Word: beirutization
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Pros: The built-in bar and sturdy pool table that doubles as a massive Beirut table. As James M. Kearney ’04 puts it, “Every night is our own 28-person party if all the guys have only one guest...
...weekends the coveted oversized ply-wood ace of hearts Beirut table is removed from the top of the pool table, the furniture disappears from the common room, the kegs appear, and all the stops are pulled as the Ten Man changes from low-key “get-together” to a multiple-keg blowout. People pack the massive room, and inevitably the line is down the stairs and out the door. “In a word: pandemonium,” jokes J. Marshall Smith ’04, when describing what has recently been an every weekend...
...Crimson Crazies combo accesorized with a bottle of Smart Water. Out and about on the weekend, she’s wearing Abercrombie jeans in a cross-hatch wash, a black tank in slinky jersey and a little too much eye shadow, but regardless of the excess, those mean Beirut skills ensure she’ll be the life of any party...
...Syria do come, no one will be surprised. Israel has already killed or arrested all the Islamic Jihad and Hamas kingpins in the West Bank, and a series of assassinations over the summer sent most of the Hamas chiefs in Gaza underground. But both groups have leaders in Beirut and Damascus, from where they coordinate attacks within Israel. The Islamic Jihad official said Lebanese intelligence had warned all the Palestinian groups that Israel would try to strike their offices in Beirut. Some Israeli ministers worry the air strike against Syria made Israel look aggressive and risks opening a conflict across...
While the makeshift window-screen-and-desk-chair Beirut table that you constructed in your common room freshman year might still hold a special place in your heart, it’s time to grow up and see what a real ’rut table looks like. The following is a short selection of the best Beirut tables on campus. Combining artistry and alcoholism, each table was built with tender loving care and serves as a testament to the craftsmanship, ingenuity and beer-guzzling capacity of the Harvard community. If you ever find yourself in the same room...