| 单词 | apocryphal |
| 例句 | The story is probably apocryphal, but its import isn’t. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In one possibly apocryphal story, doctors once trained a homeless man to do routine lab tests because there was no one else available. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z But then you felt everything Hoagland said was apocryphal, always questionable. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The story may have been apocryphal, but it was also true that Permian football benefited from desegregation. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A good instance comes in the form of an apocryphal story. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Alas, like many good stories this one appears to be apocryphal. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But he wasn’t called anything because this is an apocryphal story, which means that it is a lie, too. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Centrists seeking explanation for the inexplicable furiously emailed the article as if it were a lost book of the Bible, and not one of the apocryphal ones. 'The Once And Future Liberal' is a blistering critique of identity politics and a fractured left 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z And then there’s the reverend’s tale about Jesus and Thomas, taken from an apocryphal Gnostic text. 'The Leftovers' Recap: What Happened to Gladys 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z This may be apocryphal but my mother dined out on it plenty. Linda Lavin: The First Time I Sang in New York. (It Was a Bar Mitzvah) 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z We're reminded of the story, possibly apocryphal, that they used to play the Beach Boys' Smiley Smile in psychiatric wards to calm patients. New band of the day ? No 950: Therapies Son 2011-01-20T17:41:47Z An often-repeated, possibly apocryphal anecdote holds that the police and the department of health visited Soutine’s studio after neighbors complained about the stench of rotting meat and the blood dripping through the floors. Art Review: Two Meaty Visions of Flesh and Blood 2011-05-12T21:55:51Z That the story is apocryphal — “It was an old joke, apparently,” Auster acknowledges — is part of the point, for Archie is something of an Everyman. Paul Auster’s ‘4321’ offers four parallel versions of one life 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Haydn’s symphony takes its nickname from a loud chord early in the second movement, after four phrases of deepening slumber, intended “to wake the ladies,” as the probably apocryphal story goes. Review: Verbier Festival Recovers in Style with Finnish Maestro 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z And even if apocryphal, that famous line is something to keep in mind while watching James Corden’s debut on Monday as the new host of “The Late Late Show” on CBS. Review: James Corden Is Amiable, if Not Particularly Special, in ‘Late Late Show’ Debut on CBS 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z I lean toward the latter: Ms. Mazzoli’s morosely pulsating expanses have, to paraphrase Rossini’s apocryphal quip about Wagner, pretty moments and bland quarters of an hour. Music Review: Gotham Chamber Opera at Le Poisson Rouge 2013-05-23T21:54:56Z When I started reading the appendices of Bibles, they would send me to other sources, things like commentaries or apocryphal books. Author Scott Cheshire on his debut 'High as the Horses' Bridles' 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Though probably apocryphal, this story is quite reassuring to those of us who work in the film and TV business. So ?Lost? Is Over: Now What?s to Be Found? 2011-01-28T14:32:47Z The famous, possibly apocryphal, description of Fred Astaire’s first screen test sprung unbidden to my mind as I watched Ryan Gosling in the new film La La Land. Can Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone’s La La Land help us handle the Trump era? 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z "Apostle" started as a critique of what Bissell regarded as nonsensical beliefs predicated on apocryphal yarns that included talking animals and necrophilia. Tom Bissell's 'Apostle' takes a ride-along through unanswerable questions about Jesus' disciples 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Artists, often taking their cues from apocryphal literature and legend, have remade Church history for centuries, perhaps no more strikingly than the sanitizing and humanizing of Jerome. Perspective | In real life, Jerome was a combative intellectual. Artists made him lovable. 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z The legend may well be apocryphal, but in the age of Brazilian waxes, its endurance speaks to an anxiety feminists have been battling for decades. The Unsettling Story of a Broken Marriage in "Effie Gray" 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Over time, this story, clearly apocryphal in places, has been sanitized. Ladies Who Launch: Women Who Opened the Door to Space Exploration 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z Lewis, Mark Twain and many other literary authors, as well as passages from canonical and apocryphal scriptures. One-man show ‘The Devil in His Own Words’ offers an up-close look at the evil deity Everyone has at least one ridiculous story and it is impossible to tell which are true and which apocryphal. Sun, sea and silver service: what’s it like crewing on a superyacht? 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z It’s an apocryphal story, but an evocative one nonetheless, casting the Senate as a fail-safe institution whose work is invariably carried out with wisdom and patience. As the Georgia Runoffs Arrive, a New Book Says the Senate Is Broken 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z There's the apocryphal: the one about the audience member who shouts "She's in the attic!" as the Nazis arrive to sniff out Pia Zadora's Anne Frank. Mr Foote's Other Leg by Ian Kelly – review 2012-10-05T21:55:04Z Because, apocryphal or not, it’s kind of a perfect Marin story. T Magazine: Stranger Than Paradise 2013-05-10T21:59:01Z Rising Animators Spring Into Motion There’s an apocryphal story about a director on “The Simpsons” who didn’t like the way a scene looked and asked to see the other two camera angles. Rising Animators Spring Into Motion 2013-07-26T21:11:41Z Much of this material is recycled, and some of it sounds apocryphal. ‘One Lucky Bastard’ by Roger Moore Sometimes, thieves would smash the window in anyway, giving rise to the possibly apocryphal story that one such thief left a sign of his own: “Just checking!” Weingarten: It was a barely heated basement near ‘Murder Avenue’ ... The “archery” involves fictional, bow-and-arrow-centric anecdotes Hark passes off as history during his lectures, including apocryphal tales of folk hero William Tell’s prowess as a marksman. Review | In ‘Hark,’ a lifestyle guru isn’t even buying his own shtick 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Now, Schur thinks back on casting Janet like that apocryphal story about how Michelangelo carved the David: by cutting away all the marble that wasn’t David. How D’Arcy Carden finally found her ‘Good Place’ 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z It's a great story, but most experts would probably dismiss it as apocryphal nonsense. Erik and Me: Alistair McGowan on Satie 2013-07-12T17:30:08Z An early riff in the show centered on the apocryphal story of a pizza chain that had apparently come under fire for arranging pepperoni slices in the shape of a swastika. Aziz Ansari’s New Standup Tour Is a Cry Against Extreme Wokeness 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z While aware that the piece’s origin story is apocryphal, Mr. Richter was intrigued that the “Goldbergs” were supposedly written for a count with insomnia. On the Mattress for ‘Sleep,’ an 8-Hour Lullaby 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z There’s a familiar anecdote about a conversation, probably apocryphal, between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway: Fitzgerald says, “The rich are different from you and me,” and Hemingway rejoins, “Yes, they have more money.” ‘Succession’ Is Over. Why Did We Care? 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z Some music historians theorize that this episode gave rise to the apocryphal tale that Pete Seeger, incensed at Mr. Dylan’s use of electric guitars, attacked the cables with a fire ax. Mack McCormick, Student of Texas Blues, Dies at 85 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z His affable writing style is punctuated by moments of wit and insight, even when some of his stories sound apocryphal. ‘Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé,’ by Bob Stanley One possibly apocryphal story has Saint-Saëns storming out of the notorious premiere of Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” in 1913. Critic’s Notebook: A Bard Music Festival Weekend of Saint-Saëns 2012-08-13T21:46:15Z Mr. Chernow tells the possibly apocryphal story of how Hamilton conned his fellow founding father Gouverneur Morris into glad-handing Washington with “a friendly slap on the shoulder” and lived to regret it. Books of The Times: Dusting Off an Elusive President?s Dull Image 2010-09-27T23:42:00Z I have a dim memory of my quarantine boyfriend lingering nearby in a black jacket, but that may be apocryphal. My Quarantine Boyfriend Lost Everything (but Found Me) 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z There are plenty of jokes and apocryphal funny stories about the spongy patties, which are usually gray or beige and served in a broth of flavored "gel." Gefilte fish isn't just for Jews: The Passover staple is a great daily snack 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z But then contractual battles with his label turned it into something more — a rallying cry for artist independence, verging on the apocryphal. Lil Wayne Becomes an Elder, While Logic Grows Up 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z There is an arcane, fateful quality to this work; the author’s voice opens like a vessel for his entire era to echo through, even as it rings Biblical, apocryphal, as in “The Widow,” for example: W. S. Merwin in The New Yorker 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Traversing the tree-lined Columbia Walk, I thought of George Santayana’s possibly apocryphal observation that when he walked the … campus he felt in the company of great minds. What makes the ideal university? Six values that power higher education at its best 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z It opens with a series of brutal and possibly apocryphal murders by the “Bunny Man” in Fairfax, Virginia, in the early 20th century, and explores the horror of early asylums. Lore and order: can the hit podcast become the scariest show on TV? 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Papyri containing extracts of the apocryphal Gospel of Mary, the original of which has been credited by some to Mary Magdalene, and census documents are also on show. Faces of Egyptian mummies on show 2012-07-18T13:04:52Z Brautigan, who struggled with depression and alcoholism throughout his career, committed suicide in 1984; the title refers to an apocryphal suicide note. Catch-up TV guide: from Labyrinth to Plebs 2013-04-06T05:00:04Z He cuts off the walker’s ears, strings them on a necklace a la the Vietnam War’s apocryphal kill trophy and climbs out of the ravine. Walking Dead Recap: Deliverance Redux 2011-11-14T12:57:42Z He reports his birthday as July 4, 1900, an apocryphal but symbolic date he was fond of using. Louis Armstrong’s Life in Letters, Music and Art 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z There is a story, apocryphal perhaps, that when he was asked why he did not adopt an Irish accent he gave a classic Christopher Walken shrug and said "Who would believe it?" Review: ‘The Dead, 1904’ Brings Existential Unease to the Party 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z I read items — some undoubtedly exaggerated, others perhaps apocryphal — about how he introduced Ezra Pound to T.S. Is it time to rediscover Conrad Aiken? 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z The story of an East German family fleeing to the West in a home-made balloon is not, as she dismisses it, “apocryphal”: the briefest research reveals that it really happened, in 1979. Mapping history 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z The story of Lucretia, perhaps apocryphal, is from the sixth century B.C.E. Rembrandt and Gerard Manley Hopkins: How to Take Comfort in Art 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z Their perhaps apocryphal association with slaves floats into view. Alison Saar traces diasporas in the exceptional 'Silt, Soot and Smut' at L.A. Louver Gallery 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z There's an anecdote, possibly apocryphal, about David Bowie strolling in drag through a Texas town in the 1970s when a policeman challenged him, "Hey — where're you going in that woman's dress?" Painter Stephen O'Donnell: in women's dress, but not a drag 2012-06-07T20:50:05Z THERE’S AN old story, no doubt apocryphal but grounded in truth, about an English designer who was asked by a dissatisfied gardener to diagnose what was wrong with her place. Add instant interest by going big, with leaves 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z President Harry Truman famously said, perhaps apocryphally, “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” Why doesn’t Trump have a dog — and should he get one? Experts weigh in 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Completely whitewashed due to Hoover's insistence that his agency be portrayed as eternally just and squeaky clean, much of the story is apocryphal, but this is nonetheless an entertaining crime picture. Scarecrow Video recommendations for 'J. Edgar' 2011-11-10T14:23:09Z As the apocryphal phrase, attributed to Margaret Atwood, goes: "Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them." The baptism of Nic Cage in the bloodbath of “Mandy” 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Ken Dodd, star of many – possibly apocryphal – stories doing the rounds. Simon Hoggart's week: how tickled we are, missus 2012-07-20T16:44:08Z Later, and after his death in 1898, he was endlessly quoted as giving the Empress Eugénie an answer all the more fun for probably being apocryphal: “It’s Napoleon III, your Majesty, and you complain!” Review: Starchitect of the Second Empire 2010-11-18T08:00:00Z The story sounds apocryphal — the kind of colorful origin bit one might find in a Brad Bird movie — but the director confirms it. 