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...debtor” humorously captures the stalker-like intensity with which the narrator commands his beloved not to “hideaway.” But these instances are notable chiefly for their rarity.A much more representative example of the songwriting comes from “Cue the Elephants??: “The morning belonged to the grapefruit / Ripe in the gold Roman sun.” This kind of pretension is more grating even than that of “South China Moon” and, once again, represents the genre at its worst. An isolated instance...

Author: By Keshava D. Guha, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bishop Allen | 3/20/2009 | See Source »

...particular is deeply divided.” Goldhammer said that Royal’s bid for her party’s nomination exacerbated divisions within the party in the aftermath of her defeat. “She obtained the nomination [despite] the objection of the ‘elephants?? [who] turned on her when she lost the election,” he said, referring to the nickname of the elders of France’s Socialist Party. But Royal’s visit is also about looking to the future of French politics and honing her message...

Author: By Prateek Kumar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Royal To Speak on Gender and Politics | 1/31/2008 | See Source »

...majority of people that some factoid is true. For instance…Africa has more elephants today than it did ten years ago,” proclaimed Colbert. Never mind that the statement is patently false—it became “fact” on the African elephants?? article on Wikipedia following the broadcast, and vandals and moderators battled it out until the article was temporarily locked...

Author: By Eric W. Lin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Wørd Up: The Best of Colbert | 12/7/2006 | See Source »

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