Word: boringness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Yet his Jekyll-and-Hyde-like transformation from well-mannered writer to party animal and back again has led some to wonder which is the real McGuane. Both and neither, answers McGuane, who is irked by the fact that his wild and crazy days have taken on "a kind of...
Christian Okoye had never seen an American football game before 1982. When he did see one, he didn't much like it. The elongated shape of the ball seemed peculiar. He found the repeated stops and starts boring and confusing. Worse, he felt the frequent substitutions from the sidelines robbed...
The benefits of stair climbing first gained attention in 1968, when fitness guru Dr. Kenneth Cooper promoted aerobic exercise as a good way to strengthen muscles and build endurance. Interest swelled in 1977, when a study showed that men who climbed more than five flights a day had 25% fewer...
Furthermore, there is no evidence that full randomization would have favorable results. One needs only to examine Yale's sorry system of boring, lifeless residential colleges. There is something to be said for the distinct character of Harvard's houses.
"That's too boring. Want a pretzel?"