'Tomorrowland' director Brad Bird's mantra: 'We have to bring in new ideas' 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z This timely history delves into America’s enduring fascination with the apocryphal, touching on everything from P.T. New in Paperback: ‘Notes on a Foreign Country,’ ‘The Seventh Function of Language’ 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Apparently, they’ve never heard of Coco Chanel’s apocryphal style rule: “Look in the mirror before you leave the house and remove one accessory.” Review: Warcraft Is Ridiculous, But Paula Patton Is Not 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z It was here that Lapine set the apocryphal meeting between the four main characters. Up, Up and Away: The Trippy Tales Behind ‘Flying Over Sunset’ 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z As the story — however apocryphal it may be — goes, Macy’s employees asked the company to put on a parade in the mid-1920s. 10 Things to Do Now in NYC 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z When his wife objected, the president apocryphally quipped that if the gold fork was good enough for former president James Buchanan, it was good enough for Tabby. The Bidens finally have a White House cat. World, meet Willow. 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Haydn’s symphony takes its nickname from a loud chord early in the second movement, after four phrases of deepening slumber, intended to “wake the ladies,” as the probably apocryphal story goes. Salonen Replaces James Levine at the Verbier Festival 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Lord contends that Wight’s tales are mostly either recycled stories he heard elsewhere or wholly apocryphal. ‘All Creatures Great and Small’: Who Was the Real James Herriot? 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z The story of Alexander Hamilton shooting a cannon ball at Nassau Hall may well be apocryphal, perpetuated by the campus tour guides. Princeton Digs Deep Into Its Fraught Racial History 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z There are suggestions that it is entirely fictional, or that Rawicz appropriated and conflated other people's apocryphal tales. The Way Back ? review 2010-12-23T15:00:00Z Lady Godiva's naked protest against taxation in 11th-century Coventry may be apocryphal but, as the Californian anti-war group "Breasts not Bombs" have showed, getting naked is an effective way to spread a message. A Brief History of Nakedness by Philip Carr-Gomm – review 2013-03-15T17:37:01Z The tale might be apocryphal, but there’s good reason some people still believe that Garland’s death brought on the Stonewall uprising, which began the day after her funeral. Judy Garland, Gay Idol Then and ?Over the Rainbow? Now 2012-04-05T20:43:41Z This presumably apocryphal organization crops up often in “The Young Man From Atlanta,” the Foote play that opened Sunday in an affectionate, slow and steady revival by Michael Wilson for the Signature Theater. Review: A Heartbreaker Returns in ‘The Young Man From Atlanta’ 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z There’s a possibly apocryphal story that Turner once lashed himself to a ship’s mast to fully experience a snowstorm at sea. Review: ‘Turner,’ a Portrait of a Most Dazzling and Disagreeable Artist 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z The story, possibly apocryphal, is that a hungry man stopped into a Cincinnati restaurant more than 90 years ago and asked for a bowl of chili. Chili, just what the crowd ordered for Super Bowl 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z That was a very apocryphal story in the writers room, because the idea is that the world understands the money that people have now. "Gossip Girl" boss: "It's class warfare with one dictator … I could write this show every 15 years" 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z At the start of my career in , a chief subeditor told me a story, possibly apocryphal, to illustrate the dangers of careless picture caption writing. Open door: The corrections column co-editor on... the challenge of writing picture captions 2012-08-05T20:10:00Z Early scenes in A Robber's Tale show Reynolds and his cohorts enjoying the high life in a London nightclub, the entertainment for which is rather apocryphally provided by pop singer Eliza Doolittle. Drama recreates 'crime of the century' 2013-12-10T08:28:54Z One wonders if Fernandez had read the apocryphal “letter” from Marcel Proust to the Ritz, which was presented as part of its 100th anniversary celebration in 1998. | Closin' Up the Ritz 2011-10-31T22:23:54Z Historical bookstore famed for its architecture, sumptuous red staircase, limited-edition print runs of classics and a possibly apocryphal connection to Harry Potter author J.K. How my family of four pulled off a Portugal trip during the pandemic 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Police brutality is not a surprise to us; it is an all too common personal experience; it is not the stuff of anecdotes, abstraction, or apocryphal storytelling. A modern day lynching: Why I will not watch the video of Alton Sterling being killed by Baton Rouge police 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z “When it’s closed, I’m like Nixon,” he says, referring to a possibly apocryphal story about Richard Nixon roaming the halls of the White House, conversing with the portraits of former presidents. A final seating for the man who knew every D.C. power player’s favorite table 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z The days when Brooklyn meant “baseball, boredom and bad breath,” to quote a dig apocryphally attributed to Barbra Streisand, are long gone. Jonathan Safran Foer, Oliver Stone and Javier Marías, Brooklyn Bound 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Recall the apocryphal story of people fleeing from a Lumière Brothers film of an arriving train, supposedly scared they’d be run over. On a New York Street, Windows Become Theaters for Ken Jacobs’s Films 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z The story might be apocryphal; it doesn’t much matter. We Can’t Quit You, Hank Williams 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Even more apocryphal, the story didn’t gain traction until the 1800s and only then in local historiography and lore. Getting to the bottom of a Lafayette mystery in York, Pa. 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z He lives on in anecdotes that sound apocryphal only if you haven’t spent time in Providence. Checking In With an Old Buddy (Cianci That Is) 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z “This incident has been rewritten apocryphally so that it resembles an episode of ‘American Idol,’ with me cast in the role of Simon Cowell,” he wrote back. Joyce DiDonato, Standing on Her Own Just Fine 2010-03-20T04:45:00Z I thought at the time that the story sounded apocryphal and hedged my bets. Simon Hoggart's week: how tickled we are, missus 2012-07-20T16:44:08Z There is a story, probably apocryphal, that Sternberg once suggested his movies be projected upside down, so that audiences wouldn’t be distracted from the sublime play of light and shadow on the screen. DVDs: Three Silent Josef von Sternberg Reveries From Criterion 2010-08-21T05:00:00Z I understand that television is a business first and foremost, and the ratings — I don’t want to use the phrase “apocryphally bad.” Damon Lindelof on ‘The Leftovers’ Finale, the Show’s Future and His Afterlife Obsession 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Lawrence believes this to be “apocryphal, but he claimed it was true.” Let Us Now Praise Mike Nichols 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z An apocryphal tasting note I haven’t been able to trace to its original writer says it “smells like cash flow.” We deserve ‘nouveau’ wine in 2020 — a vintage meant to be fun and drunk right away 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Historians, however, contend that this is probably apocryphal. Churchill 'in the year of Trump': Darkest Hour feeds America's love for Winston 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z The name came from the members’ signature flat-caps that became “blinders,” the probably apocryphal story goes, when weaponized with razor blades sewn into the peaks. ‘Peaky Blinders’: The Disparate Ingredients of a Cult Hit 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z It’s an embodiment of the now rather famous line, possibly apocryphally attributed to Margaret Atwood: “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” “Outlander” shows full male nudity — and laughs in the face of rape 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z That quote may be true or apocryphal, but as a comedian who became an Oscar-winning actor, he would know. 10 of Robin Williams' Funniest Moments From Johnny Carson to His USO Tour 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z One of my favorite stories, which might be apocryphal — I can’t tell you for sure that this is so, although photographers traded this story for many years. Jaron Lanier: The Internet destroyed the middle class 2013-05-12T16:00:00Z Note that this response originally credited “You first” to director Fred Zinnemann, but that story is apocryphal, it seems. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: What if you reach out for support at a tough time, but it isn’t there? 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z To paraphrase the apocryphal vaudevillian on his deathbed: dying is easy, romantic is hard. Friends with Kids; Your Sister's Sister – review 2012-06-30T23:05:33Z The story, which we heard from others around town, sounds apocryphal. On a Jeep tour of Stockbridge, Mass., it’s all easy on the eyes. Maybe too easy. 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z According to one, perhaps apocryphal, story, this was because of the cries of “Emperor!” with which the first-night crowd greeted this masterpiece. Perspective | The best way to understand a Beethoven concerto? From a musician’s point of view. 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Because you are the apocryphal frog sitting in the pot of water. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: I spent a week evading current events. Here’s what I learned. 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Less apocryphal, it seems, was his asking the registrar if he could swear his vows on the works of Rabelais rather than on the Bible. Amateurs in Eden by Joanna Hodgkin ? review 2012-02-10T22:45:01Z Indeed, there’s little historical evidence to substantiate apocryphal accounts that an Army detachment lost a gold shipment in the Pennsylvania wilderness, possibly after an ambush by Confederate sympathizers. Witnesses to FBI hunt for Civil War gold describe heavily loaded armored truck, signs of a night dig 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z That quotation is perhaps apocryphal but also contains a large grain of truth. The Secret to Beetles’ Unfathomable Diversity 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z An apocryphal Chinese curse is worth using to wrap up: “May you live in interesting times.” China’s economic decline brings risks to both Washingtons 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z It is apocryphally said that when Einstein discovered his highly nonlinear equation, he thought an exact solution would never be found, but Schwarzschild proved him wrong only months later. The Most Surprising Discoveries in Physics 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Bottled water as status symbol has ebbed and flowed like the possibly apocryphal sources from which it flows. What Gwyneth Paltrow’s courtroom water says about her, and the brand 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Most thrilling origin stories end up being apocryphal, especially when they have to do with entrees. Dig into Chicken Marengo, a saucy dish inspired by Napoleon himself 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z The Biden team considers the story apocryphal, a former administration official said, but was impressed by the mythmaking, which is a common tool of war. ‘It’s Complicated’: How Biden and Zelensky Forged a Wartime Partnership 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z The suggestion from a team-mate that his diet includes the infamous deep-fried Mars bar proves to be apocryphal as he reveals "I've never actually had one". From burger and chips to Six Nations' top fly-half 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z The effects of gravity are typically seen as causing something to fall straight down — be it a dropped ball or Newton’s apocryphal apple. A Doodle Reveals da Vinci’s Early Deconstruction of Gravity 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z During both trips, he was apocryphally credited with instilling peace in the country that was hosting him. Pele in Africa: The man, the myth, the legend 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z But John and L.A. have always enjoyed a special relationship, starting with the now almost apocryphal shows at the Troubadour nightclub in August 1970. Elton John will take his final bow at Dodger Stadium. So let's time travel back to his legendary 1975 concert 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z It’s not a phrase I’ve ever heard — worry or frown lines seem to be the common ways to describe that, but, apocryphal or not, it’s a good one. ‘Triangle of Sadness’ review: A spiky social satire amid vomit and Marx 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Some San Franciscans live in dread of hearing, again, the apocryphal Mark Twain quotation about the coldest winter of the author’s life being a summer in San Francisco. Come for the Golden Gate Bridge and Cable Cars. Stay for the Summer Shivers. 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Contemporaries told a possibly apocryphal story of how, at a dinner party at the White House, a woman bet her friends that she could get Coolidge to say more than three words. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z His apocryphal prediction in the mid-1970s that an African team would win the tournament before the year 2000 is always a hot topic before each tournament kicks off. Pele in Africa: The man, the myth, the legend 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Outside the park, two activists — both wearing togas and laurel wreaths — played violins in an attempt to invoke the apocryphal story of the Roman emperor Nero. 3 arrested during protest at Congressional Baseball Game 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z The data, he added, instead supports a conclusion sometimes attributed, perhaps apocryphally, to Winston Churchill, the former British leader: “Democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.” With Crisis Everywhere, Do Democracies Have an Edge? 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Skimmed from the Internet, the quotes are often apocryphal — received wisdom that, depending on the listener, could be perceived as profound or straight from the greeting-card aisle. To ‘gift’ marijuana, D.C. companies must sell something. This one sells motivational speeches. 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Like the gigantic apocryphal Norwegian sea monster the Kraken are named for, the world of hockey is rife with its own powerful myths — some more verifiable than others. Hockey 101: The Northwest is a great place to get into hockey. Here’s how | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z She took one of her first experimental mice to a taxidermist, Chernoff recalled, an anecdote that he said he might have dismissed as “apocryphal” if he hadn’t seen the stuffed animal “with my own eyes.” Beatrice Mintz, pioneering scientist in cancer and genetics, dies at 100 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z That the story is almost certainly apocryphal does little to diminish its message: play ball, not war. Soccer punctuated a WWI Christmas truce between British and German soldiers 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Though the attribution may actually be apocryphal, one can understand why Mr. Powell embraced the sentiment. Opinion | The enduring impact of Colin Powell 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z One of his greatest hits was endorsing an apocryphal story about General Blackjack Pershing dipping bullets in pig's blood before he summarily executed Muslim prisoners in the first World War. Why Donald Trump is now using Robert E. Lee to rehab his own reputation 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Versions of the apocryphal tale date back to at least World War II, and have more lately morphed to sinister warnings of terrorist attacks that never materialized. Your memory of 9/11 is probably wrong 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z There’s a story, possibly apocryphal, about a cosmonaut who conducted a plant-growing experiment aboard a Russian orbiter in the 1970s or ’80s. Researchers revive the dream of a martian habitat in Arizona—in miniature 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z He told an apocryphal story from Norway where, it is said, grizzlies have trained themselves to drop to their bellies and crawl across forest openings to avoid being seen. It’s a grizzly bear survival program. For grizzly bears. 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z The FBI has not only seized this apocryphal approach but vastly improved upon it. Opinion | Have information you want no one ever to know? Tell the FBI! 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z There is a story, perhaps apocryphal, that Vernet had himself strapped to the bow of a boat during a voyage from Italy to France to better observe a violent storm. Perspective | Weather can help us make sense of art. And it’s not just about painting pretty clouds. Some of them are so far-fetched that, if it were not for the eyewitness testimony or the video footage, the natural instinct would be to assume they are apocryphal. Chiellini, Bonucci and the Art of Defending 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z In my mind, that shot was apocryphal, involving characters and ballparks that seemed ancient and mythical. We don’t all get to meet our heroes. I got to work with mine. 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z That vignette, while apocryphal, highlights the extreme emotion that accompanies relegation — and promotion — in English soccer. Super League shows that U.S., European sports are separated by more than just an ocean 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z Famous visitors included Hollywood stars and, apocryphally, gangster Al Capone, while in recent decades the club became known as a hangout for Tijuana's political and economic elite. Tijuana wealth gap comes to fore with planned seizure of Mexico country club | Reuters Host Don Wildman probes a papal assassination plot and apocryphal accounts of a Nazi train laden with ill-gotten gold in the return of “Beyond the Unknown.” What’s on TV This Week: Oprah with Meghan and Harry, the NBA All-Star Game and more 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z To use a quote apocryphally attributed to Mark Twain, "History doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes." The new "Greatest Generation" or the worst one? The 2020s will test younger Americans 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z Locally, though, that origin story is often considered apocryphal. In Indonesia, a Blurred Boundary Between the Living and the Dead 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z There is a possibly apocryphal story of Brad Haddin asking for help while Langer was Australia's batting coach a decade ago. 'Now Langer's adaptability is tested' 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z He recounts the apocryphal story of how his father died of a heart attack upon encountering a bear on the day Peyangki was born. Review: Online dating changes a Himalayan monk's life in the riveting 'Sing Me a Song' 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Neither company is going to become the apocryphal “Tesla killer” anytime soon. Tesla’s success helped aim a fire hose of cash at EV startups in 2020 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z There is a famous, perhaps apocryphal tale about the Millwall end throwing a hand grenade on to the pitch at Griffin Park in November 1965. Booing those that kneel is an act of violent disrespect, a handshake met by a punch 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z There is a story about Isaiah Stewart that sounds apocryphal now that he is on the cusp of entering the N.B.A., but his father, Dela, vouched for its authenticity. The N.B.A. Draft Steal ‘People Sort of Forgot’ 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z One theory, possibly apocryphal and certainly much maligned by modern medicine, is that the physical characteristics of plants themselves provided clues as to how they might be used. Revisiting an Ancient Theory of Herbalism 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z The Haldane story, though apocryphal, is one of many in the scientific folklore that suggest that falsification is the defining characteristic of science. The Idea that a Scientific Theory can be 'Falsified' Is a Myth 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z Although I realize that the story of “Susannah and the Elders” is viewed as apocryphal by some sects, it is part of the Christian Bible as recognized by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox groups. Feedback: Women's suffrage and Kamala Harris as the 'safe' pick 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z As a scholar of biblical and apocryphal literature, I've researched and taught how these beliefs have deep roots in early Jewish and Christian stories — one reason they continue to persist today. Stella Immanuel’s theories about the relationship between demons, illness & sex have a long history 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z It's no wonder, then, that Trump is a marketeer for the apocryphal "Lost Cause," the toxic revisionist history that emerged in the decades following the Civil War and continues to flourish today. A brief history of the "Lost Cause": Why this toxic myth still appeals to so many white Americans 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z It is there that everything becomes a bit apocryphal. The Shirts Were Red. The Fans Were All White. 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z But Monday’s event evokes an adage often attributed, probably apocryphally, to Mark Twain: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Column: History lesson? After Hoover's military attacked peaceful protesters, he lost reelection 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Someone reading it for the first time in 2020 might resemble the apocryphal theatregoer who complained that Hamlet was nothing but a bunch of quotations strung together. 'Things fall apart': the apocalyptic appeal of WB Yeats's The Second Coming 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z This makes the motto much more likely to be apocryphal. Did Galileo Truly Say, ‘And Yet It Moves’? A Modern Detective Story 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z As Ross had nothing whatsoever to do with the design or construction of the clubhouse, the tale is likely apocryphal. Seminole Golf Club, one of golf's most exclusive enclaves, is ready for its TV debut - Golf Digest 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z The story of how the term “tiki-taka” entered soccer’s lexicon, how it came to define a style, might, perhaps, be apocryphal, but that does not matter. A Matter of Taste 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z The Genovese story is largely apocryphal – later research revealed that no witnesses actually saw the attack in its entirety and two people did in fact call the police. Walk on by: why do we ignore bad behaviour? 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z The anecdote dates to the 1890s, and its attribution to the man who then dominated American finance with such authority that he was nicknamed “Jupiter” may be apocryphal. Column: 'Buy when blood is in the streets,' and other maxims from bear markets past 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z To paraphrase the apocryphal Chinese curse, we are all living in interesting times. Super Tuesday results surprised pundits. Do more shocks await us? | Geoffrey Kabaservice 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Although generally debunked as apocryphal by modern historians, the so-called White Horse Prophecy dates to 1844 when Smith himself was a candidate for president of the United States. Was Mitt Romney's vote the fulfillment of a Mormon prophecy? 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z This story might be apocryphal, but rapid greying of the hair is now widely referred to as Marie Antoinette syndrome. How the stress of fight or flight turns hair white 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Still, her son’s careful research over the past several years — much of it undertaken for “Grace” — unearthed one, possibly apocryphal, explanation. In a pot of black-eyed peas, one family’s New Year’s Day tradition and creative muse 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z Actually “Sleuth,” I don’t know if it’s apocryphal, but supposedly the character that Laurence Olivier plays in “Sleuth” is based on Sondheim to some degree. 'Knives Out' ending explained: How Rian Johnson's socially relevant mystery pays tribute to the past 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z There’s also the story, possibly apocryphal but impossible to resist, that Hemingway turned up to symbolically liberate the shop, before heading to the Ritz to drink to freedom. 100 years of Shakespeare and Company: how a bookshop became a Paris landmark 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Those words—like the more famous statement attributed to Kranz, “Failure is not an option”—may be apocryphal. Between the Moon and Woodstock 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z He frequently shared the apocryphal story of Gen. Jack Pershing mass murdering Muslims with bullets dipped in pig's blood, applauding his willingness to win by any means necessary. Donald Trump wanted a big patriotic spectacle: All he got was a damp firecracker 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z Mendes-Flohr opens his book by recounting a perhaps apocryphal story of children pointing at Buber in the street and calling him God. Modernity, Faith, and Martin Buber 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z One guard told him a story, perhaps apocryphal, about an accused Russian assassin who was jailed in Kiev, the capital. Russia Ordered a Killing That Made No Sense. Then the Assassin Started Talking. 