https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=152.23.82.107&feedformat=atomWillipedia - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T17:38:52ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.32.1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Albany&diff=5005Albany2005-11-11T05:00:01Z<p>152.23.82.107: /* Verdile's */</p>
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<div>It's the capital region of New York State, there's bound to be stuff to do here right? Feel free to contribute new entries or adding more information to existing entries.<br />
==Music==<br />
Valentines - A small club that plays mostly local music and little-known acts but occasionally has larger national and international bands like Of Montreal in September of 2005.<br />
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Pepsi Arena - Stadium that has big and expensive shows if you're into that.<br />
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Northern Lights - Club that has gets some good acts as well.<br />
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==Food==<br />
There actually are a lot more food options in Albany.<br />
===Bombers===<br />
Burrito bar and lounge. Located on Lark Street in downtown Albany (the next block down from Ben and Jerry's). Home of the biggest (and best) burritos outside of chains like Chipotle or Baja Fresh. We're talking girth -- everything packed and tidily wrapped. Options for all; the BBQ chicken and BBQ tofu burritos are equally excellent. They have non-burrito options as well - tacos, quesadillas, cheese fries, etc - and glorious dessert empanadas and taquitos. All relatively cheap, served in a refurbished sub-street dive. Newly opened bar upstairs. This is the sort of food that is craved and sparks drunken quests. <br />
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258 Lark Street<br />
Albany, NY <br />
www.bombersburritobar.com<br />
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===Dim Sum===<br />
Ocean Palace, located in Albany (take Exit 2E on 87 South to get onto Central Ave) offers a very extensive dim sum menu during weekend brunch times; they also offer a pretty good selection of authentic Chinese dishes, with a strong focus on Cantonese and seafood dishes--the variety of dim sum available outside of weekend brunch is considerably smaller, however. <br />
The place is too small and there's not enough clientele in Albany for them to offer the crazy dim sum carts that you may be used to in big cities, but Ocean Palace is probably the closest you can get to good authentic Chinese food (or Dim Sum, for that matter) when you're sick and tired of Chopsticks or Happy Star. <br />
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855 Central Ave<br />
Albany, NY <br />
(518) 453-6258<br />
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===Verdile's===<br />
A wonderful Italian place in North Troy. My family's been going to it for over 20 years. Try the Pasta Special, linguini with garlic butter sauce, spinach and shrimp. Plus enough for the next day's lunch too. - [[Suzanne C. Walsh '05]]<br />
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572 2nd Ave,<br />
Troy, NY<br />
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===Krispy Kreme===<br />
The infamous doughnuts are available in Latham, NY. <br />
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555 Troy Schenectady Road<br />
Latham, NY 12110 US<br />
(518) 783-8600<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
Albany is a good starting point for reaching other places in the world, with bus, train, and plane options.<br />
===Bus===<br />
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[[Image:greyhound.png|right|thumbnail| Greyhound routes in the vicinity of Albany.]]<br />
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The Greyhound bus station can get you started on a long-distance bus trip.<br />
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34 Hamilton St<br />
Albany, NY 12207 <br />
(518) 434-8461<br />
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===Train===<br />
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[[Image:amtrak.jpg|right|thumbnail| Amtrak routes in the vicinity of Albany.]]<br />
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The Albany train station is located across the Hudson River in a town called Rensselaer. <br />
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525 East St.<br />
Rensselaer, NY 12144<br />
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===Plane===<br />
Fly away from here.<br />
737 Albany Shaker Rd<br />
Albany, NY 12211</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Albany&diff=5004Albany2005-11-11T04:57:59Z<p>152.23.82.107: /* Food */</p>
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<div>It's the capital region of New York State, there's bound to be stuff to do here right? Feel free to contribute new entries or adding more information to existing entries.<br />
==Music==<br />
Valentines - A small club that plays mostly local music and little-known acts but occasionally has larger national and international bands like Of Montreal in September of 2005.<br />
<br />
<br />
Pepsi Arena - Stadium that has big and expensive shows if you're into that.<br />
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Northern Lights - Club that has gets some good acts as well.<br />
<br />
==Food==<br />
There actually are a lot more food options in Albany.<br />
===Bombers===<br />
Burrito bar and lounge. Located on Lark Street in downtown Albany (the next block down from Ben and Jerry's). Home of the biggest (and best) burritos outside of chains like Chipotle or Baja Fresh. We're talking girth -- everything packed and tidily wrapped. Options for all; the BBQ chicken and BBQ tofu burritos are equally excellent. They have non-burrito options as well - tacos, quesadillas, cheese fries, etc - and glorious dessert empanadas and taquitos. All relatively cheap, served in a refurbished sub-street dive. Newly opened bar upstairs. This is the sort of food that is craved and sparks drunken quests. <br />
<br />
258 Lark Street<br />
Albany, NY <br />
www.bombersburritobar.com<br />
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===Dim Sum===<br />
Ocean Palace, located in Albany (take Exit 2E on 87 South to get onto Central Ave) offers a very extensive dim sum menu during weekend brunch times; they also offer a pretty good selection of authentic Chinese dishes, with a strong focus on Cantonese and seafood dishes--the variety of dim sum available outside of weekend brunch is considerably smaller, however. <br />
The place is too small and there's not enough clientele in Albany for them to offer the crazy dim sum carts that you may be used to in big cities, but Ocean Palace is probably the closest you can get to good authentic Chinese food (or Dim Sum, for that matter) when you're sick and tired of Chopsticks or Happy Star. <br />
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855 Central Ave<br />
Albany, NY <br />
(518) 453-6258<br />
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===Verdile's===<br />
A wonderful Italian place in North Troy. My family's been going to it for over 20 years. Try the Pasta Special, linguini with garlic butter sauce, spinach and shrimp. Plus enough for the next day's lunch too. - [[Suzanne C. Walsh '05]]<br />
572 2nd Ave,<br />
Troy, NY <br />
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===Krispy Kreme===<br />
The infamous doughnuts are available in Latham, NY. <br />
<br />
555 Troy Schenectady Road<br />
Latham, NY 12110 US<br />
(518) 783-8600<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
Albany is a good starting point for reaching other places in the world, with bus, train, and plane options.<br />
===Bus===<br />
<br />
[[Image:greyhound.png|right|thumbnail| Greyhound routes in the vicinity of Albany.]]<br />
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The Greyhound bus station can get you started on a long-distance bus trip.<br />
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34 Hamilton St<br />
Albany, NY 12207 <br />
(518) 434-8461<br />
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===Train===<br />
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[[Image:amtrak.jpg|right|thumbnail| Amtrak routes in the vicinity of Albany.]]<br />
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The Albany train station is located across the Hudson River in a town called Rensselaer. <br />
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525 East St.<br />
Rensselaer, NY 12144<br />
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===Plane===<br />
Fly away from here.<br />
737 Albany Shaker Rd<br />
Albany, NY 12211</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Ephraim_Williams&diff=4620Ephraim Williams2005-11-09T00:02:58Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
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<div>Founder of the college. He constructed [[West College]] with his own hands in the 16th century and lead the most successful of the American utopian communities during the colonial period.<br />
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His son, also named Ephraim Williams, did much better at real estate than military leadership. Alas, he led his troops to their deaths near Lake George, New York during the French and Indian War, mostly because he failed to send out a scout. He left money for a "free school" (what's the tuition? 28 thousand now? more like 40 thousand a year?). His family took their time implementing his wish until 1793 when [[West College]] was actually built.<br />
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See more at [http://www.williams.edu/library/archives/ewilliamsexhibit the Williams College archives ] or also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephraim_Williams the wikipedia entry.]</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Lynette_Yorgey&diff=4607Lynette Yorgey2005-11-08T23:32:09Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
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<div>Lynette is the sexiest thing ever.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Suzanne_C._Walsh&diff=4606Suzanne C. Walsh2005-11-08T23:31:47Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
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<div>Suzanne Walsh has sadly graduated and is attending UNC Chapel Hill, where she is obtaining dual masters in art history and library science. She is engaged to [[Jake F. Manley '07]] and majored in [[art]] at Williams. <br />
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And she's totally hot, of course.<br />
She's also friends with [[Lynette Yorgey]].</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Steve_Winslow&diff=4605Steve Winslow2005-11-08T23:23:43Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
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<div>Steve Winslow has red hair.<br />
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And can rip cars in half <i>with his mind</i>.<br />
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He also has amazing computer karma, except for the time he fried an external hard drive in the Jesup Media Lab.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Amherst&diff=4604Amherst2005-11-08T23:20:06Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
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<div>A school filled with scalliwags, villains, and other low-lifes. They stole half of [[Williams College]]'s library when they began their misadventure, and they've only gone downhill from there.<br />
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They've decided that a man best known for distributing smallpox infested blankets to Native American children would be an amazing person to commemorate by naming a school after him.<br />
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They also have a really ugly campus. And they stole a lot of the same names for buildings, like Chapin, Tyler, Fayerweather, and Morgan halls. <br />
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Additionally, it should be noted that the word "Amherst" should always be pronounced with as much emphasis on the H as possible. (This is because Amherst students insist on pronouncing the name of their school "Ammerst.")<br />
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There are several ways in which you can help remove this pest. Firstly, contact your local pest control. They usually know how to sniff out early signs of people who harbor pro-Amherst feelings. They will eradicate it with speed and proficiency.<br />
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If that is not possible, then wear a t-shirt that insults Amherst (available at [[Goff's]]).</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Ephraim_Williams&diff=4603Ephraim Williams2005-11-08T23:12:57Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
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<div>Founder of the college. He constructed [[West College]] with his own hands in the 16th century and lead the most successful of the American utopian communities during the colonial period.<br />
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Or rather, a man who did much better at real estate than military leadership. Alas, he led his troops to their deaths near Lake George, New York during the French and Indian War, mostly because he failed to send out a scout. He left money for a "free school" (what's the tuition? 28 thousand now?). His family took their time implementing his wish until 1793 when [[West College]] was actually constructed.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Samreen_Kazmi_%2707&diff=4601Samreen Kazmi '072005-11-08T23:06:50Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
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<div>Samreen is probably the coolest person you will ever meet. if you're lucky enough to meet her. She can be seen sporting a long, flowing purple dress and at selected times on Sawyer 2nd floor. She's likely to be found in Sawyer because she is crazy and triple-majoring.<br />
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You are also likely to see Samreen in sandals, no matter the weather.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Skills&diff=4600Skills2005-11-08T22:53:31Z<p>152.23.82.107: /* Russian */</p>
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<div>'''Don't be shy.''' Can you do something that other people find useful, entertaining, or impressive? Don't hide it under a bushel! Instead, post here. Put your proficiency in parentheses. Add new categories and skills as appropriate.<br />
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==Automotive Skills==<br />
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===Drive Stick Shift===<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (maniacally)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dpr Daniel Rooney] (erotically)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty] (smooth as shit out of a duck's ass)<br />
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Joe Shoer '06 (that's what she said)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07kfm Katie Montgomery] (could drive anything from a '82 Toyota Tercel to a forklift, or so she believes)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] (She learned in a week.)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08sjp Samantha Peterson] (automatics are for women)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jyl Janey Waney Lee] (She doesn't even need to say anything.)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06ljw Leah Joy Weintraub] (In her other life, she actually is a race car driver.) (So she has problems making right turns.)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06lc Lucy Cox-Chapman](Better than her brother)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09jrc Jay Cox-Chapman](Worse than his sister)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07hmh Helena Harnik] (I have two driving licenses, one for each side of the road. Yeah that's right- I can use either hand to shift. That makes me 2x more stick-savvy than everyone else)<br />
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[[Ronit Bhattacharyya '07]] (Only ever driven stick shift; now I just wish I could drive on the right side of the road)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08amr_2 Anne Royston '08] (can shift from both driver's and passenger's seat; working on backseat)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07mse Matthew Earle '07] (Double-clutch downshifts saves wear on synchros, but may have caused the expensive timing chain misalignment he just had fixed)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (Including sketchy old truck clutches)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06chh Clara Hard] (West Coast style)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09nsc Nick Colella] (Has to watch out for moose)<br />
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===Drive Really Fast In Reverse===<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dsf Danny Fischler] once pulled a k-turn, maxing at around 20mph, across the width of a freeway entrance. With [http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06rmb Becky frickin' Burditt] in the back seat. Ca-raaaaaazy.<br />
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===Sweet Jumps===<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] likes to go as fast as he can when he sees speed bumps and likes to think he gets an inch or two of air in his 2-ton SUV every time.<br />
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===Change a Tire===<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez '06] has changed more than his fair share of tires and learned that salt+rust will effectively glue a wheel onto the axle. Solution? Wedge the flat edge of your hubcap-removal tool into the jammed area and whack the crap out of it with a hammer. Eventually, if you're lucky, that wheel will pop right off.<br />
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===Jumpstart a Car===<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez '06] has also had his fair share of car jumpstarts and knows not to connect the black plug to red and red plug to black. If you do, you will blow the battery fuse in your fusebox and burn out some expensive component in your car. Through his learning processes, he found just how costly it is to replace the stock amp that powers your stereo.<br />
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[[Jonathan Landsman]] (who's been zapped)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06ljw Leah Joy Weintraub] (but only if you ask nicely)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon]<br />
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=== Parallel Park ===<br />
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[[Jonathan Landsman]], native New Yorker, has parked in spots so tight that getting in and out depended on using room provided by nudging cars parked in front and behind, counting on the flexibility of their shocks. His record in Williamstown was set when moving into his [[Morgan#East|Morgan East]] room for the [[Summer 2004|Summer of 2004]], when he parked at the top of [[Spring Street]], leaving enough room on either end of the car to fit one finger, but not two.<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] is also a native New Yorker and often takes it upon himself to giggle at the non-city folk that have such a tough time parking in huge spots on Spring Street.<br />
