Word: queueing
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...station, the ticket agent did not understand the German's German or his French. It seemed silly to stand there while they held up the whole queue, so I helped the German to buy his ticket. While we were putting our tickets and money into our billfolds, the German turned to me and said: "Rather stupid to be mechanical about things when one is in a neutral country, nicht wahr? I just came from Berlin, but I am a Hamburger." As he said the last word, his mouth twitched convulsively...
...time, we all lined up before twelve inexpert Nazis, doing twelve prisoners at a time. In the first dozen chained men there was an escape expert, a former London bobby, who quickly showed his companions how to remove the bracelets. They chucked them under a hut and rejoined the queue. The Nazis used up 800 cuffs on 600 men-and found there were still hundreds of the original 600 waiting in line...
...business section is an ear-shattering din of crawling tanks, trains, of street cars, lorries, motorcycles, marching men and policemen's whistles. Newly arrived troops queue up to register at various headquarters before going to the front. If they have spare time-and usually they have not-they roam into music shops to have balalaikas repaired or buy new ones, get shaved by women barbers, watch the pretty girls, have their nails manicured, or read the latest newspapers slapped on billboards. Above the sound and fury are the protecting wings of Red Air Force bombers and fighters...
...Russian plane on to a British airfield under a grey, damp sky. He wore a padded suit and flying helmet. The giant four-engine bomber was, according to an R.A.F. officer, an "eye opener." The crew was so numerous that those on the ground began wondering when the queue of men jumping from the plane would end. The crew immediately formed two ranks and, at the word of command, donned overalls and began servicing the craft. They explained that this invariable practice of Russian flying crews on landing made sure their plane was ready for further action immediately. Though...
...long queue of determined-looking women clumped up & down before a Detroit Federal housing project. Their placard read: "We want White Neighbors." Some 500 of their men gathered purposefully on the east side of Ryan Rd., the border line between white & black neighborhoods...