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Word: whiffenpoofs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...song in question is, of course, the "Whiffenpoof Song", and it has served to make the tables down at Mory's synonymous with the name of Yale. It also mentions a place where Louis dwells and a drinking establishment known as the Temple Bar, which was really the same place. The history and tradition of Mory's are of ancient vintage...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: . . . Where the Eli Meet to Eat | 11/25/1950 | See Source »

...dishwashers and machine-shop foremen, a maneuver he brought off with the hearty air of the big boss at the annual company outing, made up for his rival's helicopter by singing second bass in a quartet with three Yale undergraduates at major public appearances. They sang the Whiffenpoof Song, though some of his backers thought he should shush his Yale connections. He pronounced Bowles (Yale '24) the philosopher of leftism, Senator Brien McMahon (Yale LL.B. '27) the spokesman, and Benton (Yale '21) the captive, announced that his campaign was based on "Korea, Communism, confusion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Meet the People | 10/16/1950 | See Source »

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