Word: moses
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...fierce and busty aspect. ("Ah sees to it," said she, "that th' shmoon don't come over th' mount'in.") Nevertheless, Li'l Abner penetrated into the forbidden Valley of the Shmoon, where a sage clad only in his own beard, called Old Man Mose, frantically explained the shmoo situation to the intruder. "Shmoos, mah boy, is the greatest menace to hoo-manity th' world has ever known...
Their book, For Men Lonely, by Wil liam Jones, Donald Mose and Richard O'Riley (Ripley Publishing Co., Hanover, N.H.; $1), came out last week. It covered twelve eastern women's colleges,† included maps of each campus and hints on how to act there: "The Vassar campus boasts everything from a nine-story Tudor dormitory to the unhappy Victorian 'Main' Building-a tender spot to loyal Vassarians, so try and keep a straight face when you see it." Other tips: ¶ Wellesley : "The major pastime is long walks . . . with a little ingenuity you can stay...
...outfield is especially potent at the plate. Bill Arrison, Frank McArthur and Ed Merdos are all longball hitters, and the rest of the lineup contains other elements of offensive strength. If Coach Mose Quinn could find an effective pitcher, his team might surprise somebody...
Neville Chamberlain went back to England then, and many years later an Andros native, who had been on hand at the chopping, dropped over to Nassau and learned that Britain was at war and Chamberlain Prime Minister. "We gwine lost dat war," said Old Mose. "Chickcharneys doan lak dat man." And for a while it seemed he was right...
Then Churchill took over. "Now," said Mose, "we gwine win. Chickcharneys got no grudge dere." And with Chamberlain's abandoned railroad track melted down and sent to Britain for scrap, Mose's prediction proved entirely correct...