Word: wid
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Since the death twenty one years ago of John Lovett, "The Orange Man," whose greeting to Freshmen, "I knew your father, friend," and whose translation of Veritas as "Ter hell wid Yale," have made him immortal, Harvard has never had another mascot of such rare interest and popularity...
...together with his marked plebeian tendencies and over-strong aversion to the Irish nation, got it whispered round that Mistress Advocate had had some secret traffic with old John the Orangeman. But John, whene'er the thing was hinted at, swore roundly in his well known way, "Ter Hell wid Yale!"--disclaiming thus his offspring. Thus Lampy's disinheritance has been advanced by some as cause sufficient for his marked dislike of County Corkers...
...affairs he lost his position because of an unfortunate argument with his mistress over the disposition of the cadaver of her lamented dog Aristotle. That same night he proposed to Jezebel, offering her Jehu Sennacherib Dyle in holy matrimony. Jezebel, though coy, finally decided: "I no mind livin' wid yo' here in dis house. But de marryin', it can come later on." Dyle reluctantly agreed looking forward to the day when she would make him "a legitimate...
...Bingham "Because our Alumri and they differ not in the least from the alumni of Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth or any other large college want victory. A coach in a large college is not a member of the faculty and therefore he is not defended by the faculty when the wid-eyed alumni write demanding...
...seem even when accusing you of the same offenses. I fear some readers have a carping eye and are what I term piddling readers-they miss the flavor of the meat because they object to the pattern of the dish. More power to ye, Mr. Editor. I'm wid...