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...Everybody who is my age, or everybody who is over 30, knows that joke. I mean, I'm not sure I get the point of the over-shift against David Ortiz. It helps you if he hits a ground ball, but if the bomb goes off, you can put those infielders anywhere you want to, it doesn't really do you any good. The damage that David does comes when he hits the ball 380 feet. It really does not matter much where you put your infielders when that happens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q & A: Baseball Guru Bill James | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

...from ideal. And while the portrait of a legendary bigot lurking on the walls of a house led by gay masters may seem like a twisted sign of progress, the realities of gay life here may indicate that it’s more a sad allegory than an ironic joke...

Author: By Charles J. Wells, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: It's Cold Out There | 3/5/2008 | See Source »

...would in turn endorse Putin as Russia's next Prime Minister. A top Kremlin aide told us the news with great excitement. When we dryly suggested that Putin may possibly have had a hand in Medvedev's decision, even this Kremlin loyalist had to laugh. To heighten the joke, he pretended to be Putin, displaying surprise and elation at the endorsement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Putin Will Still Run Russia | 3/2/2008 | See Source »

...even he could not turn a script that was disastrously half-baked (to put it lightly) into something halfway decent. For a comedy, “Semi-Pro” provoked remarkably few laughs. For a comedy featuring Will Ferrell, it provoked shockingly few. Moon (Ferrell) cracks awful joke after awful joke to the point of awkwardness. The only time I found myself chuckling hard was when I first saw Ferrell sporting a 70s get-up reminiscent of the Bee-Gees. There were, however, a few scenes that sparked giggles. Any basket-brawl featuring grown men fighting each other...

Author: By Betsy L. Mead, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Semi-Pro | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...Every once in a while,” he says, “though not too often, someone will ask: ‘Is that like Switzerland?’”This reaction often amuses Dlamini—but he can’t share the inside joke: he has no compatriots at Harvard. Harvard has a reputation for being one of the most diverse universities in the country. Despite the lack of regional quotas, some places have a higher representation within the college than others. “It varies from year to year, but Boston Latin...

Author: By Hyung W. Kim, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: One: A Lonely Number | 2/27/2008 | See Source »

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