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z She told me the famous, possibly apocryphal story about Laurence Olivier performing Othello at the Old Vic, performing as he never had before. At 82, Glenda Jackson Commands the Most Powerful Role in Theater 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z In his Michigan rally Thursday night, Trump entertained his supporters with an apocryphal story of a “heavyweight champion of the world” pleading a hardship case while seeking asylum. AP FACT CHECK: Trump misrepresents a migrant child’s death 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z In his Michigan rally Thursday night, Trump entertained his supporters with an apocryphal story of a "heavyweight champion of the world" pleading a hardship case while seeking asylum. AP FACT CHECK: Trump misrepresents a migrant child's death 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Ben Franklin gave that famous, perhaps apocryphal response to the woman who asked him, "What have you given us?" Constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe: Forget Mueller; impeachment won't save America 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z He pinged from regulations to Britain to MS-13 to “monstrous caravans” to an apocryphal story about women gagged with duct tape. Opinion | This Trump performance is why people talk about the 25th Amendment 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Smith also served as a debunker of false tales about Disney — including apocryphal yarns about the company’s founder — and told The Times he relished his role as keeper of the “true facts.” Walt Disney Co. archivist Dave Smith, an 'unsung hero' who cataloged company secrets, dies at 78 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z The class even encourages the use of apocryphal and heretical texts, and prompts discussion about the “problems with interpretation.” Bible literacy in schools to expand with states’ legislation 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z Bruce includes an excerpt from the Apocalypse of Paul, an apocryphal third-century text that narrates a Revelation-style reverie experienced by Paul of Tarsus. How the Idea of Hell Has Shaped the Way We Think 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z As another Briton once famously said of another bird, a Norwegian Blue parrot: “He's not dead, he's, he's restin’!” Because keeping a kingdom from falling, even apocryphally, must be exhausting. Ravenmaster Christopher Skaife Tells of His Relationships with the Tower of London's Resident Birds 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Literally nothing: it may be apocryphal but multiple sources state that Hugo would remove his clothes and give them to his servants, with instructions not to return them until he’d finished a chapter. Party tricks and naked writing: the eccentric life of Victor Hugo 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Like so many stories involving the greatest player ever born on Christmas, this story might be apocryphal. A Baseball Trivia Quiz for the Holidays (and Rickey Henderson’s Birthday) 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z In November, Page Six reported this, which may make the contents of that apocryphal safe superfluous: Trump and the National Enquirer: David Pecker could be very bad news for Trump 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z There’s an apocryphal story inside the company about how a man from Japan, a country so notorious for its long hours that “death by overwork” is a recognized phenomenon, started at Huawei. ‘Bloodthirsty’ like a wolf: Inside the military-style discipline at China’s tech titan Huawei 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z One of many, possibly apocryphal, stories about legendary Ohio State coach Woody Hayes had him running out of gas during a recruiting trip in Michigan. Michigan and Ohio State, America’s Greatest College Sports Rivalry, Is About a Lot More than Sports 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Andreea recounted the apocryphal story of Queen Victoria, who, upon noticing her foreign guests drinking from their finger bowls, drank from hers as well. Lessons from the Last Swiss Finishing School 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z The line may be apocryphal, but its symbolism surely is not: For decades, it circulated as conventional wisdom within the sports industry to explain why the archetypal 1960s activist athlete had vanished from view. Perspective | Nike isn’t trying to be ‘woke.’ It’s trying to sell shoes. 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z I am not making this up even though it does sound like the kind of apocryphal story that is regularly made up. 'Give birth 10 times to win a sheep' 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z But apparently they’d rather regale friends with apocryphal recollections of being at Woodstock than contemplate their own mortality and plan for their dotage, even though they risk paying dearly for such shortsightedness. Decorating Strategies to Live at Home—Stylishly—Into Your 80s 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Rajoy also promised full transparency to stop a scandal based on what he called “apocryphal” evidence from further undermining his party. Rajoy Government in Spain Is Threatened by Verdicts in Corruption Case 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Early series of the British show “Skins” approached sensitive topics such as eating disorders and grief with an honesty that often belied its apocryphal wild nights and hazy mornings. “Skam Austin” aims to bring Nordic angst to suburban America 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Well, it's probably apocryphal, but the story's been around for years. Kodaline: 'Fans always propose at our gigs' 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Let’s just assume that Yawkey’s defenders are right and that much of what we think we know about him comes from apocryphal mud-slinging, would that really affect his legacy as an owner? Why a road name is stirring up the Red Sox's troubled color-line history 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, in the composition of Raleigh’s History of the World, Orwell’s apocryphal tale does not quite square with the facts. The 100 best nonfiction books: No 99 – The History of the World by Walter Raleigh (1614) 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z Although occasionally apocryphal, “The Post” captures Ms. Graham’s transformation to towering from timid through her decision to publish the classified documents. Spielberg’s ‘The Post’ Provides Fitting End to Turbulent Year for the Media 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z His apocryphal last words were: “I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.” The 100 best nonfiction books: No 94 – Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes (1651) 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z It’s like that old apocryphal story that everyone who bought the first Velvet Underground album started a band of their own; people watch these shows and think, “I could do that.” The rise of D&D liveplay is changing how fans approach roleplaying 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z You might think that story is apocryphal, maybe embellished for maximum effect. Will Mike Hopkins’ maniacal, tough-as-nails approach turn around Huskies’ program? 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z Aside from Andre the Giant, perhaps no figure in the sport has so many tales that border on apocryphal. Ric Flair's drinking and sexual prowess rivals Greek myth - Golf Digest 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z This is usually an apocryphal figure, but in The Uncle Who Works For Nintendo, he's real — just not quite human. Five short, spooky games to play this Halloween 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z As Laufer tells the possibly apocryphal tale, thieves who made a habit of looting plague-ridden areas protected themselves from infection by using masks containing vinegar and herbs with antimicrobial properties. An Anarchist Is Teaching Patients to Make Their Own Medications 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Propagandists for the Communist state spin a tale, most likely apocryphal, that the late leader Kim Jong Il was born there while his father was a guerrilla fighting the Japanese. The first casualty of North Korean nuclear tests? The country's environment 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z One famous, possibly apocryphal account of an operation by surgeon Robert Liston recorded a 300% mortality rate. Health: The war on germs : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z There’s no evidence to back the apocryphal tale up, and according to experts in the Philippine conflict, the myth doesn’t even make sense. Trump points to ahistorical nonsense following deadly terrorism 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Valley elites aren’t so concerned with the aforementioned shortages, which are apocryphal, and — if anything — the result of the industry’s racism and sexism. We shouldn’t trust tech industry billionaires to lead the way on immigrants’ rights 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z One widely reported example may be apocryphal, but illustrates the logical extreme of these practices. How much of the world's wealth is hidden offshore? - BBC News 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z According to an apocryphal exchange between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, the only difference between the rich and the rest of us is that they have more money. Perspective | Being rich wrecks your soul. We used to know that. 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Sarah Thomason, a professor of linguistics at the University of Michigan, told me a story, probably apocryphal, set around the turn of the 20th century. The Accent Whisperers of Hollywood 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z As with so many famous quotations, the story is almost certainly apocryphal: It did not appear anywhere until almost 20 years after Gandhi’s death. Donald Trump and the decline of the West: Ten thousand years of civilization and we end up with this guy? 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z The Vershire mine’s origin story begins with a possibly apocryphal story of a girl on a walk on a rainy day who sank into an unexpected hole in the ground. A mine fading from the landscape hides a history of conflict 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z Trump repeatedly told an apocryphal tale about U.S. Trump campaigned against Muslims, but will preach tolerance in Saudi speech 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z Like many of the legends surrounding the man, apocryphal origin stories abound. Who was Sid Grauman anyway? 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Asked about the seemingly apocryphal story that he had once knocked out a horse in Panama City, Durán makes a clear distinction. Roberto Durán: ‘Fighters would take one look at me and crap in their pants’ 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z They include apocryphal stories used to raise the spirits of the movement’s members amid the crackdown. Moment of reckoning in Turkey as alleged coup plotters go on trial 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z It’s the kind of apocryphal tale the band specialises in. Wolf Eyes on Detroit: 'You can walk a block from our studio and see a war zone' 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z According to the cynical old saw, apocryphally attributed to Joseph Stalin, a single death is a tragedy but a million deaths is a statistic. Opinion | Who is to blame for the opioid epidemic? 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z I have mentioned the apocryphal documents of the “intertestamental” period, which were known in translations before the discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls. The Scrolls from the Dead Sea 1955-05-06T04:00:00Z But even if only apocryphal, the picture it paints of American acrimony in the postmillennial years is true beyond mere facts. Resolving America’s acrimony is a two-way street 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z That story is inspired by an apocryphal incident in the life of the Prophet Muhammad, called the Satanic Verses. Indian Muslim leader Syed Shahabuddin dies aged 82 - BBC News 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z As Mr. Jordan famously, or perhaps apocryphally, contended, “Republicans buy sneakers, too.” Celebrity Endorsers Turn Political, and Keep Their Deals 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z But that must be apocryphal, since Washington pie was mentioned in cookbooks as early as 1850. Perspective | On Presidents’ Day, why not make a George Washington pie? 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z The late apocryphal writings are put forth, in many cases, as the utterances of Enoch or Moses, Jeremiah, Baruch, or Isaiah. The Scrolls from the Dead Sea 1955-05-06T04:00:00Z Chapman is laboring over a window that shows the apocryphal scene of St. Patrick banishing the snakes from Ireland. In Corinth, an artist restores stained glass windows 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z “This is at least the second time The Post has printed this apocryphal story.” In Judge Neil Gorsuch, an Echo of Scalia in Philosophy and Style 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z There’s an old story, almost certainly apocryphal, about them circling a battlefield and making a ruckus during the Revolutionary War. When the National Bird Is a Burden 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z His most emphatic—if perhaps apocryphal—remark on the subject is still applicable. Montaigne on Trial 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z I had just read, in the Israel Exploration Journal, an interesting paper by Flusser, connecting still another apocryphal book, the so-called “Ascension of Isaiah,” with the Dead Sea literature. The Scrolls from the Dead Sea 1955-05-06T04:00:00Z Rewcastle Brown is, as Abraham Lincoln apocryphally said of the anti-slavery author Harriet Beecher Stowe, “the little lady who wrote the book that started this great war.” The Accidental Whistleblower: Clare Rewcastle Brown and 1MDB 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z George Orwell said, probably apocryphally, that some ideas are so absurd that only intellectuals believe them, and maybe there’s a 2016 election corollary. North Carolina’s Iron Curtain 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Many apocryphal tales about Disney and its founder have cropped up over the years. The keeper of Disney's legacy, archivist Dave Smith spent 40 years preserving the history of an American icon 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z The oft-told story may be apocryphal, but word of Lerner’s penchant for violence had clearly reached the front office of the Patriarca crime family, the Boston Red Sox of the underworld. The Big League Prospect Who Became a Mob Hit Man 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z There was an apocryphal story going around our community about a poor Russian boy beaten so badly by a black public-school kid that his mother killed herself. Aftermath: Sixteen New Yorker Writers on Trump’s America 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Like many of the best stories, alas, this one is probably apocryphal; but also like many of the best stories, it has survived because it has the flavour of truth. There is no such thing as western civilisation | Kwame Anthony Appiah 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z They were inspired by a story, more apocryphal than real, that told of Beuys being wrapped in the materials by tribal nomads after his plane was shot down over Crimea during the war. In Tom Patchett's new play, art is for everyone and Nietzsche is a rabbit 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z While that comment—which is actually apocryphal—may resonate among some voters in this highly unusual election year in the U.S., Churchill on Trump and Clinton 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Hearing educated remainers mock those who asked that question the day after the vote was an uncomfortable experience – and not just because the story about Google searches was largely apocryphal. How the education gap is tearing politics apart | David Runciman 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z History provides numerous stories — some of them probably apocryphal — of the therapeutic benefits of dogs, both physical and psychological. Your dog can make you feel better, and here’s why 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z As for the safety of all concerned during rifle seasons, apocryphal stories abound. