Word: absurdism
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...terms of the agreement reached by the commission and the President are absurd from start to finish. The 9/11 commission would have access only to selections of the PDB that the White House deems relevant. In addition, only four of the 10 members of the commission would be permitted to view the passages directly; the majority of the panel would have to rely on their colleagues’ notes, which would in turn be edited by the White House...
...waiters are circulating selections from the Dine at Nine bar menu—yes, people come here to drink, too. The idea of dropping $7-14 on bar snacks might seem a little absurd, even here, until you contemplate Harvest’s particular conception of what should be served to drunken rich people: chicken fried oysters with Napa slaw and French quarter remoulade; tempura of yellowfin tuna sashimi with wakame, Oregon wasabi and aged shoyu; duck confit quesadilla with jack cheese, scallion and avocado salsa. We manage to snag samples of the last two, though the delectable sashimi mysteriously...
...that Belichick was the reason for Parcells’ success is just absurd. Parcells grew up a defensive coach. So it’s pointless to make the argument that it was Belichick’s defenses that made Parcells great—because they were Parcells’ defenses more so than Belichick?...
...there nowhere to eat around here at 2 a.m.?” reads a typical DeBergalis campaign poster. “It’s because the city of Cambridge chooses not to grant licenses. You think this is absurd. We think it is absurd. DeBerg thinks Cambridge’s 15,000 students should have a voice where it matters...
Either way it’s going to be a full house in Bright Hockey Center on Jan. 9. It’s Harvard’s job to make sure it’s their fans who line the ice and keep the absurd “Harvard Sucks” and the even more bizarre “Safety School” chants to light background noise...