Word: cowed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...scenario sounds all too familiar -- and implausible. In February 1988, when Noriega was indicted on drug charges, the Reagan Administration expected Noriega to flee in panic. He stayed. Two months later Washington dispatched 1,300 additional troops to U.S. bases in Panama, hoping their very presence would cow Noriega into submission. It didn't. Then the U.S. imposed limited economic sanctions, designed to choke off the country's cash flow. The dollar shortage fell hardest on Panama's middle class, who began to grumble about unreliable American allies. That allowed Noriega to rally support inside as well as beyond Panama...
HUDS was also attacked by some members of the Harvard community for the way it handled National Dairy Week in February. Female dining hall workers were required to wear milkmaid's bonnets, and one worker offered to dress up in a cow suit rather than wear a bonnet...
Unfortunately, there is no English counterpart to "guy," save "gal." "Gal" sucks. Conjuring up the image of a Nebraska cow-milker in overalls doesn't go very far in the Northeastern liberal boutique we know and love...
...woman in the cow suit did say she volunteered, but only because she considered the milkmaid's bonnet the other servers were forced to wear more embarrassing...
Freshmen are not four-year-olds. Contrary to popular belief, cow suits and funny hats don't interest them. All the workers get for their costumes are insults from students. Why make them...