Word: wits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There are players, who have furnished the competition, who have exhausted themselves in a great match of wit and abilities. They are to be congratulated for their noble contributions to the history of Harvard and Yale. It is the teams which met today, as well as their predecessors in the Stadium and in the Bowl that have supplied the meetest realization of the rivalry and friendship that has ever existed between Yale and Harvard. The conduct of all such delegates of the two institutions has built up a festive tradition that has long been regarded by Harvard and Yale...
From second one of the second act, the Dins covered the blushing audience with sweet a capella kisses. The opening number, "Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long," started the set off on an exhilarating note. The song's wit, the group's polish and Hoon Lee's fetching solo overflowed with excellence...
With the abundance of outstanding wit and vocals, a set is unnecessary. Jesus and the disciples are differentiated from each other by their pastel colors. And they frequently use costumes and wigs to impress the audience with particular lessons...
...reform policies, like restructuring the tax system and overhauling education, may have been Louisiana's castor oil, but voters refused to swallow it. That leaves them with a choice between Duke, who is currently a state representative, and Edwards, a high-stakes gambler with Gucci tastes, a greased-lightning wit and a reputation for skirt chasing. Bewailing the dilemma facing Louisiana voters the day after the Oct. 19 primary -- in which Edwards got 34% of the vote, Duke 32% and Roemer 27% -- the New Orleans Times- Picayune editorialized, "Of all the excesses that have made our state notorious, yesterday...
...saying that we approach the wit of Dickens and Twain, although we do. But if either of these men were living in 20th-century Harvard, their comic talents would be squashed by the OFA, a group that purports to harness creativity but actually stifles it at its source...