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...found it less than magical) and gawked at elaborate company picnics, complete with bouncy inflatable houses. We even stumbled upon a family that had set up a slip-n-slide on the side of a hill. In utter disbelief, Kevin asked a shirtless, red-bellied man where they had gotten the hose and water source. The man simply smiled back at us and replied, “It’s a park!” before hurling himself headfirst down the slippery slope...

Author: By Jamison A. Hill, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hunting Buffalo | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

...past six years, Harvard hasn’t gotten lucky...

Author: By Joseph P. Shivers, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Stand Up for Safe Sex | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

...from the Independence Party (compared with 40% for Franken and 38% for Coleman). "People who say they're supporting Dean Barkley aren't [actually] supporting Dean Barkley," says Pearson. "They are registering their opposition to the two other candidates. There's a perception among Minnesotans that this race has gotten far too negative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Races to Watch '08: Franken May Get Last Laugh in Minnesota | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

...commander in Afghanistan, believes the militants are now so strong that they pose an "existential threat to the future of Pakistan." Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters at the Pentagon on September 26 that the terrorist safe haven in Pakistan "has gotten safer this year. The insurgency has gotten more sophisticated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The US vs. Pakistan: With Friends Like These | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

...dizzying sense that there is a deranged person just speaking and speaking and speaking. If you catch the references, all the better. If you are tempted to try to look up some of the references, it might deepen your experience and you might find jokes that you hadn't gotten before. This is obviously a risky area of humor and is not always funny to people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Hodgman | 10/21/2008 | See Source »

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