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...Boeing 727 had fallen open about two feet. (The 70 or so passengers would have noticed even faster but for a bulkhead between the gaping hole and their compartment.) Incredibly, the crew wasted no time in selecting one of its number to fix the problem. "They did use a rope and tied it around this individual," said airport spokeswoman Linda Wasserman. "Just for safety, they kept a hold of him by this rope and he did reach out and pull this door closed." A few passengers later revealed that seat belts were used to tie the door shut...
...Perishing Rifles, Pratt's elite military organization, the description of whose hazing practices brings to mind nothing so much as the gay sadomasochistic rituals that came to fascinate the artist later in life. "In this case the "masters"...bound the pledges penises with one end of a rope, then attached bricks to the other end and ordered them to hurl the brick across the room...
...office for the recent PBH rally, he probably doesn't need the space too badly. Santa will replace the demolished Carey Cage by converting Dean Lewis' office into a gym for varsity athletes. However, due to limited space, this new facility wills only feature a Thigh master, a jump rope, and a copy of the aerobics video "Buns of Steel...
...Alumni Association ad hoc committee that wished to honor Harvard's Confederate war dead also deserves something special. Since their proposal was tabled by the Board of Overseers, Santa will build a memorial for them in the Yard. A plaque will be placed on a suitable tree, and a rope will dangle from one of its branches to salute one of the greatest legacies of the Confederacy lynching...
THOSE "INDEPENDENT'' ENTREPRENEURS out there in the "Golden West'' would probably bitch if they were hanged with a new rope. It is infuriating that the folks who get such lucrative subsidies from the Federal Government have the nerve to talk of a rebellion against that government, while taxpayers in other parts of the country must pick up the tab. ALEXANDER D. BELL, Dallas