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...raptures that almost resulted in my gagging on a popcorn kernel. In fourth grade, when every other girl in my class aspired to be Paula Abdul, I wanted to be Scarlett O'Hara. During this formative time, I underwent a mercifully brief period where I let Scarlett's Georgian accent bleed into my own speech. I got over it, thank God, about the same time I quit cuffing my jeans and threw out my jelly shoes. Here's a secret confession, though: I still want to be Scarlett O'Hara...

Author: By Terry E-E Chang, | Title: Endpaper: Play it Again, Sam | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

...When people take a break of studying . . . do you know how I know when there's gonna be a study break? [stands up] Someone will say [thrusts out hip and holds up arm in a college student pose, speaks in a valley girl accent]'Hey Elizabeth, we're going to have a study break today or tomorrow'...and then I go [jumps up and down]`Yay! Yay! Yay!'"--Elizabeth Ditmanson, 5, Leverett House...

Author: By David M. Rosenblatt, | Title: IN THE MEANTIME | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

...raptures that almost resulted in my gagging on a popcorn kernel. In fourth grade, when every other girl in my class aspired to be Paula Abdul, I wanted to be Scarlett O'Hara. During this formative time, I underwent a mercifully brief period where I let Scarlett's Georgian accent bleed into my own speech. I got over it, thank God, about the same time I quit cuffing my jeans and threw out my jelly shoes. Here's a secret confession, though: I still want to be Scarlett O'Hara...

Author: By Terry E. E. chang, | Title: Play it again, Sam | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

...When people take a break of studying . . . do you know how I know when there's gonna be a studybreak? [stands up] Someone will say [thrusts out hip and holds up arm in a college student pose, speaks in a valley girl accent] `Hey Elizabeth, we're going to have a study break today or tomorrow'... and then I go [jumps up and down] `Yay! Yay! Yay!'" --Elizabeth Ditmanson, 5, Leverett House...

Author: By David M. Rosenblatt, | Title: Veritots: FM Talks to House Kids | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

Amidst all the hubbub and shaved body parts, Roulleau quietly steals the show as helpless romantic Eiffel. With his searching blue eyes and soft-on-the-ears pseudo-accent, Roulleau simmers and bubbles into, well, a frothy soufflé. To continue the gastronomic slant this paragraph has taken, the entree of the day is Freida O'Pressed (Krishnan Unnikrishnan '02), a yummy morsel of spicy, tart and savory sweetness...

Author: By Phua MEI Pin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Hasty Pudding Rushmores Through History of America | 2/26/1999 | See Source »

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