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...having coffee with a friend at Algiers and this incredibly attractive man walks in, holding a copy of Pavese--in the original. He's not wearing a baseball cap, his jeans have been laundered within the past three months, and you think to yourself, "I could go for that." Two hours later, you head off to section and who happens to saunter into the room but the dreamboat from the cafe. But instead of sitting with the rest of the students, he walks up to the front of the class and introduces himself as your TF. Great...
...rollicking reminder of life's lighter side. Also known as the fool, the Jester was an often deformed or dwarfed comic entertainer whose idiocy, whether real or cleverly affected, provided amusement for exalted members of the medieval court. According to the Dictionary of the Middle Ages," the fool's cap consisted of a single "horn" or several (usually three) floppy peaks, each capped with bells, pom poms, bangles or tippets. The hat provided the Jester with the means to successfully complete his mission of insult, flattery, and buffoonery...
Next stop on FMs' search for the source of this puzzling fad: the Lampoon. FM consults with a former Lampoon editor. "Well, basically the Lampoon was founded by a bunch of Masons who believed in subverting the system. If you don't wear a three-tailed cap with bells, that can't be accomplished. So, yes, they are worn in the Lampoon." But the editor does not know where the sacred store of jester hats are kept in the Auburn St. castle. "Hell no, I can't even find the bathroom when I'm in there...
...said now that the owners have agreed toshare revenues among themselves, the players mustagree to a salary cap at a percentage of grossrevenues...
...John Drosos did a fine job," Head Coach Jim Peckham said. "He managed to stay healthy and came through. It's a tremendous feather in his cap...