necktie party

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The stock situations had also been worked out�the stage robbery, the Indian attack, the big stampede, the necktie party, the chair-throwing brawl in the barroom�and in the subtitles, the dialogue had been perfected: "We'll head 'em off at the pass!"

From Time Magazine Archive

This ain't no necktie party that you're asked to assist in!'

From Project Gutenberg

In some unaccountable way it had been whispered around until, before recess was over, nearly everyone, excepting Deacon Littlefield, knew that Aggie proposed giving what she called" a necktie party."

From Project Gutenberg

Even those who were opposed to sending so harsh a reply in answer to the invitation, did not remonstrate against the plans of their leader, and that which was believed would be the death-blow to the girls' necktie party was left where Aggie would be sure to see it when she came to school next morning.

From Project Gutenberg

While it is a fact that nearly every boy who had allowed himself to be influenced by Si Kelly in the matter of refusing to attend Aggie Morrell's necktie party was almost ashamed of himself for permitting such a letter to be written without making protest, each one was at the schoolhouse early next day in order to learn "what the girls were going to do about it."

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