Word: elephantitis
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He particularly remembers one morning about 17 years ago when he heard a loud ruckus outside his office in Mass Hall. Drums were beating and people were shouting. He peered out into the Yard, and saw an elephant turning the corner of the building.
But, to the president's relief, the elephant and the ruckus turned out be part of a Lampoon rally celebrating Vietnamese elections.
But convincing the public that an offshore menace is worthy of protection will not be easy. Though one is more likely to be trampled to death by an elephant or gobbled up by a crocodile, sharks do kill about 25 people a year worldwide -- usually because they have mistaken a...
If so, he is unlikely to succeed. Allied commanders vowed to start the main offensive when they are good and ready. Nor did they have to divert any air power. In fact, planes swarmed to attack Iraqi armor in such numbers that they got in one another's way. But...
Disgruntlement among the press was roiling all week. Press briefings in Saudi Arabia grew testy, as tight-lipped officers evaded questions as simple as what the weather was like over Iraq. Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams was fending off more attacks than an Iraqi supply depot. "There is a beast of...