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| − | + | #Embrace the revolution. | |
| − | # Embrace the revolution. | ||
##Against anchor housing? | ##Against anchor housing? | ||
##Not possible in Mission. The hallways are too small and riot-proof. | ##Not possible in Mission. The hallways are too small and riot-proof. | ||
| − | # Learn the difference between "you're" and "your". | + | # Learn the difference between "you're" and "your." |
| − | # Learn | + | ##Also between "there," "their," and "they're." |
| + | ##And "whose" and "who's." | ||
| + | ##And "to," "two", and "too," while we're at it. | ||
| + | ##And "It's" and "Its," for the love of God. | ||
| + | ##And "then" versus "than." | ||
| + | ##And "Good" and "Evil" | ||
| + | ##And my personal favorite, "which" and "that." | ||
| + | ###And stop insisting on pseudorules, such as [http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000918.html the which/that canard], that can claim the authority neither of history nor of literary usage. | ||
| + | ##And that "quote" is a verb, not a noun. That's "quotation"! On the contraty, "quote" is both a verb and a noun. | ||
| + | ### And some should learn to spell, apparantly. | ||
| + | ####And some should learn to spell "apparently". (Leah I love you!) | ||
| + | # Learn that which constitutes a valid argument. | ||
| + | ##Not possible in Mission. The hallways are too small and riot-proof. | ||
# Unpop collars. | # Unpop collars. | ||
| − | # Form a volunteer regiment to fight in Iraq. | + | ##Not possible in Mission? |
| + | # Form a volunteer regiment to fight in Iraq and one to fight in Iran and in N. Korea and France and all the other bad guys who hate our freedom. | ||
| + | ## Not possible in Mission. Hallways are too small and prevent regiments from assembling. | ||
# Repop collars. | # Repop collars. | ||
# Drink less hate-orade. | # Drink less hate-orade. | ||
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# Have more bitchfests on the blogs. | # Have more bitchfests on the blogs. | ||
# Realize that humanism is like a boot stomping on a human face forever. | # Realize that humanism is like a boot stomping on a human face forever. | ||
# Realize that existentialism is a humanism. | # Realize that existentialism is a humanism. | ||
| + | # Visit Dartmouth and learn Beer Pong, which is way better than [[Beirut]]. | ||
| + | ## Play Beer Pong obsessively. | ||
| + | ### Our campus isn't really configured quite right for beer pong. | ||
| + | # Reconfigure campus for Beer Pong, while we set up anchor housing. | ||
# Drink alcoholic beverages sometime. | # Drink alcoholic beverages sometime. | ||
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# Unpop collars once more. | # Unpop collars once more. | ||
# Make puns. | # Make puns. | ||
| − | # Act like obnoxious dicks at the snack bar. | + | # Act like obnoxious dicks at the snack bar. |
| + | ## Possible in Mission. | ||
| + | # Amuse random alums who edit the wiki. | ||
| + | # Guard against acting like tools. Self check, especially when drunk. | ||
| + | # Get into more blog bitchfests when there's work to do. | ||
| + | # Stop working and go out and get drunk and pull up stakes and smash bikes like the true inner tool you are. | ||
| + | # Wear more pink polos...and Re-pop the collars, one more time. (But only as a joke to mock people that actually think it looks good). | ||
| + | ## Realize that the Pringle's advertising slogan is true for everything. | ||
| + | ## Why pop the collar when you can turn it inward, so it disappears inside the shirt? Everyone needs to start doing this; Dan Winston '09 created it today. It's the total, ironic anti-pop. But it can't get too popular or he'll have to start ironically regular-popping his collar in response to the fake hipsters and their inward-pop. | ||
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- Embrace the revolution.
- Against anchor housing?
- Not possible in Mission. The hallways are too small and riot-proof.
- Learn the difference between "you're" and "your."
- Also between "there," "their," and "they're."
- And "whose" and "who's."
- And "to," "two", and "too," while we're at it.
- And "It's" and "Its," for the love of God.
- And "then" versus "than."
- And "Good" and "Evil"
- And my personal favorite, "which" and "that."
- And stop insisting on pseudorules, such as the which/that canard, that can claim the authority neither of history nor of literary usage.
- And that "quote" is a verb, not a noun. That's "quotation"! On the contraty, "quote" is both a verb and a noun.
- And some should learn to spell, apparantly.
- And some should learn to spell "apparently". (Leah I love you!)
- And some should learn to spell, apparantly.
- Learn that which constitutes a valid argument.
- Not possible in Mission. The hallways are too small and riot-proof.
- Unpop collars.
- Not possible in Mission?
- Form a volunteer regiment to fight in Iraq and one to fight in Iran and in N. Korea and France and all the other bad guys who hate our freedom.
- Not possible in Mission. Hallways are too small and prevent regiments from assembling.
- Repop collars.
- Drink less hate-orade.
- Have more bitchfests on the blogs.
- Realize that humanism is like a boot stomping on a human face forever.
- Realize that existentialism is a humanism.
- Visit Dartmouth and learn Beer Pong, which is way better than Beirut.
- Play Beer Pong obsessively.
- Our campus isn't really configured quite right for beer pong.
- Play Beer Pong obsessively.
- Reconfigure campus for Beer Pong, while we set up anchor housing.
- Drink alcoholic beverages sometime.
- Unpop collars once more.
- Make puns.
- Act like obnoxious dicks at the snack bar.
- Possible in Mission.
- Amuse random alums who edit the wiki.
- Guard against acting like tools. Self check, especially when drunk.
- Get into more blog bitchfests when there's work to do.
- Stop working and go out and get drunk and pull up stakes and smash bikes like the true inner tool you are.
- Wear more pink polos...and Re-pop the collars, one more time. (But only as a joke to mock people that actually think it looks good).
- Realize that the Pringle's advertising slogan is true for everything.
- Why pop the collar when you can turn it inward, so it disappears inside the shirt? Everyone needs to start doing this; Dan Winston '09 created it today. It's the total, ironic anti-pop. But it can't get too popular or he'll have to start ironically regular-popping his collar in response to the fake hipsters and their inward-pop.