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Dec 28, 2004
Top 10 Moments from College
Everyone else is doing a Christmas rap-up. Since that is quite cliche, I figured I would go with this one I've been trying to come up with for a while, so, here it is, my Top 10 Moments from college. (Occurring from August of 1994 until May of 1999). NOTE: Sorry about all of the inside jokes, but hopefully, this will be funny for all. Honorable Mention: "Every College Student Needs A Thing", the naming of Sugar Honey, the naming of Peg, Nick is a dork, sitting at the bus stop and parking space with Brack, sleding down the stairs on a cardboard box with Brack, sliding in the mud outside of CSF, secret day, naming of Big B, Nick's stories about his dog "Franchie (sp?), Daytona, Key West, Auburn, the Wonder Car, The Pink Panther, Bill's truck, Woody Rees, JG, Schemer's Anonymous, Bert getting flagged in flag football, Mark The Shark, Charlie, That's not the remote, Bill B almost running out of gas on the way back from Jellico, Robert Mastin running out of gas on the way home, YO, YO, YO, YO, YO, Chanceny sneaking out for a smoke, Freddie and Liz's "date", "She's just a friend", "You know the answer to that", Sugar Honey peeing outside of South Hall, WHAT!!??!, "St. PEEEETER!!!!", Stefan, Jeremiah K., Red and Yellow, Ronnie, The Big Whacker, Roll starting Roberts car when his battery was dead, Robert triple jumping Normal Drive, Robert trying to jump the sign at CSF, Ice Cream on a bun, Captain Obvious, sliding in the mud at Creason Field, free subs, Shanty Hollow, snipe hunting, Planet Hollywood in Orlando, Phil, Blue Team, Larry Mayhew, Chanceny's smoke breaks, Jeremy Taylor . . . The Top 10: 10. Apartment Wars!! This one started in the summer of 1998. Chanceny was in town right before school started. Chanceny, Nick, and I were hanging out with Brack while he was in for his dinner break. He left for work, and just left us in his apartment (which was no biggie, since we lived down the hall and had a key to his apartment anway.) Well, the wheels began turning, so we: Set up Brack's videos so that when he opened his door, they would all fall down like dominoes. Then, we went to work in the hallway leading to his apartment, changing the lightbulb with a red light, making a tape outline of Nick holding a gun (ala a chalk outline at a crime scene), and we took some of Bracks Caution tape and sealed off the halway. So, this led to a minor prank war that lasted throughout the year. Since we had keys to each other's place, this was quite easy. However, the big revenge didn't come until February, when Nick and I came home and found that: a. Our kitchen furniture had been moved to the living room, b. our bedroom furniture had been moved to the kitchen, and c. the living room furniture had been moved to the bedroom. 9. Semester long water fight. This thing went on for months in the spring semester or 1999. It started off after I had gotten a package of 3 water guns for 99 cents at Wal-mart for a lesson I was doing at CSF (this was during my intern year). Well, a small water fight broke out, just using these cheap guns. Soon, cups of water got involved. Later, Super Soakers came into the mix. By April, it was all out war as coolers, recycle bins, trash cans, and water hoses all become prominently involved. 8. Career Advice From Lady Marmalade Really, Lady Marmalade alone would have cracked the top 10. Lady Marmalade's real name was Rufus. He was the 3rd shift manager at Denny's. He was a huge black guy, probablly around 6'0, 400+ pounds. Rumor had it that he was a cross-dresser, and performed in Nashville under the stage name 'Lady Marmalade.' Little about his demenor at Denny's caused me to question any of this. Anyway, one night, a large group of us are dining after a WKU football game. Rufus comes and asks us if everything is okay, when Eran says no, she is going to quit her job. So, Rufus sits down and tells her that everything is going to be okay and she should stick it out. A very surreal moment. 