Word: absurdity
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...issued from the Archbishop's Palace the Primate of All England accepted in substance H. R. H.'s definition: that playing for money is not "gambling" unless one of the players is making bets larger than he can comfortably lose. Any stricter view the Primate called "holding absurd views as to minute acts...
With the present system Harvard cannot hope to develop players; it is simply using the material that it is given. The sport has a large following, and it seems absurd that the lack of facilities should so hamper the development of the game and enjoyment in it. H. C. Thacher...
...make our situation worse and most unbearable, there comes from "Cuba's Mussolini" this new Tax Law that levies every conceivable product, rent and income with an absurd percentage. If such law is finally enacted (was passed by the Cuban Senate tn three hours' time without study or discussion), it shall mean our FINISH for good. God have mercy on us and may be lenient with Machado when his last moment comes...
...would be absurd to hold up this failure as proof of disability in the faculty. The test was general and was in this case given to men who have spent their lives specializing in some particular subject, the study of which has naturally made it impossible for them to obtain a more than average general-knowledge. The mere fact that a college student was capable of equaling many of the professors proves little or nothing. It is true that some of the instructors laid themselves open to attack in trying to evade answering the test, but this is only...
...should come before the breach has time to become traditional and therefore irreparable. But it looks as though the issue will drag on for a number of years, gradually becoming more and more of a joke. There might even be benefit in that, because someday it will become so absurd that the continued estrangement of the two institutions in foot ball will be impossible. Yale Daily News