Word: wagged
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Chambre des Deputes, housed within the august Palais Bourbon, presented such an indescribable babel of confusion last week that correspondents seriously pondered whether they should refer to it as a madhouse. They were saved from this scandalous impropriety by a sly wag of the Boulevards who whispered a knowing question in their ears: "Eh bien, Messieurs, avez-vous vu 'Les Folies Bourbon?'" As "The Folies Bourbon," the Chamber passed one of its most chaotic weeks...
...cleared his throat. A wag cried, "Now for the 'cello soloist!" referring to the Premier's deep and resonant voice. Gravely, as though burdened by the import of his words, M. Briand spoke: "Never has a government under my leadership found itself facing such redoubtable circumstances. . . . The Chamber has in its hands the destiny of the Nation. ... To demand such inflation and such taxation as is now necessary is to put a great responsibility upon you. . . . But I honor my countrymen in thinking that they will thank you, their representatives, if you save the country in this perilous...
...ability to leer in a naughty fashion will often earn a witless fellow a reputation as a wag; luck in getting his books suppressed will bring an author to renown even though no one has ever read them. Shrewd Douglas H. Cooke, President of the Leslie-Judge Co., may not therefore have been altogether stunned when he was told last week that his funny-paper, Judge, was barred from the mails...
...more profits than ever in its highly prosperous career. Captain Patterson, taking a hint from Lord Northcliffe ("New York's simply begging for a picture newspaper"), decided that the bulldog needed a tail. He started the New York Daily News, gum-chewer's sheetlet, which began to wag at a great rate. In three years its circulation was 400,000. "When it reaches a million," said Mr. Patterson, "I shall go to New York for good...
...Dogs wag their tails and fawn...