THE LAST LAUGH THE HARVARD LAMPOON CELEBRATES 125 YEARS OF SOPHOMORIC - AND LUCRATIVE - HUMOR.

From: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | Date: March 11, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

When Kevin Doughten was a freshman at Harvard three years ago, he found himself taking a lot of showers. It's not that he was insecure about body odor. No. He was trying desperately to be funny, and he had discovered that the best place to think up jokes was under streaming hot water.

A good long shower might produce several ideas. He'd bolt back to his desk, dripping wet, wrapped in a robe, and start writing them down, hoping that he wouldn't forget anything. During a particularly tense time, he might take three or four showers a day.

Eventually, cleanliness paid off for Doughten. He won the ...

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