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This compound noun is then given a modifier: Happy, Quite obviously an adjective meaning joy, pleasure, balloons of hope, warm fuzzies, two kinds of ice cream, finding your skate key...It is less a simple description than a sort of prophecy, full of hope...
Then there's Belated. Here is where the real trouble starts. Belated, obviously another form of late, means "too late," "tardy." So this word set in the between Happy and Birthday transforms the phrase into a too late, finding your skate key, bubble of glee, day on which someone was birthed...
...birthday is November 9, and my roommate forgets and shows up at my door on November 10th and wishes me Happy Birthday, my two kinds of ice cream, finding my skate key day of birth immediately becomes two days instead of the usual one. Now, I am entitled to all the benefits and joys of two happy birthdays--four kinds of ice cream, finding my skate key twice...
Both teams have four lines of forwards that can skate rings around most other squads...
Team Colors: They've got black and red. We've got crimson and white. Harvard's colors mesh nicely. Not too dull, but not too flashy. Northeastern's are dark and lack contrast. Maybe it's an attempt to look intimidating. Problem is, Northeastern doesn't skate intimidating players. Aesthetic edge to Harvard...