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Word: dorme (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Seafoods. Take your parents to Tommy's. But don't go straight there. First, stop at the dining hall, show them the glistening, sauteed steak tips and then head over for a slice. After Mom and Dad guzzle down their grease-soaked nourishment, go back, to your poorly lit dorm room. Sit around in the gloom for a couple of hours discussing what to do with the rest of the evening. At around 10 o'clock, after "Nash Bridges" is over, hit the Grille. Buy Dad a pitcher of Red Dog and maybe play a little trivia...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: Don't Pull the Wool Over Mom's Eyes | 3/5/1999 | See Source »

...evening, take the whole family to your final club of choice. If you've got a sister, make sure she's appropriately attired--I recommend tight and revealing. Once the whole clan is sufficiently sloshed, stumble back onto the streets of Gambridge, wander back to your dorm room, wake up all your roommates, and pass out on the floor. In the morning, when their hangovers wear off, your parents will thank you. You will have treated them to a genuine Harvard experience, and what is the purpose of Junior Parents Weekend if not to provide Mom and Dad with...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: Don't Pull the Wool Over Mom's Eyes | 3/5/1999 | See Source »

...from the seemingly bizarre opening act, a seven-month relationship developed. That's even stranger. But this story exhibits some of the characteristics of dorm romance that make it so sketch. You're a rare Harvard student if you haven't encountered dormcest after at least one semester. You don't know what to look for? Well, read on for some of dormcest's sketchy characteristics...

Author: By Aparna Sridhar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dormcest: Sweet Love Right Around the Corner | 3/5/1999 | See Source »

...similarly obsessive vein, I've watched "Breakfast at Tiffany's" at least 30 times. My dorm room walls are flanked with original "Breakfast at Tiffany's" movie posters in three languages. Admittedly, Audrey Hepburn looks marginally better than yours truly in her slinky black dress--after all, she's a statuesque 5'10" to your humble narrator's 5'3". However, I do believe I'm the Holly Golightly spiritually reincarnated as a little Asian girl. We both perpetually forget our keys, are afflicted with fickleness, use "franglais" phrases indiscriminately and maintain a wretched opinion of ex-lovers...

Author: By Terry E-E Chang, | Title: Endpaper: Play it Again, Sam | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

...similarly obsessive vein, I've watched "Breakfast at Tiffany's" at least 30 times. My dorm room walls are flanked with original "Breakfast at Tiffany's" movie posters in three languages. Admittedly, Audrey Hepburn looks marginally better than yours truly in her slinky black dress--after all, she's statuesque 5'10" to your humble narrator's 5'3". However, I do believe I'm the Holly Golightly spiritually reincarnated as a little Asian girl. We both perpetually forget our keys, are affected with fickleness, use "franglais" phrases indiscriminately and maintain a wretched opinion of ex-lovers...

Author: By Terry E. E. chang, | Title: Play it again, Sam | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

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