Word: shave
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tropical rain-forest, after all, was in the Bodleian Library." Actually, he edges a bit closer when he consults some old Borneo hands. "You'll find the high spot of your day," advises one, "is cleaning your teeth. The only bit of you you can keep clean. Don't shave in the jungle, because the slightest nick turns septic at once . . . You'll think it's the end of the world. You can't breathe. You can't move." Wear long pants, he continues. "You won't want to nancy about in shorts once the first leech...
...Your Ordinary Shave," reads the legend on the bottom of the page. No, not at all. This is not a man who will slice his chin in a hurry to make the shuttle bus, and run around his suite with a dab of toilet paper stuck on his still-damp face, praying that it will stop bleeding before he goes and he won't have to look stupid. This is not a man who will need industrial-strength Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion to heal his face after the razor has left it as dry as Utah. This...
Acting House Master Myra A. Mayman donated a home-cooked dinner for six, which sold for $160 Tom Barkin, a tutor in the House, offered to shave off his four-year-old beard for $145. And the House grill sold all the pizza you can eat in 15 minutes (plus a free beer to wash it all down...
What made the Crimson victory even more impressive was the fact that that several Eli women had shaved their limbs for this meet, something which is usually reserved for the end of the season. "They [Yale] must be looking for every advantage if they need to shave," Costin said. "Usually teams wait until the championship to shave...
...Yale shave certainly didn't disrupt Harvard junior Allison Greis. "I decided just to go out and do the best I could and not worry about it," said Greis, who swam to two personal bests in the 100-m and 200-m breastroke, and her times qualified her for the Eastern Championships...