Word: pointlessness
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...making fun of any other opponent—be it Lehigh or even a fellow Ivy like Cornell—in the same manner as we make fun of Yale would be akin to boxing with a one-armed man. There’s just something inherently unfair and pointless...
...menu is American in the main, freshened up by Italian and Mexican accents and one or two playfully errant Oriental items (Vietnamese spring rolls, Thai crispy noodles). We start with sesame-crusted scallops with “My Favorite Stir Fry Green Beans” ($12), a rather pointless dish, ineptly executed. The scallops are parched and petrified by over-zealous heat, and the beans make a dubious accompaniment, sitting forlornly in a thin gingery broth. The other starter, however, is sensibly composed—the slick fatty warmth of grilled duck sausage and bruschetta slathered with...
...Talking with them is pointless at times,” he said. “It’s just not worth my hassle...
...easily made. Most of the tracks feature only Darnielle and his guitar and when a song is heavily produced, such as the stunning, piano-laden “No Children,” the song is so good that to complain about the sellout hi-fi rendering would be pointless. Songs as well-written as these shine through no matter how they’re produced...
...against it. This is a simplistic description of the situation, as in most cases it is the methods and legality of Mugabe’s reforms that are being questioned, not their necessity. Almost no one disputes the need for land reform. To do so is all but pointless anyway—the majority of white farmers have been forced off their land and many have fled the country. Additionally, the land redistribution is not a direct redress of colonial wrongs as the government would have us believe, since most seized farms were not owned by colonialists. Eighty percent...