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===Get Parking Tickets ===<br />
[[Chris St.Cyr]] (5 tickets and the infamous car boot to the front tire in first two months here as a freshman)<br />
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[[Evan Miller]] (6 in as many days)<br />
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[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] two in three days in Queens, NYC. Both while at the vehicle, one while inside it.<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] accidentally left car parked illegally outside of Mission for days to find 4 tickets upon his return.<br />
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===Get Speeding Tickets===<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] (2 tickets, 88 in a 55 in Virginia and 91 in a 65 in New Jersey--cut down to 84 by the nice state trooper--within a month)<br />
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==Oral Skills==<br />
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===I can blow free-floating saliva bubbles===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty] (Mr. Bubbles)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (I can catch it, too)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon]<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08smc Sara Carian]<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08jvd James DiCosmo]<br />
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===I can curl my tongue into a W===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller]<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez]<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09les Leah Shoer]<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06jak Jessie Kerr]<br />
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===I can touch my tongue to my nose===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty]<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06lc Lucy Cox-Chapman]<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jfm Jake Manley]<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07whp Hazen Parsons] (Without even having to strain.)<br />
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[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]]<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=0jak Jessie Kerr]<br />
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===I can tie a cherry stem into a knot in my mouth===<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] <br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (gimme 40 seconds)<br />
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[[Julianne Shelby '06 | Julianne Shelby]]<br />
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Liz Macek, '07<br />
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===I can turn my tongue so it's vertical instead of horizontal===<br />
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[[Diana Davis '07]]<br />
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[[Julianne Shelby '06]]<br />
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[[Jessie Kerr '06]]<br />
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===I can turn my tongue past vertical, until it's upside down===<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty]<br />
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==Manual Skills==<br />
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===I can snap my fingers by flipping my wrist===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (right hand only)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya] (both hands)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09jrd Jonathan Dahlberg] - amazingly well<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon]<br />
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===I can snap without my thumb.===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07whp Hazen Parsons] (right hand more audible...my ticket to fame.)<br />
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===I can pull my fingers back to touch the back of my hand===<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jgc John Chatlos] can.<br />
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[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]] can pull her thumb back to touch her forearm, which is almost as good.<br />
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==Other body skills==<br />
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===Face Tricks===<br />
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Some people can hang a spoon from their nose.<br />
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Liz macek can hang 4 spoons on her face simultaneously<br />
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Jessie can make her nose crack<br />
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===Ear Tricks ===<br />
Katie Montgomery can move her ears independently of one another. <br />
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Margit Sande-Kerback '05 can wiggle her ears.<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] can wiggle his ears, but he can only move his left ear independent of his right, not vice-versa.<br />
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[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]] can wiggle her left ear. Just her left ear.<br />
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Andrew Meador can wiggle his ears separately or together.<br />
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===I can dislocate my...===<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09bro Bonnie O'Keefe] can dislocate her right hip.<br />
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[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]] can dislocate her right shoulder. (Also, judging by the number of stupid body tricks she's signed up for, she might be a circus freak.)<br />
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=== I Can Get a Cool/Rare/Weird Disease ===<br />
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[[Seth Brown|Seth Brown '01]] (scurvy)<br />
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Jesse Dill (amoebic dysentery, pleurisy)<br />
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==Computer Languages==<br />
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===Assembly Language===<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (kind of...)<br />
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[[Paul N. Stansifer '07]] (my claim to masculinity)<br />
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===Befunge===<br />
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Steve Winslow '04<br />
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[[Brent Yorgey]] '04<br />
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===C===<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] <br />
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[[Brent Yorgey]] '04<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09ras Rahul Shah]<br />
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===Haskell===<br />
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[[Brent Yorgey]] '04 (the most beautiful language ever -- don't give me this Ruby crap)<br />
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===Java===<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dpr Daniel Rooney] (disgusting)<br />
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[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (shamefully well)<br />
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[[Brent Yorgey]] '04 (I frickin' TEACH this language)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] (not bad either.)<br />
<br />
===JavaScript===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (just a pinch)<br />
<br />
===LabVIEW===<br />
<br />
Joe Shoer '06 (though he's ashamed to admit he knows such a stupid language)<br />
<br />
===LaTeX===<br />
<br />
[[Daniel Klein '06|Daniel Klein]] (too good for word processing)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (too poor for Word)<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] (infinitely superior to anything else)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (It's pretty frickin sweet)<br />
<br />
===Lisp===<br />
<br />
(cons '[[Brent Yorgey]] (cons '04<br />
(cons '[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] '07)))<br />
<br />
===Mathematica===<br />
<br />
[[Daniel Klein '06|Daniel Klein]] (is too a real language)<br />
<br />
[[Joe Shoer '06]] (it's my thesis, and I can do more with it than the math nerds can)<br />
<br />
[[Laura Effinger-Dean '06]] (I make pretty pictures for my thesis!)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06nsy Nick Yates '06] (Pretty spirals! Ooh!)<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] (I'll isoperimeterize you!)<br />
<br />
===PARI/GP===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06nsy Nick Yates '06] (For a number theoretic software called [http://pari.math.u-bordeaux.fr/ PARI]; similar to C)<br />
<br />
===Perl===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06cks Kai Steverson] (competent)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (wizardly)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08jwc_2 Jing Cao] (kind of)<br />
<br />
[[Brent Yorgey]] '04 (JAPH)<br />
<br />
===PHP===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07yfh Young Hahn] (godly)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08kch Katherine Huang] (sort of)<br />
<br />
===Python===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (the scripting language of choice)<br />
<br />
===R===<br />
<br />
[[Daniel Klein '06|Daniel Klein]] (it makes statistics fun!)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (needs to learn how to put his skills on his own line but is probably very capable at R)<br />
<br />
===Ruby===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (the scripting language of choice)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya] (the most beautiful language ever)<br />
<br />
===WC237 Microcode===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (well, at one point at least...)<br />
<br />
===XML/XSLT/XPath/XQuery===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya] (hey, at least I'm not claiming CSS & HTML to be languages)<br />
<br />
==Software==<br />
<br />
===ChemDraw===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] (Don't make me clipware you.)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07whp Hazen Parsons]<br />
<br />
===PowerPoint===<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] (godly)<br />
<br />
===AppleWorks===<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] (fears no page/margin/line spacing/font size requirement)<br />
<br />
==Human Languages==<br />
<br />
===Bengali===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09am_4 Aroop Mukharji]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07am Auyon Mukharji]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07ra Rowena Ahsan]<br />
<br />
===Catalán===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] (learned a little bit while abroad in Barcelona)<br />
<br />
===Chinese (Cantonese, Hakka, Mandarin, Shanghainese, Taiwanese, Hokkien, Teochew...)===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09lcj Lauren Johnson]<br />
<br />
[[Lars Enwereuzor Kana Ojukwu]] '07<br />
<br />
===French===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] (He used to be much better, but he now inserts random Catalán words in French conversation.)<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] is still pretty good at French.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08sjp Samantha Peterson] is majoring in it, so she probably knows a few phrases.<br />
<br />
===German===<br />
<br />
===Greek===<br />
<br />
Hazen (As in I can write in it and tell you how to pronounce the letters of their alphabet. I didn't write this.)<br />
<br />
Math nerds know the Greek alphabet.<br />
<br />
So do Classics majors.<br />
<br />
===Hebrew===<br />
Robert Streicker '07<br />
<br />
Zachary Ulman '06<br />
<br />
[[Danny Fischler '06]]<br />
<br />
Davida Kutscher '03<br />
<br />
Elissa Brown '09<br />
<br />
===Hindi===<br />
<br />
[[Ananda V. Burra '07]]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09nn Sandy Nandagopal]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09ras Rahul Shah]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06ng Nikhar Gaikwad]<br />
<br />
===Italian===<br />
<br />
[[Lucy Cox-Chapman '06]] spent a semester in Italy<br />
<br />
===Japanese===<br />
<br />
[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]] now knows how to say "my husband got drunk and hit me."<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] frequently mutters small phrases in Japanese. People think she is mumbling, becuase they don't understand Japanese. In addition to randomly speaking in Japanese, she also randomly speaks English with an excellent Japanese accent.<br />
<br />
[[Leah Weintraub '06]] spent a semester in Japan. Ergo, she probably speaks Japanese.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08cvw Charlotte White] rocks at Japanese, and is easily distracted by pretty things from Japan. She also says "WTF Japan" rather often. As should we all.<br />
<br />
===Latin===<br />
<br />
===Pig Latin===<br />
<br />
[[Seth Brown]] taught a course on Pig Latin during Winter Study 1997.<br />
<br />
===Oppish===<br />
<br />
[[Alden Robinson '06]] whopat dopo yopou thopink opof thopat?<br />
<br />
===Polish===<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] can say "What's up, sweetheart?"<br />
<br />
===Portugese===<br />
<br />
===Russian===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tmg Michael Gallagher]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07elb Emily Button] can say "I've seen more women than you've seen sparrows!" <br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08ik Ilya Khodosh] does an excellent drunk old Russian man impression.<br />
<br />
[[Suzanne C. Walsh '05]] can say, "Her breasts are as big as pineapples" and can translate for fiends who lose the ability to speak English and can only speak in Russian while drunk. She is also known to mutter things in Georgian. And we're not talking about, "y'all."<br />
<br />
===Spanish===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] (speaks Dominican Spanish--impossible to comprehend for most other spanish speakers because it sounds more like really fast Italian than anything else)<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] (budding bachatero)<br />
<br />
[[Alan Cordova '06]]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09bry Bernard Yaros]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09st Sofia Torres] (but apparently she speaks Mexican, a variation of Spanish)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08pmr Paulette Rodriguez] can speak Spanish without consonants (also known as Puerto Rican--similar to Dominican)<br />
<br />
===Turkish===<br />
<br />
==Other Languages==<br />
<br />
===Caveman Talk===<br />
<br />
[[Chris St.Cyr]]<br />
<br />
[[Ug]]<br />
<br />
===Dog Bark===<br />
[[Danny Fischler '06]] barks at cars, beeping alarms, and squirrels with nice legs.<br />
<br />
===Cat Meow===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08amh_2 Alexa Herlach] and she does it often.<br />
<br />
[[Julianne Shelby '06]] is probably just actually a cat<br />
<br />
===Cow Moo===<br />
<br />
===Bear Growl===<br />
<br />
Despite failing to get the dancing, trained circus bear part of "Gorky" in her high school's production of "The Cave Dwellers," Katie Montgomery was lauded for her ability to sound sort of like a bear.<br />
<br />
===Burping===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08sjp Samantha Peterson] can burp the alphabet. Backwards.<br />
<br />
==Circus Arts & other amazing feats==<br />
<br />
===I can ride a unicycle!===<br />
Alex Ambros (the 1 in 2000 girl)<br />
<br />
Elissa Brown (in the same entry as Alex - what's the probability of ''that''?)<br />
<br />
Abby McBride can too!<br />
<br />
Bryan Dragon can but doesn't want anybody to know about it.<br />
<br />
===I can slackline===<br />
Elissa Brown (shakily)<br />
<br />
Alex Ambros<br />
<br />
Dave Kleinschmidt (if I'm lucky)<br />
<br />
Evan Bick<br />
<br />
Sean McKenzie<br />
<br />
===I can juggle (balls, clubs, knives, flaming torches, etc.)===<br />
Alex Ambros (working on passing clubs)<br />
<br />
Elissa Brown (see above. We'll get it eventually)<br />
<br />
Ben Brooks (I can do everything listed in the title except "etc." Whatever that is...)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08jcr Jason Ren] (I can do everything listed AND Etc. I know what it is)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06rss_2 Robin Stewart] (He's the master)<br />
<br />
[[Jacob Eisler]] '04 says his one of his two major accomplishments in high school was learning to juggle.<br />
<br />
==Communication==<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07mcp Margaret Pigman] can read and write braille, and has a braille typewriter! And, and, and! Margaret takes class notes in Braille.<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] can write holding a pencil with her toes.<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] is the fastest two-finger typist there is, and can do so blindly.<br />
<br />
==Impressions==<br />
[[Joseph Gangestad '06]] can do an uncanny Gollum (Andy Serkis) <br />
<br />
==Luck==<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06lds Lisetta Shah]<br />
can find 4-leaf clovers pretty much just by looking down at the ground for a couple seconds, and sometimes without even that much effort.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Skills&diff=4599Skills2005-11-08T22:51:39Z<p>152.23.82.107: /* Russian */</p>
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<div>'''Don't be shy.''' Can you do something that other people find useful, entertaining, or impressive? Don't hide it under a bushel! Instead, post here. Put your proficiency in parentheses. Add new categories and skills as appropriate.<br />
<br />
==Automotive Skills==<br />
<br />
===Drive Stick Shift===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (maniacally)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dpr Daniel Rooney] (erotically)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty] (smooth as shit out of a duck's ass)<br />
<br />
Joe Shoer '06 (that's what she said)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07kfm Katie Montgomery] (could drive anything from a '82 Toyota Tercel to a forklift, or so she believes)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] (She learned in a week.)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08sjp Samantha Peterson] (automatics are for women)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jyl Janey Waney Lee] (She doesn't even need to say anything.)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06ljw Leah Joy Weintraub] (In her other life, she actually is a race car driver.) (So she has problems making right turns.)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06lc Lucy Cox-Chapman](Better than her brother)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09jrc Jay Cox-Chapman](Worse than his sister)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07hmh Helena Harnik] (I have two driving licenses, one for each side of the road. Yeah that's right- I can use either hand to shift. That makes me 2x more stick-savvy than everyone else)<br />
