Word: absurdly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...much older and more mature in every way, that they would scorn such an explanation of their acts. They keep up the custom, not because they actually get much enjoyment from its observance - for we believe that most of them have some gentlemanly instincts - but for that most absurd of all reasons, just because it is the custom. Now precedent is all well enough, as long as the first conditions upon which the rule was founded have not altered. But in this case the conditions have altered. Our Freshmen are no longer boys; they aspire to be called...
...rather hard on our ancient friend, I'll acknowledge, but wasn't it absurd? Oh! he's a genius, Jack is; I doubt if there'll be one of you able to sit up in her chair two minutes after he comes into the room. You'll all be rolling off under the sofa, or holding on to the wall for support." and thus I dilated the entire morning on Jack's all-pervading facetiousness, and I had so thoroughly excited the risibility of those nine girls that the mere anticipation of his coming put them into frequent ecstasies...
...regret to see that our esteemed contemporary, the ??? in accordance with its custom, credits the whole disturbance to the Freshman class. This continual throwing of responsibility on the unfortunate Freshmen is as puerile as it is absurd. While members of all classes take part in the riots, the great majority of the offenders are old in iniquity and steeped in crime. The ranks of the violators of the peace, it is reported, were chiefly recruited from the B??? Institute and the Divinity School...
...Confound this sofa, wish it wouldn't sway so," - pause - smile - "how absurd, sofa don't sway, how can it? Contrary to all laws of nature. I know what it is, it's this poor, miserable head of mine; trouble's here, sofa's all right." This momentary flash of intelligence overcomes me, and I fall into a blissful doze. "Click, click," goes the letter box. I start up suddenly, exclaim viciously, and stagger mechanically towards the door. "Suppose it's another postal for my chum announcing meeting of St. Paul's or Natural History Societies. No, by Jove...
...hold on, a thought has just struck me, that what you wanted to know was what I had learned from my books. Oh well, if I were writing to any College fellow I would laugh at him for asking such an absurd question, and tell him that he ought to know that I never studied; that to study was bad form; and as for going to recitations, why, I never go. But as this letter is to you, and is withal a frank confession, I will acknowledge studying a little now and then when I think no one will...