Pfifer

This focus on heroic, magical individuals (think Michell Pfifer in whatever that stupid movie was where she played a heroic, magical teacher) is misplaced.

Matthew Yglesias » Getting to Effectiveness 2009

It was pretty heavy, but Pfifer was "well heeled."

"Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show Sam R. Watkins

When the assembly sounded for the march, Pfifer strapped on his knapsack.

"Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show Sam R. Watkins

Pfifer could not speak English, and I reckon he said "Here is your mule" in Dutch.

"Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show Sam R. Watkins

Schwartz and the other Pfifer -- he called it Fifer, but spelled it with a

"Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show Sam R. Watkins

Captain Harsh made Schwartz carry that rock for two days to pacify Pfifer.

"Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show Sam R. Watkins

Well, Pfifer had got the fat from the kidneys of two hind quarters and made a cake of tallow weighing about twenty-five pounds.

"Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show Sam R. Watkins

The ancestor of this large family, Martin Phifer, (or Pfifer,) was a native of Switzerland, and emigrated to America; went first to Pennsylvania, and afterwards came to North Carolina, with the current of German, Irish and Scotch, and settled in the then Mecklenburg County.

Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinians John Hill 1884

The delegates from Mecklenburg were his compeers and personal friends, -- Polk, Avery, Pfifer and McKnitt Alexander.

Sketches of North Carolina, Historical and Biographical, Illustrative of the Principles of a Portion of Her Early Settlers 1846

It's also not possible to notify residents when someone convicted of any crime -- such as burglary, drug dealing, attempted murder or battery -- moves into their neighborhood, Pfifer said, as that would involve an enormous database.

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