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...that Clinton, an active Baptist, reportedly consulted to clear his conscience actually say about oral intimacy? Not surprisingly, nothing. Nothing specific. But if one reads between the lines, the news is not good for the President. It's terrible. In Genesis 38: 8-10, God commands a man named Onan to marry his brother's widow. Reluctant to impregnate her, Onan commits coitus interruptus, spilling his seed on the ground. How does God deal with Onan's seminal wastefulness? "And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton's Crisis: When Sex Is Not Really Having Sex | 2/2/1998 | See Source »

...There is the Year of Glad, the Year of Dairy Products from the American Heartland, the Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment. The technology of pleasure has driven people deeper into themselves. There is a new political structure known as the Organization of North American Nations whose acronym is ONAN...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MAD MAXIMALISM | 2/19/1996 | See Source »

...best-known name in higher education,Harvard commands an unusual amount of attention onan op-ed page or at a speech. And as one of thenation's most esteemed schools, Harvard is watched-- and, some say, emulated...

Author: By Todd F. Braunstein, | Title: Is Rudenstine's A National Voice? | 6/8/1995 | See Source »

According to the Harvard Yard Superintendent'soffice, the heating in the dorms is maintained onan automatic cycle...

Author: By Sharon A. Lisitzky, | Title: Weather Takes a Dip | 2/25/1994 | See Source »

When, with 12 minutes left in the game, Dartmouth attack man Steve Liet man took aim onan open goal with his team leading by one and intent on putting the game out of reach--Crimson goalie Tim Pendergast had abandoned the crease in an unsuccessful attempt to bat down a pass--a Harvard loss seemed inevitable. Lietman, however missed the shot, hitting the goal's left stanchion and opening the door for Harvard's final surge...

Author: By John Rippey, | Title: Men's Lacrosse Defuses Dartmouth, 9-8 | 5/17/1982 | See Source »

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