Word: robinsonã
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...this was not a victory of individuals, though individuals were surely impressive. Saturday’s victory, like all the others in this legendary season, was the product of Harvard’s gritty teamwork and resolute determination that no player (quite literally) let the side down. Anne Robinson??s quest to find the weakest link would surely have foundered on the Crimson’s sidelines...
...must do when thinking about the Dodgers, I wonder about the greater life of the borough. The Dodgers had been a unifying force for Brooklyn at several stages of its history—from its consolidation into Greater New York in the 1890s to the civil rights movement and Robinson??s smashing of the color barrier. Who knows what else the Dodgers could have steered Brooklyn through? Who’s to say that we wouldn’t be better, happier people with Ebbets Field still standing...
...were going to get “The Weakest Link,” we were going to get every last bit of it, even if it meant enduring unpleasant tongue-lashings from that most terrifying of dragonladies, Anne Robinson. The effect, of course, is wonderfully comical. Robinson??s sneers, biting barbs, and unmerciful teasing seems to suggest that we’re back to pre-1776 America (Oh, this is totally random, but I once heard of a porn movie called Seventeen-Seventy-Sex: The Declaration of In-the-Panties. Cute, no?). Only this time—both...