tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240644061856477532.post3436588428247127739..comments2023-05-20T05:23:18.283-04:00Comments on Clifford Swartz: Boat Race PredictionClifford Swartzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07656909559762991833noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240644061856477532.post-50984672638216031192009-03-30T10:49:00.000-04:002009-03-30T10:49:00.000-04:00Here's the entry from the Merriam Webster dictiona...Here's the entry from the Merriam Webster dictionary:<BR/><BR/>Pronunciation:ˈu̇m(p)f<BR/>Function: noun <BR/>Etymology: imitative of a sound made under exertion<BR/>Date: 1936<BR/><BR/>1 : personal charm or magnetism : glamour <BR/>2 : sex appeal <BR/>3 : punch , vitality <BR/><BR/><BR/>I meant the third definition, though the other two are typically run off benefits of being a rower with oomph.Clifford Swartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07656909559762991833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240644061856477532.post-42128097320739848692009-03-30T10:33:00.000-04:002009-03-30T10:33:00.000-04:00Is oomph a technical term?Is oomph a technical term?Ran Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898489036181520120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240644061856477532.post-38163365186220734722009-03-29T13:44:00.000-04:002009-03-29T13:44:00.000-04:00But on a happier note, a very encouraging service ...But on a happier note, a very encouraging service that we didn't cut short to watch the Boat Race.Clifford Swartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07656909559762991833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240644061856477532.post-1597115759797603462009-03-29T13:43:00.000-04:002009-03-29T13:43:00.000-04:00Wrong.Bummer!Even with the bad clash of blades, Ox...Wrong.<BR/><BR/>Bummer!<BR/><BR/>Even with the bad clash of blades, Oxford was overtaking and really rowed through them.<BR/><BR/>We need to get the winning form back from the 1990's...Clifford Swartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07656909559762991833noreply@blogger.com