Word: tactlessness
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...place else. Texans think this quip perfectly tailored for Amarillo Publisher Gene Howe, who has become the voice of the vast Texas Panhandle by outshouting the natives and trying to forget that he was born in Kansas. In both his Amarillo Globe and News, his garrulous daily column, "The Tactless Texan," is the fountainhead of authentic Panhandle lore...
...threat too seriously. ("It is possible that the danger, of a crisis is being exaggerated somewhat at the time when appropriations are being sought," he said in a recent speech in Washington. "On the other hand, I may be wrong . . .") He also had a talent for the tactless: "We are paying out more than $12 billion . . . to individuals whose contributions, if any, have been made in past years. At the moment, they are getting something for nothing." That was his way of discussing veterans' programs, dividends on G.I. insurance, old-age pensions, unemployment and relief benefits...
...Franco-Saar accord which said the whole deal could be changed by an Allied peace treaty with Germany. Everybody knew that France was going to get the Saar, but there was general regret that the French had warmed the embers of German nationalism by taking it in the most tactless possible manner...
...Violinist Kreisler could smile at the memory of a gentle hoax: for years he programmed his own compositions-the Praeludium and Allegro, Menuet, Concerto in C Major-as "transcriptions" of the works of old masters. He thought it "tactless to repeat my name endlessly on the programs...
...true that McNiel read the story at 2 a.m. But after perusing the article, McNiel said that although it seemed somewhat tactless, it was a good story and would show students that "HYRC was really doing something." He offered not a single objection...