Word: wouldn
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Hoveida, an orchid fancier who once wore a fresh blossom daily in his lapel, apologized to the court for his disheveled appearance, adding quietly, "But of course it wouldn't have made any difference...
...very happy with my progress as a writer in Expos 13, and consistently impressed with the abilities and criticisms of the other students in our class. I enjoy writing though I wouldn't say it's a skill that comes easily to me and I credit Mrs. Thomson's fine ability as a concerned teacher for successfully pushing me towards my limits as a writer. The present situation dismays me and I fear comes down to a clash of personalities rather than a solution to legitimate deficiencies in Expos. I hope possibility remains for a reversal of Mr. Marius...
...only is it a cool car, but just check out the things he does with it. He's probably the best driver on television, and definitely the coolest. Every time I try to throw my Gremlin into a spin instead of doing a three-point turn it stalls. Rockford wouldn't be caught dead in a Gremlin...
...espionage plots. The real guts of the film are its several amazing set-pieces: the whirlwind opening, in which Grant gets whipped into the spy stuff before he can look askance; a black-humor elevator scene, with Grant at gunpoint as his mother pecks over his captors, "You men wouldn't be trying to kill my son, now would you?" ha-ha; the famous crop-duster scene in which a biplane machine-guns Grant; one scene in which Grant sneaks into an auction, and foils his pursuers by getting himself arrested for disorderly conduct; and the real cliff-hanger denouement...
...program at the Little City Hall ignores St. Paddie; it says the events all commemorate the 203rd anniversary of Evacuation Day. Which brings up an interesting point--only in Boston is St. Patrick's Day a legal holiday. And while making the annual ethnic celebration a city holiday probably wouldn't have been an impossible chore for Boston's Irish pols, there was an easier way. The British, ironically provided the excuse. Redcoats occupied Boston from the start of the revolution until the Americans, head quartered on Cambridge Common, were able to starve them out. The British left under cover...