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During his time as a Kennedy School student, Duffy and his roommate were charged with stealing a rug from the Business School library. Although he apologized for his actions and says they planned to return the rug at the end of the year to complete the prank, some opponents say the incident blemishes his record...

Author: By Mary LOUISE Kelly, | Title: MCAD Head Brings Gay Politics to Republicans | 4/3/1991 | See Source »

...stupid prank," Duffy said. "I wish I hadn't done it. But I'm not really sure how relevant the incident is to my position...

Author: By Mary LOUISE Kelly, | Title: MCAD Head Brings Gay Politics to Republicans | 4/3/1991 | See Source »

Last year, in an effort to reverse the team's luck, the folks at the sports information department in Durham, N.H. tried printing the team's media guide backwards. Not even that prank was enough to pull the Wildcats out of the doldrums--UNH went winless at home for the second consecutive season...

Author: By Sean Becker, | Title: Harvard Sharpshooters Hit the Bullseye | 1/31/1991 | See Source »

...early morning of the 15th, there was a prank by little kids, who attempted to light a little container of petrol on fire," said the employee who asked not to be identified. She said the gate to the center's building was "scorched" but that no one was hurt and there was no serious damage to the facility...

Author: By Joshua A. Gerstein, | Title: Harvard Officials Deny Bombing of Center | 1/18/1991 | See Source »

...year's funniest prank. The hecklers jeer at love scenes, hoot at tacky special effects and pounce on every dumb line. Creator Joel Hodgson and his colleagues throw in savvy technical references ("I think we just flew through a dissolve," someone cracks during an airplane flight) along with a torrent of smart-mouthed ad libs. "How do we stand on fuel?" asks an onscreen astronaut. "I'm for it," comes the offscreen retort. In the tense few seconds before lift-off, a voice pipes up, "Did I leave the water running?" A scientist leans into a pair of earphones, trying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: My In-Law, The Housefly | 10/29/1990 | See Source »

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