Word: borede
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Follett has assembled quite a quirky cast of characters to inhabit his story. The Clipper list includes: Lord Oxenford, a British fascist fleeing arrest with his family; Carl Hartmann, a distinguished Jewish physicist escaping from the Nazis; Harry Marks, a bold and debonair jewel thief one step ahead of the...
I was bored this evening so I took a few minutes to read The Crimson. I was diappointed to read Michael Grunwald's editorial (September 16) about Alan Caruba, king of the anti-boredom campaign. I like being bored and I'm not the slightest bit embarrassed by it. There...
Most peope who say they don't like being bored are liars. Everyone always complains about how bored they are over the summer, but as soon as things get going for school, they wish they were home deciding whether to watch a rerun of Mr. Ed or the Flinstones.
"I like to do seminars on things I am discovering...based in the way I was educated in school," says Bois. "If I am doing something I know already, I'm bored. And if I'm bored, I'm boring."
But then the letters started pouring in. Serious letters. From seriously bored people. Depressed senior citizens. Juvenile delinquents. Drunks of all ages, colors and creeds. So The Boring Institute began issuing tips--useful, helpful, serious tips--on beating boredom. "Get the reading habit." "Develop hobbies." "Be a joiner." "Say, 'I...