering the shelves. "I don't think we'll ever get rid of our Empire Strikes Back stuff," one despairing salewoman said as she clutched Lobot and Ugnaught...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Toys for the Real Generation | 12/9/1981 | See Source »

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