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Word: badness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...roomful of squares exactly what she thinks of them. With her Bride of Frankenstein fright wig and a gutter-mouthed talent for the unprintable expletive, she makes a speech unparalleled in pure offensiveness. The audience is cued to laugh uproariously. But profanity-as-a-punchline went out with The Bad News Bears, and the audience remains untickled and stone-faced, blushing uncomfortably in a suddenly confining theatre seat...

Author: By Jonathan S. Steuer, | Title: Sub-Intelligent | 11/23/1985 | See Source »

...provide support for Harvard's defensive line. Only potential problem is lack of speed. * LINEBACKERS: A better four than the three they stand behind. John Quinn, Carmen Liacqua (the team captain and the best among the lot), Ardel McKenna (also a good one) and Mike Ryan. Not a bad unit, but the porous front three leave this group to make too many tackles. DEFENSIVE SECONDARY: This is the area many consider Harvard's best. Led by senior safety Cecil Cox, who has picked off six passes, the Harvard defensive secondary has consistently come up with the big play...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: The Scouting Report | 11/23/1985 | See Source »

Even if the seats are bad, though, few students want to move. "You're blocking with people you want to be with, so moving around isn't a big deal," said Ted Chang...

Author: By Gawain Kripke, | Title: No Sell-Out, Game Attracts Fewer Harvard Undergrads | 11/22/1985 | See Source »

...bad, considering that for most of the season the linebacker wore a cast to protect a broken bone in his hand...

Author: By Barbara VAN Gorder, | Title: Carmen Ilacqua | 11/21/1985 | See Source »

...When you end on a bad note, it's sort of hard," Dushay said. "But there's a lot to be said for what we did earlier in the season...

Author: By Richard L. Meyer, | Title: Women Run 5th as Stricker Takes IC4As | 11/18/1985 | See Source »

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