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...energetic host began explaining the rules of the game. With a penchant for puns, he outlined a complicated point system. It seemed unlikely that anyone was going to remember the rules after a few rounds anyway. The team names were more attention-worthy: “Vagination,” “The Third Wheel,” “Obama Can Drill My Coastal Shell,” and “Albatross Lesbian...
...background, the host asked, “In which ancient civilization would women expose their vaginas to ward off storms at sea? Follow up: in which ancient civilization were men brilliant liars...
...four countries have their own nuclear weapons, there are an estimated 200 B-61 thermonuclear-gravity bombs scattered across their land. And under a NATO agreement that was struck during the Cold War, the bombs, which are owned by the U.S., can be transferred to the control of a host nation's air force in times of conflict. The NPR declares that these weapons "contribute to Alliance cohesion and provide reassurance to allies." Again, that's arguable: a 2006 poll found that almost 70% of people in the four countries want the U.S. nukes withdrawn, and many non-nuclear states...
...sports, home-field advantage is often perceived to be critical, but in the B-Division of the women’s regatta, it didn’t play a factor as the sailors from Boston took the top two spots while host school Brown came in third. Boston College propelled itself to a regatta victory after several first-place finishes. The other boat, which consisted of Harvard sailors Liz Powers and Marie Appel, didn’t achieve the top spot but still lead the Crimson to fifth place out of 18 teams. Powers, the women’s team...
...official results of the Tufts-hosted regatta, conditions were described as perfect. The host school’s enthusiasm about the weather must have boosted its own performance as its three teams took first, third, and fifth respectively. But while the host school took home most of the honors, the Crimson was still able to sneak into the top five, taking fourth of the ten teams behind Tufts 1, Boston University, and Tufts...