Reader's Digest December 1963 [antikvár]

TOWARi>$ MORe P-lCTOneSQVB SPEECHp.icture Wriíing. Little hamlets going to sleep, window by window (Mary Dorsey) A pláne winked its way into the airport (Marjorie Campbell) . . . Revolving doors chopping a crowd into people (Wiiiíam Coliar) A river stapled with bridges (Ed Becker) A young mother decorating her lifc with babies (wavl) . . . His tactics were a combination of needle and threat (Bemard Smith) A bluntly built woman (ap) . . . As unplanned as a hiccup (Heien Síms) . . . As restless as a windscreen wiper (l. a. k.)Cold Snaps. This is the time of year when yesterday there still seemed to be plenty of time to get anti-freeze in the car (Franklin Jones) . . . Too bad people can't switch to winter-weight oil to make it easier to get started in the morning (D.l.)Word Games. Head cold: Rheum at the top (jerome Beatty) . . . Tangerine: Loose-leaf orange (d.m.R.) . . . Cactus: Defence plánt (Jack Herbert) . . . Un-impeachable source : One who started the rumour (Ai Martíno) . . . Rotisserie: Ferris wheel for chickens (Róbert Őrben) . . . Proverb : A short sentence based On long experience (Cervantes) . . . Elephant: An animal occurring in oneof three colours, depending on whether you are on safari, a church committee or a week-end party (g. f. c.) Committee : A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours (P.h.)Howdy, Pardner! Nothing is as sure as shootin' in a Western (Mauríce Seitter) . . . Title for a new Western series: "Tales of Whoa" (Denise Lor) . . . Per-haps these Westerns should be live including the ammunition (Eari Wiison) . . . An aduit Western is one in which the pretty gal no longer heads off our hero at the paSS(Wanda Cunningham) . . . Most TV Westerns end in a four-gun conclusion (C. E. Kitchen)Patter. For the girl who has every-thing, a police whistle might come in handy (M. j.) . . . According to an even-ing paper there are only five real authorities on bridge in this country. Odd how often one gets one of them as a partner (Punch) . . . What makes men and rivers crooked is following the line of least resistance (W. s. j.)Terse Verse. Yes, I can remember when Christmas was an occasion for fireside rejoicing and goodwill. Now it's just the day that it's only X shop-ping days Until (Ogden Nash)