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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Artful equivocations are even worse; lynx-eyed sly little rascals that we are, we see right through them. (Up to exam 40. Then our lynx eyes droop, and grading habits relax. Try to get on the bottom of the pile.) Again, it is not that A.E.'s are vicious or ludicrous as such; but in quantity they become sheer madness. Or induce it. "The 20th century has never recovered from the effects of Marx and Freud." (V.G.); "But whether or not this is a good thing or a bad thing is difficult to say." (A.E.) Now one such might...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: BEATING THE SYSTEM | 5/17/2000 | See Source »

...Soman had noted that an hour and a half would be a long time to sit there and watch without being able to get up. I had disagreed then, but soon I understand. My eyes start to droop. I start to get jealous of the girls in tube tops because my turtleneck is starting to get really hot. And itchy. But, alas, finally, my turn comes to request my song. I haven't been so nervous since my sixth grade flute recital. My fifteen seconds of fame. My fifteen seconds of fame. My fifteen seconds...

Author: By Deirdre Mask, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wonderful World Of MTV | 2/4/2000 | See Source »

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