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Word: irritatus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
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Harvardicus irritatus is usually defined as "an epidemic that transforms predominantly nice, bright college kids into snivelling, whining wretches who deserve to be airdropped into downtown Bucharest with `I loved Nikolai Ceausescu' tattoos carved into their foreheads." Every January, this dreaded disorder pervades the student body, causing widespread stress, anxiety and generally infantile behavior...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Reading Period Disease | 2/3/1990 | See Source »

Unfortunately, my roommate (to protect his identity, I'll call him Jonathan E. Gross '92) has a genetic predisposition to Harvard irritatus. When classes are in session, he is a brilliant, fun-loving, caring fellow. Sure, he has a few quirks--an addiction to aged Jello here, an unfortunate tendency to confuse Miami Hurricane quarterbacks with God there--but what do you expect from a philosophy concentrator whose conception of the real world is derived from epistemological restructuralized empiricism? (This means he can't remember where he left his bookbag.) As an etiquette-impaired individual whose social graces have been...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Reading Period Disease | 2/3/1990 | See Source »

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