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z People, of course, had been eating out for several millennia by the time the mysterious, and perhaps apocryphal, M. Boulanger boiled down the bones for his first soup. Dining Down Memory Lane 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z And speaking of Zen, the game’s also generated its share of life lessons, including this apocryphal truism: “If Tetris has taught me anything, it’s that errors pile up and accomplishments disappear.” The 50 Best Video Games of All Time Ranked 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Similarly to Zhou Enlai's apocryphal assessment of the French Revolution, it might be "too early to tell" what the impact of the Brexit referendum will be. Being 'Mr. Brexit' Is a Bad Thing 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z A classic example of the fallacy of equivocation is a riddle apocryphally attributed to Abraham Lincoln. The Founder of ‘Is’ Is 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Seventeen years later, however apocryphal the stories about Arkansans who thought they’d elected the wrong Clinton, or Bill’s insistence that she should put her own career first, she’s there, the Democratic nominee for president. Bill and Hillary Clinton’s incomprehensible marriage 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z Reading his account is a reminder of the probably apocryphal saying by rocket engineer Wernher von Braun that we can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming. The complicated, financially risky world of providing cell phone service anywhere 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Eliot wrote, apocryphally, that good poets borrow and great poets steal, which perhaps explains why Melania Trump’s address Monday was the only memorable moment of the Republican convention’s first evening. Great Poets Steal, and So Do Bad Politicians 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z The night before the primary, he told an apocryphal tale that he would return to repeatedly about U.S. Inside Donald Trump’s strategic decision to target Muslims 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z But Costas said Ali simply lost the medal and dismissed the tale as apocryphal. In remembrance of Muhammad Ali, let’s not forget his true legacy 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z When the recording was over – apparently; perhaps apocryphally – Morrison burst into tears. Van Morrison – 10 of the best 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z That story is probably apocryphal, but rodents, insects and other creatures could have lurked in toilets and invaded homes. The secret history of ancient toilets 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z The old Dubai Creek – the existing centre of the city that the apocryphal businessman wanted so badly – had vanished behind a cloud of construction dust. Story of cities #43: how Dubai's World Trade Centre sold the city to the world 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Trump continues at rallies to repeat an apocryphal story about U.S. ‘It could get a lot worse for Muslims in America’ 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Britons, he said, relished reports of her legendary thriftiness, including stories, apocryphal or not, that she roams Buckingham Palace turning off lights, enjoys soap operas and eats “nonbanquet dinners out of Tupperware containers.” Queen Elizabeth II, No Stranger to Full Agenda, Pencils In a 90th Birthday 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Predatory men infiltrating women’s toilets, the spectre raised in North Carolina and elsewhere, is a similarly apocryphal fear. Going rogue 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z The large, remarkably well-preserved canvas of the beheading of the general Holofernes by Judith, from the apocryphal Book of Judith, was painted between 1600 and 1610, specialists estimate. 'Lost Caravaggio' found in French attic causes rift in art world 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z The potential fragility of much of Europe recalls that apocryphal weather report from the 1930s: “Fog in channel, Continent cut off.” ‘Brexit’ Vote Has Investment Experts Advising Caution in Europe 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z It’s asinine, this argument that modern civil rights movements like Black Lives Matter should stop talking about actual problems in favor of apocryphal ones. Black culture isn't the problem - systemic inequality is | Boots Riley 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z One reason that apocryphal exchange possesses such enduring cultural resonance is that both observations are true, and what sounds like a contradiction is not a contradiction after all. Lessons of the Panama Papers: Yes, the rich are different from us — they stole our money 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z The tale may well be apocryphal, I reflect. Why not Kasich! Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and my week on the trail with the GOP 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z At a rally in southwest Virginia on Monday, Republican front-runner Donald Trump again told an apocryphal story about a general killing Muslim terrorists with bullets dipped in pigs’ blood. Trump’s rhetoric on Muslims plays well with fans, but horrifies others 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z The quote is apocryphal, and was likely a proverb before the ally of Adolf Hitler got around to saying it. Trump, Cruz and Rubio square off for Super Tuesday elections – campaign live 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z On Friday, he approvingly retold an apocryphal story about a U.S. general ordering Muslims shot with bullets dipped in pig’s blood. Majorities of Republicans haven’t voted for Trump. But they may get him anyway. 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Owens' story is so based in physical, visible action that it lets the writers explain his life through what he does, not through some apocryphal moment that defines what he thinks. The Jesse Owens biopic Race is a polite movie about an ugly time 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z The pilot is bookended by a raucous New York Dolls show at the Mercer Arts Center — apocryphally coinciding with the building's 1973 collapse. HBO's Vinyl is an office drama masquerading as a rock show 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z One biographer claimed that he proved this by dropping two spheres from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, but the story may be apocryphal. A brief history of gravity, gravitational waves and LIGO 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z The quote is apocryphal, and was likely a proverb before the ally of Adolf Hitler got around to saying it. Trump, Cruz and Rubio square off for Super Tuesday elections – campaign live 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z It may be apocryphal, but there is an old chestnut that tells of early settlers’ using it to decorate their Christmases. The Christmas Fern, a Cold-Weather Frond 2015-12-25T05:00:00Z Walker’s most notorious party was possibly apocryphal, according to historian Steven Watson. The roaring (drunk) 20s: literature's biggest party animals 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Related: US to lift 21-year ban on haggis There are apocryphal tales of Scots smuggling a tightly sealed sheep’s bladder in their luggage through customs at US airports, risking arrest, seizure and deportation. Traditional haggis could soon be back on US menus amid rethink of lamb imports 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Handbags owned by late British leader Margaret Thatcher, whose apocryphal use of the accessory as a tactical weapon gave rise to the term "handbagging", are to be auctioned off after a museum rejected them. Margaret Thatcher's iconic handbags go to auction 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z The following is possibly apocryphal, but when the legend becomes fact, print the legend. A brief guide to … Chelsea's rivalry with Liverpool 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z He produced a third that year, for the film Hell Up in Harlem, but it was rejected by studio bosses for being “the same old thing” and, apocryphally, for not being funky enough. James Brown – 10 of the best 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z My grandfather liked to work his latest apocryphal Williams encounter into his conversations with other professors, who had no reason to doubt that the Great Gerschenkron was spending time with the Splendid Splinter. Another Lost Red Sox Season 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z It remains to be seen whether this anecdote someday becomes apocryphal or absurd. For Better or Worse, These Knicks Belong to Phil Jackson 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Odds are it’s apocryphal, but it continues to circulate because fundamentally it’s entirely believable. First Impression: Revelatory Bob Dylan 'Bootleg' series Vol. 12 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z She relied on cautionary anecdotes, perhaps apocryphal but nonetheless effective at illustrating the dangers of investment ignorance. Gail Winslow, brokerage executive, dies at 85 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z The story is apocryphal, but that lament for us is now all too real. Letters to the Editor 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The same soft-spoken schoolteacher, who bristled with progressive pride was quick to cite the apocryphal quip from Winston Churchill that Germany should be bombed every 50 years for no reason. Syriza has failed to achieve a deal for Greece. How much does Tsipras want it? | Daniel Howden 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Other aspects of those presidencies, unless one aggressively sought out the history, were a handful of hazy, out-of-context, often apocryphal quotes and trivia. What President Obama's historic week means for his legacy 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z However, the stories about Patterson throwing her weight around to keep the streetcar from passing her side of Dupont Circle — the east side — are apocryphal. Subterranean homesick blues: The story of Dupont’s streetcar tunnel 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z Isn't it strange that so many of us who encounter this apocryphal story genuinely shrug and mumble "Yeah, that's about right"? Viewpoint: Why do people waste so much time at the office? - BBC News 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Assemblyman Sheldon Silver joked with a courtroom artist, heard a possibly apocryphal tale involving George Washington and, once again, pleaded not guilty through one of his lawyers. Sheldon Silver Pleads Not Guilty to Newest Charge 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z His presence on any battlefield, according the ever-expanding if often apocryphal legend, is tantamount to victory for fighters fortunate to bask in his presence. Iran's 'Supermani': fabled general, Internet sensation 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z And that is the actual or apocryphal but nonetheless commonplace etymology of the word “posh.” Frames of Reference 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z I love apocryphal versions of reality, and the people who obstinately dedicate their lives to vindicating them. Karl Ove Knausgaard Travels Through America 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z The apocryphal story has it that the captain of a U.S. naval vessel seeking to avoid a collision demanded that the approaching object change course. ‘Scary’ move by Republicans on DHS funding 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Yet those stories, while not apocryphal, are misleading. Where To Look For The Next Big Thing 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z It’s unclear if the story is apocryphal, but the point of the anecdote is that federal courts aren’t responsible for enforcing their own ruling. Showdown looms for Alabama marriage rights 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z A potentially apocryphal story is told in Green Bay, Wisconsin about a bar that was sold in the 1940’s. The Beatles To Tarzan: 4 All-Time Epic Negotiations 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Local history buff Mark Herlong wrote to say that even if the Wentworth story was apocryphal, the Capitol did see its share of Gothic gore. Just as the workers were lowering the stone atop the memorial, they heard a rustling from within. 