Grateful Dead

1. The one and only band you need to be aware of.

2. An alcoholic drink. Typically made like this: fill a pint glass with ice. Add 1/2 oz of the following: vodka, gin, light rum and tequila. Fill almost to the top with either sour or sweet & sour mix. Shake or stir vigorously if no shaker is available. Add straw and drink. Bartenders will typically leave more space than usual when adding sour or sweet & sour mix and will top with equal parts of Chambord/razzmatazz and Blue Curacao to create a color effect for presentation. No matter which way you make it this drink NEVER gets any kind of garnish unless specifically requested by a customer.

1. Can I get some Grateful Dead?

2. Can I get a Grateful Dead?

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Central Connecticut State University

Central Connecitcut State University, also known as Central or CCSU, is a mid-sized state-run university with its main campus located in New Britain CT.

CCSU is a general university with no particular stengths academically but it has received recognition as a Leadership Institution by the Association of American Colleges & Universities. Along with CCSU other institutions to receive this accredidation include Worcester Polytechnic Institute (aka WPI) and Duke University among others.

CCSU has all Division-I sports teams in sports that have a team in the NCAA. In 2002 CCSU's Men's basketball team won the Northeast Conference title and received a bid to play in the Big Dance where they lost to Pittsburg.

Family friend: So where are you applying to college?
High School senior: I'll apply to at least Central Connecticut State University, they're close to home and it doesn't cost as much as other schools.

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holidrawl

Depression caused by the lack of a holiday to party about for at least a one-month period. Typically occcurs between St. Patrick's Day and Memorial Day in the US and also during the month of August when holidrawl is present between 4th of July and Labor Day.

Date: April 26th

Dear Diary;

I'm in such holidrawl that I can't think of anything else to tell you! *flips back to entries from St. Patty's Day and cries hysterically*

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Cramberry Juice

Cramberry juice is any energy drink or a beverage loaded with caffeine and/or sugar that you drink while studying (or more appropriately, cramming) for a big test or exam.

Jimi: Hey Joe, get me some cramberry juice.
Joe: Dude, that's 10 Red Bulls tonight!

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Smoker's Signature

A Smoker's Signature is a way to tell if someone smokes but this method is not 100% accurate but it can be used as an indicator that someone smokes.

The actual signature is that when a smoker sneezes they will not make much sound because their lungs can't hold in as much air as non-smokers can. Their lungs are often constricted as if they have asthma and therefore will not retain much air inhaled before they sneeze.

Jackie has a distinct Smoker's Signature, her sneezes are tiny compared to her swimmer friend.

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USAMRIID

USAMRIID (pronounced you-sam-rid) stands for the United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases.

Based at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, the facilities of USAMRIID are used primarily for research on counter measurements for biological warfare. Along with the next-door National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) and the nearby United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) they handle many of the biological threats that come up in regards to national defense. When a new infectious agent or biological threat comes up they are on the case to have the data on file regarding any incident that, again, may eventually pertain to national biological defense.

USAMRIID was featured in Richard Preston's best-selling book "The Hot Zone" which described the outbreak of the then-undiscovered Ebola Reston (which was discovered in Reston, Virginia but was not discovered by Preston since people say if you take off the P in Preston you have "reston" left). The book describes the events of decontamination of medical research facilities used to store imported monkeys from the Philippines. It was then discovered that Ebola Reston can't be caught by humans but the same virus has a 90% fatality rate in primates.

I had never heard of USAMRIID before until I read Richard Preston's "The Hot Zone".

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UConn

The largest public university (and primier party school) of New England.

You know you go to UConn if...

1. You live in Storrs CT at all
2. You walk miles to get to football games
3. You can fill all the spots in a 10-person drinking waterfall and still go to 8 AM classes the next morning
4. You hate Northeastern University for taking the husky as their official mascot first
5. A tent is your dorm room during basketball season

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