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Word: zingers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...dining halls. Without the tag lines, there is no longer reason to live. Or to drink tea. The fortunes frequently inspired new hope in a darkening world. Bring back those travesties of the English language, those tiny ambassadors of the American ethos. We need them. Celeste Seasoning, '77 Red Zinger, '77 Earl Grey, '01 Camellia Sinensis, '76 Constance Comment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOOD SERVICES' FOLLY | 1/13/1976 | See Source »

...whole coffeehouse/gallery/theater has that sepia feel; occasionally the subway rumbles and chugs underneath; Red Zinger tea is the easiest smell in the place; and over in the corner a spot of white paint denotes a sweat-drop in the photo-realist painting of Richard Nixon meeting the press. Off The Wall is an atmosphere, slightly hazy and warm; light is refracted but does not bounce. It only ripples, like the images on the screen...

Author: By Tom Blanton, | Title: Short and Sweet | 10/16/1975 | See Source »

...weary, bleary men sat at Art's Deli, resting from their rewrites of Rhoda. James Brooks turned to his fellow writer-producers, Allan Burns, David Davis and Lorenzo Mu sic. "Why open with the fruit salad?" he asked, blue-penciling the menu. "Let's get to the zinger - we move the pastrami up, segue to the coleslaw, go for the laugh with the knockwurst...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Hollywood's Hot Hyphens | 10/28/1974 | See Source »

...Crimson icemen seemed content to practice their passing in the period, and worked the puck around for a mere eight shots on Brown goalie Dave Sagaser. The only shot to go in was a well-placed zinger by Kevin Carr with only a second remaining in the period...

Author: By William E. Stedman, | Title: Icemen Demolish Big Bad Bruins, 6-1 Brown Picks Up More Penalties Than Shots | 2/7/1974 | See Source »

...always just happens to be in the neighborhood, hounding his prey relentlessly, unnerving them, distracting them. Then he walks away. But wait. He turns and takes a few steps back into the room. Here it comes. The zinger. "Oh, excuse me, sir, but just one more question. I been thinkin', and you know it strikes me kinda funny that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Cop (And A Raincoat) For All Seasons | 11/26/1973 | See Source »

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