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...Curtain with the Krokodiloes," Harvard's oldest a capella troupe reveals a few drinking habits of their own (see page 8). While beer takes a back seat to pretzels, pizza and peanuts in "Ballpark Wisdom" (see page 6), its presence is beyond required in "(Gulp!) A Brief History of Goldfish Swallowing" (see page...
Standing out among all the possibilities of live animal ingestion, goldfish swallowing has emerged, in American historyoand specifically in Harvard historyoto be a unique American pastime. Always somewhat behind the scenes, this simultaneously awe-inspiring and repulsive act made you cringe in "A Fish Called Wanda" and probably yak on your lei at the Owl Luau. But in fleshing out the vague tradition invoked by these modern-day incidents, the fact is: Our experience constitutes the wriggling tail end of an intensely popular fad of the late 1930s...
...million-a-year, 28-property boutique chain is one of a host of competitors, large and small, who are out to spoil Schrager's good time. Kimpton caters to less image-conscious business travelers who still prize a little personality, including free tarot-card readings, back rubs or goldfish. The San Francisco-based dynamo is establishing a growing national presence, converting bank buildings and department stores in places like Denver and Portland into small, Euro-style hotels...
...most distressing misstatement by Crocker is the that audience was "prim and proper" Hardly the case! Our Stein Club supplied the audience with substantial amounts of liquid enthusiasm. Stein Club's presence seems to be the best explanation for how an 8-cent goldfish could be sold for nearly 50 dollars...
...most distressing misstatement by Crocker is that the audience was "prim and proper." Hardly the case! Our Stein Club supplied the audience with substantial amounts of liquid enthusiasm. Stein Club's presence seems to be the best explanation for how an 8-cent goldfish could be sold for nearly 50 dollars...