<br />
[[Ronit Bhattacharyya '07]] (Only ever driven stick shift; now I just wish I could drive on the right side of the road)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08amr_2 Anne Royston '08] (can shift from both driver's and passenger's seat; working on backseat)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07mse Matthew Earle '07] (Double-clutch downshifts saves wear on synchros, but may have caused the expensive timing chain misalignment he just had fixed)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (Including sketchy old truck clutches)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06chh Clara Hard] (West Coast style)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09nsc Nick Colella] (Has to watch out for moose)<br />
<br />
===Drive Really Fast In Reverse===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dsf Danny Fischler] once pulled a k-turn, maxing at around 20mph, across the width of a freeway entrance. With [http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06rmb Becky frickin' Burditt] in the back seat. Ca-raaaaaazy.<br />
<br />
===Sweet Jumps===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] likes to go as fast as he can when he sees speed bumps and likes to think he gets an inch or two of air in his 2-ton SUV every time.<br />
<br />
===Change a Tire===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez '06] has changed more than his fair share of tires and learned that salt+rust will effectively glue a wheel onto the axle. Solution? Wedge the flat edge of your hubcap-removal tool into the jammed area and whack the crap out of it with a hammer. Eventually, if you're lucky, that wheel will pop right off.<br />
<br />
===Jumpstart a Car===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez '06] has also had his fair share of car jumpstarts and knows not to connect the black plug to red and red plug to black. If you do, you will blow the battery fuse in your fusebox and burn out some expensive component in your car. Through his learning processes, he found just how costly it is to replace the stock amp that powers your stereo.<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman]] (who's been zapped)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06ljw Leah Joy Weintraub] (but only if you ask nicely)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon]<br />
<br />
=== Parallel Park ===<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman]], native New Yorker, has parked in spots so tight that getting in and out depended on using room provided by nudging cars parked in front and behind, counting on the flexibility of their shocks. His record in Williamstown was set when moving into his [[Morgan#East|Morgan East]] room for the [[Summer 2004|Summer of 2004]], when he parked at the top of [[Spring Street]], leaving enough room on either end of the car to fit one finger, but not two.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] is also a native New Yorker and often takes it upon himself to giggle at the non-city folk that have such a tough time parking in huge spots on Spring Street.<br />
<br />
===Get Parking Tickets ===<br />
[[Chris St.Cyr]] (5 tickets and the infamous car boot to the front tire in first two months here as a freshman)<br />
<br />
[[Evan Miller]] (6 in as many days)<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] two in three days in Queens, NYC. Both while at the vehicle, one while inside it.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] accidentally left car parked illegally outside of Mission for days to find 4 tickets upon his return.<br />
<br />
===Get Speeding Tickets===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] (2 tickets, 88 in a 55 in Virginia and 91 in a 65 in New Jersey--cut down to 84 by the nice state trooper--within a month)<br />
<br />
==Oral Skills==<br />
<br />
===I can blow free-floating saliva bubbles===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty] (Mr. Bubbles)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (I can catch it, too)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08smc Sara Carian]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08jvd James DiCosmo]<br />
<br />
===I can curl my tongue into a W===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09les Leah Shoer]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06jak Jessie Kerr]<br />
<br />
===I can touch my tongue to my nose===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06lc Lucy Cox-Chapman]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jfm Jake Manley]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07whp Hazen Parsons] (Without even having to strain.)<br />
<br />
[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=0jak Jessie Kerr]<br />
<br />
===I can tie a cherry stem into a knot in my mouth===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] <br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (gimme 40 seconds)<br />
<br />
[[Julianne Shelby '06 | Julianne Shelby]]<br />
<br />
Liz Macek, '07<br />
<br />
===I can turn my tongue so it's vertical instead of horizontal===<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]]<br />
<br />
[[Julianne Shelby '06]]<br />
<br />
[[Jessie Kerr '06]]<br />
<br />
===I can turn my tongue past vertical, until it's upside down===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty]<br />
<br />
==Manual Skills==<br />
<br />
===I can snap my fingers by flipping my wrist===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (right hand only)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya] (both hands)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09jrd Jonathan Dahlberg] - amazingly well<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon]<br />
<br />
===I can snap without my thumb.===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07whp Hazen Parsons] (right hand more audible...my ticket to fame.)<br />
<br />
===I can pull my fingers back to touch the back of my hand===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jgc John Chatlos] can.<br />
<br />
[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]] can pull her thumb back to touch her forearm, which is almost as good.<br />
<br />
==Other body skills==<br />
<br />
===Face Tricks===<br />
<br />
Some people can hang a spoon from their nose.<br />
<br />
Liz macek can hang 4 spoons on her face simultaneously<br />
<br />
Jessie can make her nose crack<br />
<br />
===Ear Tricks ===<br />
Katie Montgomery can move her ears independently of one another. <br />
<br />
Margit Sande-Kerback '05 can wiggle her ears.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] can wiggle his ears, but he can only move his left ear independent of his right, not vice-versa.<br />
<br />
[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]] can wiggle her left ear. Just her left ear.<br />
<br />
Andrew Meador can wiggle his ears separately or together.<br />
<br />
===I can dislocate my...===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09bro Bonnie O'Keefe] can dislocate her right hip.<br />
<br />
[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]] can dislocate her right shoulder. (Also, judging by the number of stupid body tricks she's signed up for, she might be a circus freak.)<br />
<br />
=== I Can Get a Cool/Rare/Weird Disease ===<br />
<br />
[[Seth Brown|Seth Brown '01]] (scurvy)<br />
<br />
Jesse Dill (amoebic dysentery, pleurisy)<br />
<br />
==Computer Languages==<br />
<br />
===Assembly Language===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (kind of...)<br />
<br />
[[Paul N. Stansifer '07]] (my claim to masculinity)<br />
<br />
===Befunge===<br />
<br />
Steve Winslow '04<br />
<br />
[[Brent Yorgey]] '04<br />
<br />
===C===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] <br />
<br />
[[Brent Yorgey]] '04<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09ras Rahul Shah]<br />
<br />
===Haskell===<br />
<br />
[[Brent Yorgey]] '04 (the most beautiful language ever -- don't give me this Ruby crap)<br />
<br />
===Java===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dpr Daniel Rooney] (disgusting)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (shamefully well)<br />
<br />
[[Brent Yorgey]] '04 (I frickin' TEACH this language)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] (not bad either.)<br />
<br />
===JavaScript===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (just a pinch)<br />
<br />
===LabVIEW===<br />
<br />
Joe Shoer '06 (though he's ashamed to admit he knows such a stupid language)<br />
<br />
===LaTeX===<br />
<br />
[[Daniel Klein '06|Daniel Klein]] (too good for word processing)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (too poor for Word)<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] (infinitely superior to anything else)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (It's pretty frickin sweet)<br />
<br />
===Lisp===<br />
<br />
(cons '[[Brent Yorgey]] (cons '04<br />
(cons '[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] '07)))<br />
<br />
===Mathematica===<br />
<br />
[[Daniel Klein '06|Daniel Klein]] (is too a real language)<br />
<br />
[[Joe Shoer '06]] (it's my thesis, and I can do more with it than the math nerds can)<br />
<br />
[[Laura Effinger-Dean '06]] (I make pretty pictures for my thesis!)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06nsy Nick Yates '06] (Pretty spirals! Ooh!)<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] (I'll isoperimeterize you!)<br />
<br />
===PARI/GP===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06nsy Nick Yates '06] (For a number theoretic software called [http://pari.math.u-bordeaux.fr/ PARI]; similar to C)<br />
<br />
===Perl===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06cks Kai Steverson] (competent)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (wizardly)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08jwc_2 Jing Cao] (kind of)<br />
<br />
[[Brent Yorgey]] '04 (JAPH)<br />
<br />
===PHP===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07yfh Young Hahn] (godly)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08kch Katherine Huang] (sort of)<br />
<br />
===Python===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (the scripting language of choice)<br />
<br />
===R===<br />
<br />
[[Daniel Klein '06|Daniel Klein]] (it makes statistics fun!)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (needs to learn how to put his skills on his own line but is probably very capable at R)<br />
<br />
===Ruby===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (the scripting language of choice)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya] (the most beautiful language ever)<br />
<br />
===WC237 Microcode===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (well, at one point at least...)<br />
<br />
===XML/XSLT/XPath/XQuery===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya] (hey, at least I'm not claiming CSS & HTML to be languages)<br />
<br />
==Software==<br />
<br />
===ChemDraw===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] (Don't make me clipware you.)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07whp Hazen Parsons]<br />
<br />
===PowerPoint===<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] (godly)<br />
<br />
===AppleWorks===<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] (fears no page/margin/line spacing/font size requirement)<br />
<br />
==Human Languages==<br />
<br />
===Bengali===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09am_4 Aroop Mukharji]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07am Auyon Mukharji]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07ra Rowena Ahsan]<br />
<br />
===Catalán===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] (learned a little bit while abroad in Barcelona)<br />
<br />
===Chinese (Cantonese, Hakka, Mandarin, Shanghainese, Taiwanese, Hokkien, Teochew...)===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09lcj Lauren Johnson]<br />
<br />
[[Lars Enwereuzor Kana Ojukwu]] '07<br />
<br />
===French===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] (He used to be much better, but he now inserts random Catalán words in French conversation.)<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] is still pretty good at French.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08sjp Samantha Peterson] is majoring in it, so she probably knows a few phrases.<br />
<br />
===German===<br />
<br />
===Greek===<br />
<br />
Hazen (As in I can write in it and tell you how to pronounce the letters of their alphabet. I didn't write this.)<br />
<br />
Math nerds know the Greek alphabet.<br />
<br />
So do Classics majors.<br />
<br />
===Hebrew===<br />
Robert Streicker '07<br />
<br />
Zachary Ulman '06<br />
<br />
[[Danny Fischler '06]]<br />
<br />
Davida Kutscher '03<br />
<br />
Elissa Brown '09<br />
<br />
===Hindi===<br />
<br />
[[Ananda V. Burra '07]]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09nn Sandy Nandagopal]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09ras Rahul Shah]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06ng Nikhar Gaikwad]<br />
<br />
===Italian===<br />
<br />
[[Lucy Cox-Chapman '06]] spent a semester in Italy<br />
<br />
===Japanese===<br />
<br />
[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]] now knows how to say "my husband got drunk and hit me."<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] frequently mutters small phrases in Japanese. People think she is mumbling, becuase they don't understand Japanese. In addition to randomly speaking in Japanese, she also randomly speaks English with an excellent Japanese accent.<br />
<br />
[[Leah Weintraub '06]] spent a semester in Japan. Ergo, she probably speaks Japanese.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08cvw Charlotte White] rocks at Japanese, and is easily distracted by pretty things from Japan. She also says "WTF Japan" rather often. As should we all.<br />
<br />
===Latin===<br />
<br />
===Pig Latin===<br />
<br />
[[Seth Brown]] taught a course on Pig Latin during Winter Study 1997.<br />
<br />
===Oppish===<br />
<br />
[[Alden Robinson '06]] whopat dopo yopou thopink opof thopat?<br />
<br />
===Polish===<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] can say "What's up, sweetheart?"<br />
<br />
===Portugese===<br />
<br />
===Russian===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tmg Michael Gallagher]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07elb Emily Button] can say "I've seen more women than you've seen sparrows!" <br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08ik Ilya Khodosh] does an excellent drunk old Russian man impression.<br />
<br />
[[Suzanne C. Walsh '05]] can say, "Her breasts are as big as pineapples" and can translate for fiends who lose the ability to speak English and can only speak in Russian while drunk.<br />
She is also known to mutter things in Georgian. And we're not talking about, "y'all."<br />
<br />
===Spanish===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] (speaks Dominican Spanish--impossible to comprehend for most other spanish speakers because it sounds more like really fast Italian than anything else)<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] (budding bachatero)<br />
<br />
[[Alan Cordova '06]]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09bry Bernard Yaros]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09st Sofia Torres] (but apparently she speaks Mexican, a variation of Spanish)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08pmr Paulette Rodriguez] can speak Spanish without consonants (also known as Puerto Rican--similar to Dominican)<br />
<br />
===Turkish===<br />
<br />
==Other Languages==<br />
<br />
===Caveman Talk===<br />
<br />
[[Chris St.Cyr]]<br />
<br />
[[Ug]]<br />
<br />
===Dog Bark===<br />
[[Danny Fischler '06]] barks at cars, beeping alarms, and squirrels with nice legs.<br />
<br />
===Cat Meow===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08amh_2 Alexa Herlach] and she does it often.<br />
<br />
[[Julianne Shelby '06]] is probably just actually a cat<br />
<br />
===Cow Moo===<br />
<br />
===Bear Growl===<br />
<br />
Despite failing to get the dancing, trained circus bear part of "Gorky" in her high school's production of "The Cave Dwellers," Katie Montgomery was lauded for her ability to sound sort of like a bear.<br />
<br />
===Burping===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08sjp Samantha Peterson] can burp the alphabet. Backwards.<br />
<br />
==Circus Arts & other amazing feats==<br />
<br />
===I can ride a unicycle!===<br />
Alex Ambros (the 1 in 2000 girl)<br />
<br />
Elissa Brown (in the same entry as Alex - what's the probability of ''that''?)<br />
<br />
Abby McBride can too!<br />
<br />
Bryan Dragon can but doesn't want anybody to know about it.<br />
<br />
===I can slackline===<br />
Elissa Brown (shakily)<br />
<br />
Alex Ambros<br />
<br />
Dave Kleinschmidt (if I'm lucky)<br />
<br />
Evan Bick<br />
<br />
Sean McKenzie<br />
<br />
===I can juggle (balls, clubs, knives, flaming torches, etc.)===<br />
Alex Ambros (working on passing clubs)<br />
<br />
Elissa Brown (see above. We'll get it eventually)<br />
<br />
Ben Brooks (I can do everything listed in the title except "etc." Whatever that is...)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08jcr Jason Ren] (I can do everything listed AND Etc. I know what it is)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06rss_2 Robin Stewart] (He's the master)<br />
<br />
[[Jacob Eisler]] '04 says his one of his two major accomplishments in high school was learning to juggle.<br />
<br />
==Communication==<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07mcp Margaret Pigman] can read and write braille, and has a braille typewriter! And, and, and! Margaret takes class notes in Braille.<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] can write holding a pencil with her toes.<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] is the fastest two-finger typist there is, and can do so blindly.<br />
<br />
==Impressions==<br />
[[Joseph Gangestad '06]] can do an uncanny Gollum (Andy Serkis) <br />
<br />
==Luck==<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06lds Lisetta Shah]<br />
can find 4-leaf clovers pretty much just by looking down at the ground for a couple seconds, and sometimes without even that much effort.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Skills&diff=4598Skills2005-11-08T22:47:44Z<p>152.23.82.107: /* Russian */</p>
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<div>'''Don't be shy.''' Can you do something that other people find useful, entertaining, or impressive? Don't hide it under a bushel! Instead, post here. Put your proficiency in parentheses. Add new categories and skills as appropriate.<br />
<br />
==Automotive Skills==<br />
<br />
===Drive Stick Shift===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (maniacally)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dpr Daniel Rooney] (erotically)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty] (smooth as shit out of a duck's ass)<br />
<br />
