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...gives Harvard a strong 7-5 record against non-league competition and an impressive 5-0 record against America East teams. Given last year's poor 0-4 showing against America East, this season's marked improvement prompted Boston Globe columnist Bob Ryan to quip after the game that Harvard should petition the NCAA for the America East tournament...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Basketball Edges Hartford with Thrilling Last-Second Shot | 1/31/2001 | See Source »

...quick with a quip...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The 2000 TIME Current Events Quiz | 12/25/2000 | See Source »

Eugene F. Rivers III still chuckles at what he says was his best quip ever--the time he called Du Bois Professor of the Humanities Henry Louis Gates, Jr. "the emcee at the Cotton Club on the Charles...

Author: By Juliet J. Chung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rivers, Gates Collaborate on After-School Program | 11/16/2000 | See Source »

...Nancy Dickerson is on line two," begins the White House operator. Johnson picks up: "Yes, honey." She tries to start with a joke, but it warbles out: "The next time I need a new swimming suit I'm going to consult you." The President is silent, having forgotten a quip he made about her fashion sense that was picked up in the papers. Now she's jittery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: On Her Trail | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

...Nancy Dickerson is on line two," begins the White House operator. Johnson picks up: "Yes, honey." She tries to start with a joke, but it warbles out: "The next time I need a new swimming suit I'm going to consult you." The President is silent, having forgotten a quip he made about her fashion sense that was picked up in the papers. Now she's jittery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Her Trail | 11/4/2000 | See Source »

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