Word: cupfuls
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Sitting in the Algiers Cafe, sipping a cup of chamomile tea amid the din of conversation, Gifford, 10-year president and a founding member of the Defense Fund, peers over her glasses intently and describes what she thinks is special about the Square...
...tell you a story. In 1991, the Minnesota North Stars finished with the 16th-best record in what was then a 21-team National Hockey League. Come playoff-time, the Stars snuck past one, two, three opponents, and Holy Cow, all of the sudden they were in the Stanley Cup Finals against Pittsburgh...
...women's squash team won the Howe Cup, squash's team won the Howe Cup, squash's equivalent of a national championship, earlier this month. The team was 11-0 (5-0 in the Ivy League) this year, and has won 54 straight regular season matches and five consecutive national titles...
Sights like that are jarring to the senses because our experience tells us that certain things, both in and out of nature, do not go together. Meret Oppenheim's fur-covered cup, saucer and spoon is always upsetting, no matter how often one looks at it, because we tend to keep certain textures and functions separate in our minds. Snow on a beach is not upsetting in the same way, but it startles the imagination. Where a child built a castle in the sand, he might make a snowman in winter. Or he could build a fort, two forts...
Harvard numbers over the past five years are even more impressive. The team is 64-0 overall and 38-0 in the Ivies, while posting five consecutive Howe Cup, Ivy League and WISRA titles. Dynasty anyone...