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...Okay, now that you’re in, let’s focus on picks. For the most part, the early rounds will be dominated by rank. It’s far too rare for a 14-, 15- or 16-seed to advance past the first round to pick more than one upset. The exception to the rule is sticking with your favorite teams one round further than what’s reasonable, so God help you if you’re an Alabama State fan taking on No. 1 Duke. Same goes for those who have an unremitting hatred...

Author: By Brenda Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: LOVE IT OR LEEVE IT: Making Sense of the Madness | 3/17/2004 | See Source »

...about to have, so just answer the damn thing. If you’re in class, try as subtly as possible to press “ignore” and then write an explanatory text message to the caller. In social settings, it’s generally okay to answer the phone as long as you keep the phone call short and sweet. But never—under any circumstances—answer the phone while comforting a sobbing friend who is dealing with an uncooperative significant other, parent, TF, or weight-loss regimen...

Author: By Amanda L. Rautenberg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Manners & the (Harvard) Universe | 3/11/2004 | See Source »

...plate of anyone whom you’ve just met, or who is your friend’s significant other, or who looks to have some sort of viral infection. In all other cases, judge by what you’re stealing—while you should be okay picking vegetables and other healthy things off your roommate’s tray, stay the hell away from the popcorn chicken...

Author: By Amanda L. Rautenberg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Manners & the (Harvard) Universe | 3/11/2004 | See Source »

...their way out of the canal, and the reports of their own guns had muffled those of the shots being fired at them. Suddenly, Gardner shrieked, ?I?m hit,? and stopped firing for a moment. Before Kerry could ask his condition, Gardner shouted from his post: ?I?ll be okay,? and went back to firing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Tenth Brother | 3/9/2004 | See Source »

...Then there is Gardner?s bold claim that Kerry use to take PCF-44 four or five miles from shore every night so not to get shot at. When pressed how this could be so, since oftentimes they were 25 miles upriver, he backed down. ?Okay, when we were in the rivers we didn?t go to sea,? he averred. ?But he always tried to park it away from the action and hide.? The other members of PCF-44 were incredulous when they heard Gardner?s claim. To Wasser it was ?erroneous to his memory,? to Zaladonis ?just not true...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Tenth Brother | 3/9/2004 | See Source »

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