Word: bothered
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Instinct," in its human applications, can be a fighting word. Prefaced with "maternal," it's often deployed as a warm-up for the old "barefoot and pregnant" prescription for feminine fulfillment. In fact, if motherhood is a mindlessly instinct-driven occupation, why bother with feet at all? In their zeal to reduce women to reproductive devices, the ancient Chinese eliminated the female foot, at least as a means of locomotion. More recently, in 1981, a male biologist implied in the esteemed journal Science that human females evolved to stand upright long after males did because what did females have...
...planning a dinner party, don't bother inviting them (they're excruciatingly dull). But if you're thinking about building a new car and want to make it as safe as possible for drivers and passengers of all sizes, these are the folks to turn to. America, meet the crash test dummy family: Mom, Dad and three kids. According to an announcement Friday from the U.S. Transportation Department, this nuclear gang will begin replacing traditional one-size-fits-all dummies in automobile crash tests immediately, thereby enhancing the efficacy of air bags and other safety devices...
...amount of personal contact you'll have with them, though, depends on how hard you're willing to try. Most professors claim that they love office hours and that their doors are always open. But undergrads are often too busy--or intimidated--to bother...
When her brother told her pre-frosh weekend was a waste of time, Valeria Escobari '00 decided not to bother. As a result, she says she never had the chance to meet and mingle before classes began...
...this month's Perspective, Mike A. Hill '01, chair of the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters' Alliance (BGLTSA), is quoted as asking "aren't both marriages and 'domestic partnerships' merely public, social affirmations of the loving relationships between two people? Yes. So why bother with the differing terminology?" Hill is correct that civil unions are not marriage--but they are the closest thing anywhere in the country. And eventually, maybe not tomorrow, maybe not next week, civil unions will lead to gay marriage...