Word: cocked
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...native Third Kenya Rifles to the strains of Auld Lang Syne, then were whisked away aboard an R.A.F. transport. That midnight, before 50,000 in a Nairobi stadium, Kenyatta's new presidential stand ard was unfurled-crossed spears super imposed on a tribal shield, flanked by a crowing cock...
...tone was personal and appealing. As he moved slowly through a rambling account of the riots at Berkeley, castigating Kerr for turning the university into a "knowledge factory," he paused frequently to gather his thoughts. When he made a point and saw that the audience was pleased, he would cock his head back and grin. After reciting some story of unfairness by the administration, he suddenly stopped as if disturbed by the monotony of his description and said sharply, "But we shafted'em, and I'll describe...
Pont, on the sidelines, thought Harvard had an extra man in the game and motioned to the referee to make a count. But no penalty was called; Yale quarterback Ed McCarthy dropped back to pass, but was tackled by Driscoll and John Hoffman before he could do more than cock...
...Elis picked up four first downs, moving to Harvard's 17 on a draw play midway through the period. But there the drive stalled; three running plays netted only eight yards. On fourth down, McCarthy faded to pass, but Jim Driscoll hit him before he could do more than cock his arm, and John Hoffman smashed him down...
Despite the lid of censorship, there are those lucky students whose freshman advisors have let the magic number slip out in the course of cock-tail conversation, and those doubly lucky ones who, when told their number, found it was a good one. A smiling senior in the second category confided, "I've been group five for three years running, but I'm always able to say, 'I'm smart; the College had me pegged for group...