Verney-Woolley Polynesian Cookie Dessert Leads to Advent of "Polynesian" as Slang for "Unpalatable" | Oct 24 2008

As he examined the Verney-Woolley dessert table on Thursday, Alan Alda '11 hesitated, and picked his poison. He took a bite of the innocuous-looking baked item, which the information card called a "Polynesian cookie," and chewed. A moment later, cookie chunks flew from his mouth as he struggled to articulate his emotions.