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An artist’s desire for profit should have no bearing on this analysis; after all, as Kagan quoted Samuel Johnson: “No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.”
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2023
"Have fun in Charlotte, blockhead," he said before hanging up.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2022
Peter Robbins, the former child actor who first put a voice to Charles Schultz’s lovable "blockhead" Charlie Brown has died, according to reports.
From Fox News • Jan. 26, 2022
It’s of recent coinage, a portmanteau of “pandemic” and “pendejo,” the Mexican Spanish term for a blockhead.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2020
Sometimes I caught Jet giving him a look that was totally unimpressed and I could almost see Jet thinking Excuse me, but who invited this blockhead to the party?
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
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