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...been trying for 35 years to teach McCurdy how to fish," Hunt says. "I'll do it now, or I'll drown trying...

Author: By Kristin A. Goss, | Title: It's Time to Go Fishing: Pappy Hunt Stepping Down | 4/27/1984 | See Source »

...uncomfortable and unpleasant elements of the movie ultimately drown out these comical and enlightening parts. Eli persists with his pulse meter after Zee has threatened to stop all relations with him, Zee's singing takes on ever-more morbid connotations, and Eli's annoying analysis of everything become cumbersome. If you can overlook these pitfalls, however, there are enough plain, good and funny displays of the essence of human relationships that make the film enjoyable. And if nothing else, the views of New York are unbeatable...

Author: By Andrea Fastenberg, | Title: Overcooked | 3/6/1984 | See Source »

...constitutes a violation of free speech is an entirely separate issue from University Hall's attempt to saddle two students with responsibility for the actions of hundreds. There were numerous students who were as vocal as the SYLers; and while a small minority of students may have hoped to drown Weinberger out completely, the great majority were simply exercising the right (recognized even by the British Parliament!) to periodically voice their dissenting opinions. By openly victimizing students who are professed communists, the administration is not only engaged in a selective "redbaiting," but is making a clear effort to intimidate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Why Single Out the Spartacists? | 2/4/1984 | See Source »

First some background for those of you whose reaction to the words "water polo" is usually something along the not-so-witty lines of "But don't the ponies drown...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Of Water Polo and Women | 1/25/1984 | See Source »

...South Boston native walked near the middle of the parade with his two daughters, as his supporters tried to drown out a vocal Kearney contingent...

Author: By Michael W. Hirschorn, THE CRIMSON STAFF | Title: Boston Picks Mayoral Finalists Today | 10/11/1983 | See Source »

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