Word: pogo
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...spring of 1952, allegations of police brutality swept the Harvard campus, following the arrest of 28 undergraduates who were charged with disturbing the peace. The students were detained after they hosted a rally in Harvard Square, mocking the upcoming presidential election and declaring Pogo the Possum, the main character in a popular comic strip, their favored candidate...
...author of the Pogo strip was set to speak at Harvard that evening, and the crowd swelled to over 1,600, causing something of a police panic. Though all charges against the students were eventually dismissed, the incident came to be known as the “Pogo Riots...
...further from reality? The AOL survey suggests we're in denial about the extent of our habit. One in 10 gamers claims to be addicted; 1 in 4 admits to losing a night of sleep to play games; and another quarter has been engrossed enough to skip meals. Club Pogo and Sims players average 18 and 20 hours a week on their games. Like a Vegas casino, this is a world in which the sun never rises or sets and your new best friends are arrayed around the card table. All that's missing is the free drinks...
...onstage, the Co. has a reserved presence. Guitarist Jason Groth—who supported Molina’s more vertical soloing with a chicken-pickin’ country feel and an insistent rhythmic sensibility—was the most animated as he pogo-danced around the stage. Keyboardist Michael Kapinus was an undeniably brilliant sonic colorist, his warm organ tones augmenting the guitars and lap steel...
...knew there were so many different types of pogo sticks that they could fill their own store? This starter model, part of a Fisher-Price line, also comes in bright pink. Read about the right way to pogo under Safety & Care...