Joe Shoer '06 (that's what she said)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07kfm Katie Montgomery] (could drive anything from a '82 Toyota Tercel to a forklift, or so she believes)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] (She learned in a week.)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08sjp Samantha Peterson] (automatics are for women)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jyl Janey Waney Lee] (She doesn't even need to say anything.)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06ljw Leah Joy Weintraub] (In her other life, she actually is a race car driver.) (So she has problems making right turns.)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06lc Lucy Cox-Chapman](Better than her brother)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09jrc Jay Cox-Chapman](Worse than his sister)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07hmh Helena Harnik] (I have two driving licenses, one for each side of the road. Yeah that's right- I can use either hand to shift. That makes me 2x more stick-savvy than everyone else)<br />
<br />
[[Ronit Bhattacharyya '07]] (Only ever driven stick shift; now I just wish I could drive on the right side of the road)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08amr_2 Anne Royston '08] (can shift from both driver's and passenger's seat; working on backseat)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07mse Matthew Earle '07] (Double-clutch downshifts saves wear on synchros, but may have caused the expensive timing chain misalignment he just had fixed)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (Including sketchy old truck clutches)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06chh Clara Hard] (West Coast style)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09nsc Nick Colella] (Has to watch out for moose)<br />
<br />
===Drive Really Fast In Reverse===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dsf Danny Fischler] once pulled a k-turn, maxing at around 20mph, across the width of a freeway entrance. With [http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06rmb Becky frickin' Burditt] in the back seat. Ca-raaaaaazy.<br />
<br />
===Sweet Jumps===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] likes to go as fast as he can when he sees speed bumps and likes to think he gets an inch or two of air in his 2-ton SUV every time.<br />
<br />
===Change a Tire===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez '06] has changed more than his fair share of tires and learned that salt+rust will effectively glue a wheel onto the axle. Solution? Wedge the flat edge of your hubcap-removal tool into the jammed area and whack the crap out of it with a hammer. Eventually, if you're lucky, that wheel will pop right off.<br />
<br />
===Jumpstart a Car===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez '06] has also had his fair share of car jumpstarts and knows not to connect the black plug to red and red plug to black. If you do, you will blow the battery fuse in your fusebox and burn out some expensive component in your car. Through his learning processes, he found just how costly it is to replace the stock amp that powers your stereo.<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman]] (who's been zapped)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06ljw Leah Joy Weintraub] (but only if you ask nicely)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon]<br />
<br />
=== Parallel Park ===<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman]], native New Yorker, has parked in spots so tight that getting in and out depended on using room provided by nudging cars parked in front and behind, counting on the flexibility of their shocks. His record in Williamstown was set when moving into his [[Morgan#East|Morgan East]] room for the [[Summer 2004|Summer of 2004]], when he parked at the top of [[Spring Street]], leaving enough room on either end of the car to fit one finger, but not two.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] is also a native New Yorker and often takes it upon himself to giggle at the non-city folk that have such a tough time parking in huge spots on Spring Street.<br />
<br />
===Get Parking Tickets ===<br />
[[Chris St.Cyr]] (5 tickets and the infamous car boot to the front tire in first two months here as a freshman)<br />
<br />
[[Evan Miller]] (6 in as many days)<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] two in three days in Queens, NYC. Both while at the vehicle, one while inside it.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] accidentally left car parked illegally outside of Mission for days to find 4 tickets upon his return.<br />
<br />
===Get Speeding Tickets===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] (2 tickets, 88 in a 55 in Virginia and 91 in a 65 in New Jersey--cut down to 84 by the nice state trooper--within a month)<br />
<br />
==Oral Skills==<br />
<br />
===I can blow free-floating saliva bubbles===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty] (Mr. Bubbles)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (I can catch it, too)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08smc Sara Carian]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08jvd James DiCosmo]<br />
<br />
===I can curl my tongue into a W===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09les Leah Shoer]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06jak Jessie Kerr]<br />
<br />
===I can touch my tongue to my nose===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06lc Lucy Cox-Chapman]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jfm Jake Manley]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07whp Hazen Parsons] (Without even having to strain.)<br />
<br />
[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=0jak Jessie Kerr]<br />
<br />
===I can tie a cherry stem into a knot in my mouth===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] <br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (gimme 40 seconds)<br />
<br />
[[Julianne Shelby '06 | Julianne Shelby]]<br />
<br />
Liz Macek, '07<br />
<br />
===I can turn my tongue so it's vertical instead of horizontal===<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]]<br />
<br />
[[Julianne Shelby '06]]<br />
<br />
[[Jessie Kerr '06]]<br />
<br />
===I can turn my tongue past vertical, until it's upside down===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty]<br />
<br />
==Manual Skills==<br />
<br />
===I can snap my fingers by flipping my wrist===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (right hand only)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya] (both hands)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09jrd Jonathan Dahlberg] - amazingly well<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon]<br />
<br />
===I can snap without my thumb.===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07whp Hazen Parsons] (right hand more audible...my ticket to fame.)<br />
<br />
===I can pull my fingers back to touch the back of my hand===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jgc John Chatlos] can.<br />
<br />
[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]] can pull her thumb back to touch her forearm, which is almost as good.<br />
<br />
==Other body skills==<br />
<br />
===Face Tricks===<br />
<br />
Some people can hang a spoon from their nose.<br />
<br />
Liz macek can hang 4 spoons on her face simultaneously<br />
<br />
Jessie can make her nose crack<br />
<br />
===Ear Tricks ===<br />
Katie Montgomery can move her ears independently of one another. <br />
<br />
Margit Sande-Kerback '05 can wiggle her ears.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] can wiggle his ears, but he can only move his left ear independent of his right, not vice-versa.<br />
<br />
[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]] can wiggle her left ear. Just her left ear.<br />
<br />
Andrew Meador can wiggle his ears separately or together.<br />
<br />
===I can dislocate my...===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09bro Bonnie O'Keefe] can dislocate her right hip.<br />
<br />
[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]] can dislocate her right shoulder. (Also, judging by the number of stupid body tricks she's signed up for, she might be a circus freak.)<br />
<br />
=== I Can Get a Cool/Rare/Weird Disease ===<br />
<br />
[[Seth Brown|Seth Brown '01]] (scurvy)<br />
<br />
Jesse Dill (amoebic dysentery, pleurisy)<br />
<br />
==Computer Languages==<br />
<br />
===Assembly Language===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (kind of...)<br />
<br />
[[Paul N. Stansifer '07]] (my claim to masculinity)<br />
<br />
===Befunge===<br />
<br />
Steve Winslow '04<br />
<br />
[[Brent Yorgey]] '04<br />
<br />
===C===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] <br />
<br />
[[Brent Yorgey]] '04<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09ras Rahul Shah]<br />
<br />
===Haskell===<br />
<br />
[[Brent Yorgey]] '04 (the most beautiful language ever -- don't give me this Ruby crap)<br />
<br />
===Java===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dpr Daniel Rooney] (disgusting)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (shamefully well)<br />
<br />
[[Brent Yorgey]] '04 (I frickin' TEACH this language)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] (not bad either.)<br />
<br />
===JavaScript===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (just a pinch)<br />
<br />
===LabVIEW===<br />
<br />
Joe Shoer '06 (though he's ashamed to admit he knows such a stupid language)<br />
<br />
===LaTeX===<br />
<br />
[[Daniel Klein '06|Daniel Klein]] (too good for word processing)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (too poor for Word)<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] (infinitely superior to anything else)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (It's pretty frickin sweet)<br />
<br />
===Lisp===<br />
<br />
(cons '[[Brent Yorgey]] (cons '04<br />
(cons '[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] '07)))<br />
<br />
===Mathematica===<br />
<br />
[[Daniel Klein '06|Daniel Klein]] (is too a real language)<br />
<br />
[[Joe Shoer '06]] (it's my thesis, and I can do more with it than the math nerds can)<br />
<br />
[[Laura Effinger-Dean '06]] (I make pretty pictures for my thesis!)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06nsy Nick Yates '06] (Pretty spirals! Ooh!)<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] (I'll isoperimeterize you!)<br />
<br />
===PARI/GP===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06nsy Nick Yates '06] (For a number theoretic software called [http://pari.math.u-bordeaux.fr/ PARI]; similar to C)<br />
<br />
===Perl===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06cks Kai Steverson] (competent)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (wizardly)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08jwc_2 Jing Cao] (kind of)<br />
<br />
[[Brent Yorgey]] '04 (JAPH)<br />
<br />
===PHP===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07yfh Young Hahn] (godly)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08kch Katherine Huang] (sort of)<br />
<br />
===Python===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (the scripting language of choice)<br />
<br />
===R===<br />
<br />
[[Daniel Klein '06|Daniel Klein]] (it makes statistics fun!)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (needs to learn how to put his skills on his own line but is probably very capable at R)<br />
<br />
===Ruby===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (the scripting language of choice)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya] (the most beautiful language ever)<br />
<br />
===WC237 Microcode===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (well, at one point at least...)<br />
<br />
===XML/XSLT/XPath/XQuery===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya] (hey, at least I'm not claiming CSS & HTML to be languages)<br />
<br />
==Software==<br />
<br />
===ChemDraw===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] (Don't make me clipware you.)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07whp Hazen Parsons]<br />
<br />
===PowerPoint===<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] (godly)<br />
<br />
===AppleWorks===<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] (fears no page/margin/line spacing/font size requirement)<br />
<br />
==Human Languages==<br />
<br />
===Bengali===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09am_4 Aroop Mukharji]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07am Auyon Mukharji]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07ra Rowena Ahsan]<br />
<br />
===Catalán===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] (learned a little bit while abroad in Barcelona)<br />
<br />
===Chinese (Cantonese, Hakka, Mandarin, Shanghainese, Taiwanese, Hokkien, Teochew...)===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09lcj Lauren Johnson]<br />
<br />
[[Lars Enwereuzor Kana Ojukwu]] '07<br />
<br />
===French===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] (He used to be much better, but he now inserts random Catalán words in French conversation.)<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] is still pretty good at French.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08sjp Samantha Peterson] is majoring in it, so she probably knows a few phrases.<br />
<br />
===German===<br />
<br />
===Greek===<br />
<br />
Hazen (As in I can write in it and tell you how to pronounce the letters of their alphabet. I didn't write this.)<br />
<br />
Math nerds know the Greek alphabet.<br />
<br />
So do Classics majors.<br />
<br />
===Hebrew===<br />
Robert Streicker '07<br />
<br />
Zachary Ulman '06<br />
<br />
[[Danny Fischler '06]]<br />
<br />
Davida Kutscher '03<br />
<br />
Elissa Brown '09<br />
<br />
===Hindi===<br />
<br />
[[Ananda V. Burra '07]]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09nn Sandy Nandagopal]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09ras Rahul Shah]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06ng Nikhar Gaikwad]<br />
<br />
===Italian===<br />
<br />
[[Lucy Cox-Chapman '06]] spent a semester in Italy<br />
<br />
===Japanese===<br />
<br />
[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]] now knows how to say "my husband got drunk and hit me."<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] frequently mutters small phrases in Japanese. People think she is mumbling, becuase they don't understand Japanese. In addition to randomly speaking in Japanese, she also randomly speaks English with an excellent Japanese accent.<br />
<br />
[[Leah Weintraub '06]] spent a semester in Japan. Ergo, she probably speaks Japanese.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08cvw Charlotte White] rocks at Japanese, and is easily distracted by pretty things from Japan. She also says "WTF Japan" rather often. As should we all.<br />
<br />
===Latin===<br />
<br />
===Pig Latin===<br />
<br />
[[Seth Brown]] taught a course on Pig Latin during Winter Study 1997.<br />
<br />
===Oppish===<br />
<br />
[[Alden Robinson '06]] whopat dopo yopou thopink opof thopat?<br />
<br />
===Polish===<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] can say "What's up, sweetheart?"<br />
<br />
===Portugese===<br />
<br />
===Russian===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tmg Michael Gallagher]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07elb Emily Button] can say "I've seen more women than you've seen sparrows!" <br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08ik Ilya Khodosh] does an excellent drunk old Russian man impression.<br />
<br />
[[Suzanne C. Walsh '05]] can say, "Her breasts are as big as pineapples" and can translate for fiends who lose the ability to speak English and can only speak in Russian while drunk.<br />
<br />
She is also known to mutter things in Georgian. And we're not talking about, "y'all."<br />
<br />
===Spanish===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] (speaks Dominican Spanish--impossible to comprehend for most other spanish speakers because it sounds more like really fast Italian than anything else)<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] (budding bachatero)<br />
<br />
[[Alan Cordova '06]]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09bry Bernard Yaros]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09st Sofia Torres] (but apparently she speaks Mexican, a variation of Spanish)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08pmr Paulette Rodriguez] can speak Spanish without consonants (also known as Puerto Rican--similar to Dominican)<br />
<br />
===Turkish===<br />
<br />
==Other Languages==<br />
<br />
===Caveman Talk===<br />
<br />
[[Chris St.Cyr]]<br />
<br />
[[Ug]]<br />
<br />
===Dog Bark===<br />
[[Danny Fischler '06]] barks at cars, beeping alarms, and squirrels with nice legs.<br />
<br />
===Cat Meow===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08amh_2 Alexa Herlach] and she does it often.<br />
<br />
[[Julianne Shelby '06]] is probably just actually a cat<br />
<br />
===Cow Moo===<br />
<br />
===Bear Growl===<br />
<br />
Despite failing to get the dancing, trained circus bear part of "Gorky" in her high school's production of "The Cave Dwellers," Katie Montgomery was lauded for her ability to sound sort of like a bear.<br />
<br />
===Burping===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08sjp Samantha Peterson] can burp the alphabet. Backwards.<br />
<br />
==Circus Arts & other amazing feats==<br />
<br />
===I can ride a unicycle!===<br />
Alex Ambros (the 1 in 2000 girl)<br />
<br />
Elissa Brown (in the same entry as Alex - what's the probability of ''that''?)<br />
<br />
Abby McBride can too!<br />
<br />
Bryan Dragon can but doesn't want anybody to know about it.<br />
<br />
===I can slackline===<br />
Elissa Brown (shakily)<br />
<br />
Alex Ambros<br />
<br />
Dave Kleinschmidt (if I'm lucky)<br />
<br />
Evan Bick<br />
<br />
Sean McKenzie<br />
<br />
===I can juggle (balls, clubs, knives, flaming torches, etc.)===<br />
Alex Ambros (working on passing clubs)<br />
<br />
Elissa Brown (see above. We'll get it eventually)<br />
<br />
Ben Brooks (I can do everything listed in the title except "etc." Whatever that is...)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08jcr Jason Ren] (I can do everything listed AND Etc. I know what it is)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06rss_2 Robin Stewart] (He's the master)<br />
<br />
[[Jacob Eisler]] '04 says his one of his two major accomplishments in high school was learning to juggle.<br />
<br />
==Communication==<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07mcp Margaret Pigman] can read and write braille, and has a braille typewriter! And, and, and! Margaret takes class notes in Braille.<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] can write holding a pencil with her toes.<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] is the fastest two-finger typist there is, and can do so blindly.<br />
<br />
==Impressions==<br />
[[Joseph Gangestad '06]] can do an uncanny Gollum (Andy Serkis) <br />
<br />
==Luck==<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06lds Lisetta Shah]<br />
can find 4-leaf clovers pretty much just by looking down at the ground for a couple seconds, and sometimes without even that much effort.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Skills&diff=4597Skills2005-11-08T22:45:25Z<p>152.23.82.107: /* Russian */</p>
