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Word: dangerous (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Given the nature of Harvard social life, the thrill of danger inherent in the new body will no doubt vigorously enhance the quality of life here. It is thrilling, to be sure, to stuff rags soaked in flammable material beneath your roommate's door; but how much more so, knowing that the disciplinary board that will try you for your crime will be composed of a completely random group of people--some of whom may be dangerously insane, others of whom may have a deepseated grudge against...

Author: By Rutger Fury, | Title: Bored of Justice | 4/25/1987 | See Source »

...problems," Wentzell said, "but we were never really in danger...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Spring, Softball and Soldiers Field | 4/24/1987 | See Source »

Caddyshack (Science Center C, Harvard) is something of a latter-day comedy classic, and unquestionably the best movie ever made about golf. The cast--including spiritualist Bill Murray, the ever-anal Ted Knight, and Rodney Danger-field--more than make up for the lame and tedious teen-love subplot. And the turd-in-the-swimming pool scene will undoubtedly serve as a humour benchmark for years to come...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Discipline | 4/23/1987 | See Source »

That evening Chief Judge Charles L. Brieant Jr. returned from work to find his wife violently ill. She was rushed to a hospital where it was determined that she had ingested atropine and sparteine, substances which induce delirium and hallucinations. For several days, her life was in danger...

Author: By Allison L. Jernow, | Title: Drugs And Chocolate | 4/23/1987 | See Source »

...lovely delusion. It excuses so many excesses and failures, gives rise to so many cautionary legends. George Gordon, Lord Byron incarnated one such fable: the poet as demon lover. He was dead at 36. Joe Orton, the English playwright who died in 1967, lived out another. He cruised danger as if it were a cute trick in a public gents', and was murdered at 34 -- for love! Nice work, guys. By your example you spread the word: art is supposed to show us how to live, and artists are supposed to show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Still Crazy After All These Fears | 4/20/1987 | See Source »

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