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...irrelevant. When Terry Jones dresses up as an old crone this time as a sort of Mother Hubbard, dancing and singing with her 90 ragged children--he she looks exactly like 39 other Jones crones from Holy Grail or earlier. And fortunately, the gag is just as ridiculous the fortieth time around. There must be some deeper meaning to life--even Monty Python says so--but with all the commotion from the dancing goldfish and waiters and children and file cabinets, it's hard to put your finger on just what it could...

Author: By Amy E. Schwartz, | Title: Fishing for an Answer | 4/7/1983 | See Source »

...serving their first tour of duty in the Army, 25 had college degrees. Roughly one-fortieth of one per cent. Those figures in mind, we call for a resumption of the draft for military service--not only in the interests of fundamental justice, but also in the hope of changing the military and foreign policies of this nation...

Author: By Wendy L. Wall, | Title: Return The Draft | 1/20/1982 | See Source »

Before we really had time to solve this problem, however, an announcement to the tune of "Gentlemen, start your engines" came from the B.U. Boathouse, and the world's 39 greatest crews, and K-House, began rushing through the Charles' mighty waters. We were the fortieth and final "Championship Eight" boat to depart, and as we passed the judges, they promptly informed the crowd that the last boat in the 1979 Head of the Charles Regatta was on its way. A senior in our boat sighed at this point, "Just think, this is the last time I'll ever have...

Author: By Steven D. Irwin, | Title: Back of the Head | 10/26/1979 | See Source »

Casablanca. It's too bad that seemingly every joker in the world can imperfectly quote at least three lines from this great movie. After you've seen your fortieth Peter Lorre imitation that's not even close, enthusiasm simply wanes. Nonetheless, "Casablanca" (1942) remains one of the best films to emerge from Hollywood in the age of talkies. This film is a stellar example (oops) of great acting rescuing an otherwise mawkish plot. Bogie crystallizes his persona in "Casablanca" as Rick, the disillusioned, cynical tavern-keeper. Ingrid Bergman was never more beautiful, and Claude Rains, the aforementioned Lorre, and Dooley...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kubrick Gets His Kicks; Hawks Hyperventilates | 4/27/1978 | See Source »

...case, most of all this top-notch talent you're paying for is in Boston as part of the Boston University Celebrity Series, now in its fortieth year. Founded by the late Aaron Richmond, the Celebrity Series works approximately eighteen months in advance to schedule 35 concerts and recitals per season...

Author: By Jay E. Golan, | Title: All the talent you'll ever want to see | 10/14/1976 | See Source »

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