Word: boatful
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...swift as ballistic missiles, as are the curt phrases that punctuate them. Later, I will hear the story of the 1984 Northwestern Tournament from the man who won it, Jonathan B. Wiener ’84. The other team spoke at length about Cuban refugees intercepted by US patrol boats. Wiener and his partner parried with their own counter-plan, but its significance eluded their opponents. “I guess you missed the boat,” the Harvard team quipped. The audience collapsed in hysterics. It ruined the other team...
...everyman's team," Campbell said, noting that the student population at Harvard—a "multi-national" institution—could be appropriate cheerleaders for the boat...
...members of the team are as follows: Tim Maeyens (Belgium), Alan Campbell (Britain), Lassi Karonen (Sweden), Marcel Hacker (Germany), Mahe Drysdale (New Zealand), Warren Anderson (U.S.A.), Onderj Synek (Czech Republic), Iztok Cop (Slovenia). Ali Williams, a Harvard lecturer, heads up the boat as the coxswain...
...moment quiet, but it is one more piece in the puzzle of existential angst that drives Max to that fateful eruption with his mother. Here, instead of being sent to his room, he flees the house and goes racing through the neighborhood, baying like a wolf. He finds a boat and sets sail, finally arriving in the land of the wild things...
...bought the boat tickets the day I saw that YouTube video. I knew we'd need a backup plan. The boat was actually plan C. The church was plan B. And plan A was marring her a long, long time ago. Pretty much...