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...good-looking Italian girl. The two did some under-blanket canoodling that culminated in a handjob in the Milan international airport. When asked how he managed to cajole a non-English speaker into such wanton sluttery, Devine was philosophical. “Women: creatures of mystery. Who can fathom the unfathomable, know what is not to be known?” Questioned later in the trip about how he managed to run through his euros so quickly, Devine blushed incriminatingly...

Author: By Gossip Guy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gossip Guy! | 4/5/2002 | See Source »

...simply cannot fathom what leads him to be in favor of a functional dryer in Standish,” he wrote...

Author: By Katherine M. Dimengo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Winthrop Council Candidates Feud | 2/13/2002 | See Source »

While many observers in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) said they anticipated Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles’ resignation, few can fathom what FAS will look like in just six months...

Author: By Dan Rosenheck, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: No Clear Successor for Charismatic Dean | 2/12/2002 | See Source »

...separate terms according to their separate circumstances. Bush’s “axis of evil” analogy makes little historical sense. The three countries are not aligned, as were the Axis powers of World War II. They are not a united enemy. The American public can fathom the reality of the post-Sept. 11 world and does not benefit from antagonistic, oversimplified rhetoric...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Bush's Axis of Simplicity | 2/8/2002 | See Source »

...like most people, you know that a sleepless night can sap your energy and turn your brain into mush. So it may be hard to fathom how anyone could complain about having too much sleep. And yet that's the predicament faced by the estimated 200,000 Americans who suffer from a condition called narcolepsy. They don't generally fall asleep in the middle of a meal or a conversation--that happens in movies and television sitcoms. But they struggle with an overwhelming sense of drowsiness they can't shake--even after a good night's rest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sleepless In America | 12/17/2001 | See Source »

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