Word: yawn
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Yawn...
...case. One morning he came to court carrying typewritten sheets, which he distributed to his confreres, to all the lawyers, and the judge. On the sheets was an original composition-a poem by Sumner R. Kilmarx entitled ''The Jurors' Lament." Excerpt: The Justice nods, the jurors yawn, The hours tick away. But still the lawyers argue, And the case drags on its way. We came here in the prime of life, The cause of right to seek. But age is creeping on us As we ponder week by week...
...form various artistic groupings by means of a whip, chair and frequently used revolver. Mr. Beatty's most showmanlike beast is Kazan, a large old lion who quails and cowers very perceptibly when the trainer stares him into submission. But occasionally Kazan is unable to stifle a yawn...
Madeira. When revolution seemed to threaten the little Portuguese isle, the "Lion of Poland" showed a tendency to yawn, to sprawl his bulk with even more abandon upon small wicker chairs...
...tricks of shooting people through telephone receivers, kniving them by lynx-eyed orientals, or burning them with vats of green acid no longer provide their old thrill. Audiences yawn. The old stunt of indicating the degree of hauntedness of house by having a darky groan "Oh Lawdy, Lawdy" simply wore itself...