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...simple. By virtue of its idiosyncrasies (and well-targeted vandalisms of certain billboards), the Giant campaign has become a token of solidarity among those dissatisfied with modern pop culture. It is, of course, ironic that a symbol of nothing could become so quickly a symbol of symbolizing nothing...
...Fear not, Thresky; rest assured, you are our most beloved Bird-- We shall guard you from those Poonsters; cease your weeping, we implore! Shed no feather as a token of the cruel things they have spoken, Leave their solitude unbroken!--Stay with us forevermore! Leave their sad mock-Flemish castle to their new-made impostor! "You're safe," we murmured, "forevermore...
...Everyone expected a skintight vote here, but nobody expected it to be less than 2,000 votes. But we're still waiting for the overseas ballot count, and nobody's been able to give us a concrete figure on that. By the same token, one shouldn't assume, if there were irregularities, that they were necessarily perpetrated against one particular side. This state is perfectly capable of bipartisan irregularities. But it must be noted that at this point, neither of the parties is alleging any serious irregularities. The only substantial complaint has been about the Palm Beach ballot...
Sure, there were token flashes of good times from 1985 to 1995. Don Mattingly was a perennial all-star, Ricky Henderson was a stolen base glutton, and Jim Abbott redefined athleticism...
...Harvard, your commitment to the arts is dreadfully lacking. Arts First--Harvard's annual token tribute to the celebration of arts--does not compensate for the number of students with a genuine passion for the visual and environmental sciences who are turned away from VES classes each semester. It is easy to see that the act of creating visual art is an intellectual pursuit. Why can't the rest of the University see that...