Archive for July 6th, 2003

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This Month’s Harper’s Index

Sometimes revealing, sometimes ridiculous, these facts and figures work well with language students and statistics students.

Last one out, turn out the light

Samira Yacoub, a small woman with bright eyes and jet-black
hair, in an unlikely spokesperson for the tiny surviving Jewish community
in Iraq.Yet, in a country buffeted by competing religious sects vying
[...]

New From Yoyodyne

New from Yomega Corp. of Fall River,: Quickball.
The ball is smaller than a baseball, made of hard plastic, with 22 holes
and it curves, knuckles, and it flutters like a Wiffle ball. Hit it, however,
[...]

That’s MISTER Bunny to You

Mr Bunny: An interview with Ames Montgomery, who recently celebrated
his fiftieth birthday by legally changing his name to "A. Fluffy Bunny"
"It’s not like I’m going to walk around wearing a fluffy bunny suit.
"
by
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Spam Attack

A legal battle for the right to incorporate the word spam in the trademark
of software companies has begun in the US. Hormel Foods, the makers of
Spam luncheon meat, are challenging a technology company in Seattle which
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The Bambino’s Curse

A Blog for the true Red Sox
fan.  As the summer heats up and
the home nine are taking it hard to the hated Yankees, a sickeningly
familiar feeling begins to creep [...]


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