Word: wagging
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...chief lion-baiting took place in Boston. Some wag invited a detail of British tars to march in the St. Patrick's parade. This aroused the bellicose South Boston Citizens Association, the parade sponsors. "Very regrettable misunderstanding," snorted Parade Marshal John Walsh. "There'll be no foreign armed forces parading here." The British did not march. (Boston Irish also celebrate March 17 as Evacuation Day, in memory of the departure of the British redcoats...
...Tail-wagging. The debate appeared to be over whether the tail should be allowed to wag the dog. Tweedy, twangy Elmer Davis once headed a twin-sized domestic & foreign organization. Now the Overseas Branch, headed by Robert Emmet Sherwood, 47, the lank three-time Pulitzer Playwright, has about 97% of all OWI employes. The overseas budget is $34 million; the domestic is $2½ million. As a friend and speech-doctor to Franklin Roosevelt, Sherwood has easy entry to the White House. Davis, presumably the nation's No. 1 news dispenser, is not even close. All the U.S. remembers...
...Terry, Connecticut clockmaker, revolutionized production and sales methods by making his clocks before he had any orders for them. He also originated installment selling: when he encountered sales resistance to his cheap "wag on the wall," he left it for a trial period, collected for it gradually during periodic selling trips...
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...very next column right and marched down Quincy Street all by himself. The Platoon, which was hungry, marched straight ahead toward the Union's main entrance. "Oh, pardon me," apologized Mr. Gregory, scurrying back to the head of the column. "Just stick with us, sir," cracked a wag in the platoon, "and we'll show...