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...Then, casting a rueful glance at the guest's shears, she added: "That thing looks like something out of a medieval torture chamber." Another time, while administering to a Star of Bethlehem, she suddenly cried: "Oh, good Lord! Signs of slugs!" Rummaging through the soil like a Roto-Rooter, she exclaimed, "Aha! There's the little brute!" and flipped it onto a table. As the camera zoomed in for a closeup, she advised squeamish viewers to avert their eyes. Then she went into a mighty windup and bashed the creepy crawler with a flowerpot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Programming: The Private Spring Of Thalassa Cruso | 3/29/1968 | See Source »

Harvard's showing in the South, where it outscored its opponents 40-14, would be enough to spark dreams of invincibility in the heart of a Cub rooter. Rollins, which had been practicing since January and already had 18 games under its belt, scored four runs in the sixth inning to spoil the Crimson's debut, 6-2, on April 5. But in the second seven-inning contest of the day, Harvard exploded with seven runs in the sixth inning for an 3-5 revenge...

Author: By Robert P. Marshall jr., | Title: Baseball and Lacrosse Teams Swing South and Win | 4/11/1966 | See Source »

...play their exhibitions on Saturday and televise them the following day; thousands of fans refuse to look at the Sunday sports pages until the telecast is over. They don't care in Pittsburgh, either. After the Steelers lost their second straight exhibition to the Browns last week, one rooter groaned: "The season hasn't even started, and already we're waiting till next year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pro Football: Practice Makes Ulcers | 9/4/1964 | See Source »

...ease the puck between a Harvard defenseman's legs in order to recover it in front of the Harvard net. It went through the defenseman's legs, all right, but it also went past screened goalie Brandy Sweitzer and into the goal. At this point one rambunctious Big Red rooter reached into the Harvard bench and ripped off Price's helmet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hockey Varsity Edges Cornell, 4-3; Ornery Fans Give Crimson Trouble | 1/13/1964 | See Source »

Bartolet, Morse, and Drummey, top hitters all season, are good bets for the GBI all-star team which will be announced Wednesday. Ace sophomore hurler Paul Del Roesl will probably join them on the all-star rooter...

Author: By Joseph M. Russin, | Title: Baseball Squad to Seek Comeback Today Against Northeastern Nine | 5/22/1962 | See Source »

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