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...said that Leverett HoCo members refused to let the prank get the better of them, and they appeared in Annenberg just as enthusiastic as ever to share with freshmen the joy of being part of the Leverett community
...25th Anniversary Report is the pride and joy of its makers. It is hardcover. Its pages are glossy. It has pictures—sometimes before-and-afters—next to names, sometimes with large bifocals, crazy haircuts, moustaches...
...over - broke gleefully into song: "Ding dong, the witch is dead!" Newly arrived Navy chaplain Maurice Kaprow could not believe what he was seeing and hearing. "Someone came up to me and said, 'We've run aground - she's finished,' " he recalls. "I was flabbergasted. They were jumping for joy and singing on the fantail." As it turned out, one of the ship's propellers had broken. But seven years later, Kaprow still cannot fathom which was worse: that U.S. sailors were openly heckling a captain or that the captain seemed to deserve it. (See the top 10 scandals...
...they're singing, 'Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead.' " Kaprow remembered being perplexed by the sudden song. "Then someone came up to me and said, 'We've ran aground. She's finished' " - assuming the accident would mean the end of their commander's career. "They were jumping for joy and singing on the fantail," he said. Actually, one of the ship's props had broken, but the crew's reaction still amazed Kaprow. "I was flabbergasted," he said. (See the top 10 crime stories...
Perfect, actually. Canada caught a fair amount of grief for its "Own the Podium" rallying cry, especially after it struggled to win medals early. But as I write this in an cold, empty hockey arena (why am I here, and not taking in the joy in Vancouver's streets?), a bunch of volunteers, who so graciously offer themselves up to the thankless task of guiding confused, angry guests around these Olympics, are popping bubbly upstairs, and singing "Oh Canada!" They deserve this moment. And the world was lucky to witness it. Just like we were lucky to witness these Vancouver...