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...flying-saucer body. He had an aspirin tablet for an eye and a built-in cigarette, but "no ears-radar perception; no stomach -no limit on drinking; no legs-walking, what's that?" Second prize (an egg) was won by Julian Everett of Manhattan for a cork-calved, swivel-eared robot whose right hand was a "clam digger for getting," his left a "built-in money box for keeping." Among the items of special equipment: an inner-view mirror (to keep an eye on his ulcers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW PRODUCTS: Frankensteins at Work | 11/1/1948 | See Source »

...past years, CRIMSON business representatives, (those glib fellows), have sold everything from the swivel-chair concession at University Hall to vast quantities of Brylereem, without batting an editorial eyelash. And now, a chance for Freshmen and Sophomores with latent extroversial qualities to develop them to the fullest, under the personal tutelage of the fastest talking pin-stripes in Cambridge. The CRIMSON comp opening tonight offers everyone a gift of the gab which can come in handy along other lines, 'He said, than journalistic ones...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scribes Extend Beery Gladhand to Would-Be Journalists | 11/25/1947 | See Source »

...unnamed but swivel-hipped gamin had a wonderful time. Between halves he raced the entire length of the field, stiff-arming windmills and shunning imaginary tacklers, to score on the only long run of the day that was not called back. He completely baffled the tricky defense set for him by the Cambridge gendarmerie...

Author: By Burton S. Glinn, | Title: Gridiron Blues Disappear With Victory Over Brown | 11/17/1947 | See Source »

Aldo T. "Buff" Donelli leaned back expansively in his swivel chair, laced his stubby fingers behind his head, contemplated, something in the vicinity of his belt buckle, and spoke form the right side of his mouth in all seriousness, "Why would I want to fool you fellows? These program weights were all taken last sprig and are about ten pounds more than they should...

Author: By Burton S. Glinn, | Title: Egg In Your Beer | 10/3/1947 | See Source »

...swivel-hipped his way between the two people sleeping on the study floor, straight-armed the book-case, and let the window shades up with a bang. "This is it," he said. One of the figures on the floor rolled over, mumbled something that Vag could have sworn sounded like Barzilauskus, and opened one eye. Waving at him gaily, Vag slammed the window shut, cutting off the stream of cold morning air, raising a minute cloud of coal dust, and waking the other figure in the process. The Vagabond bounded into the bathroom, applied shaving cream, and, with worn razor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 11/23/1946 | See Source »

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