Word: odd
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...While the game ended in a similar fashion to most of Harvard’s contests this season, it got off to an odd start...
...speech that wove his promise to defeat "the transcendent challenge of our time - radical Islamic extremism," with chestnuts aimed at proving he would be an able and conservative steward of the economy. At one stop he led with a promise to "make President Bush's tax cuts permanent," an odd choice given that McCain famously infuriated conservatives by voting against Bush's tax cuts in 2001 and 2003. In his presidential campaign, McCain has said he supports making the cuts permanent because allowing them to sunset would have the effect of raising taxes, which would be both unpopular and potentially...
...Before and after debates, rival campaign staffers note, Romney tends not to mingle with the other candidates - most of whom know each other professionally - preferring instead to keep close to his family and staff. And those same staffers delight in trading stories about Romney's odd behavior. The day before the Republican primary, Huckabee mocked Romney for ordering lunch at a Kentucky Fried Chicken, then peeling off the fried coating and eating it with a knife and fork. Presented with a golf club, Huckabee said he wouldn't be very good at the game: "I'd be like Mitt Romney...
...feel left out, so they invented the "proposition bet," which creates wagers based on hundreds of superfluous details, such as who will win the opening coin toss, whether the first missed field goal goes left or right or if the jersey number of the last person to score is odd or even. Somewhere, someone is placing a bet on whether Jessica Simpson will show up at the game without realizing her boyfriend...
...There are few rinks in inner cities, and where there are facilities, you have to pay for ice time ? often at very odd morning and evening hours. And unless you live by a frozen Saskatchewan pond, you can't just round up your buddies for a pickup game. Between equipment, travel to rinks, and ice fees, hockey is also prohibitively expensive for many urban families. "How are you going to convince parents to pay $6,000 so their kids can play hockey?" asks Coleman. The NHL could invest more money to subsidize these costs for potential players, but with...