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Eddie Bracken 2002 Deaths
Eddie BrackenAge: 87 stage, screen, and film actor who played the comic hero in the Preston Struges films The Miracle of Morgan's Creek and Hail the Conquering Hero. His career, which spanned…Eddie Albert 2005 Deaths
Eddie AlbertAge: 99 comedic stage, screen, and television actor best known for his role as a city lawyer who moves to the country with his wife, played by Eva Gabor, in TV's Green Acres. His…Eddie Mathews 2001 Deaths
Eddie MathewsAge: 69 left-handed slugging third baseman and 10-time All-Star, who has the distinction of being the only player to suit up for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta;…Eddie Rabbitt 1998 Deaths
Eddie RabbittAge: 53 country-pop singer and songwriter who was best known for his 1980s hits “I Love a Rainy Night” and “You and I.” His career took off in 1970, when Elvis Presley recorded…Eddie Elias 1998 Deaths
Eddie EliasAge: 69 sports television pioneer and later a celebrity agent who established the Professional Bowlers Tour in 1958; helped turn bowling from a recreational sport to television's…The Devil's Dictionary: Money
by Ambrose Bierce MONDAYMONKEYMONEY -n. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it. An evidence of culture and a passport to polite society. Supportable…Brewer's: Cap-money
Money collected in a cap or hat; hence an improvised collection. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cap-a-pieCap-acquaintance A B C D E F G H I J K L…Brewer's: Caution Money
A sum deposited before entering college, by way of security. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CautserCauther A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…Brewer's: Chimney Money
or Hearth money. A Crown duty for every fireplace in a house (14 Car. ii. c. 2). Repealed by 1 Will. & Mary, i. c. 2. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Conscience Money
Money paid anonymously to Government by persons who have defrauded the revenue. Their conscience being uneasy, they send the deficit to the Treasury, and the sum is advertised in the…Trending
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