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TUESDAY, DEC. 30, 2014



Confusing my UW presidents

In the late 1990s, I found myself in an elevator at Husky Stadium with the president of the University of Washington (and a couple of other people). Over the years that followed, I got it in my head that he was someone I didn't admire....

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Identify this statement

"I ain't going off to some goddamned fancy college!" A) NC's 1962 prom theme. B) Former slogan of city's Youth Commission. C) Line spoken by the character John Milner in "American Graffiti." D) T-shirt message popular in North Idaho 25 years ago. E) Other.

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An observation re: Cliffs of Insanity

I realize that "The Princess Bride" was not a documentary. But anyone who remembers climbing a rope in gym class could tell you that Andre the Giant couldn't have lifted himself two inches, even without people hanging on to him. He might have had strong...

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