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z There’s a humbling story, perhaps apocryphal, that Gandhi was once asked: What do you think of Western civilization? Let’s avoid religious profiling after Charlie Hebdo attack 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Another way of describing this is the possibly apocryphal story of Heinz tomato soup. The Value Of Branding Versus Government Regulation Of Food 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z “Well, he would say that, wouldn’t he?” she said, according to one of several possibly apocryphal versions of her comment. Mandy Rice-Davies, Figure in Britain’s Profumo Affair, Dies at 70 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z The path of history is paved with terrible puns, both real and apocryphal. Chinese media banning puns? End pun control! All of which made Mr. Mellor even more ridiculous, reminding many of the apocryphal story of another outraged politician who demanded of a policeman, “Do you know who I am?” British Noses, Firmly in the Air 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z It’s a tendentious title, or maybe an apocryphal one. The Techonomy 2014 Conference Is Here--And We're Ready 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z As with the apocryphal Royal Navy, the purpose of such an exercise is not really much to do with justice, fairness, or any real systematic process of rewarding success and penalising failure. The Best Explanation Of The ECB's Bank Stress Tests In Europe and the Eurozone 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Some of the most charming stories about the Gorey-esque necropolis may well be apocryphal. Congressional Cemetery: A place for all souls Together, however, like the apocryphal story of the blind men and the elephant, they have begun to paint a more comprehensive picture of its structure, composition and evolution. Kuiper Belt Missions Could Reveal the Solar System’s Origins 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z This claim is now seen as apocryphal as Yoknapatawpha County itself. The 100 best novels: No 55 – As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner (1930) 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Hence the famous - though probably apocryphal - remark by Bismarck, that citizens do not really want to know how either laws or sausages are made. One people, 1,200 sausages 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z While in the UK, this apocryphal story highlights much of the thinking around lawyers on boards. Lemonade, Snails.... And The Best Use Of Lawyers In The Boardroom 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z But according to scholars of ancient China this is probably apocryphal. New chairman Sparks councils debate 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Consider the apocryphal story about Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer and the great 19th century physicist, Faraday – one of the true fathers of electrification. Airbnb At The Tip Of The Spear Of The Regulatory State Versus Innovators 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z A sleeper steward told me a story once that, had it not been in the first person, I would have sworn was apocryphal. Sleeper romance 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z I debunked these apocryphal tales in The End of Science. Does Growing Time Lag for Nobels Portend End of Fundamental Discoveries in Physics? 2014-04-11T12:49:44Z At Carl Hammer Gallery, Roger Brown’s darkly comical painting of a horse hovering over a woman on her back under a sky of puffy clouds commemorates the apocryphal demise of Catherine the Great. Art Review: On the Piers, Armory Show Evokes Cut and Paste 2014-03-06T22:40:44Z The tale is probably apocryphal, but it underscores how much presidents can get bogged down by the kinds of checks and balances pontiffs don’t have to face. Obama and Pope Francis likely to touch on poverty, abortion and Middle East peace 2014-01-24T21:53:29Z This story is quite likely apocryphal, but remains ensconced in our cultural memory because of its unremitting logic. IT Security: The Financial Industry's New Wild West 2013-12-26T14:36:00Z Whether apocryphal or not, the remark accurately captures the far-reaching, often universal material benefits of the most fundamental of scientific investigations. Ich probiere : Revisiting Abraham Flexner s dream of the useful pursuit of useless knowledge. 2013-12-12T17:45:06.708Z The name derives from its trophy — a minute terra-cotta urn said, possibly apocryphally, to contain the incinerated remains of an item of cricket pitch equipment from the late 19th century. Letter From Europe: British Sports Can't Escape Class War 2013-07-15T13:04:24Z At the time, Mr. Rajoy categorically denied receiving any illegal payment as well as the existence of such a party fund, describing the ledgers published by El País as “apocryphal.” In Spain, Governing Party Denies Illicit Payouts 2013-07-09T20:33:06Z The Power Of The Cake Mix: There’s an apocryphal tale from the early days of market research: 1950s housewives wouldn’t buy General Mills’ line of instant cake-mix products. Pirating Po�ng: 7 Ways 3D Printing Could Ruin Big Business 2013-06-27T14:40:00Z "I want to believe that this pamphlet is apocryphal," he told journalists. Farc denies threatening trade unions 2013-06-03T09:43:24Z "I want to believe that this pamphlet is apocryphal," Mr Santos told journalists. Colombia warns over Farc 'threats' 2013-06-03T01:46:32Z It’s an apocryphal example, but points to how unexpected some of the combinations of measurement, control, and decision-making will be. Why an Internet of Everything Event? "It's the World Waking Up" 2013-05-09T16:33:20Z Entrepreneurs have all heard stories–perhaps apocryphal–about the unscrupulous VC. VCs Adopting Unexpected Strategy: Trust 2013-04-14T15:34:51Z Unlikely, because the inspiration is an apocryphal musical that has never been performed on Broadway. City Room: 'Bombshell' Doesn't Exist, but Its Songs Are Real Hits 2013-02-04T15:30:21Z Without exerting himself, while interminably relighting his pipe, Frank was a one-man party of anecdotes, some of them naughtily apocryphal. Letter: Frank Keating was a one-man party of anecdotes 2013-01-27T13:04:52Z Or, as James Carville apocryphally phrased it, “Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with Alabama in between.” There really is a war on Christmas! 2012-12-23T13:00:00Z I've played many pianos through the years that people said George Gershwin played - 'This belonged to George Gershwin' - and it's usually apocryphal. City Room: Big Bids Anticipated at 'Casablanca' Piano Auction 2012-12-13T16:38:06Z It has long been reported that he chose the number to honor Robinson, but that it somewhat apocryphal. Jerry Stackhouse Joins in Honoring Jackie Robinson and Brooklyn 2012-12-12T03:23:26Z In certain cases, the line between the truth and the apocryphal has blurred. Paul Gascoigne heads for emotional reunion with Lazio fans 2012-11-22T09:59:14Z Shackleton, perhaps apocryphally, spent most of his time imparting ludicrous amounts of spin on the ball to make Ford look inept. The Joy of Six: big clubs in the lower leagues 2012-09-28T09:16:12Z And two tales with a chance of being apocryphal. Are any football grounds symmetrically back-to-back? 2012-09-26T07:45:02Z It also happened to be, in Abraham Lincoln’s apocryphal words, that little book that was responsible for starting that big war. The Great American Novel and the search for group cohesion 2012-09-18T21:15:00.200Z And although much of their stories are apocryphal, some such as Einstein and Edward Teller were rumored to be alarmingly stunted in their early intellectual development. Are assessments of scientific intelligence biased toward mathematically oriented fields? 2012-08-30T23:45:00.370Z There are a lot of apocryphal stories – stories like he doesn't flush the toilet or doesn't wash – all of which don't ring true to anyone who has been in close proximity. Who is Julian Assange? By the people who know him best 2012-08-24T22:00:52Z We like these epiphany stories about genius insights but they are almost always apocryphal. Procrastination: Or The Fine Art Of 'Delay Management'? 2012-08-23T23:31:59Z The story may be apocryphal, but it's upon apocrypha that legends often are built. Great debate: Decathlete or sprinter? 2012-08-10T02:06:00Z Rose, perhaps apocryphally, has said to have proclaimed his reasoning was because: "this flag dips to no earthly King." Flag bearing: a potted history 2012-07-24T12:43:43Z He defended Locog’s stringent sponsorship rules, claiming some of the wildest stories arising from them were apocryphal, and the use of exclusive Games lanes on key roads for those associated with the Olympics. London 2012 Olympics: seven days to go - live blog 2012-07-20T08:20:10Z The words are a poem by William Blake, inspired by the apocryphal tale of Jesus travelling to England and visiting Glastonbury. Pass notes No 3,211: Jerusalem 2012-07-16T19:00:14Z Some think Malcolm's famous quote is apocryphal – most of the best quotes are – although many of the South Africans on the field at the time attest to it. The Spin 2012-07-12T11:22:04Z It was this machine that Jobs and Apple apocryphally ripped off to create the Lisa and ultimately the Macintosh. The era of overlapping windows is over 2012-07-06T13:14:00Z It might be an apocryphal tale, but the fact that people picked up on it says a lot about the deep distrust between and Greece as the euro crisis drags on. Twitter tale shows distrust between Greece and Germany 2012-06-18T15:34:17Z The moment would be one of those apocryphal tales if it didn’t happen to be true. And it was far from the only such instance. If we remember more, can we read deeper-and create better? Part II. 2012-06-13T17:15:00.173Z Maybe it’s apocryphal, but it’s it’s certainly true in the case of this bullpen. Wondering why Marmol is still with Cubs 2012-04-26T14:37:00Z They believed that Jesus was the Messiah predicted in Daniel and some of the apocryphal writings, and they cherished certain “logia” or sayings of his which formed the basis of the first three Gospels. Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement 2012-04-26T02:00:14.960Z In the first place, it must be noticed that in the phenomena of hibernation we have what at a first view seems closely to resemble the results of Signor Rotura's apocryphal experiments. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z It is doubtful whether he ever saw the New Testament, or had any knowledge of it other than that derived from some apocryphal books. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z The stories of his wandering in disguise through the quarters of the Parliament may be somewhat apocryphal, but they show, at least, the impression he made on his contemporaries. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z According to the apocryphal story, Tobit buries by night the dead who lie in the street. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z The stories heard of large vessels docking at the Falmouth wharves are apocryphal; no boat of great tonnage ever got as far as Falmouth. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z Or maybe, Isaac Newton, sitting under an apple tree when the apocryphal falling fruit prompted his theory of gravity. Hunters of Myths: Why Our Brains Love Origins 2012-04-07T20:45:00.207Z Here closes the testimony already revealed in respect of this bird, except we also refer to it—which is apocryphal—certain coprolites or excrementitious matters found in the same formation. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The stories of his disguises are told by Puritans, and are, as before said, very probably apocryphal; but they are given here for what they are worth. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z If the story be not altogether apocryphal, it may possibly have been some part of New Zealand. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z This leaves only the collection known as the New Testament and the writings of certain theologians, together with certain Gospels, Epistles, and Apocalypses denominated apocryphal which were extant during the earlier centuries of our era. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z In the third chapter of his essay, Dr. Tischendorf refers to apocryphal writings “which bear on their front the names of Apostles” “used by obscure writers to palm off” their forgeries. Theological Essays 2012-03-27T02:00:21.867Z A generation that would despise an apocryphal book of Homer or a false Orphic hymn would not be easily satisfied with the credentials of a religion. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The passages… are, however, in part from apocryphal or fictitious works. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z It is taken from an apocryphal addition to the third chapter of Daniel. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z And if so we have really no history of the primitive Church except what may be found in the New Testament and a few uncertain fragments of apocryphal literature, all much corrupted. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z In the meantime, there are very many persons and districts, as the correspondence of the Society may testify, who, even now, are willing to receive and distribute the Bible without the apocryphal writings. A Letter to the Right Hon. Lord Bexley containing a statement to the committee of the British and Foreign Bible Society 2012-03-15T02:00:20.887Z It is a gigantic trilogy, into which are fused and co-ordinated all the dramatic representations borrowed for three centuries from the canonical and apocryphal gospels. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The quality or state of being apocryphal; doubtfulness of credit or genuineness. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Having a genuine original or authority, in opposition to that which is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or apocryphal; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of doubtful origin; real; as, an authentic paper or register. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z In later versions, coals, candles, even shillings, were added to the apocryphal anecdote—which, by the way, set smiling the usually impassive Moore, who can see a joke every now and then. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Thirdly, without the apocryphal books, for the distribution of our own Bible Society, if we are disposed to adopt it. A Letter to the Right Hon. Lord Bexley containing a statement to the committee of the British and Foreign Bible Society 2012-03-15T02:00:20.887Z This account has been regarded as somewhat apocryphal, although it is likely enough that Serpent Worship may have existed among some of the savage tribes of South America. