Word: footstool
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Babson was Harvard's first opponent, and it really made a great stepping stone for the Crimson. As in, Babson was a small, insignificant footstool that Harvard could use to lift itself to greater heights...
...that he often invokes the "I'm-just-kidding" defense as an all-purpose shield. But, hey, who can hold a grudge for long against a guy who explains that the Ottoman Empire got its name "because it had the same amount of intelligence and energy as a footstool"? O'Rourke simply calls them as he sees them...