Ross Lockwood & Mike Butala, Humor Page Editor The Behrend Beacon Things that are Cool Michael Butala In case you haven't noticed, my definition of humor is very different than that of most people. Now, I know a lot of you hate me, and let me assure you that I hate you more, or equally, back, but here are a list of some things that everyone finds equally funny. Stick Figures Having Sex - This was funny in the third grade, and 13 years later I still chuckle at this stuff. I like it even more because you don't know who has the wang and who has the jar-jar. It's like the cast of "Family Ties" is hav ing an orgy, minus Mr. and Mrs. Keaton. Farting - I never do this, but it always gets a rise of me in class; who doesn't crack up at the sounds of flatulence? Kids fart in my classes all the time, and let me tell you, when it's stinky, it's that much funnier. Funny Words - I was doing a group project in my management class about Johnson and Johnson, and Slim Reinhardt pointed out the phrase "panty shields" which is obviously hilarious, especially in text. So I continued to read more of this fascinating portrayal o business strategies, and also came across "diarrhea" and "vaginal yeast infection." Now these are ONLY funny out of con text because these words are not funny when you're watching television with your mommy; then it's just grosser than seeing your dad naked on the trampo line. Carmen San Diego and Emailia Airhardt 4.lliparguys' are funny bu not too funny. It's funny that Waldo and Carmen San Diego always have sex; since no one can ever find them, one can only assume. Carmen San Diego's henchmen aren't funny though; they're badasses, and that's a totally different story. Slapping Things Out of People's Hands This is funny because people have to pick up whatever they dropped. This works very well when they have a cup or soup or a baby in their hands. It's even funnier if they have a baby IN the cup of soup, like Thumbellina or something, because as we all know, ba bies covered in soup with bruises are funnier than a "Mad About You" mara thon. Making Fun of People This is funny because most people hate being made fun of and they get mad and an angry man is a funny man and there are so many ways to make fun of people. Might I suggest the freedom of press? External Genital Touching This is a classic. I partake in this about 10 times a day; this also never gets old. It's funny to absolutely everyone...except the guy getting "sack-tappetl," People get so un comfortable and it priceless. I'm not saying you have to be angry, or the ob vious antonym of angry "gay" to do this, it doesn't mean anything except you know how to make people laugh. If you haven't tried this yet, you gotta try it out; just not on me. Bum Touching This is related to the previous but only with the bum. This is great because you can do it to girls too and not be afraid of homophobes yell ing at you, just angry boyfriends. I'm probably the only boyfriend on this cam pus that encourages guys AND girls to touch my girlfriend's bum. Bum touch ing, or rump grabbing some might call it, divides into two spectrums; taking credit for it and blaming someone else. These are both awesome and I suggest you try them both. They're cooler than a birthday party for Paul Rieser. Getting Wasted This is an open and shut case. End of story! So there you have it, funny things that aren't offensive. So have a really gay Thanksgiving; gay as in "happy" homophobe! Domo arigato Mr. Roboto. Domo - Domo. Domo - Domo. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••411• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Warning: Swamp ass invades Behren That's right, folks. You heard it hear first, just like when you heard the War of 1812 never hap pened from the humor section. But 1 am not here to talk about swamp ass. Be cause as we all know, swamp ass doesn't affect us unless we are fat or around a fat person. Instead I am going to BEN TITUS ramble. The first thing I plan on talking about is the World's Strongest Man competition. That was the coolest sporting event ever and it gets no respect. To this day, I don't know why it isn't on prime-time network television instead of ESPN 2 at 3 in the morning Well, one reason may be be cause someone from Iceland always wins and do you know why? Because they cheat. But on an interesting side note did you know that Iceland is really a • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0000000000000 • • • • Have you ever not gone to a party? I don't know, maybe you have better things to do, such as hand frottage or balancing a chemical equation consisting of aluminum aulfate? By the way, the equation would look like this if you were wondering: Al3+ + 5042- --> A12(504)3. Well, anyways, your comrade gets home from the party and proceeds to tell you that "There were a ton of girls there, you should have gone." This is a strictly rhetorical statement, due to the fact that the meager number of girls at this college would never prompt a statement like this out of any still breathing male's oral cavity. This declaration, a ton of people, is not really as much as you would believe. Take for example a normal person. The average mass of an American lady is approximately 152.6 pounds, according to me. A metric ton is equal to 20)0 American pounds. If you do the calculation (2,(X)Olbs/152.6) you will see that this is only equal to approximately 13.11 (rounded Ross Lockwood to two decimal places) humans. So when they make that ridiculous comment to you, you can respond with "You mean 13.11?" Then watch his jaw drop faster than the Titanic sinking. Actually, the Titanic took a very long time to sink, but lam trying to fill up space in my column. . . Well, anyways this absurd comment deserves some sort of violent reaction. The only comment that is more ridiculous is when people say that condoms can't be reused. All you have to do is turn them inside out or wash them with Lava soap. I would recommend pounding on your friends head with a garbage can lid, then putting him in the garbage can and rolling him down the hill by the million-dollar stair case. Either that or gluing the gas can lid of car shut. This