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z According to Shiite lore, Sufyani — a devil-like, apocryphal figure in Islam — gathers an army in Syria and after conquering that land turns his wrath on Iraq’s Shiites. Syria Crisis Highlights Paradoxes of Assad Support 2012-02-29T03:12:47Z These were for the most part doubtless apocryphal. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z First, here's the problem: take an object - say Isaac Newton's apocryphal apple. Meeting the man behind the boson 2012-02-24T20:31:33Z It may be almost unnecessary to observe, that many of the anecdotes about to be related are of a very apocryphal description, referring to periods antecedent to the introduction of armorial bearings. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z Its beauty, when seen draped in ivy and woodbine, clustering so thickly as to screen its gray walls from view, is at least not apocryphal. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z But, again, in what particular respects he wishes it to be reformed can be best deduced from Aim of the author. certain preponderant ideas which make themselves felt in the apocryphal documents. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z If the story of Shakespeare’s presence in the group that surrounded Elizabeth be apocryphal, Edmund Spenser, Sir Philip Sidney, and Sir Walter Raleigh undoubtedly paid their homage to the Virgin Queen. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z These early fathers relied upon by Mr. Talmage, quoted from books now regarded as apocryphal— books that have been thrown away by the church and are no longer considered as of the slightest authority. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z The story is apocryphal; but Napoleon’s confidence in him was evinced by his being appointed to similar duties in the Grand Army, which in the autumn of 1805 overthrew the armies of Austria and Russia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z We do not dismiss this story as entirely apocryphal, knowing that, in the cure or mitigation of nervous diseases, the imagination exercises a wonderful influence. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z The kneeling figure in this scene is the Governor Aphrodisius, who was converted by the miracle; as is recorded in the apocryphal "Gospel of the Infancy." Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Tobit, tō′bit, n. an apocryphal Old Testament book, containing the story of Tobit. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z His apocryphal legend relates, that he cast out devils, under the form of serpents or dragons. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z But it is also probable that these apocryphal versions are based on a genuine original. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Both have their apocryphal as well as their canonical Scriptures. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z Like its prototype of Homeric story, this action very naturally precipitated the kingdoms of the East and West, real and apocryphal, into a condition of chaotic warfare. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Such we may describe by comparing them to the apocryphal vampires. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z In fact, the miracles you find in the apocryphal legends are exactly of the same nature as those which are met with in narratives held to be more historical. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z They supported their opinions by various fictitious and apocryphal writings of Adam, Abraham, Zoroaster, Christ, and the Apostles. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z The "Memorial Album" is a meritorious work, but had Mr. Oldroyd manifested as great a desire to present the genuine utterances of Lincoln as the apocryphal, its value would have been enhanced. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z "Will this punishment seem unjust? this event fabulous? this person mythical? this doctrine unreasonable? this miracle unreal? this author apocryphal? these men and women mere creatures of imagination?" Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z Most of the young men bowed to them and made some jocose remark, generally vulgar and indecent, as the custom is among the country folk, whose innocence has always seemed to me largely apocryphal. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z To many, that chimes all too well with Ayatollah Khomeini’s apocryphal statement that “there are no jokes in Islam”. Islam and comedy: Two mullahs went into a bar? 2011-11-23T20:32:57Z Every ecclesiastical writer, and every assembly of Bishops, adopted as canonical the writings in which they found their own particular dogmas, the others they treated as apocryphal or suppositious. Critical Examination of the Life of St. Paul 2011-11-24T03:00:45.230Z These apocryphal stories, and these alone, contain all the evidences of Lincoln's alleged piety to be found in Carpenter's book. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z To the scholar, the Hebrew lawgiver is as apocryphal or fictitious a being as Hercules, Romulus, and our own king Arthur. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z And according to a perhaps apocryphal story, in 1863, Lincoln's 10-year-old son, Tad, supposedly became fond of a turkey given to the family for a holiday feast. 5 myths about Thanksgiving 2011-11-23T09:00:00Z Generally also much Gnostic matter is contained in the apocryphal histories of the Apostles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z She wanted to know what was going to happen among the fair, perky boy, the girl who resembled Polly Ross, the lionlike Mr. Jeffries, and that apocryphal fourth actor in the piece. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z One by one, these apocryphal stories go by the board. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z These works of mystical and apocryphal physics and zoology became extremely popular in the succeeding centuries, and were frequently imitated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The tours sometimes offer apocryphal trivia, but seem to share one most common question, according to a guide: “Where’s the toilet?” Bookshelf: Books About New York City 2011-10-08T01:56:23Z By the side of these intrigues, apocryphal or doubtful, it is pleasant to be able to record a friendship of an altogether unexceptional nature. Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z And since there have been a number of apocryphal stories regarding the source of Mr. Davenport's inspiration, it will not be without interest to print the artist's own statement. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z About two months later, this apocryphal version of his remarks on the occasion referred to, made its appearance. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z This anecdote, notwithstanding its embalmment in the Annual Register, has always borne in my eyes an apocryphal air. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 89, July 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-10-01T02:00:34.553Z But in spite of its religious bias and dry and uninteresting character, the fragments of ancient writers and apocryphal books preserved in it render it specially valuable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z His history of gnosticism and his researches in early apocryphal literature are important contributions to our knowledge of primitive Christianity. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z The story is likely apocryphal but its symbolism holds true. Hayek, Keynes and How to Prevent Economic Crises: Sylvia Nasar 2011-09-13T00:26:01Z Ice of such thickness on Lake Luna at this early date, however, surprised even that apocryphal person, “the oldest inhabitant.” The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize 2011-09-05T02:00:21.083Z There is not only the alternative of tradition, but the use of the same apocryphal Gospel, elsewhere quoted in the Epistle, as the source of the reminiscence. Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:33.183Z Baron Bunsen called Anacletus a purely apocryphal and mythical personage, and some wicked sceptics have thought the same of the whole batch. Frauds and Follies of the Fathers A Review of the Worth of their Testimony to the Four Gospels 2011-08-30T02:00:32.823Z Others, again, have no parallels at all in our Gospels, and even Apologists are consequently compelled to admit the collateral use of an apocryphal Gospel. Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:31.587Z There were stories—very likely apocryphal—that he ordered extravagant liveries; it is more certain that he gave himself freely, for a time, to hounds, horses, and friends. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z If this be not apocryphal, the incident must have taken place long years before that celebrated "window-pane" verse of Shenstone's, and Fran�ois is proven again a forerunner, as he was in many other things. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z We have already pointed out that the author quotes apocryphal works as Holy Scripture; and we may now add that he likewise cites words of Jesus which are nowhere found in our Gospels. Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:33.183Z The legend according to which Galileo, rising from his knees after repeating the formula of abjuration, stamped on the ground, and exclaimed, “Eppur si muove!” is, as may readily be supposed, entirely apocryphal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z The exclamation 'They wished to treat me like a girl, but I will show them that I am Queen of England!' often quoted as the Queen's, is apocryphal. Queen Victoria 2011-08-23T02:00:32.007Z It is stated, though the story is somewhat apocryphal, that the first oranges were imported by Sir Walter Raleigh. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z The tale of the alleged stranger on the lawn bore every mark of being apocryphal. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z We find, again, the same variations as in Justin in several extant apocryphal Gospels. Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:33.183Z Another story, which came to Dr. Rush at second hand, sounds apocryphal. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z When in Boston, America, 1879, I went to the best Bible store I could find or be directed to, to purchase a copy of the apocryphal books of the Old Testament. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z But the publication was long after the alleged event, and is regarded as apocryphal. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z The popular imagination, inflamed by rhetoric taken from Daniel, Enoch, and other apocryphal books, went beyond all sober limits. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z Whether the account be apocryphal or not is of little consequence here; it is clear that Hegesippus sees no incongruity in it, and that the difference between the Jew and the Christian was extremely small. Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:33.183Z A blog on economist.com cites an apocryphal example: "I'd like to thank my parents, Ayn Rand and God." Club execs to be briefed if NFL labor deal OK'd 2011-07-18T19:31:00Z The apocryphal statement, now for the first time thrust into an English copy of the New Testament, may be summarily dismissed. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z The problem with seemingly apocryphal tales about the treatment of women at golf clubs is that too many of them are true. The Open 2011: Male-only Royal St George's puts R&A in firing line 2011-07-13T18:04:11Z The apocryphal books of the Old Testament lodge the ancient Hebraic idea in the very heart of the New. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z Sir Thomas Urquhart, in "Discovery of a Most Exquisite Jewel," published in 1652, gives a biography which is, without doubt, mainly apocryphal. The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z The history of the apostles as read in this period is nearly all apocryphal except the few data taken from the canonical book of Acts. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z She called these outpourings of her very self 'apocryphal love-letters,' and she wrote herself to rest, as some sing themselves to sleep. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z But as it has received special attention in the apocryphal works of Hermes Trismegistus, who is generally regarded as the Father of Alchemy, it is frequently mentioned as one of the old scientific problems. The Seven Follies of Science [2nd ed.] A popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve them. 2011-06-30T02:00:34.290Z The book was regarded as of authority by Tertullian, though Origen and Augustine classed it with apocryphal writings. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z Most of these, I figure, are apocryphal, but some are funny. Oops! You weren't supposed to hear that 2011-06-28T15:50:00Z At last, in the thirteenth century, even theologians do not distinguish between canonical and apocryphal books. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z Dante is reported to have said; and though the saying is probably apocryphal, yet it points out happily enough the true position of affairs. Dante Six Sermons 2011-06-24T02:00:17.117Z Her own little girl, Lizzie, physically robust, would invent somewhat similar stories about tramps and sweeps quite as apocryphal as these tales of communings with Matthew and Mark. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z The fanatics, as described in the second Book of Maccabees, an apocryphal writing of the second century before Christ, hoped for a corporeal resurrection and a visible supremacy. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z As upstate kids we were told -- apocryphally -- that the only part of the world more overcast than us was Poland, so the idea that all these years later it’s cloudier than ever is startling. The perils of ignoring science 2011-06-10T18:29:00Z Here, again, we see the Biblical history, pure and plain at the beginning, but by and by combined with motives taken from the apocryphal sources and the lives of the saints. