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Word: poole (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...throats were parched from the singing, so we strolled over to one of the many bar areas of Good Time. Crossing the room, we passed by endless billiard tables; they were crowded with goofy, lanky, balding men rather than with hustling pool sharks. Keno machines dotted the horizon as we neared the bar, and the masses of people suddenly became denser as we tunneled our way through double-fisted beer mugs. Once at the bar, luck had it that all the drunken sketchballs in the vicinity spiraled toward our seating area. I turned to my friend who was unaware...

Author: By Eloise D. Austin, | Title: Fun Fun Fun: A Trip to the Good Time Emporium | 3/11/1999 | See Source »

...WellBridge: Not quite like NYC's Casa, but most expatriates will suffer through this upper-crust MAC alternative. The privacy of a peer-free pool is a necessity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Brat Gadgets: Stuff for the Upper-Crust | 3/11/1999 | See Source »

...throats were parched from the singing, so we strolled over to one of the many bar areas of Good Time. Crossing the room, we passed by endless billiard tables; they were crowded with goofy, lanky, balding men rather than with hustling pool sharks. Keno machines dotted the horizon as we neared the bar, and the masses of people suddenly became denser as we tunneled our way through double-fisted beer mugs. Once at the bar, luck had it that all the drunken sketchballs in the vicinity spiraled toward our seating area. I turned to my friend who was unaware...

Author: By Eloise D. Austin, | Title: IN THE MEANTIME | 3/11/1999 | See Source »

...suite of three rooms: two bedrooms, study with fireplace, and bath, second floor front in Westmorely Court in Mt. Auburn Street. In the basement was the only swimming pool in Cambridge in those days. Boston newspapers referred to this neighborhood as the Gold Coast. The study proved to be an ideal spot for poker. The pool was a handy bit of moisture into which to dunk unsuspecting and slightly alcoholized guests, without bothering to remove their clothing--often white tie and tails and a two-quart hat. This seemed to have a sobering effect...

Author: By Frances G. Tilney, | Title: The GOLD Coast | 3/11/1999 | See Source »

...Pentagon to consider enlisting the disabled. In today's increasingly tech-driven military, Representative DUNCAN HUNTER believes that many people with disabilities are well suited for the services' growing number of jobs sitting behind the console or at the computer. "If we don't start tapping that very important pool, we're not going to have enough soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen to make our military run," says Hunter, a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and a veteran who won the Bronze Star after taking part in helicopter assaults in Vietnam. The notion of recruiting such folks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Military | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

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