Word: dubbed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...happen to know the personnel of the group which you dub "An A. M. A.-inspired citizens' committee." This attempt to slur a group of distinguished, public-spirited Chicagoans reflects only discredit upon the source of your news...
...shirt and put them in another. That goes for me too." He does play croquet, however-with a fierce desire to win, as he plays parlor games and bridge. Called by Ely Culbertson "the best amateur bridge player in the U. S.," he hates playing with his dub friends, tackles the experts without getting hurt, peppers the game with such comments as "I'd like a review of the bidding, with the original inflections...
...still remain the dub who thought people desired cheap transportation, only to see them adopt 'traveling houses' finished and upholstered better than their own homes and furniture...
There are 10,000,000 bowlers in the U. S. A contributing factor to their enthusiasm is the fact that bowling, like golf, is a solo game. A dub and an expert may bowl together and still have fun, for each is competing against his own score: trying to break 200 (upward) as a golfer tries to break 100 (downward). A bowler who averages 190 is good, one who averages 220 is exceptionally good, one who bowls 300 (a perfect game) gets his picture in the papers...
...OPERATION WITH THE CITRUS INDUSTRY AND CONSISTENT ADHERENCE TO DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES PLUS A HISTORICAL PIONEER FAMILY RECORD EXTENDING OVER 100 YEARS IN FLORIDA MAINLY CAUSED MY ELECTION. FLORIDA HAS BEEN HONORED IN BEING SELECTED AS THE HOME OF MANY SPLENDID MEN AND WOMEN FROM NORTHERN STATES WHOM YOU DUB PENURIOUS YANKEES BUT WHOM WE KNOW TO BE AMONG THE FINEST AMERICAN CITIZENS...