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...tale tells of the "conceited, but nice" Mr. Toad whose penchant for motorcars and accidents lands him in jail for twenty years. However, thank God, he escapes and with the solicitous aid of his friends Badger, Waterrat and Mole is resorted to the lordship of his ancestral Toad Hall...

Author: By George H. Rosen, | Title: Toad of Toad Hall | 2/23/1967 | See Source »

...which so much happiness is produced." In the shadow of the tavern there was also the more modest "publick house," whose clients came mainly from the neighborhood. Divided into a public and private saloon bar, the pub usually included a snack bar, called a "snuggery," selling such delicacies as toad-in-the-hole and steak-and-kidney...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Euphoria Is a Pub | 6/3/1966 | See Source »

...devils go, Ghiaurov (pronounced Ghee-ah-oor-ov) was a diabolical con-man full of spunk and fire, swirling about the stage like Batman in a black leather cape and horned-toad cap. And when he sang, the voice came rolling across the footlights like a tidal wave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opera: The Big Basso | 11/19/1965 | See Source »

...such quarrel with the supporting performances. Between them Victoria Weyler, Ronald Witt, Bill Christian, Alzada Knickerbocker, and Belford Lawson take care of the other eighteen parts very nicely indeed. Each one of them does at least one really good role. And Mr. Johnson redeems himself as Warty Bliggans, the toad who believes that "the earth exists to grow toadstools for me to sit under...

Author: By Helen W. Jencks, | Title: archy and mehitabel | 4/24/1965 | See Source »

...cheetahs-Oregon Sportsman John S. Day, 55, uses his cheetah, Mike, for hunting and exercise. Exotic animals can be habit-forming. Jeri Hines, a Los Angeles divorcee with three children, bought a boa constrictor a couple of years ago. Since then, she has acquired an alligator, an aquatic toad, a green iguana and a tire eel, and has had to move to a new district because none of her neighbors would let their children into her house...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hobbies: Unloading the Ark | 2/5/1965 | See Source »

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