Word: bets
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Lenny really gets into the spirit of St. Bruce, the Martyr, but it's hard to see how the abysmal TV comedian Marty Brill can pull it off; so this remains a good bet only fro enthusiasts. Charles Playhouse, Tues.-Fri. at 8 p.m. Saturday, 6 and 9:30 p.m., Sunday...
Because, it would seem, he has read too much Dostoyevsky. From literature's most famous betting freak he has learned that the essence of heroism lies in seeking out risks you do not have to take. In Axel's case, recklessness takes the form of exercising a willed belief that Harvard and ten is a credible basketball bet...
RHODA: What am I? I'm not married, I'm not engaged-I'm not even pinned. I bet Hallmark doesn 't even have a card...
...League contender? If anyone mentions these words in connection with Harvard soccer, change the subject as quickly as possible. Cornell is a contender, right? And Brown, with stars like Fred Pereira, is still a sure bet to win it all. And Dartmouth will be tough today, and you can never count out Penn, even though the Quakers are now 0-2 in the Ivies. Forget the fact that Harvard is 2-0 in the league...
...turns out that "all's well that ends well." Greg bet double-or-nothing on the Penn game and, after two heart attacks and three ulcers, won. He learned a lesson, though. This year I was thinking of entering a Quincy House football poll for a dollar a week, but Greg said, "Don't do it! I don't care. There is just no such thing as a sure bet...