Word: odd
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...sixties Eichhorn discovers LSD and begins a period of odd jobs and wandering around. One remarkable story tells of a college trip to a mental home while tripping on acid. Each of the patients is brought out like a freak show, ending with the man who wouldn't talk. Asked a simple question by Eichhorn, he speaks right up, denouncing the institution. After reading for a while, though it becomes clear that the tales of crazy women, bar fights and pot smoking are a way to avoid any more meaningful revelations. For example, Eichhorn's adoption, getting kicked...
...power-play goals against UVM, one in each game. The scores extended Harvard’s recent string of success with an extra skater, as the Crimson has now scored a power-play goal in eight of its last 10 games…Sophomore Tom Walsh was the odd man out on defense this weekend, held out by Mazzoleni in both contests...
...undergraduate (1995-1999), I worked late at two area shelters and sometimes arrived home to my dorm at unusual hours. I valued being able to duck into a dorm that wasn’t my own if I felt unsafe. For others who may also keep odd hours, universal keycard access could enhance safety and peace of mind...
...Oddly enough, the only deeply felt character is Pontius Pilate (Hristo Naumov Shopov), who comes off as nuanced but ultimately unwilling to risk a rebellion to save one madman. After Pilate meets with Jesus, he discusses the nature of truth with his wife, symbolizing his interest in understanding this mysterious man. This is such an odd gesture because Pilate, one of two heathens positively portrayed in the film is, in the historical record, capriciously violent and, as such, doesn’t really evoke any more feeling than any of the other characters...
...Oddly enough, the only deeply felt character is Pontius Pilate (Hristo Naumov Shopov), who comes off as nuanced but ultimately unwilling to risk a rebellion to save one madman. After Pilate meets with Jesus, he discusses the nature of truth with his wife, symbolizing his interest in understanding this mysterious man. This is such an odd gesture because Pilate, one of two heathens positively portrayed in the film is, in the historical record, capriciously violent and, as such, doesn’t really evoke any more feeling than any of the other characters...