7. Merry Freakin Christmas, Part I This happened on the Spring Break Trip to Daytona, March, 1996. First of all, you need to know that this was mid-week, and everyone was tired an cranky. And tired of each other. There were about 15 of us on this trip, all in very cramped living quaters. Secondly, you need to realize that Fred did in fact hype up CB4 as a great movie, only to have all of us disappointed. With all of this in mind . . . We were staying at Chanceny's grandmother's vacation home in Ocala, FLA. Given that this place was only used a few times a year,that meant there was no cable. But there was a VCR, meaning that there were several trips to Blockbuster. Well, one evening, Fred, Nick, and Brack made a Blockbuster run, and came back with "I'm Gonna Get You Sucka." It sounded like a movie that was going to suck, so we started teasing Fred, "Oh great. Way to Go Fred. Another CB4." To which, Fred replied with a tirade, "If you don't want to watch the $(*#* movie, DON'T WATCH THE %#$% MOVIE!!!!" yelled for about half a minute, took a deep breath, and then calmly finished with "Merry Freakin Christmas!" 6. Merry Freakin Christmas, Part II This happened the following November. Another bit of background: The funniest thing about either of these incidents is that Fred is typically a very calm, easygoing guy who typically uses humor to deal with his anger. Anyway, It was mid-November, 1996. I'm sitting up in my apartment, watching some TV, when Fred and Cliff Allen drop by. Cliff was a good guy, but he was a bit of an attention-seeker. Anyway, Cliff wound up with a couple of tickets to a play put on by the WKU drama department, and had invited Fred, a theater minor, to come along. So, they are killing some time at my place (Fred lived just down the hall). I don't remember what we were talking about, by Fred and I ended up teasing Cliff about something. Cliff gets a bit upset, and mumbles, "You know Fred, I got that ticket for you, I'd think you'd be a little more appreciative." "APPRECIATIVE?????? APPRECIATIVE????? I drive your #$@ all over this #(@! town and you want to talk about APPRECIATIVE!!!!!! You can go to the #%@! play all by your self!!!!!" And then he closed with a "MERRY FREAKIN CHRISTMAS!!!" So, Cliff went to the play alone. And then dropped by with a card appologizing to Fred. This one was even sweeter than the first one, because I wasn't one of the ones he was yelling at. 5. Bill Bailey and the Piano Bench. In May of 1996, CSF took a mission trip to Mexico to do some work with an orphanage. Because of the language barrier, we created a clown team that did some skits for the children, as well as making balloon animals. Well, the clown team kept going after the mission trip, doing various children's events around Bowling Green. But, my favorite clown team memory was during the Christmas service in 1996, when the clowns did a skit for us. Bobo, played by Bill Bailey, was always a crowd favorite. Anyway, the skit was about being busy, and it had the clowns participating in 4 activities, one being work, 2 I don't remember, and the other one had them being a choir around the keyboard. Anyway, they would go from station to station, and would gradually move faster and faster to each station, spending less time at it. Anyway, as the skit got to its most rapid point, the clown ran to the piano for that scene. Well, I'm not sure how they did the rotation, but for whatever reason, it was Bobo's turn on the piano bench. So, even though there isn't much room, Bobo is at a full run at this point. So he goes, plops onto the piano bench, and it collapses into 3 pieces. Of course, Bill, being the professional he is, pops right up, plays the piano from his knees, and keeps the skit alive. 4. Just Married Thursday night, finals week, Fall 1995. I've just spent and entire day working on a Poly Sci project. And, it's "done." By "done" I mean that I should really spend a lot more time on it, but it's the correct number of pages, I don't feel like working on it any more, so it's "done!" And since it's done, I'm done as well. And, I have 2 buddies who are also "done." And one is leaving after that semester. So, we are hanging out. We decided, to blow off some steam, that we are gonna decorate a couple of friends cars. So Me, RB Herron, and David Mushrush take a trip to Wal-Mart. On the shopping list: silly string, shaving cream, TP, and of course, a 24 pack of Mt. Dew. Now, we get the Mt. Dew to use the cans to tie to the rear bumper. So, the geniuses we are, we start trying to chug 24 cans of Mt Dew (maybe it was actually a 12 pack). Now, this is warm Mt. Dew, not refrigerated. If you've ever tried to chug a warm Mt. Dew, you know what I'm talking about. If you haven't, don't. It's horrible. I think we knocked out about 5 cans between us. So anyway, we are off to the cars. First up: Sarah Marx. Sarah was parked