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<div>'''Don't be shy.''' Can you do something that other people find useful, entertaining, or impressive? Don't hide it under a bushel! Instead, post here. Put your proficiency in parentheses. Add new categories and skills as appropriate.<br />
<br />
==Automotive Skills==<br />
<br />
===Drive Stick Shift===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (maniacally)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dpr Daniel Rooney] (erotically)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty] (smooth as shit out of a duck's ass)<br />
<br />
Joe Shoer '06 (that's what she said)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07kfm Katie Montgomery] (could drive anything from a '82 Toyota Tercel to a forklift, or so she believes)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] (She learned in a week.)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08sjp Samantha Peterson] (automatics are for women)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jyl Janey Waney Lee] (She doesn't even need to say anything.)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06ljw Leah Joy Weintraub] (In her other life, she actually is a race car driver.) (So she has problems making right turns.)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06lc Lucy Cox-Chapman](Better than her brother)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09jrc Jay Cox-Chapman](Worse than his sister)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07hmh Helena Harnik] (I have two driving licenses, one for each side of the road. Yeah that's right- I can use either hand to shift. That makes me 2x more stick-savvy than everyone else)<br />
<br />
[[Ronit Bhattacharyya '07]] (Only ever driven stick shift; now I just wish I could drive on the right side of the road)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08amr_2 Anne Royston '08] (can shift from both driver's and passenger's seat; working on backseat)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07mse Matthew Earle '07] (Double-clutch downshifts saves wear on synchros, but may have caused the expensive timing chain misalignment he just had fixed)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (Including sketchy old truck clutches)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06chh Clara Hard] (West Coast style)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09nsc Nick Colella] (Has to watch out for moose)<br />
<br />
===Drive Really Fast In Reverse===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dsf Danny Fischler] once pulled a k-turn, maxing at around 20mph, across the width of a freeway entrance. With [http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06rmb Becky frickin' Burditt] in the back seat. Ca-raaaaaazy.<br />
<br />
===Sweet Jumps===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] likes to go as fast as he can when he sees speed bumps and likes to think he gets an inch or two of air in his 2-ton SUV every time.<br />
<br />
===Change a Tire===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez '06] has changed more than his fair share of tires and learned that salt+rust will effectively glue a wheel onto the axle. Solution? Wedge the flat edge of your hubcap-removal tool into the jammed area and whack the crap out of it with a hammer. Eventually, if you're lucky, that wheel will pop right off.<br />
<br />
===Jumpstart a Car===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez '06] has also had his fair share of car jumpstarts and knows not to connect the black plug to red and red plug to black. If you do, you will blow the battery fuse in your fusebox and burn out some expensive component in your car. Through his learning processes, he found just how costly it is to replace the stock amp that powers your stereo.<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman]] (who's been zapped)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06ljw Leah Joy Weintraub] (but only if you ask nicely)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon]<br />
<br />
=== Parallel Park ===<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman]], native New Yorker, has parked in spots so tight that getting in and out depended on using room provided by nudging cars parked in front and behind, counting on the flexibility of their shocks. His record in Williamstown was set when moving into his [[Morgan#East|Morgan East]] room for the [[Summer 2004|Summer of 2004]], when he parked at the top of [[Spring Street]], leaving enough room on either end of the car to fit one finger, but not two.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] is also a native New Yorker and often takes it upon himself to giggle at the non-city folk that have such a tough time parking in huge spots on Spring Street.<br />
<br />
===Get Parking Tickets ===<br />
[[Chris St.Cyr]] (5 tickets and the infamous car boot to the front tire in first two months here as a freshman)<br />
<br />
[[Evan Miller]] (6 in as many days)<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] two in three days in Queens, NYC. Both while at the vehicle, one while inside it.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] accidentally left car parked illegally outside of Mission for days to find 4 tickets upon his return.<br />
<br />
===Get Speeding Tickets===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] (2 tickets, 88 in a 55 in Virginia and 91 in a 65 in New Jersey--cut down to 84 by the nice state trooper--within a month)<br />
<br />
==Oral Skills==<br />
<br />
===I can blow free-floating saliva bubbles===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty] (Mr. Bubbles)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (I can catch it, too)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08smc Sara Carian]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08jvd James DiCosmo]<br />
<br />
===I can curl my tongue into a W===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09les Leah Shoer]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06jak Jessie Kerr]<br />
<br />
===I can touch my tongue to my nose===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06lc Lucy Cox-Chapman]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jfm Jake Manley]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07whp Hazen Parsons] (Without even having to strain.)<br />
<br />
[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=0jak Jessie Kerr]<br />
<br />
===I can tie a cherry stem into a knot in my mouth===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] <br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (gimme 40 seconds)<br />
<br />
[[Julianne Shelby '06 | Julianne Shelby]]<br />
<br />
Liz Macek, '07<br />
<br />
===I can turn my tongue so it's vertical instead of horizontal===<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]]<br />
<br />
[[Julianne Shelby '06]]<br />
<br />
[[Jessie Kerr '06]]<br />
<br />
===I can turn my tongue past vertical, until it's upside down===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06bwd Brendan Dougherty]<br />
<br />
==Manual Skills==<br />
<br />
===I can snap my fingers by flipping my wrist===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (right hand only)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya] (both hands)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09jrd Jonathan Dahlberg] - amazingly well<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon]<br />
<br />
===I can snap without my thumb.===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07whp Hazen Parsons] (right hand more audible...my ticket to fame.)<br />
<br />
===I can pull my fingers back to touch the back of my hand===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jgc John Chatlos] can.<br />
<br />
[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]] can pull her thumb back to touch her forearm, which is almost as good.<br />
<br />
==Other body skills==<br />
<br />
===Face Tricks===<br />
<br />
Some people can hang a spoon from their nose.<br />
<br />
Liz macek can hang 4 spoons on her face simultaneously<br />
<br />
Jessie can make her nose crack<br />
<br />
===Ear Tricks ===<br />
Katie Montgomery can move her ears independently of one another. <br />
<br />
Margit Sande-Kerback '05 can wiggle her ears.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] can wiggle his ears, but he can only move his left ear independent of his right, not vice-versa.<br />
<br />
[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]] can wiggle her left ear. Just her left ear.<br />
<br />
Andrew Meador can wiggle his ears separately or together.<br />
<br />
===I can dislocate my...===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09bro Bonnie O'Keefe] can dislocate her right hip.<br />
<br />
[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]] can dislocate her right shoulder. (Also, judging by the number of stupid body tricks she's signed up for, she might be a circus freak.)<br />
<br />
=== I Can Get a Cool/Rare/Weird Disease ===<br />
<br />
[[Seth Brown|Seth Brown '01]] (scurvy)<br />
<br />
Jesse Dill (amoebic dysentery, pleurisy)<br />
<br />
==Computer Languages==<br />
<br />
===Assembly Language===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (kind of...)<br />
<br />
[[Paul N. Stansifer '07]] (my claim to masculinity)<br />
<br />
===Befunge===<br />
<br />
Steve Winslow '04<br />
<br />
[[Brent Yorgey]] '04<br />
<br />
===C===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] <br />
<br />
[[Brent Yorgey]] '04<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09ras Rahul Shah]<br />
<br />
===Haskell===<br />
<br />
[[Brent Yorgey]] '04 (the most beautiful language ever -- don't give me this Ruby crap)<br />
<br />
===Java===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dpr Daniel Rooney] (disgusting)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (shamefully well)<br />
<br />
[[Brent Yorgey]] '04 (I frickin' TEACH this language)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] (not bad either.)<br />
<br />
===JavaScript===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (just a pinch)<br />
<br />
===LabVIEW===<br />
<br />
Joe Shoer '06 (though he's ashamed to admit he knows such a stupid language)<br />
<br />
===LaTeX===<br />
<br />
[[Daniel Klein '06|Daniel Klein]] (too good for word processing)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (too poor for Word)<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] (infinitely superior to anything else)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (It's pretty frickin sweet)<br />
<br />
===Lisp===<br />
<br />
(cons '[[Brent Yorgey]] (cons '04<br />
(cons '[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] '07)))<br />
<br />
===Mathematica===<br />
<br />
[[Daniel Klein '06|Daniel Klein]] (is too a real language)<br />
<br />
[[Joe Shoer '06]] (it's my thesis, and I can do more with it than the math nerds can)<br />
<br />
[[Laura Effinger-Dean '06]] (I make pretty pictures for my thesis!)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06nsy Nick Yates '06] (Pretty spirals! Ooh!)<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] (I'll isoperimeterize you!)<br />
<br />
===PARI/GP===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06nsy Nick Yates '06] (For a number theoretic software called [http://pari.math.u-bordeaux.fr/ PARI]; similar to C)<br />
<br />
===Perl===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06cks Kai Steverson] (competent)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (wizardly)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08jwc_2 Jing Cao] (kind of)<br />
<br />
[[Brent Yorgey]] '04 (JAPH)<br />
<br />
===PHP===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07yfh Young Hahn] (godly)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08kch Katherine Huang] (sort of)<br />
<br />
===Python===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (the scripting language of choice)<br />
<br />
===R===<br />
<br />
[[Daniel Klein '06|Daniel Klein]] (it makes statistics fun!)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (needs to learn how to put his skills on his own line but is probably very capable at R)<br />
<br />
===Ruby===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06emm Evan Miller] (the scripting language of choice)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya] (the most beautiful language ever)<br />
<br />
===WC237 Microcode===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tfv Travis Vachon] (well, at one point at least...)<br />
<br />
===XML/XSLT/XPath/XQuery===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya] (hey, at least I'm not claiming CSS & HTML to be languages)<br />
<br />
==Software==<br />
<br />
===ChemDraw===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] (Don't make me clipware you.)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07whp Hazen Parsons]<br />
<br />
===PowerPoint===<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] (godly)<br />
<br />
===AppleWorks===<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] (fears no page/margin/line spacing/font size requirement)<br />
<br />
==Human Languages==<br />
<br />
===Bengali===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09am_4 Aroop Mukharji]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07am Auyon Mukharji]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07ra Rowena Ahsan]<br />
<br />
===Catalán===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] (learned a little bit while abroad in Barcelona)<br />
<br />
===Chinese (Cantonese, Hakka, Mandarin, Shanghainese, Taiwanese, Hokkien, Teochew...)===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09lcj Lauren Johnson]<br />
<br />
[[Lars Enwereuzor Kana Ojukwu]] '07<br />
<br />
===French===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] (He used to be much better, but he now inserts random Catalán words in French conversation.)<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] is still pretty good at French.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08sjp Samantha Peterson] is majoring in it, so she probably knows a few phrases.<br />
<br />
===German===<br />
<br />
===Greek===<br />
<br />
Hazen (As in I can write in it and tell you how to pronounce the letters of their alphabet. I didn't write this.)<br />
<br />
Math nerds know the Greek alphabet.<br />
<br />
So do Classics majors.<br />
<br />
===Hebrew===<br />
Robert Streicker '07<br />
<br />
Zachary Ulman '06<br />
<br />
[[Danny Fischler '06]]<br />
<br />
Davida Kutscher '03<br />
<br />
Elissa Brown '09<br />
<br />
===Hindi===<br />
<br />
[[Ananda V. Burra '07]]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09nn Sandy Nandagopal]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb Ronit Bhattacharyya]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09ras Rahul Shah]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06ng Nikhar Gaikwad]<br />
<br />
===Italian===<br />
<br />
[[Lucy Cox-Chapman '06]] spent a semester in Italy<br />
<br />
===Japanese===<br />
<br />
[[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06 | Amanda Van Rhyn]] now knows how to say "my husband got drunk and hit me."<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] frequently mutters small phrases in Japanese. People think she is mumbling, becuase they don't understand Japanese. In addition to randomly speaking in Japanese, she also randomly speaks English with an excellent Japanese accent.<br />
<br />
[[Leah Weintraub '06]] spent a semester in Japan. Ergo, she probably speaks Japanese.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08cvw Charlotte White] rocks at Japanese, and is easily distracted by pretty things from Japan. She also says "WTF Japan" rather often. As should we all.<br />
<br />
===Latin===<br />
<br />
===Pig Latin===<br />
<br />
[[Seth Brown]] taught a course on Pig Latin during Winter Study 1997.<br />
<br />
===Oppish===<br />
<br />
[[Alden Robinson '06]] whopat dopo yopou thopink opof thopat?<br />
<br />
===Polish===<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] can say "What's up, sweetheart?"<br />
<br />
===Portugese===<br />
<br />
===Russian===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06tmg Michael Gallagher]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07elb Emily Button] can say "I've seen more women than you've seen sparrows!" <br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08ik Ilya Khodosh] does an excellent drunk old Russian man impression.<br />
<br />
[Suzanne C. Walsh '05] can say, "Her breasts are as big as pineapples" and can translate for fiends who lose the ability to speak English and can only speak in Russian while drunk.<br />
<br />
===Spanish===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06dr David Rodriguez] (speaks Dominican Spanish--impossible to comprehend for most other spanish speakers because it sounds more like really fast Italian than anything else)<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] (budding bachatero)<br />
<br />
[[Alan Cordova '06]]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09bry Bernard Yaros]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09st Sofia Torres] (but apparently she speaks Mexican, a variation of Spanish)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08pmr Paulette Rodriguez] can speak Spanish without consonants (also known as Puerto Rican--similar to Dominican)<br />
<br />
===Turkish===<br />
<br />
==Other Languages==<br />
<br />
===Caveman Talk===<br />
<br />
[[Chris St.Cyr]]<br />
<br />
[[Ug]]<br />
<br />
===Dog Bark===<br />
[[Danny Fischler '06]] barks at cars, beeping alarms, and squirrels with nice legs.<br />
<br />
===Cat Meow===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08amh_2 Alexa Herlach] and she does it often.<br />
<br />
[[Julianne Shelby '06]] is probably just actually a cat<br />
<br />
===Cow Moo===<br />
<br />
===Bear Growl===<br />
<br />
Despite failing to get the dancing, trained circus bear part of "Gorky" in her high school's production of "The Cave Dwellers," Katie Montgomery was lauded for her ability to sound sort of like a bear.<br />
<br />
===Burping===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08sjp Samantha Peterson] can burp the alphabet. Backwards.<br />
<br />
==Circus Arts & other amazing feats==<br />
<br />
===I can ride a unicycle!===<br />
Alex Ambros (the 1 in 2000 girl)<br />
<br />
Elissa Brown (in the same entry as Alex - what's the probability of ''that''?)<br />
<br />
Abby McBride can too!<br />
<br />
Bryan Dragon can but doesn't want anybody to know about it.<br />
<br />
===I can slackline===<br />
Elissa Brown (shakily)<br />
<br />
Alex Ambros<br />
<br />
Dave Kleinschmidt (if I'm lucky)<br />
<br />
Evan Bick<br />
<br />
Sean McKenzie<br />
<br />
===I can juggle (balls, clubs, knives, flaming torches, etc.)===<br />
Alex Ambros (working on passing clubs)<br />
<br />
Elissa Brown (see above. We'll get it eventually)<br />
<br />
Ben Brooks (I can do everything listed in the title except "etc." Whatever that is...)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08jcr Jason Ren] (I can do everything listed AND Etc. I know what it is)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06rss_2 Robin Stewart] (He's the master)<br />
<br />
[[Jacob Eisler]] '04 says his one of his two major accomplishments in high school was learning to juggle.<br />
<br />
