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...seems forced. In addition to the seemingly random appearances of the comic book heroes (Donald eventually explains that he likes comic book heroes because he admires their invincibility), the dialogue is often hilarious. D adds much color to the play, especially when he drops phrases like “punch my muscle,” “suck my grits,” and “we’ll bring the ruckus!” Especially funny is the dream sequence in which Donald is in a car with Gaby. Accompanied by an “oldie...

Author: By Rebecca Cantu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Sort of Romantic Comedy Well Worth The Confusion | 5/4/2001 | See Source »

...constantly change the cadence in his speech as well as his mood, and fulfilling those demands is amazing, considering the difficulty of the role as written. Sack is another exceptional addition to the cast; he perfectly embodies that one friend everyone who is either really funny or deserves a punch in the face...

Author: By Rebecca Cantu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Sort of Romantic Comedy Well Worth The Confusion | 5/4/2001 | See Source »

...rising junior tailback plunged into the endzone for an early score and demolished the second-team defense with his shifty moves and aggressive north-south running style. Though none of the Crimson's tailbacks are larger than 5'9, they all pack a powerful punch and will provided much-needed balance to an already talented offense...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tenacious D: Football Shows Promise and Progress at Spring Game | 4/30/2001 | See Source »

...television, the boxing-ring bell orchestrated into the jingle... "To LOOK sharp DING/ ev'ry time you shave!" I cherish a hazy recollection, the haze being snow on the television set, perhaps, and the bluish cigarette smoke layered above the ring - of Sugar Ray Robinson throwing the most beautiful punch ever thrown, a straight jab, pure lightning that sent his man into another dimension, as if used boxers and used blades alike would spin in black space forever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Through the Looking-Glass With a Safety Razor | 4/26/2001 | See Source »

...collision a thousand times in his mind. His sub had gone down to 400 ft. and shot back again in a rapid-surfacing maneuver known as an "emergency blow"--directly underneath the Ehime Maru. As it broke the surface, the Greeneville's HY 80 steel rudder, specially reinforced to punch through ice, ripped open the stern of the Japanese ship. "When I put up the periscope after the collision and increased magnification, I saw all those little people tumbling in the water. I felt disbelief, regret, remorse, anxiety, rage, denial...This was something I had no control over. I couldn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bitter Passage | 4/23/2001 | See Source »

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