Word: thrillingly
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...deft early moment, Sydney's doomed boyfriend proposes to her by dropping to his knees on the college quad and belting out Build Me Up Buttercup horribly at the top of his lungs. Alias is like that. Ridiculous, over the top but unashamed, it manages to thrill and win our hearts...
Some students aren’t just having a good time. While the majority of gambling at Harvard is a casual form of socializing, to others the thrill of the unknown is a serious personal pursuit. “It’s more of a solitary thing,” says another Pfoho ’01 grad. He says his primary motivation for gambling is entertainment. “Also, to prove that I’m better than the average schmuck out there. Gambling as a source of income is most definitely secondary. Ninety-nine percent...
...student gambler, making the money is at times more important than making the grades. “I gamble as a combination of making money and having fun,” he claims. He admits it’s a pretty nerve-racking means of making money, but the thrill usually outweighs the anxiety. “Though it’s not something I’m willing to do if I’m losing a lot of money,” he says...
...while, the thrill of the game had overwhelmed him. “It helps that I’m not a wealthy person,” he explains. “I realized that I couldn’t afford it anymore. It’s more troubling for students who have higher credit limits and more money, like my friend at Yale. He called me at the end of fall semester saying that he needed help. In one week he lost $10,000—that was when he decided to stop. I decided to stop when I lost...
Even if it only takes a simple click to close the window, his connection to the thrill was much harder to sever. “Online sports gambling is probably worst for going into debt. It’s very addictive. You lose your money faster than in poker...You just click around. I quit sports gambling because you have to research books and stuff. More often you’ll lose anyway...