Word: ballooned
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...final five minutes to win 21-16. 1975: Harvard finally wins its first Ivy championship, thanks to Michael J. Lynch ’77 who kicked a 26 yard field goal in the final seconds to pull off a 10-7 win. 1982: MIT students exploded a black weather balloon, spraying talcum powder over the field (Harvard still won, 45-7). 1983: The 100th official anniversary of the Game sees a Crimson win, 16-7. 1997: Epic year for Harvard football in which two dozen records are broken, reflected in a 17-7 win over Yale. 2004: Yale pranksters give...
...make a splash with conversation topics like the Israel lobby, eating poor people, boat shoes, croquet mallet technology, and LOLcatz. When you shake a member’s hand, give him a firm wink and slip him a fiver. Make sure you’ve written a funny speech balloon coming out of Lincoln’s mouth. (Suggestion: “A club without [insert your name] cannot stand.”) Give him an extra copy of your résumé carried in your rolling backpack. (Mind the member’s shoes.) And if you don?...
...with young families. Indeed, the Square’s streets were lined with booths hosted by the likes of Amnesty International. “They actually recruited me here last year,” said Helen Morgan, a volunteer with Amnesty’s local chapter.A giant hot air balloon floated above Cambridge Common, offering rides to people who donated to charities such as the Cambridge Housing Assistance Fund and Our Place Child Care Program.“This is exactly what Cambridge has to offer,” said Andrew J. Vlock, a Cambridge resident who went...
...currently do not use a standard size when creating the new stomach sac. Instead, surgeons use anatomical landmarks unique to each patient to determine the size of his or her new, smaller stomach. But because the stomach lining remains elastic and flexible, sometimes the small stapled-off pouches simply balloon back to a larger size, which explains why 5% to 15% of people who get gastric bypass surgery often experience little or no weight loss...
...over an hour, F. Mauricio Artavia ’10 said he thought the 3-minute ride was worth the wait. “It’s as exciting as it’ll ever get in the yard,” Artavia said. Traditional carnival games, including balloon darts, a shooting gallery, and Whac-a-Mole promised prizes ranging from gift certificates to free round-trip flights with Jet Blue. Dining halls were closed for dinner Friday night, and Harvard University Dining Services dished out corn dogs, pretzels, and candy apples. “It?...