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...insulted by some Bowery stroller, Gould snaps erect and lashes out with a storm of invective without over repeating himself, "Madam," he has said, "It is the duty of the bohemian to make a spectacle of himself. If may informality leads you to believe that I am a rum-dumb or that I belong in Bellevue, then hold fast to that belief; hold fast, and show your ignorance...

Author: By E. L. Hendel and M. S. Singer, S | Title: Joe Gould '11, Poet, Dilettante, Bum, and Bohemian, Last of a Disappearing Species | 3/16/1945 | See Source »

...Though Mr. Taft is an intelligent man, who would always get a high mark in school, he has never acquired sufficient wisdom and understanding. . . . He is probably more responsible than any other single man for leading the Republican Party into blind alleys of dumb obstruction on the vital issues of our time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. At War: Angle of Attack | 3/5/1945 | See Source »

...eight of a bad heart. Laura had been a paragon of beauty and intelligence and, in Mrs. Q's opinion, Catherine resembled her. Result: Catherine, whose intelligence was mediocre, overworked at school to get good marks, and developed imitative heart trouble. In contrast, Mrs. Q considered Agnes "dumb," the symbol of her own failure in life. Result: Agnes stayed timidly at home, rarely spoke up, refused to eat - partly in imitation of her parents' stomach troubles, partly to get attention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Family Trouble | 2/5/1945 | See Source »

...Dumb fellow Knuckle head

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 18, 1944 | 12/18/1944 | See Source »

...Japs are dumb. The Germans are much more skillful tactically . . . much better equipped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - OPERATIONS: Curtain Raisers | 11/27/1944 | See Source »

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