Word: parka
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fear, deep pride, lost mail, long waits and improvisation. The white heat of the summer is hard to remember now, when it becomes cold enough at night to leave ice rattling inside canteens. At the very front lines, the motto is "Travel light, freeze at night." Soldiers sleep in parka linings, with socks on their hands if their mittens are missing. They wish they could requisition extra toes...
...suspect is six feet tall and has a mustache. He wore a red and blue woolen hat, blue jeans and a dark blue ski parka...
...snow on the ground and the chilly air blowing through Cambridge heralds the changing of the season. It's winter, hon, and that makes all the difference. Even style gurus like Dr. Know experience a little anxiety when it becomes time to whip out the wool, pull on the parka and flex that fleece. Fear not, Yucky dear, Dr. Know will plow you a path towards sharp winter style...
Part of the attraction, of course, is the formal attire. There's a certain thrill to playing dress-up, practicing for the company Christmas party or campaign fundraiser in the distant (read: post-graduation) future. And after slouching through the Yard countless times in jeans and a parka, we all want to show that we can shine a little when we make the effort...
...doesn't expect Dr. Frankenstein to show up in wool sweater, baggy parka, soft British accent and the face of a bank clerk. But there in all banal benignity he was: Dr. Ian Wilmut, the first man to create fully formed life from adult body parts since Mary Shelley's mad scientist...