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Word: bonesman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...members his entire past sex life. However, no member will admit to these trials, and "[the members] are legendary for the lengths to which they'll go to avoid prying interrogation. The mere mention of the words "skull and bones" in the presence of a true-blue Bonesman, such as Blackford Oakes, the fictional hero of Bill Buckley's spy thriller, 'Saving the Queen', will cause him to 'dutifully leave the room, as tradition prescribed...

Author: By Susana E. Canseco, | Title: Public and Private: A Look at Princeton and Yale's Exclusive Clubs | 3/18/1999 | See Source »

...rebellious Bonesmen vow that if the board does not relent, Bones will simply meet elsewhere next year. "Our main objective is communication between members," says Bonesman Douglas Webster. "That can be done anywhere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campuses Rattling the Bonesmen | 4/29/1991 | See Source »

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