at the CSF house. So, pretty safe decorating there. Of course, we use the obligitory "Just Married" motif. Good times. Then, it's off to the second car, Tammy McConnell. Now Tamy was parked in the parking structure on campus. Not as safe. Anyway, as we are about to wrap it up, along comes a WKU campus policeman. This led to the following exchange: WKUPD: Is someone getting married?? David: Our friend. WKUPD: Tonight? (Keep in mind its somewhere between 11:30 and 1:00am). David: No, tomorrow. WKUPD: Why are you decorating it now?? David: Because, we are going home for break, so we are going to miss the wedding. So, the campus policeman drove off. It's nice to know how well our property was protected there at WKU. 3. Bill Bailey and Disc Golf Late April, 1995 Allen Best, Bill Bailey, and I finally decided, late in my freshman year, to try out the disc golf course that was on campus. So, we went, rented some discs, and headed off to play. After a first hole without much incident, we went to tee off on the second hole. Well, the "tee" area was on a bit of a hill. So, when Bill went to "tee off," he lost his footing and tumbled down the hill. It was one of the funniest things I had ever seen. And, it seemed innocent enough. We went on to finish that hole and 16 more. But, it turns out that Bill's knee was seriously hurt on that play. And yes, I'm talking about frisbee golf. We are talking surgury, crutches, the whole 9 yards. Yes, disc golf. 2. The Blocked Punt: October, 1998. Womens intramural football. CSF vs The Restless Raccoons (which was BSU's team.) It really was the worst flag football team ever. I started out as the coach, but these girls wouldn't listen to a word I said (a few did, but very few). Plus, I was coaching the men's team as well, so, I decided to let Regan take over the women's team. They didn't listen to him either, but I think he enjoyed it more than I am. However, Regan was very competitive, so his reaction to some of the "plays" that we made (or didn't make) were priceless. As was often the case, we found ourselves having to punt from our own 10 yard line. Our center, Melissa, was also our punter. She was a decent kicker, though not totally consistent. So, our quarterback, Eran, went and snapped on punts. So, Eran snaps it. Now, in flag football, there is no rush on kicks. Everyone but the kicker is supposed to remain still on the kick. If the ball hits the ground, it's dead. So, after her snap, Eran takes a step to the right, drops to a 3 point stance, and awaits the kick. So Melissa drops it, kicks it . . . And POW!!!!! Line drive, hits Eran right on the butt. Now the reactions were mixed. Everyone on the CSF team, and the sideline is laying on the ground laughing. The officials, after blowing the play dead, are laughing, but not real hard. The poor BSU girls don't really know how to react, because this is the funniest thing they've seen all year, but being a Christian team, they want to be good sports. So they just kinda stand there with a confused look on their face. But Regan's reaction was priceless. He just kept standing there, arms crossed with a scowel on his face. And now, for the number 1 moment in my college career: Lunch Delivery. Fall of 1997. Michael Small had just transferred to WKU. He and Dawn started coming to CSF right off the bat. And somehow, Michael and I ended up in 3 classes together, all back to back to back on Monday/Wednesday/Fridays. Anyway, in between Greek and Genesis class, Dawn is hanging out with Michael. Michael tells her to get him something for lunch at Subway (it's between 12:45 and 1:00, with class ending at 2:00). So Dawn leaves, and class starts. Well, about 1:15, the door opens, and its Dawn. She walks in with a Subway bag and a drink, walks over and sets it on Michael's desk, and starts to walk away. Michael replies, "I didn't mean right now." And she's out. The whole class just sits thier with a stunned look on their face. Most professors would have gone off at this point, but Dr. Veenker is probablly about 1 out of about 6 at WKU that wouldn't. I can't remember if he just sat there with a stunned look on his face like the rest of us, or if he made some type of wisecrack. Anyway, to make it even better, at about 1:30, Michael gets up and leaves, presumably to go to the restroom. While he was gone, we had a class discussion over whether or not to take his lunch or not. posted
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