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  • I once spent an afternoon in a punt on the Cherwell listening to two fellow-undergraduates, one of whom had recently taken a first in English Mods, recite the entire script of Carry on Cleo.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

  • At the exurban high school that I attended at that time, the local goth scene was the natural offspring of a small collection of kids that identified as "Mods" -- which basically meant they fetishized Vespas, wore dark, somewhat formal clothing, and listened to Bowie, ska, and gloomy Britpop.

    "Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way" (Music (For Robots)) 2005

  • At around 2 a.m. Saturday, five men tried to enter a student residence commonly referred to as the Mods, short for modular apartments, said Jack Dunn, a Boston College spokesman.

    Boston College Student Stabbed On Campus bostonherald.com 2010

  • At around 2 a.m. Saturday, five men tried to enter a student residence commonly referred to as the Mods, short for modular apartments, said Jack Dunn, a Boston College spokesman.

    Boston College Student Stabbed On Campus bostonherald.com 2010

  • Claims were processed by special groups called "Mods," which I think stood for "modules," each one perhaps covering a series of Social Security numbers.

    Protecting Your Data From People Like Me Kevin Mitnick 2011

  • At around 2 a.m. Saturday, five men tried to enter a student residence commonly referred to as the Mods, short for modular apartments, said Jack Dunn, a Boston College spokesman.

    Boston College Student Stabbed On Campus The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • What strikes me about the Advance. net fora is the fact that the Mods are anonymous – and they are able to strike at any moment to keep certain cliques shut out.

    Community policing: a business somebody should start (hint, hint) « BuzzMachine 2005

  • Claims were processed by special groups called "Mods," which I think stood for "modules," each one perhaps covering a series of Social Security numbers.

    Wired Top Stories Kevin Mitnick 2011

  • Claims were processed by special groups called "Mods," which I think stood for "modules," each one perhaps covering a series of Social Security numbers.

    Wired Top Stories Kevin Mitnick 2011

  • The two armies the British 'Mods' or Cavaliers against the Spanish 'Rockers', or Puritans stood face to face on the Brighton beach as the traditional British Bank Holiday rain lashed down upon them.

    From The Archive: A British National Day David Hadley 2008

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