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...mother, a healthy-minded Quaker, grew increasingly devoted to profanity as she aged. By 80, she had developed a good rule: "It's all right to swear, but not at people." Thus "Damn!" is fine, but not "Damn you!"; so is "Hell!" but not "Go to Hell!" However, my brother and I were permitted to say, "Damn thy hide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 4, 1982 | 1/4/1982 | See Source »

Harvard managed to build a seven-point lead with only three minutes of game time remaining, but some clutch Quaker field goals enabled Penn to come within one point of tying the score with less than two minutes...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, | Title: Women Hoopsters Bounce Penn, 57-55; Long Paces Crimson to First Victory | 12/7/1981 | See Source »

...thrashing upped the Green record to 6-1 in league and 6-4 overall while dropping the Quaker mark to 1-8. Dart-mouth rebounded this year to the Ivy title after losing three of its first four games and starting quarterback Rick Stafford to an injury...

Author: By Ben Sherwood, | Title: Big Green Rambles Past Penn; Princeton, Brown Score Wins | 11/23/1981 | See Source »

...windy Franklin-Field. Dartmouth seized a 17-0 halftime lead on a Tim Geibel 35-yd, field goal and 11-and three-yard scores by Sean Maher and Rich Lena. Penn lit the scoreboard in the third quarter on a five-yard toss from Quaker quarterback Doug Marzonie to streaker Karl Heil...

Author: By Ben Sherwood, | Title: Big Green Rambles Past Penn; Princeton, Brown Score Wins | 11/23/1981 | See Source »

After the kickoff, Azelby and Murrer teamed up again on Penn's first play from scrimmage. Quaker halfback Steve Rubin hit the right side of the line, which really meant that he hit Azelby, who knocked the ball loose, squibbing it through a series of falling bodies and into the paws of Murrer, who covered...

Author: By Michael Bass, | Title: Callinan, Gridders Thrash Penn, 45-7 | 11/16/1981 | See Source »

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