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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After suffering two shutouts at the hands of the Crimson last year, the Jumbos (now 0-2) played an April Fool's Day joke on the home team by scoring in the game's first five minutes...

Author: By Dan Breiner, | Title: Batsmen Breeze by Tufts, 15-2 | 4/2/1986 | See Source »

Another April Fool's joke, right...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: Laxmen Crush Springfield, 13-5, for Fourth in Row | 4/2/1986 | See Source »

...Milwaukee, a new joke is making the rounds: Q. Do you own any shore property? A. Not yet. Lakeside residents in the upper Midwest find the humor somewhat strained. Last week Lakes Michigan and Huron had risen to their highest level since 1887, nearly 3 ft. over their average March altitude of 578 ft. above sea level. Lake Superior, at more than a foot over its norm, is not far behind. Waterfront-property owners are battling flooded basements and beach erosion, and some face the prospect of losing their homes. Says Park Planner Bob Elmore of the Indiana Dunes National...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Lakes: The Basin Is Overflowing | 3/31/1986 | See Source »

...turned 21 last month, she already had claims to fame as a model, fashion designer and royal. So what next on the wish list for the world's most thoroughly modern celebrity princess? Well, gosh, why not try to cut a record? Sounds like a giggle, but no joke, Monaco's Princess Stephanie now has a modest hit record in Europe. Stephanie reports that her latest career turn "came about completely by accident" when a friend at a recording studio casually suggested that she try a voice test. It went so well that she agreed to make a single with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Mar. 31, 1986 | 3/31/1986 | See Source »

Without a doubt, screwing off all semester--and getting away with it--is the best thing we learn here. As the joke goes, what if God had been a Harvard student? He would've jerked around for six days and then pulled an all-nighter...

Author: By Peter J. Howe, | Title: Examining the Schedule | 3/12/1986 | See Source »

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