Word: ahhh
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...putt-putting of engines competes with the squealing of high-pitched horns. Many dozens of motor scooters in burgundies, grays and greens line the parking lot, displaying favored ornaments--a Tinky Winky doll hanging from one, a picture of Rocky and Bullwinkle's Natasha from another. Ahhh, the smell of exhaust fumes from tiny tailpipes. Welcome to the Vespa Club of America's annual rally, which recently drew nearly 300 motor scooterists from all over the U.S. for four days of partying, prizes and an obstacle course that required nimble riders to navigate around tires, duck under a limbo line...
...Ahhh, yes. Another tourist spotting. While other Metro commuters busy themselves with fresh copies of the Washington Post or the latest figures from the Office of Management and Budget, I have another hobby: I watch tourists. Each morning and evening, as I ride the red line in and out of the city, I have taken to eavesdropping, snooping and spying on the visitors to my native land...
Crocuses are blooming, robins are flittering about and scantily clad freshmen are sprawled upon blankets in the Yard. Ahhh yes, Cambridge has arisen from the gloomy depths of slushy winter into a glorious spring. Some students will undoubtedly stay locked up in Lamont or tied to their desks, but now is better time than ever to experience the glory of nature. Just because it's Harvard, there is no need to be pasty-faced or walk around on weak legs. Get sun, get exercise and just get out. Or at least read about the outdoors at these Web sites...
Harvard students, by definition, are all somewhat socially stinted and judging by the "Ahhh-chu-eee!!" signs in the dining halls, they are fully unaware of proper food hygiene and are likely to project a germy wave of saliva into communal food at any time. Totally out of the loop, Harvard kids haven't picked up on the cool new thing--the bird-watching craze. "More and more young people are interested in birding. It's the fastest growing hobby in the country" says the Massachusetts Audubon Society's Natural History Help-line...
...come. It'd be a short film--a great idea for a short film. Find a Monica Lewinsky look-alike--just go "Hi," just do like a real kind of guerrilla, documentary kind of thing: "Hey, what's your name?" "Monica." "Oh, you look awfully familiar." [Emits punching noises.] "Ahhh!" That wouldn't be nice...