Word: shutting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Both initiates and seasoned club members were confused about why the club shut its doors...
...After the A.D. led the pack in changing its guest policy to members-only last semester, the club shut entirely for the month of May to ensure that undergraduates would not disrupt renovations underway for the club's centennial...
Hamer had taken up his old life as a plasterer, and he lived with his toothless mother and a wife who loathed Judas the moment she knew he came from the old days--Hamer's wild days with Jesus, not so long ago, maybe 16 months. Hamer shut her up fast, and she cooked them a decent meal. Afterward Hamer took Judas out to the edge of the village, a plateau aimed at the distant Dead Sea. He said to Judas, "You know Jesus told me, early on, that he was born here--it's David's town, remember? Said...
...Romper Room. But, says MTV Online vice president Rick Holzman, viewers downloaded more than 750,000 copies of the game software before the show's premiere, and while he says MTV's Internet servers have undergone heavy testing, you almost suspect the network hopes the system will be shut down by an overwhelming, buzz-creating crush of gamers. "If there's a failure," he says, "we hope it fails spectacularly...
CUTTHROAT In an effort to shut out unsportsmanlike taunting, the NFL sent letters to team owners last week banning the latest form of players' celebration--drawing a hand across the throat after stuffing the other team. The offending move, shown by the Packers' Brett Favre (1), among others, is hardly the first. Every few years, the league clamps down on what it considers over-the-top, nasty player displays. Here are a few of the infamous...