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Ward, a senior, was more succinct "it was a bummer...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: Big Red Derails Icewomen, 2-1; Harvard's Ivy Hopes Demolished | 2/19/1985 | See Source »

...spunk of that sprightly warhorse. Now the Pentagon plans to change both with a sometimes klutzy replacement burdened by a certainly klutzy name: the High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). The manufacturer, AM General Corp., calls it the Hummer. No way, says the Army: that rhymes with bummer. It prefers "the HummVee," hardly a name likely to catch on with the average grunt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Defense: A Jeep by Any Other Name | 11/12/1984 | See Source »

...bummer might have the inside track. The vehicle, which comes with power steering and automatic transmission and can perform a wide variety of tasks, costs $27,000, nearly twice as much as a Jeep. But its radiator sometimes leaks, its tires are less sturdy than hoped, and it is too heavy (7,500 lbs.) to be transported by helicopter as easily as the Jeep. According to one study, "It achieved an average of only 367 mean miles between mission failures, vs. a requirement of 1,300." Translation: it breaks down too often. Company President Lawrence Hyde argues, "Everything cited...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Defense: A Jeep by Any Other Name | 11/12/1984 | See Source »

...Bergmann, doesn't like the struggle for the top spot. "If you're not in it one day at practice it's a bummer, but it keeps your working," the Choale product said...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Laxmen Fall to No. 1 Syracuse, 23-3; National Champs Overwhelm Crimson | 4/9/1984 | See Source »

...final word of warning Boston as you probably found out by now has a drinking age of 20 A bummer for those who like Molson Even more of a bummer for those who like Gang of Four but who haven't yet reached bed Fd King's sacred age Most of the clubs mentioned above are serious about enforcing this and their bouncers are mean and nasty If you are not yet 20 you better have an excellent take I D These incredible hulks can snill out the jokers Pleading won't you any where either

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Boston's Smorgasbord of Sounds | 6/26/1983 | See Source »

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