Word: punch
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...Overdue charge for a copy of The Punch Library of Humour checked out from a New Zealand library in 1945; the library waived the fine in return for permission to put the overdue book on display...
...defense of the program, a group of 12 prominent law professors—including Heymann, HLS’ Laurence H. Tribe, and two other professors with strong ties to the University—wrote a letter on Jan. 9 to Congressional leaders in which they attempted to punch holes in the administration’s legal reasoning. (See article here...
...luge, says Italian coach Marco Andreatta, is "understanding each other only through physically feeling the athlete and knowing how to manage the reaction. You have to feel the sensations and interpret them as best you can." That awkward contact presents another challenge for "sliders" - jokes from bemused spectators (the punch line of a Robin Williams riff on doubles luge: "Boys, get a room!"). Some brush them off: "If I wasn't luging, I'd be the one making fun of it," says Canada's Chris Moffat, a former singles rider now paired with younger brother Mike. Others take exception...
That awkward contact presents another challenge for "sliders"--jokes from bemused spectators (the punch line of a Robin Williams riff on doubles luge: "Boys, get a room!"). Some brush them off: "If I wasn't luging, I'd be the one making fun of it," says Canada's Chris Moffat, a former singles rider now paired with younger brother Mike. Others take exception to the cracks. "O.K., we've heard the joke a million times," says Martin, 32, who won bronze with Grimmette in '98, silver in '02 and is chasing the U.S.'s first-ever luge gold...
...Early in the evening, New offered a concise appraisal of her husband’s dance style. “It’s unique,” she said. Robert M. Cronin, who has deejayed the event since 1997, said that Summers brings more punch than his predecessor, Neil L. Rudenstine. “With President Summers, it’s kind of more kicking from the very beginning,” said Cronin, who is an administrator in the Freshman Dean’s Office. “He’s always totally game...