Word: blatantness
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Another possibility we considered was scrawling the words "DERRICK IS A HOMO" on the dry-erase board in permanent marker. But that would be too blatant. Instead, we thought that we should write it in small letters on the side of one of the bedroom doors, where he would only find it several months later--after prolonged hangovers which would prevent him from ever suspecting anyone but Craig could have wrote it. And our most sophisticated plan involved leaving the house absolutely spotless but throwing all of the beds into the backyard. The scene unfolds...
...jacket and tailored pants. "You look about fourteen," he said to the obviously forty-something woman. "Do you know that if you were a dog, you would be two?" The woman let out a nervous peal of laughter, uncertain whether the conversion from human to dog years was a blatant attempt to impress her or the tangential musings of a madman. At the sound of her voice, three well-groomed businessmen lifted their heads quizzically and ever so slightly from their periodicals, as if to offer assistance...
...issue] is incredibly blatant. The numbers speak for themselves," said ASGF treasurer Ezra W. Reese '97. "[We] wanted the issue to have broad appeal, to be one in which the University was uncontroversially wrong...
...realize that there is something shady about Texaco's practices, yet they have chosen to do nothing. Divestment is never a decision to be made lightly, but the evidence has become overwhelming that Texaco is malignant in its actions. We need to send a clear message that its blatant prejudice and social irresponsibility will not go unnoticed. Harvard is in a prime position to take the first step...
...lives dictates one's Harvard experience to a great degree. Students have legitimate reasons for their house preference. Although the University does have a responsibility to create an environment of open and interesting interchange, it is not clear that the goals and potential results of randomization balance such blatant disregard for our ability to choose...