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Word: lames (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...problem with Tenacious D is that it sags between songs; the skits and spoken tracks are not as funny as some of the musical material, and “Kyle Quit the Band” and “Drive-Thru” are lame and obvious space-fillers...

Author: By James Crawford, Andrew R. Iliff, and Daniel M. Raper, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: New Albums | 11/30/2001 | See Source »

...explained why lame, largely tuneless indie-rock that lacks anything resembling a halfway decent voice, riff or attitude should be allowed to exist beyond a debut album. The mystery is thickened when an elite set of rock critics lionize the banal incomprehensibility as if it held the secret of life, the universe and everything that only the enlightened, fortunate few can understand. Elf Power will gratify those who believe that only mindless plebs think that music is made for listening and enjoyment...

Author: By Andrew R. Iliff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Elf Power: The Winter is Coming | 11/2/2001 | See Source »

...paired with uncharismatic M.C.s who, with their “clever” yet predictable punchline lyrics, ended up saying as little as any “thug kna’a mean?” gangsta rapper. Occasionally taking breaks from their set for some rather awkward sketches, lame jokes and clichéd sermons on the real meaning of hip-hop, the trio demonstrated that hip-hop isn’t about “looking tough,” having “multicolored teeth...

Author: By Ryan J. Kuo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Basement Jaxx Rock The Whole House | 10/26/2001 | See Source »

...someone from my background,” Smith says, “When you realize that you are gay, that is the most horrible thing in the world… I used to pray every night that God would make me blind or lame so that I could never be attracted to another man and have gay sex.” When he couldn’t change himself, Smith says, he felt extremely depressed. But when he heard of the ex-gay movement, it was “a beacon of hope...

Author: By Amit R. Paley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Can This Man Make You Straight? | 9/27/2001 | See Source »

...they disobeyed government orders not to participate in pro-Pyongyang propaganda events. Defecting to the opposition, junior coalition partner Kim Jong Pil engineered the no-confidence vote, destroying the ruling alliance. Kim quickly replaced five ministers, but with 15 months left in his term, Kim will likely become a lame-duck President heading a minority government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diminished Icon | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

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