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...whose caricature of an ad is so wacky it has to be a joke (“looking for Mr. Nasty”) and, of course, the fetish person (“looking for a petite Inuit who likes to suck toes”). If I had a magic wand I’d love to make some of those ads tell the bitter truth...

Author: By Antoinette C. Nwandu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: disjecta | 2/14/2002 | See Source »

...Another incident involved a well-endowed woman, her push-up bra and a totally clueless National Guardsman who, hearing the shrill wail of his metal detector wand each time it passed over this woman's chest, stood there for at least five minutes, his brow knitted, waving the wand back and forth, over and over again, never realizing what he faced was not a security threat but an extremely sturdy brassiere. Finally, his female colleague noticed what was going on and stepped over and whispered something in his ear. He blushed and waved the poor woman through the entrance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympic Security: Life On High Alert | 2/12/2002 | See Source »

...says the card would remove the anonymity of a Mohamed Atta but not the privacy of others. With a card, Dingell could have confirmed his identity (though he made a point of not pulling rank). With the presumption that he wasn't a terrorist, a once-over with a wand--with his pants on--would have lent credence to his claim that he possessed an artificial hip, not a gun. The Durbin card would at least let us travel with our clothes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Case For A National ID Card | 1/21/2002 | See Source »

...says the card would remove the anonymity of a Mohamed Atta but not the privacy of others. With a card, Dingell could have confirmed his identity (though he made a point of not pulling rank). With the presumption that he wasn't a terrorist, a once-over with a wand - with his pants on - would have lent credence to his claim that he possessed an artificial hip, not a gun. The Durbin card would at least let us travel with our clothes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Case for a National ID Card | 1/14/2002 | See Source »

...unleashed. Furthermore, students will have to content themselves with Folkore and Mythology 107b: “Witchcraft,” taught by Professor Stephen A. Mitchell, since Harvard will not be offering classes on Defense Against the Dark Arts. Unfortunately, midterms still take more work than waving a magic wand...

Author: By G.m. Sheehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard versus Hogwarts | 11/29/2001 | See Source »

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