==Communication==<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07mcp Margaret Pigman] can read and write braille, and has a braille typewriter! And, and, and! Margaret takes class notes in Braille.<br />
<br />
[[Diana Davis '07]] can write holding a pencil with her toes.<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Landsman|Jonathan Landsman '05]] is the fastest two-finger typist there is, and can do so blindly.<br />
<br />
==Impressions==<br />
[[Joseph Gangestad '06]] can do an uncanny Gollum (Andy Serkis) <br />
<br />
==Luck==<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06lds Lisetta Shah]<br />
can find 4-leaf clovers pretty much just by looking down at the ground for a couple seconds, and sometimes without even that much effort.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=3223Main Page2005-10-26T15:15:50Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''The wiki belongs to you.''' Feel free to use it to post useful information about some aspect of [[Williams College]]. It works pretty well for biographical sketches, for quick and dirty home pages for [[List of student groups|clubs]] and [[classes]], and for how-to articles explaining how to do something cool or interesting.<br />
<br />
Below are some pages of interest. You can add to this list, or in fact edit any page on the wiki, by clicking "Edit this page" (at the bottom).<br />
<br />
* [[Miscellaneous How-To's]]<br />
* [[List of student groups]]<br />
* [[Anchor housing]]<br />
* [[Guide to Tree-Climbing]]<br />
* [[Guide to Off-Campus Dining]]<br />
* [[Guide to Hiking]]<br />
* [[Guide to Room Draw]]<br />
* [[WSO How-To's]]<br />
* [[Buildings]]<br />
* [[Departments]]<br />
* [[Dining]]<br />
* [[Getting to Boston]]<br />
* [[Getting to Places in Albany]]<br />
* [[Your Mom]]<br />
* [[Organic Food]]<br />
* [[Stuff That Should Be Done]]<br />
* [[Games Students Play]]<br />
* [[Winter Study]]<br />
* [[Sports Teams]]<br />
<br />
You may also be interested in [[Wikipedia:Williams College|Wikipedia's entry on Williams College]], which has some good information.<br />
<br />
WSO/wiki is hosted by [[Williams Students Online]] and is not officially related to the college. It uses [http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net/ MediaWiki], the same software that powers the free and famous [[Wikipedia:Main page|Wikipedia]]. A Wiki is a site with many informative articles that anyone can edit. Feel free to contribute! We want this site to become a definitive source of information about Williams. Articles, biographies, stories, and how-to's are welcome, and on nearly any subject: buildings, people, organizations, classes, computing, hiking, anything of, about, or near the college. To edit an article, click "Edit this page" at the bottom of the article. To create a new article, there first needs to be a link to it; you can edit an existing, related article to create that link. You will probably want to consult [[Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page|Wikipedia's editing guide]] to learn the proper syntax. Feel free to experiment in the [[Sandbox]].</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Driving_Directions&diff=3222Driving Directions2005-10-26T15:15:11Z<p>152.23.82.107: /* Getting to the Albany Airport */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Getting to the Albany Airport ==<br />
Do not, I repeat, do ''not'' follow mapquest.<br />
Start out byy going around the Williamstown traffic circle, taking Rt. 7 South. Continue on Rt. 7 for several miles, then proceed to get on Rt. 2 West (towards Troy). Continue on this for quite a while, until you get past the town of Grafton in New York state. Look out for a sighn for Rt. 278. The turnoff will be after a school and a Stewart's shop. Stop and get ice cream if you like. Continue down all of 278 until you reach Rt. 7. Note the weird steeple of the Gilead Lutheran Church on your right side. Remember it; you'll turn off when you see it onto 278 coming back.<br />
Continue on Rt. 7 for a looong way. You'll go through Troy, then down a large hill. It'll divide towards the base into two different routes. Take the right lane to 787/7. Continue on Rt. 7. back up the valley. At the top, keep to the left and keep going. You'll merge onto Rt. 87 South. Do not go to Latham (that means, do not follow where 7 now goes, or you will end up in Latham. Do not get on 87 north (unless you have a hunkering to go to Montreal). Continue on Rt. 87 until you get to exit 4. There should be signs for the airport. Follow them by getting off the highway, turning left at the light, then right at the next light. Continue for about 2 miles, keeping to the right when the highway divides. Follow the signs to your appropriate parking option.<br />
<br />
Also, the Albany airport is not in Albany. It is in Colonie. If you find yourself in Albany, get on 787 north until you hit the exit for 7 west.<br />
<br />
== Getting to Crossgates Mall ==<br />
<br />
Follow all of the same directions, except do not get off at exit 4 on Rt. 87. Keep going. Take the Crossgates Mall exit (3, I believe) which will take you directly take you to the mall. Although beware if it is a school holiday, a Saturday, or the month of December. Do not take this exit, as it backs up. Take the next one. At the light, take a right, then at the next lihgt take another right. Continue down that street until you see the Crossgates signs on the right and then turn right into the mall.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Driving_Directions&diff=3221Driving Directions2005-10-26T15:14:34Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Getting to the Albany Airport ==<br />
Do not, I repeat, do ''not'' follow mapquest.<br />
Start out byy going around the Williamstown traffic circle, taking Rt. 7 South. Continue on Rt. 7 for several miles, then proceed to get on Rt. 2 West (towards Troy). Continue on this for quite a while, until you get past the town of Grafton in New York state. Look out for a sighn for Rt. 278. The turnoff will be after a school and a Stewart's shop. Stop and get ice cream if you like. Continue down all of 278 until you reach Rt. 7. Note the weird steeple of the Gilead Lutheran Church on your right side. Remember it; you'll turn off when you see it onto 278 coming back.<br />
Continue on Rt. 7 for a looong way. You'll go through Troy, then down a large hill. It'll divide towards the base into two different routes. Take the right lane to 787/7. Continue on Rt. 7. back up the valley. At the top, keep to the left and keep going. You'll merge onto Rt. 87 South. Do not go to Latham (that means, do not follow where 7 now goes, or you will end up in Latham. Do not get on 87 north (unless you have a hunkering to go to Montreal). Continue on Rt. 87 until you get to exit 4. There should be signs for the airport. Follow them by getting off the highway, turning left at the light, then right at the next light. Continue for about 2 miles, keeping to the right when the highway divides. Follow the signs to your appropriate parking option.<br />
<br />
Also, the Albany airport is not in Albany. It is in Colonie. If you find yourself in Albany, get on 787 north until you hit the exit 7 west.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Getting to Crossgates Mall ==<br />
<br />
Follow all of the same directions, except do not get off at exit 4 on Rt. 87. Keep going. Take the Crossgates Mall exit (3, I believe) which will take you directly take you to the mall. Although beware if it is a school holiday, a Saturday, or the month of December. Do not take this exit, as it backs up. Take the next one. At the light, take a right, then at the next lihgt take another right. Continue down that street until you see the Crossgates signs on the right and then turn right into the mall.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Driving_Directions&diff=3220Driving Directions2005-10-26T15:12:14Z<p>152.23.82.107: Albany driving directions</p>
<hr />
<div> == Getting to the Albany Airport ==<br />
Do not, I repeat, do *not* follow mapquest.<br />
Start out byy going around the Williamstown traffic circle, taking Rt. 7 South. Continue on Rt. 7 for several miles, then proceed to get on Rt. 2 West (towards Troy). Continue on this for quite a while, until you get past the town of Grafton in New York state. Look out for a sighn for Rt. 278. The turnoff will be after a school and a Stewart's shop. Stop and get ice cream if you like. Continue down all of 278 until you reach Rt. 7. Note the weird steeple of the Gilead Lutheran Church on your right side. Remember it; you'll turn off when you see it onto 278 coming back.<br />
Continue on Rt. 7 for a looong way. You'll go through Troy, then down a large hill. It'll divide towards the base into two different routes. Take the right lane to 787/7. Continue on Rt. 7. back up the valley. At the top, keep to the left and keep going. You'll merge onto Rt. 87 South. Do not go to Latham (that means, do not follow where 7 now goes, or you will end up in Latham. Do not get on 87 north (unless you have a hunkering to go to Montreal). Continue on Rt. 87 until you get to exit 4. There should be signs for the airport. Follow them by getting off the highway, turning left at the light, then right at the next light. Continue for about 2 miles, keeping to the right when the highway divides. Follow the signs to your appropriate parking option.<br />
<br />
Also, the Albany airport is not in Albany. It is in Colonie. If you find yourself in Albany, get on 787 north until you hit the exit 7 west.<br />
<br />
==Getting to Crossgates Mall ==<br />
Follow all of the same directions, except do not get off at exit 4 on Rt. 87. Keep going. Take the Crossgates Mall exit (3, I believe) which will take you directly take you to the mall. Although beware if it is a school holiday, a Saturday, or the month of December. Do not take this exit, as it backs up. Take the next one. At the light, take a right, then at the next lihgt take another right. Continue down that street until you see the Crossgates signs on the right and then turn right into the mall.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=3219Main Page2005-10-26T14:55:03Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''The wiki belongs to you.''' Feel free to use it to post useful information about some aspect of [[Williams College]]. It works pretty well for biographical sketches, for quick and dirty home pages for [[List of student groups|clubs]] and [[classes]], and for how-to articles explaining how to do something cool or interesting.<br />
<br />
Below are some pages of interest. You can add to this list, or in fact edit any page on the wiki, by clicking "Edit this page" (at the bottom).<br />
<br />
* [[Miscellaneous How-To's]]<br />
* [[List of student groups]]<br />
* [[Anchor housing]]<br />
* [[Guide to Tree-Climbing]]<br />
* [[Guide to Off-Campus Dining]]<br />
* [[Guide to Hiking]]<br />
* [[Guide to Room Draw]]<br />
* [[WSO How-To's]]<br />
* [[Buildings]]<br />
* [[Departments]]<br />
* [[Dining]]<br />
* [[Getting to Boston]]<br />
* [[Driving Directions]]<br />
* [[Your Mom]]<br />
* [[Organic Food]]<br />
* [[Stuff That Should Be Done]]<br />
* [[Games Students Play]]<br />
* [[Winter Study]]<br />
* [[Sports Teams]]<br />
<br />
You may also be interested in [[Wikipedia:Williams College|Wikipedia's entry on Williams College]], which has some good information.<br />
<br />
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<div>Where's there to eat around here? Here are some restaurants that are nearby, cheap, or good.<br />
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== Colonial Pizza ==<br />
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Constantine, the proprietor, is a minor Route 2 celebrity. This pushy flirt almost invariably concludes his phone exchanges with "OK, I take care of you" in a Greek immigrant accent. Anyway, the pizza is pretty good and not too pricey, although not many people swear by the crust. The calzones aren't bad, either. Colonial's delivers to Williams, and closes at "midnight" (11:30-midnight) on weekdays.<br />
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234 Main St<br />
Williamstown, MA 01267-2641 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/yp/imap.html?asin=B0003SOERO&ostr=&ocity=&ostate=&ozip=&destlat=42.702002&destlong=-73.184498&storePhone=4134589009&storeState=MA&storeZip=01267-2641&storeCity=Williamstown&storeStr=234%20Main%20St&storeName=Colonial%20Pizza map]<br />
Phone: (413) 458-9009<br />
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== Little Anthony's Pizza ==<br />
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Little Anthony's, located in North Adams, is an establisment relatively unknown among Williams students that is becoming well-regarded for its thick, tasty pizza. The Anthony Deluxe is a winner, they deliver to Williams, and they're open till one. What's not to like? Well, for one, they have a $15 minimum order for deliveries. Usually a pizza and a big bottle of soda will get you there.<br />
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1 River St<br />
North Adams, MA 01247-2404<br />
Phone: (413) 662-3600<br />
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==Mezze Bar and Bistro==<br />
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Located a couple of stores before Water Street Books. The fancy restaurant you get your parents to take you to when they're in town. Nice [http://www.mezzerestaurant.com/ website], too.<br />
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== McDonald's ==<br />
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Located a block past the overpass on Rte. 2, the North Adams McDonald's is almost always visited by Williams students between the hours of 1:30 and 5 a.m., the time when it's the only hot food in town. Caveat esor.<br />
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17 Union St<br />
North Adams, MA 01247-3548<br />
Phone: (413) 664-7272<br />
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== Subway ==<br />
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Delicious well priced sandwiches. You will have eaten at one of these before. Ask for the special spicy sauce (it's red in colour - I don't remember its name but it's awesome) Closes too early though.<br />
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== Desperado's ==<br />
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Located in Colonial Plaza, probably ''just'' too far to walk (though you can certainly do that if you want to). It looks kind of like a hole in the wall, but the food is good. Tex-Mex makes for a nice change from the Spring Street restaurants.<br />
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Pretty standard American fast food type tex-mex fare-- Nothing too well seasoned or too savory. Just a basic alternative to wrap night.<br />
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== Hobson's Choice ==<br />
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Located on the west side of Water Street between Latham and Meacham, Hobson's Choice offers excellent "American cuisine and seafood" for moderate prices. It features a make-your-own-salad bar, and the cozy atmosphere is highlighted by lots of those little hand-crafted puzles where you have to get a metal ring off some convoluted intertwining of other metal rings and triangles and bars. You know the sort. [[Brent Yorgey|I]] highly recommend the Cajun blackened swordfish/tuna.<br />
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Not to be confused with [http://afactor.net/hcf/index.html Hobson's Choice in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia]. You may also be interested to know the [http://www.wordorigins.org/wordorh.htm#Hobson's origin of the phrase] (a "hobson's choice" is a supposed choice where there is really no choice at all; presumably, in this context the implication is that one has no choice but to eat at the restaurant, since the food is so good).<br />
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159 Water Street Williamstown, MA 01267 Phone: (413) 458-9101<br />
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== Helen's Place ==<br />
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== Blue Benn Diner ==<br />
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Located in Bennington (Keep driving up Rt. 7 through Bennington. You'll se an authentic, tiny diner on your left. An amazing variety of food available, from meatloaf to french fries. Not high class, but still delicious.<br />
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== Water Street Grill ==<br />
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== Thai Garden ==<br />
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== Spice Root ==<br />
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Spice Root is a mid sized restaraunt on Spring Street that serves Indian food. The food is as close to authentic Indian that you'll find within a pretty good radius, and tastes quite good. Modestly priced student meals are available ($10 for a sit in meal and $5 for a take away of small proportions) The Naan bread is good, as is the tandoori chicken. The chole (pronounced chho-lay) served with a student meal is excellent.<br />
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Not for the hard-core Indian food fans who might be offended by the mixture of North Indian and South Indian cuisines, but definitely worth a try.<br />
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23 Spring St, Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-5200<br />
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== Rattlesnake Cafe ==<br />
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The best...or only place in the area to get Mexican food. Large portions of food and well worth the trip. To get there, take Rt. 7 most of the way through Bennington. It will be hidden back a ways on your left, and very brightly colored.<br />
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== Jae's Inn ==<br />
An asian fusian restaurant that is better than both Thai Garden and Chopsticks (in my opinion). Jae's Inn is also less pricey than Thai Garden...It's located just a little past Walmart on the right. Their pad thai is especially amazing if you prefer your pad thai an americanized, sugar filled glob. The sushi is divine as well. <br />
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It's a little far, but definitely worth the drive! It's also an Inn (as you might guess from the name...), so it's a bit nicer, but the ambiance is still very warm and inviting, with an art collection better suited for the walmart across the street.<br />
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1111 South State Street (Rt 8) North Adams, MA 01247 (413) 664-0100<br />
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== Chopsticks ==<br />
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Saki saki saki BOMB!<br />
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One time Bibby ordered from here and attempted to get sushi, and they weren't having it. For some reason, he kept asking the foreign phone answerer for more and more complex types of sushi, much to everyone's surprise. Finally, they agreed on some bizarre kind of sushi. Needless to say, Bibby wound up with 6 spring rolls. He called to complain, but it was OK because nobody who he was talking to spoke English. The end.<br />
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== Moonlight Diner ==<br />
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== Gramercy Bistro ==<br />
