Word: ahem
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Sunday, March 11, 2000. 6:30 p.m. As soon as the super-secret NCAA committee in Kansas City had finished giving out berths, people began chewing their pencils, scratching their heads and sweating out their picks for the entryway (ahem, office) pools. UCLA's pretty hot, right? But they'll lose to Iowa St,.second round, easy. Indiana's a goner--Bobby Knight's teams always choke. Tark's back! And you gotta watch out for Appalachian State--a 14-seed always beats a three-seed first round. Always...
Scientists for many years refused to believe it: Students who, in high school, worked like Harvard was Salvation with sweatshirts couldn't possibly complain once they got there (except, ahem, about the Senior Gift). Lately, though, researchers have admitted it does happen, "But it's like doing Buns of Steel for four years and then sticking your head up your finely-tuned...
...Have you been remiss in filing your, ahem, 1996 tax return? Well, you might want to get on that, and not for the reasons you think. The IRS estimates that about $2 billion in unclaimed refund money is waiting for 1.6 million delinquent filers. More than 50% of these slackers could get at least $442 back. So file your '96 return and get it to the IRS by April 15. You won't get penalized for filing a late return that merits a refund. One catch--no refund until you've also filed your '97 and '98 returns...