Word: rackely
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...LIFE-SIZE, life-like mannequin stood in front of the record rack at the Coop, "DEVO" splashed in big letters on its shoulder. As I looked over the latest leavings of the record industry, I glanced to my left to see how many people, like me, had mistaken the advertising display for a fellow shopper before realizing their error. Many did; but the most memorable was the middle-aged matron who bumped into Mr. Devo, courteously said "Excuse me" to him, and went merrily...
...took the old "sleeper" play to do it, but somebody finally scored against the Kirkland House tackle football squad. Midway through the second quarter, Leverett House's Hal Monbouquette lined up along the sideline, hauled in Bob Holz's pass, and sprinted unscathed into the endzone to rack up the first points scored against Kirkland's defense this year. Otherwise, yesterday's House championship game at Soldiers Field belonged to the K-House eleven as they romped...
...sits at the piano, somewhat haltingly playing a Chopin prelude. A second woman, perhaps 20 years older, wearing an expression that is meant to show patience, listens to the end, offers a teaspoonful of praise, then takes over the piano herself, makes a show of shutting the music rack and flexing her fingers, and plays the piece superbly, from memory. The performance is a cruelty, and the face of the younger woman shows that it has had its intended effect...
...will appraise our luggage, our clothing, and look out of the window to see who has driven us to the station; if he will listen to the harsh or tender things we say if we are with our families, or notice the way we put our suitcase onto the rack, check the position of our wallet, our key ring, and wipe the sweat off the back of our necks; if he can judge sensibly the selfimportance, diffidence, or sadness with which we settle ourselves, he will be given a broader view of our lives than most of us would intend...
Harvard retained possession of the ball for only 22 minutes of the game, while the Crimson could manage only 11 first downs compared to the 20 ground out by Columbia. With quarterback Cal Moffie executing the veer offense nearly flawlessly, Columbia rushed 67 times to rack up 236 yards against the frazzled Harvard defense...