Word: plasticizing
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...crew teams tried to make fish tanks out of the women’s boathouse showers on two consecutive nights last week. The heavyweights’ attempt apparently resulted in the deaths of over 100 goldfish, while the lightweights’—which used plastic bags to contain the fish—preserved some of them until morning. The two events mark a surge in prank wars between the Harvard and Radcliffe teams that date back to 1972. But in the past year, these pranks have been getting fishier—literally. In October 2004, members...
...Gary Ross satire of the 1950s sit-com vision of reality, life in the kingdom of Dear Leader Kim Jong Il is always as pleasant as a picture postcard. The streets are tidy and orderly, the citizens patriotic and the children sing in perfect harmony. From the plastic flowers in the hotels to the plastic music of the Arirang mass-gymastics-and-propaganda fest we were expected to attend, sugar-coated kitsch appeared to have run amok...
...Sydney eight men were charged with conspiracy to prepare and plan a terrorist act in relation to the manufacture of explosives. In a bail hearing for Mirsad Mulahalilovic, police allege the Bosnian refugee's home contained plastic caps and piping - materials that can be used for explosives packing - together with a chemical which could be used to manufacture explosives...
After searching the room, HUPD confiscated 45 clear plastic bags containing herb-like substances which the report described as marijuana and psilocybin, a blue purse holding “an off-white waxy substance that was in flakes and a solid yellow chunk of an unknown substance,” a pipe, a 200-gram weight and scale, a large black hunting knife, and a small box of rolling papers...
...running a golf club in Kabul is not easy. The club advises golfers to bring their own plastic mats and play shots off them. Artificial turf is something of a rarity in Afghanistan. So are tees and golf balls. The pro shop has a few sets of rental clubs that look as if they were donated by Fred Flintstone...