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Benjamin says his transition to college life was very different than that of most freshmen. He already knew Harvard lingo, for example, and could navigate the Yard. But he adds that he had to struggle to separate his college life from his home life...
...names of eight of Harvard’s Houses, listing Pforzheimer, Currier, and Cabot without a second thought. His 12-year-old sister plays on the C-league Pforzheimer House intramural basketball team and participates in the weekly Pfoho craft circle. Their 17-year old brother casually uses Harvard lingo, talking about concentrations, dining halls, and tutors in everyday conversation...
...easy way out. Yes, it’s kind of absurd to leave a party at 1 a.m. and buy a box of Cheeze-Its at CVS, only to walk all the way back to the Quad, trusted Cheez-Its in hand, sending ludicrous texts messages in lolcatz lingo, trying to find someone to join the party of one: “oh hai; u wantz to come overz...
...Like most fans, however, I'll never understand all the Lutz and Salchow lingo that the commentators banter about during the performances. Plus, the subjective scoring system that determines the winners and losers is frustrating. How do we know what's really going on? To those fans who have invested their time studying all the tricks and deciphering how the judges compile points, you have my eternal admiration. But when I watch sports, I like to avoid the urge to ram my head against a rink. (See the 10 worst figure skating costumes...
...first thing we did was check how many friends (or “followers,” in Buzz lingo) we had. 29! Not bad. Then we noticed that one of them was a TF from Moral Reasoning last semester and another was Grandma's scrabble partner. Awkward. We were almost ready to take a break from Buzz when we got our first notification. It was a cousin buzzing about his intense CrossFit training and the number of “burpees” he did yesterday. TMI, we thought...