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A small, cozy bistro right near Mass MOCA. Excellent appetizers (especially the crab cake with a light wasabi sauce) and pretty nice desserts (the chocolate cake with raspberry hits the spot), but the entrees themselves were on the weak side. Reservations recommended. [http://www.gramercybistro.com/ Website]. Phone: (413) 663-5300.<br />
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== Gideon's ==<br />
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== Ye Olde Forge ==<br />
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A restaurant/tavern on Rt. 7 about 20 minutes from campus. The wings alone are reason enough to make the trip. Also famous for its wide selection of beers and the Beer Card (sample 50 different beers within a year and you'll get an engraved pewter stein).<br />
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Don't forget to have a designated driver!<br />
This is a classic getaway, especially for upperclassmen, but over the years it has become increasingly popular among the Williams community. A perfect night at the Forge involves several of their quality beers on tap (they normally have about 15 on tap at any time in addition to almost 300 more bottled varieties available), a cup of chili with cheeze and top it off with some Dean's Original wings (the buffalo style). Contrary to popular belief, the Forge also does food other than wings, which is also very tasty.<br />
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On the poster above the urinal in the male bathroom you may witness ongoing communication between two 05's (Shokstar and Z-mac) who loved the place more than anything else and still return there despite having graduated and living several hours away.<br />
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== Pappa Charlie's Deli ==<br />
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== Purple Pub ==</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_student_groups&diff=2431List of student groups2005-10-16T06:30:59Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
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<div>* [[(Moocho Macho Moocow Military) Marching Band]]<br />
* [[Accidentals]]<br />
* [[Williams African Students Organization]]<br />
* [[Aikikan]]<br />
* [[All Campus Entertainment]]<br />
* [[Anchors Away]]<br />
* [[Anime Club]]<br />
* [[Anti-Gravity Society]]<br />
* [[Asian Dance Troupe]]<br />
* [[Asian Theater Project]]<br />
* [[Asian-American Students in Action]]<br />
* [[Astronomy Club]]<br />
* [[Badminton Club]]<br />
* [[Berkshire Symphony]]<br />
* [[Biology Majors Advisory Committee]]<br />
* [[Black Student Union]]<br />
* [[Bone Marrow Registry Organization]]<br />
* [[Brass Ensemble]]<br />
* [[Bridge Club]]<br />
* [[Canboulay]]<br />
* [[Cap and Bells]]<br />
* [[Capoeira]] <br />
* [[Ceramics Club]]<br />
* [[Chamber Choir]]<br />
* [[Chess Club]]<br />
* [[Chinese-American Student Organization]]<br />
* [[Chocolate Appreciation Society]]<br />
* [[Williams Christian Fellowship]]<br />
* [[Cinephiles]]<br />
* [[Clarinet Choir]]<br />
* [[College Bowl]]<br />
* [[College Council]]<br />
* [[Combo Za]]<br />
* [[Williams Community Building Program]]<br />
* [[Williams Competitive Eating Organization]]<br />
* [[Competition Cheerleading]]<br />
* [[Concert Choir]]<br />
* [[Cricket Club]]<br />
* [[Culture Counter]]<br />
* [[Curling Club]]<br />
* [[Cycling Team]]<br />
* [[Dance Company]]<br />
* [[Dancesport Club]]<br />
* [[Dancing Folk]]<br />
* [[Debate Team]]<br />
* [[Democrats@Williams]]<br />
* [[Dissonance]]<br />
* [[Double Sixes at Williams]]<br />
* [[Elizabethans]]<br />
* [[Ephlats]]<br />
* [[Ephoria]]<br />
* [[Equestrian Team]]<br />
* [[Essence]]<br />
* [[The Feast]]<br />
* [[Williams Feminist Alliance]]<br />
* [[Fencing Club]]<br />
* [[Figure Skating Club]]<br />
* [[Frosh Council]]<br />
* [[Flute Choir]]<br />
* [[Forest Garden]]<br />
* [[Francophone and Francophile (French) Club]]<br />
* [[Free University]]<br />
* [[Williams Gaming Alliance]]<br />
* [[Gargoyle Society]]<br />
* [[Good Question]]<br />
* [[Gospel Choir]]<br />
* [[Grassroots Music]]<br />
* [http://wso.williams.edu/orgs/greensense/ Greensense] <br />
* [[The Gulielmensian]]<br />
* [[Gymnastics Club]]<br />
* [[Habitat for Humanity]]<br />
* [[Handbell Choir]]<br />
* [[Harrison Morgan Brown Pre-Medical Society]]<br />
* [[Hawai'i 'Ohana]]<br />
* [[House Coordinators]]<br />
* [[Independent Horns]]<br />
* [[Williams International Club]]<br />
* [[International Justice Journal]]<br />
* [[Williams Investment Club]]<br />
* [[Italian-American Club]]<br />
* [[Jazz Ensemble]]<br />
* [[Williams College Jewish Association]]<br />
* [[Junior Advisors for the Class of 2006]]<br />
* [[KAOS: Killing as Organized Sport]]<br />
* [[Koreans of Williams]]<br />
* [[Kusika]]<br />
* [[Lehman Community Service Council]]<br />
* [[Literary Review]]<br />
* [[Literary Society (Unbound Literary Magazine)]]<br />
* [[Mad Cow Humor Society]]<br />
* [[Martial Arts Club]]<br />
* [[Meditation Society, Williams]]<br />
* [[Minority Coalition]]<br />
* [[Museum Associates Program]]<br />
* [[Musical Pedagogy Association]]<br />
* [[Muslim Student Union]]<br />
* [[Nothin' But Cuties]]<br />
* [[Octet]]<br />
* [[Williams Outing Club]]<br />
* [[Peer Health]]<br />
* [[Percussion Ensemble]]<br />
* [[Photography Club]]<br />
* [[Poppers]]<br />
* [[Prizm]]<br />
* [[Purple Bike Coalition]]<br />
* [[Purple Key Society]]<br />
* [[Queer Student Union]]<br />
* [[Williams College Rape and Sexual Assault Network]]<br />
* [[The Williams Record]]<br />
* [[Garfield Republican Club]]<br />
* [[WARP]] or [[Williams Association of Role Players]]<br />
* [[Rotaract Club]]<br />
* [[Purple Cow Rowing Club]]<br />
* [[Rude Cider]]<br />
* [[Rugby Football Club]]<br />
* [[Run for a Cure]]<br />
* [[Sailing Team]]<br />
* [[Samulnori Club]]<br />
* [[Sankofa]]<br />
* [[Scattershot]]<br />
* [[Snowboarding Club]]<br />
* [[Sol Ka Fe]]<br />
* [[South Asian Students Association]]<br />
* [[Spanish Club]]<br />
* [[Springstreeters]]<br />
* [[String/Piano Chamber Music]]<br />
* [[Student Alumni Network]]<br />
* [[Student Centers Management Team]]<br />
* [[Student Global AIDS Campaign]]<br />
* [[Student Symphony]]<br />
* [[Students for Sensible Drug Policy]]<br />
* [[Students for Social Justice]]<br />
* [[Students of Caribbean Ancestry]]<br />
* [[Students of Mixed Heritage]]<br />
* [[Sushi Club]]<br />
* [[Swing Club]]<br />
* [[Symphonic Winds]]<br />
* [[Table Tennis Club]]<br />
* [[The Purple Bubble]]<br />
* [[The R.O.W.]]<br />
* [[Timeline Productions]]<br />
* [[Williams Ultimate Frisbee Organization]]<br />
* [[Vietnamese Students Association]]<br />
* [[Vista]]<br />
* [[Voice for Choice]]<br />
* [[Volleyball Team]]<br />
* [[WCFM Williamstown 91.9 FM]]<br />
* [[Water Polo Team]]<br />
* [[Wiffleball Club]]<br />
* [[Williams Catholic]]<br />
* [[Williams College Model United Nations]]<br />
* [[Williams Entrepreneurship Society]]<br />
* [[Williams Forensics Society]]<br />
* [[Williams Magic The Gathering Club]]<br />
* [[Williams Music Swap]]<br />
* [[Williams Rocket Club]]<br />
* [[Williams Students Online]]<br />
* [[Williams Trivia]]<br />
* [[Williams for Life]]<br />
* [[Woodwind Chamber Music]]<br />
* [[Writing Workshop]]<br />
* [[Youth Vote]]<br />
* [[Zambezi Marimba Band ]]</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=WARP&diff=2430WARP2005-10-16T06:22:37Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
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<div>WARP (the Williams Association of Role-Players) is a club dedicated to roleplaying and similar [[Odd quad | Odd Quad]]-type activities. The club is noted for its laissez-faire organization; traditionally WARP only holds one meeting, at the beginning of the year, and thereafter organizes through its listserver in smaller groups. (If it sounds fragmented and chaotic, that's because it is.) Although roleplaying is a primary focus of WARP, it coordinates a variety of similar activities. Among them are bopswording (hitting each other with PVC-and-foam swords for fun and profit), Laser Tag, board games, card games, and whatever else comes to mind. <br />
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The WARP listserver, in addition to serving as the coordination tool of the club, also serves the valuable purpose of a spam conduit, down which people send links to strange news articles, online games, and other procrastination aids. The listserver is also a good place to settle important fantasy-battle questions, like "who would win in a fight: a cave troll, or a pack of velociraptors?" Finally, the WARP listserver is an excellent place to observe WARP crust in action, since many WARP members never leave the listserver even after graduation.<br />
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Traditionally WARP has two "real" officer positions: the Figurehead (president) and the Shady Grand Vizier (treasurer). The current (05-06) Figurehead is [[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06]], and the current Grand Vizier is [[Jake F. Manley '07]]. In practice, WARP has a long hierarchy of ever-fluctuating ceremonial titles, the most enduring of which is the [[Not-Pope]].<br />
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WARP is affiliated with most of the other organizations of the [[Odd quad | Odd Quad]], if only by shared membership. The strongest link is to the [[Deviants]] listserver, which serves as a more neutral socialization branch of essentially the same social group. Other closely-affiliated organizations include the [[Elizabethans]], the [[(Moocho Macho Moocow Military) Marching Band]], and the [[Mad Cow]].<br />
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Past leaders have included:<br />
2004-5: [[Jeff Dougherty '05]] and [[Jake Mandel '05]], Co-Presidents and [[Seth Zeren '05]], Holder of the Purse Strings</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Williams_Association_of_Role_Players&diff=2429Williams Association of Role Players2005-10-16T06:20:49Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
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<div>Also known as [[WARP]]</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Suzanne_C._Walsh&diff=2428Suzanne C. Walsh2005-10-16T06:15:42Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
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<div>Suzanne Walsh has sadly graduated and is attending UNC Chapel Hill, where she is obtaining dual masters in art history and library science. She is engaged to [[Jake F. Manley '07]] and majored in [[art]] at Williams.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Driscoll_Dining_Hall&diff=2427Driscoll Dining Hall2005-10-16T06:13:17Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
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<div>Known once for its dirtiness. See [[The Dirty D]]. Also known for the engagement of [[Jake F. Manley '07]] and [[Suzanne C. Walsh '05]] on December 1, 2004. Also also known for [[Driscoll Deviations]]. <br />
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Driscoll has a deli lunch every day, serving deli sandwiches, both cold and the hot sandwiches of the day. Driscoll also has a pasta chef every day at lunch to make wonderful and diverse pasta dishes.<br />
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Also notable are mini cinnamon buns at breakfast.<br />
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Driscoll is NOT the place to be eating dinner though. Unless you go for the social atmosphere, in which Driscoll is clearly superior to all other dining halls. It was once a much better place to eat for dinner, as it was once the location for Wednesday Orange Chicken night from [[Chopsticks]] as well as other nightly specials including Ben and Jerry's ice cream.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Driscoll_Dining_Hall&diff=2426Driscoll Dining Hall2005-10-16T06:12:07Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
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<div>Known once for its dirtiness. See [[The Dirty D]]. Also known for the engagement of [[Jake F. Manley, '07]] and [[Suzanne C. Walsh '05]] on December 1, 2004. Also also known for [[Driscoll Deviations]]. <br />
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Driscoll has a deli lunch every day, serving deli sandwiches, both cold and the hot sandwiches of the day. Driscoll also has a pasta chef every day at lunch to make wonderful and diverse pasta dishes.<br />
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Also notable are mini cinnamon buns at breakfast.<br />
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Driscoll is NOT the place to be eating dinner though. Unless you go for the social atmosphere, in which Driscoll is clearly superior to all other dining halls. It was once a much better place to eat for dinner, as it was once the location for Wednesday Orange Chicken night from [[Chopsticks]] as well as other nightly specials including Ben and Jerry's ice cream.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Jake_F._Manley&diff=2425Jake F. Manley2005-10-16T06:10:09Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
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<div>Jake Manley is a mild mannered [[art]] major by day, fearless Holder of the Purse Strings of [[WARP]] by night. Alas, he is taken by [[Suzanne C. Walsh '05]], to whom her proposed to at [[Driscoll]] on December 1, 2004.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Katherine_L._Dieber&diff=2424Katherine L. Dieber2005-10-16T06:07:21Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
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<div>Katherine Dieber is a shiny, herpetology-loving junior who lives in the [[Currier Cave]] with her awesome roomate [[Samreen Kazmi '07]] and is majoring in [[Art Studio]] and [[Mathematics]]. She is co-leader of the [[(Moocho Macho Moocow Military) Marching Band]], heads [[Dancesport]], and edits the [[Mad Cow]]. She also fiddles occasionally in [[Rude Cider]], but prefers to dance the [[Contradance]]s that the band plays at. Katy's claim to eminence is her status as the [[Not-Pope]] of [[WARP]]. Katy also has a special fondness for horrible, horrible clothing (liable to scald your eyes, or at least make yo want to spork thm out in protest), which she purchases at thrift stores and wears at [[Driscoll Deviations]], or any other time she has a moderate excuse to do so. Despite working an an ice cream/chocolate cafer, Katy has managed to retain her sweet tooth.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Katherine_L._Dieber&diff=2423Katherine L. Dieber2005-10-16T06:06:58Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
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<div>Katherine Dieber is a shiny, herpetology-loving junior who lives in the [[Currier Cave]] with her awesome roomate [[Samreen Kazmi '07]]and is majoring in [[Art Studio]] and [[Mathematics]]. She is co-leader of the [[(Moocho Macho Moocow Military) Marching Band]], heads [[Dancesport]], and edits the [[Mad Cow]]. She also fiddles occasionally in [[Rude Cider]], but prefers to dance the [[Contradance]]s that the band plays at. Katy's claim to eminence is her status as the [[Not-Pope]] of [[WARP]]. Katy also has a special fondness for horrible, horrible clothing (liable to scald your eyes, or at least make yo want to spork thm out in protest), which she purchases at thrift stores and wears at [[Driscoll Deviations]], or any other time she has a moderate excuse to do so. Despite working an an ice cream/chocolate cafer, Katy has managed to retain her sweet tooth.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Rachel_S._Selinsky_%2706&diff=2326Rachel S. Selinsky '062005-10-15T05:41:09Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
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<div>Rachel S. Selinsky '06 is kickin'-rad. That's really all you need to know.<br />
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Oh, and she's the HC of Fitch, the kickin'-raddest house on campus. Plus she has a thesis, so be nice to her.<br />
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And she's really really hot. Like whoa. Squared.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Driscoll_Dining_Hall&diff=2210Driscoll Dining Hall2005-10-13T20:35:09Z<p>152.23.82.107: </p>
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<div>Known once for its dirtiness. See [[The Dirty D]]. Also known for the engagement of Jake Manley, '07 and Suzanne Walsh '05 on December 1, 2004.<br />
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Driscoll has a deli lunch every day, serving deli sandwiches, both cold and the hot sandwiches of the day. Driscoll also has a pasta chef every day at lunch to make wonderful and diverse pasta dishes.<br />
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Also notable are mini cinnamon buns at breakfast.</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Restaurants&diff=2209Restaurants2005-10-13T20:29:10Z<p>152.23.82.107: /* Rattlesnake Cafe */</p>
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<div>Where's there to eat around here? Here are some restaurants that are nearby, cheap, or good.<br />
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== Colonial Pizza ==<br />
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Constantine, the proprietor, is a minor Route 2 celebrity. This pushy flirt almost invariably concludes his phone exchanges with "OK, I take care of you" in a Greek immigrant accent. Anyway, the pizza is pretty good and not too pricey, although not many people swear by the crust. The calzones aren't bad, either. Colonial's delivers to Williams, and closes at "midnight" (11:30-midnight) on weekdays.<br />
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234 Main St<br />
Williamstown, MA 01267-2641 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/yp/imap.html?asin=B0003SOERO&ostr=&ocity=&ostate=&ozip=&destlat=42.702002&destlong=-73.184498&storePhone=4134589009&storeState=MA&storeZip=01267-2641&storeCity=Williamstown&storeStr=234%20Main%20St&storeName=Colonial%20Pizza map]<br />
Phone: (413) 458-9009<br />
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== Little Anthony's Pizza ==<br />
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Little Anthony's, located in North Adams, is an establisment relatively unknown among Williams students that is becoming well-regarded for its thick, tasty pizza. The Anthony Deluxe is a winner, they deliver to Williams, and they're open till one. What's not to like? Well, for one, they have a $15 minimum order for deliveries. Usually a pizza and a big bottle of soda will get you there.<br />
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1 River St<br />
North Adams, MA 01247-2404<br />
Phone: (413) 662-3600<br />
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== McDonald's ==<br />
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Located a block past the overpass on Rte. 2, the North Adams McDonald's is almost always visited by Williams students between the hours of 1:30 and 5 a.m., the time when it's the only hot food in town. Caveat esor.<br />
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17 Union St<br />
North Adams, MA 01247-3548<br />
Phone: (413) 664-7272<br />
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== Subway ==<br />
