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...failed to anticipate the worst of times—the house infighting that inevitably develops out of the very different lives my friends leave. Quick: What do you get when you mix two frat boys and four Crimson editors...
...from so-called quiet hours (I thought I left those behind 10 years ago), to rules about having people over, to the cleanliness of the house, to what food was served and when, to how we would split the bills. Was the house throwing too many parties? Were the frat boys taking over the living room? Was the Harvard contingent unfriendly and antisocial? In other words, we found a way to bicker over just about everything. Some of these were stupid, others were legitimate; just about all were intractable...
...also not stunned that my two frat-boy high school friends lead slightly more party-hearty lives than my crowd at Harvard. But I figured that we—or at least I—would have no trouble making sacrifices to make the arrangement work...
...included Shaquille O'Neal (who the owners say once asked them to change the date of a fight because he had a game), Juliette Lewis, Cindy Crawford and her husband, Rande Gerber. The sport, which seems to involve a lot of submission holds and smeared blood, may surpass both frat-house hazing and Mel Gibson films as the world's most homoerotic event. And while the hooting crowd is clearly loving it, my front-row seats are reminding me just how weak my stomach...
...last month, spectators included Cindy Crawford and basketball player Shaquille O'Neal - who, the owners say, once asked for the date of a fight to be changed because he had a game. The U.F.C., which seems to involve a lot of submission holds and smeared blood, may surpass both frat-house hazing and Mel Gibson films as the world's most homoerotic event. And while the hooting crowd is clearly loving it, my front-row seats are reminding me just how weak my stomach is. With all its clean bawdiness, the weirdest part of Vegas is that, for a tourist...