Word: pound
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have walked into a fictional "Home of the Big Bun" hamburger outlet and become outraged by the microscopic size of the patty on a gargantuan, fluffy bun. One woman, played by Octogenarian Clara Peller, asks irately, "Where's the beef?" The implied answer: Wendy's quarter-pound burgers have the beef. In a second spot, Peller uses a telephone to put the inevitable question to the owner of "Big Bun," who is ensconced on his yacht...
...worth it? I'd have to answer with an emphatic--sort of. It was great to get orgo out of the way and not have to deal with it for eight months, but it still feels like I had to pay a pound of flesh for my freedom. A bit more distressing in the long run is that I remember practically no organic chemistry. It happened too fast. On the day of the final, reactions filled my hand and leaked out of my ears. But after the test everything dried. If I'd done it during the school year...
...article's implication that writers such as Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez should not be read because of their political beliefs smacks of the kind of censorship that has gained unfortunate popularity around the country. People should ignored Marquez no less than they should avoid the poetry of Ezra Pound, a Nazi sympathizer...
...mosques, but those supplies are invariably meager: they include few basic protein items, no more than ten eggs per person each month, and only 3 lbs. of meat each fortnight for a family of five. Thus, people are left with no alternative but the black market, where a pound of mutton sells for $15 and a pound of premium imported tea for more than $150. Sometimes 150 people will line up just to buy oranges. For the average factory worker, who takes home $450 a month, luxuries are even more unthinkable: a pair of jeans can fetch as much...
Other sources of old clothing at possibly less-than-vintage prices are the Harvard Square Bazaar. Saturdays at the corner of Church St. and Mass. Ave. and Dollar-a-Pound Clothing, open Saturdays till 1 p.m. "Antique" clothing from Japan is available at Turkoman (12 Arrow...