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z “The number and extent of the apocryphal impositions upon the early Christian Church are almost incredible.” In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z There was an intermixture of legendary lives of saints, and apocryphal adventures of “Notre Seigneur” in Egypt; with a volume or two of physic and surgery and astrology. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Apparently Google’s “Don’t be evil” philosophy—that exact wording is apocryphal, by the way—still obtains. Eric Schmidt Admits Screw-Up, Identifes the Big Four of the Internet 2011-06-01T15:02:44Z In the third chapter of his essay, Dr. Tischendorf refers to apocryphal writings "which bear on their front the names of Apostles" "used by obscure writers to palm off" their forgeries. When Were Our Gospels Written? 2011-05-31T02:00:32.283Z They scarcely use apocryphal books, and when they do they always refer to them as to doubtful books devoid of all authority. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z One popular story, which might be apocryphal, claimed that a political opponent called Lincoln "two-faced" during a public debate. The changing face of Abraham Lincoln 2011-05-29T15:01:00Z Mr. Todd deems the anecdote apocryphal, because he can only retrace it to Fuller, who published it seventy years after the incident recorded, assigning no authority. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Not a few of the popular beliefs, relating to the Infant Jesus may be traced to the apocryphal Gospels, which were extensively circulated during the earlier Christian centuries. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z The pervasive influence of those last two problems was brought home to me by a great story I was told over dinner one night, which may or may not be apocryphal. Spring? What Spring? 2011-05-21T10:44:47Z The Bible always had to suffer the strong rivalry of apocryphal and legendary fiction. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z It does sound apocryphal—mythical, if you will. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z Mr. Godwin, in “The Lives of Necromancers,” details every part of this apocryphal tale! Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z As the result of these studies we have a translation into Scriptural English of two apocryphal epistles of St Paul, and an Anglo-Armenian grammar, of which, with characteristic liberality, Byron defrayed the cost of publication. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Of the wonderful things which the unparalleled Don Quixote declared he had seen in the deep cave of Montesinos, the greatness and impossibility of which make this adventure pass for apocryphal 250 LVI. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z But such generalizations are, at best, truthy, and more likely, completely apocryphal. Why the fat guy should lose his privilege 2011-04-29T12:01:00Z Kansas is, and always has been, a State of freaks and wonders, of strange contrasts, of individualities strong and sometimes weird, of ideas and ideals, and of apocryphal occurrences. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z Of the idle traditions of the youth of Shakespeare, Malone, after “foraging for anecdotes” during half a century, has painfully satisfied us that all which so many continued to repeat was apocryphal. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z They contain frequent allusions to beliefs that have to be sought either in the earliest apocryphal writings of the Christian 186 �ra, or in the lately unearthed records of rabbinical tradition. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Of the wonderful things which the unparalleled Don Quixote declared he had seen in the deep cave of Montesinos, the greatness and impossibility of which make this adventure pass for apocryphal. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z The devotional works bearing his name are apocryphal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The account is, however, in other respects so circumstantial, that it has been credited by many; but it is regarded as apocryphal by the majority of writers upon the subject. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z This is the last of the canonical books that is properly historical; and I would therefore advise, that you pass over what follows, till you have continued the history through the apocryphal books. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady 2011-04-19T02:00:19.607Z Esdras, Books of, two apocryphal books, which, in the Vulgate and other editions, are incorporated with the canonical books of Scripture. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z "Well, Lionel, will you decide it?" said the Knight; "is the green man apocryphal, or not?" The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z Needless to say, this book is as apocryphal as Retcliffe himself, the alleged speech being chiefly a condensed paraphrase of Goedsche's avowed fiction. The myth of the Jewish menace in world affairs or, The truth about the forged protocols of the elders of Zion 2011-04-01T02:00:43.730Z The account seems somewhat apocryphal, and it certainly led to no useful results. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z The journey in the time of Tiberius is only founded on the pretended apocryphal fasti of Italy. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z Enoch, Book of, an apocryphal book of an assumedly prophetical character, to which considerable importance has been attached, particularly on account of St. Jude quoting it in the 14th and 15th verses of his Epistle. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z I have often listened to them with pleasure, though I was much surprised to remark, that when the preachers quoted from the Bible, their quotations were almost invariably taken from the apocryphal writings. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Even the pattern of the wall-paper, with its apocryphal birds and butterflies among impossible wreaths of flowers, was the same which a travelling house-painter had pasted up there thirty years before. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z Nor do I desire to be understood that I have never written anything like the contents of that apocryphal document. Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life 2011-03-23T02:00:25.120Z An apocryphal story about France's slide from greatness goes back to the decision in 2005 on where to hold the 2012 Olympics. Image of France as a generous welfare state marred by grim reality 2011-03-21T17:46:00Z In the Vulgate the canonical books of Ezra and Nehemiah are called the first and second, and the apocryphal books the third and fourth books of Esdras. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z The love-philtre in this report sounds apocryphal; and the story of the madness and suicide attributes too edifying an end to an atheist and Epicurean not to be suspected. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Whether this story is apocryphal is neither here nor there. Lawyers & Tech Entrepreneurs: Four Important Lessons From Michelangelo's Sculpting of The David 2011-03-07T15:31:54Z The main facts given in these pages were narrated and some which the writer afterwards had good reason to believe were apocryphal. The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country 2011-03-04T03:00:59.137Z It is in the apocryphal and apocalyptic literature of Judaism that the fullest development of eschatology can be traced. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Take this story, possibly apocryphal, from the Battle of Waterloo. Not so cool 2011-02-26T01:03:13Z Between apocryphal and canonical books no distinction is made. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z It is, however, difficult to make any scientific use of the records, owing to the indiscriminate manner in which genuine and apocryphal cases are mingled, and circumstantial details are added. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Even if the story is apocryphal – and it may be – it says something. He is Pep Guardiola's pet but Pedro remains in the Barcelona shadows |Sid Lowe 2011-02-12T22:00:01Z There have been a number of apocryphal retellings, and Lytel — with verification from Trump and others — set the record straight this week. At Pebble Beach, Caddies Are the All-Seeing Eyes 2011-02-11T16:16:59Z Thomas and Billy sat on the rug listening large-eyed to Buff, who was telling them an entirely apocryphal tale of how he had found an elephant's nest in the garden. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z Dressing, he chuckled over the apocryphal sprained ankle that had relieved him of Lord Victor's company or offer of it. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z As it is apocryphally said that they sold for a matter of a hundred and twenty dollars each, the sum must have reached considerable proportions, if their number was great. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z The story, as they tell it, is probably apocryphal in most of its details, but it is less improbable, at worst, than is the story of the foundation and early history of Rome. Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama. 2010-12-20T17:12:28.183Z The towers had advanced but a very short way when an incident arose, illustrating a strange ornithological fact—indeed, so strange as to seem apocryphal. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z "And incidentally to meet an apocryphal person at the Golf Club." The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z "According to your own statement, my dear government spy, you had the young lady in your hands here; did you find this apocryphal document?" The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z I always liked the probably apocryphal tale of a guest who arrived in shirtsleeves at an English country house where everyone was wearing dinner jackets. Shortcuts: The Cost of Incivility Is More Than Hurt Feelings 2010-11-19T17:51:00Z The scrolls also contain apocryphal texts and descriptions of rituals by a Jewish sect at the time of Jesus. New Web Life for the Dead Sea Scrolls 2010-10-19T23:45:00Z The customer wasn't me, by the way, because I was in Istanbul myself, but even if the tale is apocryphal it still brings a smile, because it is so good it ought to be true. Rumours of Liverpool's demise are always likely to be exaggerated 2010-10-13T15:15:00Z There were tales, maybe apocryphal, of supporters getting in their cars when their team went 4-1 down to Leeds. Preston need more magical nights after suffering 49 years of hurt 2010-09-29T10:46:00Z There is a probably apocryphal story that Bobby Robson told him to warm up at half-time, as he'd be going on, and then forgot about him. The Joy of Six: Uncapped players 2010-09-24T09:36:00Z Maybe these tales are as apocryphal as Mr. Murray’s “Garfield” story, but who cares? Bill Murray Continues to Be Bill Murray as Bill Murray Week Continues 2010-07-22T12:44:00Z Jumping into the water from these rocky cliffs is a rite of passage for boys in the northwest Bronx, a tradition that mixes adolescent swagger, apocryphal lore and just enough danger to keep things interesting. | The Cliffs: A Long Jump to Manhood in the Bronx 2010-07-18T01:08:00Z And, to paraphrase a possibly apocryphal quote from Henry Kissinger, it would have the added advantage of being the right thing to do. No gushing over Obama's oil spill speech 2010-06-16T18:30:00Z Photograph: Frank Augstein/AP There is something about a North Korean World Cup press conference that recalls a possibly apocryphal story featuring the creepy Guinness Book of Records editor Norris McWhirter. Marina Hyde meets the North Koreans 2010-06-14T16:44:00Z There are numerous, possibly apocryphal stories about this remote spit of land which, for many decades, was strictly closed to the general public. Occasional rain 2010-04-17T10:52:00Z Terence used to tell a story, almost certainly apocryphal, about his Uncle Bob. Lessons of a $618,616 Death 2010-03-04T22:00:00Z Lazio, for his part, managed to insert himself into the mix Monday by cheekily sticking up for Paterson, calling for an end to what he described as "psychological warfare" over the apocryphal story. 2010-02-09T00:22:00Z Cape Town newspapers ran stories about the apocryphal beast well into the late 1980s. 2010-01-19T06:25:00Z In early and popular apocryphal histories the apostles are represented as insisting that their converts should either not contract wedlock or should dissolve the tie if already formed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The ancient Church had an apocryphal gospel bearing his name, of which nothing has been preserved. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Arabian literature has its own version of prehistoric times, but it is entirely legendary and apocryphal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" In Aqiba’s time Sirach and other apocryphal books were not reckoned among the Hisonim; for Sirach was largely quoted by rabbis in Palestine till the 3rd century A.D. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" I have sometimes heard this remarkable memoir called apocryphal, but without reason, except because its foresight is so remarkable. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 I had heard the story in Taranto a year previously, and knew it to be somewhat apocryphal at best. Sea-Hounds One of the apocryphal books bears the name of Baruch. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Nothing else is known of his life, though there were many apocryphal stories. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy Now the current religious literature of Judaism outside the canon was composed of apocryphal books, the bulk of which bore an apocalyptic character, and dealt with the coming of the Messianic kingdom. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" As for St. Patrick, the legendary and apocryphal literature that centres about him amounts in verse and prose to an immense bulk. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII He accepts the apocryphal story told by Seume of the illegal violence with which men were forced into the service, yet in all of these and many other matters Kapp is altogether wrong. A Defence of the Hessians |
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