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...this point, Harvardfml has been around long enough that we can begin assessing its effects on Crimson culture. I like to think of my many hours spent sifting through posts as a kind of procrastinatory self-anthropology, and I invite you to join me on this misanthropic safari...
...Africa and not do a safari. But if you're a little savanna-ed out, how about an ocean safari? The Big Four of the seas are dolphins, manta rays, whales and whale sharks, and you can see them all in southern Mozambique. The main draw is the whale shark, the planet's biggest fish and one of its rarest: only 1,000 remain, 300 of them off Mozambique. These 12-m beasts look like sharks, eat like whales and go as fast as an underwater...
...million people turned out to make Admiral George Dewey, hero of the battle of Manila Bay, the first individual honored with a ticker-tape parade. Former President Teddy Roosevelt got one in 1910 upon returning from his African safari. But it wasn't until 1919, when Grover Whalen was made New York City's official greeter, that ticker-tape parades took off: from 1919 to 1953 he reportedly threw 86 of them, many at the urging of the State Department. The luminaries he feted in his early years included Albert Einstein in 1921 - the only scientist ever honored with...
...lagged, she stuck her head into my old bedroom and said, "You want to help me make pie-by-the-yard? I picked up a big bag of Granny Smiths!" I found it comforting to snap back into old patterns, with my mom presiding over the kitchen in her safari apron. Trailing one's 70-year-old parents around town is an excellent and under-discussed cure for heartbreak...
...Rhinos are a critically endangered species, so if one charges at you while you’re on safari, DO NOT SHOOT IT. FM’s advice: practice climbing trees as part of your trip preparations. We promise we won’t be shocked when we see you scaling the foliage in Harvard Yard...