Word: wowing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...officials work late to "help pass the time." Out of loneliness, well, one little thing often leads to another. Single girls, attracted to Brasilia by double wages as government secretaries, find some of the fringe benefits exciting. Says one little thing: "I came to Brasilia to make contacts, and wow, am I ever making contacts...
When they leave, Van Dyke says: "The next time we're invited to a liter ary dinner party, will you say to me, 'Let's stay home and can some plums'?" Wow. That line gets such a laugh that even the set falls on the floor. Van Dyke does it every time. Like the night he said, "Without my thumbs I couldn't type." Or that other time, when he told his wife: "If you keep looking that good in the morning, I may have to switch to an afternoon newspaper...
...Wow!" screamed Heinsohn when he reached the dressing room. "Let's have a party! Where's the champagne? Where's the jazz?" In a corner an exhausted Bob Cousy sprawled on a bench, holding court for reporters. In 13 seasons, the onetime Holy Cross ace had scored 18,973 points, added 7,786 assists, and proved that in a day of human skyscrapers a small (6 ft. i in.), agile and brainy player could become one of the greatest stars the game has ever known. Quitting now, to coach basketball at Boston College, he was going...
...session finally ended at 2:45 a.m. with the weary Council voting a resolution of appreciation to the outgoing executive committee. Said one member, "Wow, what a night...
...whole wild night could have wound up as just another bender, something with which the Zantzingers might later wow their guests ("What a night!") after riding to hounds. Even the disorderly-conduct and assault charges lodged against Mrs. Zantzinger would only add zest to the tale. But one thing changed all of that. Mrs. Carroll, a mother of eleven and president of a Negro social club, died eight hours after the caning. A medical examiner found that the cause of her death was a brain hemorrhage. The charge against Zantzinger: homicide...