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Word: stickmen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Check out any sports page of The Crimson, circa 1989. Notice the sports language. Instead of "stickmen" (lacrosse, 1959), we have "laxmen." Instead of "the varsity nine" (baseball, 1959), we have "batsmen." Is sports language in 1989 better than it was in 1959? Not really. Only different...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Raising Rhubarb in the Year 1959 | 4/15/1989 | See Source »

Students did not fill Bright Arena last night to watch the Crimson stickmen pump goals into an opposing net but to watch Elvis Costello "Pump...

Author: By Sophia A. Van wingerden, | Title: Costello Fans Rock in Bright | 5/2/1987 | See Source »

...stickmen ran up an amazing 27-0 victoryover the visitors to complement the women'sconvincing 16-0 triumph. The squad now possessesan 8-1 record

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sportswrap | 2/3/1986 | See Source »

...bands that have entered are The Cratchet Family, Commissioner Gordon Joey Thunder and Electrical Strom, Wired for Sound, and Jane's Parents, although The Stickmen and Mirror Image also indicated that they plan to partake in the competition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Bands: Getting to the Hard Core | 3/15/1985 | See Source »

Miles C. Coolidge '86, currently bass player for The Stickmen, said that for him, music is a hobby. "I'm an addicted record collector, so this is a logical extension of that. It's about time for me to get on the other side of the needle," he said, adding that he loves "the whole idea of being in a rock band after listening for so long...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Bands: Getting to the Hard Core | 3/15/1985 | See Source »

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