Word: yale
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Crimson (0-1-1 overall, 0-1-1 ECAC, 0-1-1 Ivy) lost to Yale and tied Brown last weekend in a rude awakening from last year's storybook season that included a Beanpot title and an NCAA championship...
...Note: Yale didn't have to really accept you for this ploy to work. Yalies are so paranoid they'll believe anything...
...really fun part. Tell insecure Yalies you now regret your decision to turn down Yale for Harvard, subtlely emphasizing that you got into Yale. You have now penetrated the realm of their most profound insecurity--that Yale is a school of Harvard rejects. Proceed carefully but surely...
Casually mention that your Yale acceptance letter is crumpled up somewhere in the corner of your desk. Note that your mother begged you not to chose Yale over Harvard. And for the coup de grace, say you really should have chosen Yale, as safety schools often prove to be the best choice...
Best of all, this kind of mental torture involves no legal liability. It's a little known fact that Harvard-educated patriots exempted Yale affiliates from protection of the Bill of Rights. That means no due process. No trial by jury. And no protection from cruel and unusual punishment...