Word: complains
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...shone, the band rocked and the kids ate fried dough to their hearts' delight. Springfest '99 was a surprising success after previous years' disappointments. The Violent Femmes may be getting old, but they attracted a decent crowd and the shouts and encores reflected the fans' enthusiasm. While some may complain that the band appeals only to a select group of people, the Femmes were not so obscure as to be inconsequential. They were no Dave Matthews, but we leave bigger fish to be caught another year--and we most ardently hope that they will be. It was something just...
...other hand, many tire of the twenty-four-hour analysis that dominates CNN, MSNBC, Fox News Channel and talk radio. We sometimes complain about the constant punditry, but sometimes we also take great solace in it, parroting the supposed wisdom of commentators to friends and family...
...concept. Au contraire--it caters perfectly to the interests and needs of men, age 18-30. Finally, here is a magazine that tells men what they are doing wrong in bed, what to wear, how to act on a date and the numerous other social graces that women constantly complain guys lack. Does it mean that men are more insecure? Who cares! At least they won't wear that awful outfit anymore! And if Maxim is successful from a woman's perspective, it may have men heading to the gym in hordes to work off that beer belly (complements...
Unfortunately, many complain that with all the attention focused on the "fuzzies" and the "tetchiest," those interested in the performing and the visual arts are virtually ignored. These students are left to take care of themselves; something they seem to do rather well with student musicals, recitals and readings always happening on campus...
...write this, my final column before classes end, about how I've been a terrible Harvard student. I wanted to sarcastically mourn the fact that I never learned to talk throughout a lecture, monopolize a section with pointless drivel, or mockingly intimidate my fellow students. I wanted to complain about all the people who have taken on these infuriating habits, and how I wish them nothing but empty and meaningless success for the rest of their life...