Word: subset
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...joke is funny an allusion to a certain social subset extant on the Harvard campus, known for their continental accents, upraised and narrow jacket collars, predilection for Neosynepherine-substitute, and tendency to gather at a seedy late-night luncheonette near Adams House. And the joke--and especially the reaction to it--reveals several truths about the Kroks and their appeal...