Word: coolerator
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...days Lawyer J. R. Stirrett cooled his heels in the offices of International Nickel Co. in Copper Cliff, Ont.-unable to get past the reception desk to transact some business. The cooler his heels got, the hotter he got under the collar...
...Fortunately New Year's day was a little cooler--about 70 degrees in the shade. It was evident from the start that the Oregon eleven had every confidence of winning--and all through the first quarter things looked Blue for Harvard as the Steers went for long gains on their famous 'Are you hurt?' play. On the second play of the quarter Oregon made their first score on a drop-kick from the 15 yard line, but they didn't hold the lead for very long as the Harvard team fought right back and F. C. Church '21, running...
...there evergreens in the South, oaks in the North? Botanist William Spinner Cooper of the University of Minnesota studied fossil tree pollens in peat, concluded that "in America the climate following the glacial epoch was warm and dry, with a return to a cooler moister climate during the last few thousand years." Thus the cone-bearing evergreens of the Southern U.S. are relics of the glacial invasion (which halted at the Ohio River), and the North's oaks and other hardwoods are relics of the warm postglacial period...
...bustle, part generated by fear, part by determination - an atmosphere of abnormality which showed itself, for instance, in the crowds of Egyptians who had taken to riding on the tops of commuting trains, first in their rush to escape bombs, later just because it was cooler there...
Across the street, in an old red sandstone building, the American Peace Mobilization had its office. Some crusaders sat around a table holding a water cooler, sandwiches, a coffee pot and a row of empty milk bottles. Other crusaders played cards while waiting their turn on the picket line. On the wall was a picture of President Roosevelt, smiling as he signed the Lend-Lease Bill. Underneath was printed: "What's the joke...