Word: jokingness
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Though he was joking when he said his job had a “lowly” place, Stone’s offhand remark reveals the deep-seated truth about the University’s approach to community relations.
That's an understatement. The U.S.'s 3-2 rout of fifth-ranked Portugal rated up there among David-and-Goliath World Cup upsets. Certainly, 20-year-old Donovan was amazed: "We were confident going into the game, but 3-2? In my wildest dreams, I wouldn't have imagined...
Summers opened by joking that Commencement ceremonies will mark the beginning of many things for the class, including a lifetime of mailings from the Harvard alumni office—“the kind with a return envelope enclosed,” Summers quipped.
“Wow, you’ve got to be pretty serious if you roll your own,” says Nesson, with no sign that he’s joking.
But now, as the team has successfully jettisoned its image problem and sets its sights toward success on the field, all the fun and joking, Kersey says, could present a problem.