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...think Dartboard hasn't noticed. More often than not, head TF Judith Li '94 escorts him from the stage after lecture, protecting him as he flees the premises. By the time curious students make it to the podium, God forbid, to ask a quick question, he's long gone...
...stunned to read that Motichka sued her surgeon. The surgeon's recommendation was based on his interpretation of the research and information at the time of her diagnosis. But the ultimate decision was hers. This case did not belong in a courtroom. Whom will she sue if (God forbid) she ever has a recurrence of cancer? LISA E. CAPLAN North Miami Beach...
Amidst the fear and pain that suddenly washed over me, I also felt unbearably frustrated. What could I have done, had I been in that school on that day? What could I do if (God forbid) someone did try to commit a similar or worse crime in my sister's algebra class, my brother's football practice, my mother's cafeteria duty hours...
...flimsy wooden door provides everyone with a whole set of mysterious roommates and their bizarre and disturbing tales of lust. And, of course, when, God forbid, fire does strike, it's going to be a real pain in the ass moving the three dressers away from the door to escape the flames...
...over the unknown encroach upon our sense of wonder, we ought to cultivate that sense of wonder, or at least refuse to unlearn it. There is a middle ground between rational analysis and naive innocence, and a robust sense of wonder ought to occupy that middle ground. If we forbid ourselves from feeling awe and excitement, we may do long-term damage and risk setting ourselves on a collision course with midlife crises...