Word: stringing
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...wrote a column the other day saying I thought the Bush-is-a-moron business (can't pronounce big words, malaprops hilariously) was a little unfair. The sight of a lynch mob is always distressing, especially when they're looking to string up a dyslexic. Even if he does wear cowboy boots...
...walk the cat back," as they like to say, and prove the crime in retrospect. That makes spy catching even harder, but the FBI didn't do itself any favors. Bureau sources concede that when the probe was opened in May 1996, it was left to second-string agents. "It was dumb and dumber," says a bureau veteran. "They put the wrong people to investigate it, and they didn't give it sufficient oversight from headquarters...
...That's right. For reasons that are, once again, entirely unclear to me, I managed to pick not eight, not nine, but 10 of last week's games correctly. I have been encouraged to gloat, but am going to refrain until this string of glorious good luck has established itself into something resembling a pattern. On a more serious note, how 'bout them Brownies? Hope they enjoyed that win, because this week the Steelers are going to burst their bubble like a schoolyard bully...
...Behind the offensive line, though, are some question marks, most notably at quarterback. Junior Neil Rose won the starting quarterback spot during preseason, according to the depth chart, but other quarterbacks have gotten substantial playing time, with the first offense including second-string sophomore Barry Wahlberg, third-string J.C. Harrington and freshman Conor Black...
...Junior Andy Fried, the second-string wideout whose four catches and two touchdowns ignited Harvard's offense in a 63-21 win over Dartmouth last year, will now be counted on to provide game-breaking receptions--for the defense...