Word: millenium
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Once upon a time, after de third millenium since de foundin ob Heaven, de Lawd and all his advisory Boa'd of Seraphim sat 'roun in a big smoke-filled room which was kep' ventilated by some angels flapping deah wings. "Peter," said de Lawd, "You is de Chairman ob Admission and Angelships. What's dis ah hear about obercrowdin' ob de heavenly palaces...
...last reached its millenium. It has managed to concoct two hours of first-rate musical comedy entertainment merely by tossing together a standard love plot, a romantic background, and three or four song hits of 20 years ago. It has stood pat on the stock Hollywood formula; but by perfect taste in filling the mold with Gershwin, Paris, and a captivating French ingenue by the name of Leslie Caron, it has turned out one of the most enjoyable musicals in years...
...issue commemorates the first quarter millenium of Yale. According to the preface, the volume catches "the colorful essence of the past as it compares with the vital record of Yale today...
Should the Russians win the race and build the first H-bomb, he added, they might decide that they did not even have to use it. They might say: " 'We will build these bombs and issue ultimata to the western countries, and the millenium of Communism will be with us immediately...
...took a month of pressure-group tactics by Ashley Weare '50 to bring the millenium. And Juan U. Maegli '50, former chairman of the House Committee, had to consult dining hall officials, who consulted other officials...