Word: meters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...young gas meter reader. I call him Conrad Swibel. He says, "Oh, you gotta fight those dogs off. But every once in a while, say in the summer time, in a suburb out there, these young housewives, they're sunning themselves, you know? And she's in a bikini, you know, and her back is to the sun, lying on her stomach, and the bra is loose. And I go up close and I say, 'GAS METER READER!' She turns around, and I see a lot, you know. She says, 'Why didn't you announce yourself?!' And I say, 'Well...
...sacred positions next to the children's photos on top of the television. Sewing machines work manually, though electricity is available. Instant coffee sits on top of a wood-burning stove. Battered wooden rockers sway next to plastic kitchen chairs. Telephone wires stretch above glassless windows. Near the electricity meter the old fashioned stove-pipe vent perches like...
...energetic but the energy seemed misdirected--he failed to set a strong beat. The 99th Symphony sounded bland and imprecise, even though Baker's tempos were well-chosen. Perhaps in an effort to compensate, Baker overconducted the second movement (Adagio), and his vigorous beating clashed with the lyrical 3/4 meter...
...Heinz gang was in top form Thursday and Saturday, to the tune of a 1-2 finish on the one-meter and a 1-5-6 on the three-meter. Grand total: 68 biggies, enough to offset Harvard's 397-351 advantage in the swimming events...
...Crimson divers, it should be noted, were no slouches. Dave English finally put a string of good dives together and came up with a fine fifth-place finish on the low board, while freshman Roger Johannigman took an 11th on the three-meter. Unfortunately, that gave Harvard only 14 diving points (14 more than last year) and a little simple arithmetic explains one of the reasons why the Crimson lost. Oh, well. Back to the drawing boards...