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After lunch, a Dorm Crew bigwig--I think it was the "Generalissimo," but it could just as easily have been the "Czar" or "Grand Poobah"--taught my crew how to wax floors. To wax correctly, one must saturate one's mop with wax and then squeeze exactly 70 percent of the wax back into the bucket. There is no other correct method...

Author: By Daniel J. Sharfstein, | Title: Cleaning Toilets for the Core | 9/21/1991 | See Source »

...Penn 6082-0 Cornell 44-4 Army 28-21 Navy 35-10 6-2 10-2 .857 GEOFF SIMON Staff Writer William & Mary 21-7 Brown 25-10 Penn 38-13 Cornell 17-16 Army 23-6 Navy 27-9 5-3 9-3 .750 PATRICK SORRENTO Grand Poobah Guest Selector Harvard 14-13 Brown 34-7 Penn 37-10 Cornell 21-7 Yale 20-14 Navy 31-14 BRIAN M. BYRNE Luck of the Irish Guest Selector William & Mary 21-20 Brown 24-7 Penn 49-0 Cornell 13-3 Army 38-0 Navy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sports Cube Predicts | 10/4/1986 | See Source »

What might, in the end, decide this race is something as subjective and unpredictable as personality. After all, experts are quick to point out, the United States Senate is a small and private club--and members will want a Grand Poobah with whom they feel personally comfortable reading the minutes and collecting the dues...

Author: By Jean E. Engelmaver, | Title: Filling Baker's Shoes | 10/29/1984 | See Source »

...purpose, but bases its existence on that very fact. Maya Williams '84 established the Fluff Club "for people who just want to stuff their resumes." The only requirement for admission in the Fluff Club is to think of a high-sounding title for yourself; Williams--the Grand Poobah of the Fluff Club--must approve the titles. Williams admits that it "probably won't get people far. Once you tell people your title, they begin to doubt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Activities That Are Beyond Recognition | 6/9/1983 | See Source »

...Grand Poobah has accepted about 10 other certified fluff cases into her club, including The Wise and Far Seeing Vizier, and The Most High Mufti...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Activities That Are Beyond Recognition | 6/9/1983 | See Source »

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