Word: upsets
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Mather House residents, upset over the removal of their hot breakfast, grew decidedly testy at the removal of all heat from their dining hall. During the peak of last winter, the students--many of whom had grown accustomed to wearing coats to meals--lobbied to have a thermometer placed in the hall. Buildings and Grounds officials were properly mollified to learn that the dining hall was heated to a less-than-balmy 60 degrees, and then did nothing...
Many of the locals are upset by the prospect. A human voice at the end of the line instead of an electronic buzz has heightened Avalon's sense of community. A direct-dial system means no more neighborly gossip and no more baby announcements over the phone. People used to ask questions like "Where can I reach Lucy's sister?" or "How long do you broil a steak?" Now they will have to go elsewhere for the answers...
...phone rings. An anonymous male is upset by his premature ejaculations. The woman who answers the call flips through her "quickie book," a loose-leaf binder rilled with sexual information, and makes some suggestions. On the wall above her desk hang huge diagrams of male and female genitalia. The phone rings again. "My husband wants oral sex," a woman asks nervously...
...Harvard-Yale race for the Sexton Cup, first rowed in 1852, is the oldest intercollegiate athletic event, and the Crimson has pride as well as tradition to uphold. Harvard holds a 65-47 edge in the series, but Yale's upset triumph in the Sprints casts a show on the Crimson hopes...
...upset about whatever the decision is as about the process," one Lampoon member who wished to remain anonymous said yesterday...