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Word: wising (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Jeff Chase is journeying to Bavaria where he will be trying to improve his German vocabulary and doing research and development for a sequel to a recent article on beer commercials. When last seen, Chase was muttering a German phrase, roughly translatable as something unprintable. Jeff Wise will reside in Manila, supporting either Marcos or communist insurgency by knocking over tourist bingo games. Andrea Monfried will sojourn to Greece and promises to spray paint "Bono is God" on the Parthenon. And Mimi Sheller will slip down to Mexico to buy drugs. As usual, I'm staying here...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Janitor's Note: | 4/30/1987 | See Source »

...attendants bark out during every flight are equally stupid. For the benefit of anyone who hasn't been in a car in the last 20 years, the attendants explain how to put on a seatbelt. For the benefit of the very stupid, the attendants point out that it is wise to extinguish cigarettes before putting on an oxygen mask. For anyone anxious to struggle out of a seat and stand in the aisles for a half-hour while the landing crew tries to open the doors, the attendants suggest waiting until the plane has landed before retrieving luggage from...

Author: By John Rosenthal, | Title: The Plane Truth | 4/28/1987 | See Source »

Rutger Fury, a former national political correspondent for The National Enquirer and Scotland Yard inspector, is a close personal friend of Jeffrey J. Wise...

Author: By Rutger Fury, | Title: Bored of Justice | 4/25/1987 | See Source »

Comedy of Errors isn't exactly highbrow theater, and the Quincy House crew is wise not to treat it as such. But it is a lot of fun, a pleasant and entertaining hour-and-a-half spent with the Bard. Happy Birthday, Bill...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Comedy of Errors | 4/24/1987 | See Source »

...play with conventions of the stage. Set in a Gothic mansion on the moors, a group of caricatures expound upon their social problems--but somewhere outside, an escaped criminal lurks. The players include a dimwitted blonde (Susan Kelly), a melodramatic maiden (Meg Schellenberg) and a gruff crippled veteran (Wise) who play cards endlessly. Into the scene comes a stranger (Goldfarb) who seems to fit the description of the fugitive. Who is he, and what will happen...

Author: By Jess M. Bravin, | Title: After Magritte and The Real Inspector Hound | 4/23/1987 | See Source »

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