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Delicious well priced sandwiches. You will have eaten at one of these before. Ask for the special spicy sauce (it's red in colour - I don't remember its name but it's awesome) Closes too early though.<br />
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== Desperado's ==<br />
<br />
Located in Colonial Plaza, probably ''just'' too far to walk (though you can certainly do that if you want to). It looks kind of like a hole in the wall, but the food is good. Tex-Mex makes for a nice change from the Spring Street restaurants.<br />
<br />
Pretty standard American fast food type tex-mex fare-- Nothing too well seasoned or too savory. Just a basic alternative to wrap night.<br />
<br />
== Hobson's Choice ==<br />
<br />
Located on the west side of Water Street between Latham and Meacham, Hobson's Choice offers excellent "American cuisine and seafood" for moderate prices. It features a make-your-own-salad bar, and the cozy atmosphere is highlighted by lots of those little hand-crafted puzles where you have to get a metal ring off some convoluted intertwining of other metal rings and triangles and bars. You know the sort. [[Brent Yorgey|I]] highly recommend the Cajun blackened swordfish/tuna.<br />
<br />
Not to be confused with [http://afactor.net/hcf/index.html Hobson's Choice in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia]. You may also be interested to know the [http://www.wordorigins.org/wordorh.htm#Hobson's origin of the phrase] (a "hobson's choice" is a supposed choice where there is really no choice at all; presumably, in this context the implication is that one has no choice but to eat at the restaurant, since the food is so good).<br />
<br />
159 Water Street Williamstown, MA 01267 Phone: (413) 458-9101<br />
<br />
== Helen's Place ==<br />
<br />
== Blue Benn Diner ==<br />
<br />
Located in Bennington (Keep driving up Rt. 7 through Bennington. You'll se an authentic, tiny diner on your left. An amazing bvariety of food available, from meatloaf to french fries. Not high class, but still delicious.<br />
<br />
== Water Street Grill ==<br />
<br />
== Thai Garden ==<br />
<br />
== Spice Root ==<br />
<br />
Spice Root is a mid sized restaraunt on Spring Street that serves Indian food. The food is as close to authentic Indian that you'll find within a pretty good radius, and tastes quite good. Modestly priced student meals are available ($10 for a sit in meal and $5 for a take away of small proportions) The Naan bread is good, as is the tandoori chicken. The chole (pronounced chho-lay) served with a student meal is excellent.<br />
<br />
Not for the hard-core Indian food fans who might be offended by the mixture of North Indian and South Indian cuisines, but definitely worth a try.<br />
<br />
23 Spring St, Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-5200<br />
<br />
== Rattlesnake Cafe ==<br />
<br />
The best...or only place in the area to get Mexican food. Large portions of food and well worth the trip.<br />
<br />
<br />
Take Rt. 7 most of the way through Bennington. It will be hidden back a ways on your left, and very brightly colored.<br />
<br />
== Jae's Inn ==<br />
An asian fusian restaurant that is better than both Thai Garden and Chopsticks (in my opinion). Jae's Inn is also less pricey than Thai Garden...It's located just a little past Walmart on the right. Their pad thai is especially amazing, and the sushi is divine as well. <br />
<br />
It's a little far, but definitely worth the drive! It's also an Inn (as you might guess from the name...), so it's a bit nicer, but the ambiance is still very warm and inviting. <br />
<br />
1111 South State Street (Rt 8) North Adams, MA 01247 (413) 664-0100<br />
<br />
== Chopsticks ==<br />
<br />
Saki saki saki BOMB!<br />
<br />
== Moonlight Diner ==<br />
<br />
== Grammercy Bistro ==<br />
<br />
== Gideon's ==<br />
<br />
== The Forge ==<br />
<br />
A restaurant/tavern on Rt. 7 about 20 minutes from campus. The wings alone are reason enough to make the trip. Also famous for its wide selection of beers and the Beer Card (sample 50 different beers within a year and you'll get an engraved pewter stein).<br />
<br />
== Pappa Charlie's Deli ==<br />
<br />
== Purple Pub ==<br />
<br />
{{stub}}</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Restaurants&diff=2208Restaurants2005-10-13T20:28:19Z<p>152.23.82.107: /* Blue Benn Diner */</p>
<hr />
<div>Where's there to eat around here? Here are some restaurants that are nearby, cheap, or good.<br />
<br />
== Colonial Pizza ==<br />
<br />
Constantine, the proprietor, is a minor Route 2 celebrity. This pushy flirt almost invariably concludes his phone exchanges with "OK, I take care of you" in a Greek immigrant accent. Anyway, the pizza is pretty good and not too pricey, although not many people swear by the crust. The calzones aren't bad, either. Colonial's delivers to Williams, and closes at "midnight" (11:30-midnight) on weekdays.<br />
<br />
234 Main St<br />
Williamstown, MA 01267-2641 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/yp/imap.html?asin=B0003SOERO&ostr=&ocity=&ostate=&ozip=&destlat=42.702002&destlong=-73.184498&storePhone=4134589009&storeState=MA&storeZip=01267-2641&storeCity=Williamstown&storeStr=234%20Main%20St&storeName=Colonial%20Pizza map]<br />
Phone: (413) 458-9009<br />
<br />
== Little Anthony's Pizza ==<br />
<br />
Little Anthony's, located in North Adams, is an establisment relatively unknown among Williams students that is becoming well-regarded for its thick, tasty pizza. The Anthony Deluxe is a winner, they deliver to Williams, and they're open till one. What's not to like? Well, for one, they have a $15 minimum order for deliveries. Usually a pizza and a big bottle of soda will get you there.<br />
<br />
1 River St<br />
North Adams, MA 01247-2404<br />
Phone: (413) 662-3600<br />
<br />
== McDonald's ==<br />
<br />
Located a block past the overpass on Rte. 2, the North Adams McDonald's is almost always visited by Williams students between the hours of 1:30 and 5 a.m., the time when it's the only hot food in town. Caveat esor.<br />
<br />
17 Union St<br />
North Adams, MA 01247-3548<br />
Phone: (413) 664-7272<br />
<br />
== Subway ==<br />
<br />
Delicious well priced sandwiches. You will have eaten at one of these before. Ask for the special spicy sauce (it's red in colour - I don't remember its name but it's awesome) Closes too early though.<br />
<br />
== Desperado's ==<br />
<br />
Located in Colonial Plaza, probably ''just'' too far to walk (though you can certainly do that if you want to). It looks kind of like a hole in the wall, but the food is good. Tex-Mex makes for a nice change from the Spring Street restaurants.<br />
<br />
Pretty standard American fast food type tex-mex fare-- Nothing too well seasoned or too savory. Just a basic alternative to wrap night.<br />
<br />
== Hobson's Choice ==<br />
<br />
Located on the west side of Water Street between Latham and Meacham, Hobson's Choice offers excellent "American cuisine and seafood" for moderate prices. It features a make-your-own-salad bar, and the cozy atmosphere is highlighted by lots of those little hand-crafted puzles where you have to get a metal ring off some convoluted intertwining of other metal rings and triangles and bars. You know the sort. [[Brent Yorgey|I]] highly recommend the Cajun blackened swordfish/tuna.<br />
<br />
Not to be confused with [http://afactor.net/hcf/index.html Hobson's Choice in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia]. You may also be interested to know the [http://www.wordorigins.org/wordorh.htm#Hobson's origin of the phrase] (a "hobson's choice" is a supposed choice where there is really no choice at all; presumably, in this context the implication is that one has no choice but to eat at the restaurant, since the food is so good).<br />
<br />
159 Water Street Williamstown, MA 01267 Phone: (413) 458-9101<br />
<br />
== Helen's Place ==<br />
<br />
== Blue Benn Diner ==<br />
<br />
Located in Bennington (Keep driving up Rt. 7 through Bennington. You'll se an authentic, tiny diner on your left. An amazing bvariety of food available, from meatloaf to french fries. Not high class, but still delicious.<br />
<br />
== Water Street Grill ==<br />
<br />
== Thai Garden ==<br />
<br />
== Spice Root ==<br />
<br />
Spice Root is a mid sized restaraunt on Spring Street that serves Indian food. The food is as close to authentic Indian that you'll find within a pretty good radius, and tastes quite good. Modestly priced student meals are available ($10 for a sit in meal and $5 for a take away of small proportions) The Naan bread is good, as is the tandoori chicken. The chole (pronounced chho-lay) served with a student meal is excellent.<br />
<br />
Not for the hard-core Indian food fans who might be offended by the mixture of North Indian and South Indian cuisines, but definitely worth a try.<br />
<br />
23 Spring St, Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-5200<br />
<br />
== Rattlesnake Cafe ==<br />
<br />
The best...or only place in the area to get Mexican food. Large portions of food and well worth the trip.<br />
<br />
== Jae's Inn ==<br />
An asian fusian restaurant that is better than both Thai Garden and Chopsticks (in my opinion). Jae's Inn is also less pricey than Thai Garden...It's located just a little past Walmart on the right. Their pad thai is especially amazing, and the sushi is divine as well. <br />
<br />
It's a little far, but definitely worth the drive! It's also an Inn (as you might guess from the name...), so it's a bit nicer, but the ambiance is still very warm and inviting. <br />
<br />
1111 South State Street (Rt 8) North Adams, MA 01247 (413) 664-0100<br />
<br />
== Chopsticks ==<br />
<br />
Saki saki saki BOMB!<br />
<br />
== Moonlight Diner ==<br />
<br />
== Grammercy Bistro ==<br />
<br />
== Gideon's ==<br />
<br />
== The Forge ==<br />
<br />
A restaurant/tavern on Rt. 7 about 20 minutes from campus. The wings alone are reason enough to make the trip. Also famous for its wide selection of beers and the Beer Card (sample 50 different beers within a year and you'll get an engraved pewter stein).<br />
<br />
== Pappa Charlie's Deli ==<br />
<br />
== Purple Pub ==<br />
<br />
{{stub}}</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Restaurants&diff=2207Restaurants2005-10-13T20:26:22Z<p>152.23.82.107: /* Rattlesnake Cafe */</p>
<hr />
<div>Where's there to eat around here? Here are some restaurants that are nearby, cheap, or good.<br />
<br />
== Colonial Pizza ==<br />
<br />
Constantine, the proprietor, is a minor Route 2 celebrity. This pushy flirt almost invariably concludes his phone exchanges with "OK, I take care of you" in a Greek immigrant accent. Anyway, the pizza is pretty good and not too pricey, although not many people swear by the crust. The calzones aren't bad, either. Colonial's delivers to Williams, and closes at "midnight" (11:30-midnight) on weekdays.<br />
<br />
234 Main St<br />
Williamstown, MA 01267-2641 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/yp/imap.html?asin=B0003SOERO&ostr=&ocity=&ostate=&ozip=&destlat=42.702002&destlong=-73.184498&storePhone=4134589009&storeState=MA&storeZip=01267-2641&storeCity=Williamstown&storeStr=234%20Main%20St&storeName=Colonial%20Pizza map]<br />
Phone: (413) 458-9009<br />
<br />
== Little Anthony's Pizza ==<br />
<br />
Little Anthony's, located in North Adams, is an establisment relatively unknown among Williams students that is becoming well-regarded for its thick, tasty pizza. The Anthony Deluxe is a winner, they deliver to Williams, and they're open till one. What's not to like? Well, for one, they have a $15 minimum order for deliveries. Usually a pizza and a big bottle of soda will get you there.<br />
<br />
1 River St<br />
North Adams, MA 01247-2404<br />
Phone: (413) 662-3600<br />
<br />
== McDonald's ==<br />
<br />
Located a block past the overpass on Rte. 2, the North Adams McDonald's is almost always visited by Williams students between the hours of 1:30 and 5 a.m., the time when it's the only hot food in town. Caveat esor.<br />
<br />
17 Union St<br />
North Adams, MA 01247-3548<br />
Phone: (413) 664-7272<br />
<br />
== Subway ==<br />
<br />
Delicious well priced sandwiches. You will have eaten at one of these before. Ask for the special spicy sauce (it's red in colour - I don't remember its name but it's awesome) Closes too early though.<br />
<br />
== Desperado's ==<br />
<br />
Located in Colonial Plaza, probably ''just'' too far to walk (though you can certainly do that if you want to). It looks kind of like a hole in the wall, but the food is good. Tex-Mex makes for a nice change from the Spring Street restaurants.<br />
<br />
Pretty standard American fast food type tex-mex fare-- Nothing too well seasoned or too savory. Just a basic alternative to wrap night.<br />
<br />
== Hobson's Choice ==<br />
<br />
Located on the west side of Water Street between Latham and Meacham, Hobson's Choice offers excellent "American cuisine and seafood" for moderate prices. It features a make-your-own-salad bar, and the cozy atmosphere is highlighted by lots of those little hand-crafted puzles where you have to get a metal ring off some convoluted intertwining of other metal rings and triangles and bars. You know the sort. [[Brent Yorgey|I]] highly recommend the Cajun blackened swordfish/tuna.<br />
<br />
Not to be confused with [http://afactor.net/hcf/index.html Hobson's Choice in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia]. You may also be interested to know the [http://www.wordorigins.org/wordorh.htm#Hobson's origin of the phrase] (a "hobson's choice" is a supposed choice where there is really no choice at all; presumably, in this context the implication is that one has no choice but to eat at the restaurant, since the food is so good).<br />
<br />
159 Water Street Williamstown, MA 01267 Phone: (413) 458-9101<br />
<br />
== Helen's Place ==<br />
<br />
== Blue Benn Diner ==<br />
<br />
== Water Street Grill ==<br />
<br />
== Thai Garden ==<br />
<br />
== Spice Root ==<br />
<br />
Spice Root is a mid sized restaraunt on Spring Street that serves Indian food. The food is as close to authentic Indian that you'll find within a pretty good radius, and tastes quite good. Modestly priced student meals are available ($10 for a sit in meal and $5 for a take away of small proportions) The Naan bread is good, as is the tandoori chicken. The chole (pronounced chho-lay) served with a student meal is excellent.<br />
<br />
Not for the hard-core Indian food fans who might be offended by the mixture of North Indian and South Indian cuisines, but definitely worth a try.<br />
<br />
23 Spring St, Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-5200<br />
<br />
== Rattlesnake Cafe ==<br />
<br />
The best...or only place in the area to get Mexican food. Large portions of food and well worth the trip.<br />
<br />
== Jae's Inn ==<br />
An asian fusian restaurant that is better than both Thai Garden and Chopsticks (in my opinion). Jae's Inn is also less pricey than Thai Garden...It's located just a little past Walmart on the right. Their pad thai is especially amazing, and the sushi is divine as well. <br />
<br />
It's a little far, but definitely worth the drive! It's also an Inn (as you might guess from the name...), so it's a bit nicer, but the ambiance is still very warm and inviting. <br />
<br />
1111 South State Street (Rt 8) North Adams, MA 01247 (413) 664-0100<br />
<br />
== Chopsticks ==<br />
<br />
Saki saki saki BOMB!<br />
<br />
== Moonlight Diner ==<br />
<br />
== Grammercy Bistro ==<br />
<br />
== Gideon's ==<br />
<br />
== The Forge ==<br />
<br />
A restaurant/tavern on Rt. 7 about 20 minutes from campus. The wings alone are reason enough to make the trip. Also famous for its wide selection of beers and the Beer Card (sample 50 different beers within a year and you'll get an engraved pewter stein).<br />
<br />
== Pappa Charlie's Deli ==<br />
<br />
== Purple Pub ==<br />
<br />
{{stub}}</div>152.23.82.107https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Tray_carvings&diff=2205Tray carvings2005-10-13T20:23:28Z<p>152.23.82.107: /* Tray Puns */</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
Carvings generally fall into three categories: Wilbur trays, "Tray of" trays, and tray puns.<br />
<br />
Let's make a comprehensive list of dining hall tray scratchings. Include locations, if known/remembered.<br />
<br />
==Wilbur...==<br />
<br />
Does anyone know Wilbur's story? [http://wso.williams.edu/adventure/index Create it!]<br />
<br />
* Wilbur Sucks I - LXII (beyond?)<br />
* Wilbur cooks with spices (Greylock?)<br />
* Wilbur was framed (Greylock)<br />
* Wilbur plays ice hockey<br />
* Wilbur takes econ<br />
* Wilbur invaded Poland (Greylock)<br />
* Wilbur donates blood<br />
* Welcome to Wilbur Country (including serifs and Surgeon General's Warning; Mission)<br />
* Wilbur works the corner (Greylock)<br />
* Wilbur failed the MCATs<br />
* Wilbur tips poorly (Greylock)<br />
<br />
== Cult of Tom ==<br />
* Cult of Tom<br />
* Cult of <s>Tom</s> Tom<br />
* Cult of <s>Tom</s> <s>Tom</s> Tom<br />
:''and so on . . .''<br />
<br />
The Cult of Tom story orginated in 2000 when Tom Fleming ('00) and Jeff Grant ('00) were talking to each other and they realized that people would wear pretty much any free t-shirt. Thus, Tom decided he could start his own cult merely by printing up shirts that said "Cult of Tom" and distributing them. The only rule for the Cult of Tom was that you must wear the T shirt. <br />
<br />
Then, Tom asked everybody with the shirt to wear it and come to his thesis defense to ask questions (Perhaps silly questions or pre-arranged really intelligent ones.) It was afterwards that "Cult of Tom" began being scratched onto Driscoll trays.<br />
<br />
This is where the story diverges. Some say that Tom Stackpole ('01) got jealous and scratched out the orignal Tom and put his own name in. Others say that a friend of Tom's started the corrections, and thereby created a new Cult of Tom (Stackpole). At any rate, the original Cult of Tom supporters were angry, and scratched out the new Tom and replace it with the old Tom. As a result, the odd-even number of Toms was created. Odd number of Toms meant Tom Flemming, and even numbers were Tom Stackpole. <br />
<br />
Source: members of class of 2000, 2001 -- many of whom still have original Cult of Tom shirts.<br />
<br />
==Tray of...==<br />
* Tray of the Thnikkaman (including drawing; Mission)<br />
* The tray of repeatedly hitting yourself over the head with a shovel (Mission)<br />
* Tray of Spiritual Horniness (Driscoll)<br />
* Tray of Snow Bocce 2004 (Mission)<br />
* Tray of Feral Pigs (Mission)<br />
<br />
==Tray Puns==<br />
* Basic Trayning/I want to be a Driscoll Tray (Mission, was in Baxter)<br />
* Death Before Detrayal (Driscoll and Mission)<br />
* Tray Bien<br />
* Judgment Tray<br />
* Penetraytion (Mission)<br />
* Defenestraytion<br />
* Libertray, Egalitray, Fraternitray (Mission)<br />
* Take the A-Tray<br />
* Trayin' Alive (Mission)<br />
<br />
==Other==<br />
* Tray 3:16 (Mission)<br />
* Tray of Williams (Wesleyan)<br />
<br />
==Ideas for Carvings==<br />
So awful.<br />
* Infiltraytion (I think this one exists)<br />
* Tray the course<br />
* Extray credit for puns<br />
* Wilbur: Zuckerman's Traymous Pig (sucks)<br />
* Et tray, Brute? Then fall, salad. (Wouldn't "Et tu, Brutray?" work better?)<br />
* Tray the Earth Stood Still (was listed above before, but I think I just imagined it)<br />
* Auto-Traycheotomy<br />
* Tray that funky music, Greylock.<br />
* Jonathan Traylor Thomas</div>152.23.82.107