Word: jokers
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...kicking. What the use of artillery in modern warfare will mean in the end remains to be seen, but the comparison is made in the light of past experience. There is in kicking a unanimity of opinion not to be found in the forward pass. Kicking is not the "joker" that the forward pass is, for the reason that certain of its principles seem to be widely understood. It is the bulwark of defence, and ever since the onside kick has been legislated out of business, it is a valuable offensive weapon. It may be made a "joker...
...only an act of gross discourtesy to the gentleman who for several months has given himself earnestly and successfully to the work of discussing that period; it was an insult to the whole class, inasmuch as it assumed that they would be amused by the trick and while the joker remains unknown, leaves them responsible for the act as a body. That act I wish strongly to deplore and I write as a member of English 8 whose feeling in regard to the matter I have found to be generally shared in the course...
Within the last fortnight several persons have seen fit to use the columns of the CRIMSON as a means of playing practical jokes on their class-mates. Notices of hour examinations and meetings have been inserted, which had no foundation whatever, and yesterday some practical joker inserted a special notice without any authority for so doing. There is absolutely no excuse for such nonsense; it exceeds the bounds of childishness, it is undignified and ungentlemanly. It has always been our policy to aid the students in every possible way by publishing notices of their meetings and other notices...
...where the student was to be found studying (?), peacefully seated on his window-seat. Piggy, in the mean time had been deposited beneath, and no sound disturbed the tranquillity of the scene. On the departure of the hated proctor, a broad grin would spread over the countenance of the joker, and in a little while the scene would be repeated with variations. But when it was rumored that his room was to be searched by the faculty, the joker determined to cheat them of their prey. So he invited some of his classmates to the room, and the pig being...
...hopes that you enjoyed your Thanksgiving dinner, and that many more are in store for you. We can understand why Lampy. displayed his discretion, rather than his valor, for we caused such a commotion a short time ago by striking out apres Lampy that the heart of the college joker still trembles. Well Lampy, seek consolation from your pipes and cigarettes, and thank heaven for your prudence, for if the mere mention on paper that we were after you caused such commotion, what would happen if our foot-ball captain should cry to his rushers on the field of battle...