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...perforce persisted. It had been years since he had formally and respectfully addressed blank paper with only pen or pencil in hand. He felt unarmed, vulnerable. He thought of final exams long years ago--the fields of rustling blue-book pages, the universal low, frantic scratching of pens, the smell of sour collegiate anguish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Scribble, Scribble, Eh, Mr. Toad? | 2/24/1986 | See Source »

...door, and spilled water and baking soda on my roommate as he attempted to undo the door, (after getting out the window) and we responded by pouring cologne under their door. Finally, two of my roommates decided a better joke would be to put incense under their door and smell up their room. This led to the accidental fire, and thus, a hearing with the Administrative Board...

Author: By Michael L. Goldenberg, | Title: Ad Board Wrong in the Leverett Case | 2/13/1986 | See Source »

...then again, maybe I was just grateful that the game didn't go into overtime. Now I could settle back and watch a man who pays someone to stop and smell the roses...

Author: By Daniel B. Wroblewski, | Title: The Human Bird | 2/13/1986 | See Source »

...slimed its way back out the door, it turned and snarled, "You callous political schemer...you devious turncoat, that'll teach you to meddle in council politics." Standing amidst the remnants of my lunch and the smell of stale beer, I realized that in expressing my opinion on the divestment issue, I had unwittingly become an accomplice in a council coup d'etat...

Author: By James A. Himes, | Title: The Big Green Beast | 2/8/1986 | See Source »

...controversy. With a 139- member majority in the House of Commons, Thatcher is in little danger of being forced from office, but her credibility and her style of governing were being questioned as never before. Said a senior member of her Conservative Party: "There is a nasty smell about this whole business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain Suspicious Leak | 2/3/1986 | See Source »

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