Word: plough
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...much easier for you To pass an elephant through a needle's eye, Or catch fried fish in a galaxy, Plough the sea, Force a crocodile to speak Than to destroy by persecution The shimmering glow of a belief, Or check our march, One single step...
...Plough and Stars...
...Plough and Stars is an easily-overlooked hole in the wall on Mass Ave near Central Square, with a big Irish clientele--it has strong ideological links with the IRA and refuses to serve English liquor. The Plough is always jammed mostly with rough-and-ready-looking men, and the trick for Harvard students and professors going there is to be able to pose successfully as just plain Cambridge residents. It's a mark of high distinction in some quarters if you can stride into the Plough on a Saturday night and be greeted by name by the people there...
Just as rowdy, but considerably less interesting than Jacks or the Plough and Stars, is the Oxford Ale House, located around the corner from the Coop at 23 Church St. The place seems to attract a lot of townies, but maybe some of those people are freshmen who have come over from the nearby Yard--it's hard to tell the difference these days. It is routine to be carded, at least on weekends. This place provides live entertainment (loud), beer and more potent alcohol, and little else. There is no atmosphere, only noise. Somehow or another, the Oxford...
There are a lot of other places you should try: The Emporium (33 Dunster St.), the Plough and Stars (Mass Ave) and the Oxford Ale House (36 Church St.), are a few that come to mind...