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Word: suspectible (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Christianity: "I loathe lambs, those symbols of Christian meekness. They are the stupidest, most persistent, greediest little beasts in the whole animal kingdom. Really, I suspect Jesus of having had very little to do with sheep, that he could call himself the Lamb of God. I would truly rather be the little pig of God, the little pigs are infinitely gayer and more delicate in soul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: At the Drop of a Stamp | 4/27/1962 | See Source »

...passed in front of Emerson , the bells of Memorial Church chimed noon, and Biff admired the Coop sportsjacket that was now his "uniform." "How well I fit in," he thought. "They all think they're so smart around here, but they'd never suspect...." Yet even before he finished this reflection, he felt something slam into him and knock him off balance. Picking himself up from the path, he saw a little foreign-looking man scramble up from the ground and rush over...

Author: By H. Lewiss, | Title: BIFF BUNDIE, UNIVERSITY COP in THE CIRCLE OF 7 | 4/21/1962 | See Source »

National Research scientists have made pieces of metal grab each other in a vacuum until sometimes the "cold-weld"' that formed had 95% of the strength of solid metal. Steel grabs strongly, and the scientists suspect that many other metals will do the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Sticky Vacuum | 4/13/1962 | See Source »

...maintain that man herein berays himself as the greatest predator of them all, and these souls should be cautioned not to castigate themselves for what comes naturally. Others will say that live ducklings would have been more fun for our children to play with, but mothers and fathers, I suspect, will prefer this all new, noiseless, mess-free, more durable variety...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOT SO UGLY | 4/10/1962 | See Source »

Something of an ingrate, it enjoys eating its bumblebee benefactors, which it grabs from behind and stabs with paralyzing mandibles. The doctors suspect that bumblebees mistake their look-alike enemies for their own kind, thus make less effort to avoid them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Insect Masquerade | 3/30/1962 | See Source »

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