Word: wising
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...think that it's too difficult to augur Harvard's fate tomorrow. Outcome-wise, things just cannot get any worse for the Crimson, which has been strangely stripped of victories against Princeton and Brown over the past two weeks...
...heard all about Larry Brown and his game against us last year. We think it would be wise if you informed him that we play on astroturf at Penn, which, if he plays on Saturday, will undoubtedly ruin his knees and cost him a lucrative baseball career...
...McCue '81--chortles with delight over Superman's fall from glory. Tweaking his moustache and swaggering with nebbish aplomb, McCue belts out his song, "So Long, Big Guy." McCue's expressive face, quizzical eyebrows, and fussy gestures clinch his characterization of the oily little reporter. He's such a wise guy, you feel like giving him a slap in the face...
Question #2: What's the matter with the varsity soccer team this fall, which talent-wise is vastly improved over last year's squad that went 3-3-1 in the Ivies...
...oine's father (Michael Constantine), a surly merchant with unexplained psychotic tendencies. McNichol and Davison just do not have much to do; their scenes are sexless tableaux vivants, designed to illustrate the story's ample collection of humanitarian platitudes. Lest we miss the point, the proverbially wise and rotund black maid (Esther Rolle of Good Times) lectures the characters on the virtues of brotherhood. Add Director Michael Tuchner's fussy attention to period detail and lugubrious pacing and you have a truly endless Summer...