way when he goes to get gas. he won't be able to get it off. His car will he worthless. Here are some conversions from the American system to the metric system. The metric system was discovered in China by Marco Polo in his search for Blackheard's Gold on the Santa Maria. This subsequently led to the war of 1812. You know what band reall stinks? Phish. I think that the way they spell their name is really funny. I mean. ph could be pronounced as an F. Also playing 45-minute songs is really awesome. They should put a national limit on songs to 10 minutes No wonder all of their fans are hippies, you would have to be tripping your mind out to sit through one of their sets. You know what is orange and looks good on a hippie? FIRE!! More Roommate Stuff Here are some more off-the-wall antics from my roommate. I have to vent somehow, and I feel that writing about them is the best way. Remember those room checks, where our rooms were checked to make sure nothing was a fire hazard? My roommate cherishes that paper they gave us when they were done; she framed it and taped it on our door with about 15 pieces of duct tape. Whenever someone passes our room she yells at them, "COME INTO OUR ROOM! WE'RE NOT A FIRE HAZARD ANYMORE!!" I really don't remember when we were a fire hazard. In August, I brought up to college this huge jar of applesauce. I ended up forgetting about it and it stayed in my closet, unopened, until about 2 weeks ago. I found it and asked my roommate if she wanted it, and she said yes. She opened it, ate two spoonfuls and set it on top of the microwave. About a week later I looked Megan Loncanc • inside the jar... there was so much mold in it; it was so gross. I placed it in the garbage, intending to take it out with the rest of the trash later that day. When I got back from class, I found the jar sitting again on top of the microwave with the label, "Do not throw away ever again." I figured she was saving it for some science experiment, but I was wrong. She apparently named the mold, "Bob," and intends to keep it until it starts to walk around the room. Everybody knows the Christmas season is coming. You can feel it in the air. My roommate somehow stole a life-size Nativity scene from home and brought it up here. I don't know where she was able to hide it. But one day I came home from class and there was the whole scene set up in the middle of our floor. I asked her about it. Her reply? "I have to let them stay here. There's no room at the inn." Most people ask me why I don't move out or complain to Housing about my roommate. I tell them, "Then where would I get my articles from?" A' ir Fryday, November 22, 2002 heavily vegetated and green country, while Greenland is actually covered in ice! What the hell were those crazy Vikings thinking? I tell ya what and this is just me talk ing but those Vikings don't even compare to the Behrend Hockey Team. I hear those weirdoes gather every stray cat on campus, get them drunk, and throw them off the gorge. The reason they get them drunk is to ensure they don't land on their feet when they hit • f bottom. But I hate to reflect on such negative actions so I will let you in on a little tidbit I heard in Bruno's to earn extra money. Need cash guys? Don't worry because with limited on campus housing there is an unreal demand on your dorm rooms. But we all know you don't want to move off campus, so there is only one thing you can do. Freak your roommate out so he leaves and rent his bed without informing hous ing of your roommate's departure. But you ask how? Well, I have several The Metric System is Dope Clip Art Battle of the Week (Robots versus Bears with Lasers) ideas. The first is memorizing your roommate's schedule and set it up so ev ery time he enters the room he catches you masturbating. If that doesn't scare him away this one will for sure: Come into the room late and night and crawl into bed with him. When he asks if you're drunk just reply "no" and lick your lips. Personally I think earning cash by rent ing your roommate's half of the room is the best decision since the U.S.S.R. named Vladimir Fedorovich as designer general of KB Yuzhnop, in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine in 1978. Which reminds me Christmas is just around the corner. We all know there are a lot of accidents this time of the year so if you find yourself drunk while sled riding please drive home and take a cold shower. My Christmas list is Footloose on DVD, pictures of Brice's sister, a life size cardboard cut out of Joe Paterno, Tommy's porn collection, and booze. And who can forget New Years, so here is your Y2K tip of the day: when the end of the world begins remember Genera tors will turn into robots and KILL YOU at madden. • ~irs • "." 111. Lei) r"frit . • I (.. . .• . • • • ,i;•k. behrcolls@aol.com Magic: The Gathering : Tip of the Week I Behold, merchants and" the 1 Sorcerers!! The Magic tnei Gathering 'fly ( cf the Week „g l will brow the ack - finger- 1 nail polish of_your bony,' girl - hands!! This week's tip' comes from Shuaku, thel Tndhringer. If your oy osition brings out the card' of vampire tutor, ye shall not wallow in the cloud ofi one thousand - deaths. Sim-1 ply summon the Riptide' simpe shifter, which has' I ihrinite_power against the' undead. (And - wiiiie you area fighting the foul beasts of, the underworld - u the sev- 1 enth level - of TfacieS, remem-I her what the white ma i- 1 , cian of Lancelot said `4l - 1 write upon the clean white' archment with a sharpel quill and the Mood students, divining their sel crets." Top Ten Way,o to Get Out of Ciao 10.) Pretend you have to tinkle more than a nun at a fraternity party. 9.) Fake cough and go for a drink of water. 8.) Explain to the teacher that you really need a cigarette. 7.) Fake a body nose, explain you have tuberculosis, if necessary. 6.) Run out of the class when the teacher's back is turned. 5.) Run out of the class when the teaches is facing you 4.) Wear a suit and tie and tell them you have a job interview in after 10 minutes 3.) Signal the pointer finger at the door and make it look like you have something re ally important to tell someone in the hall 2.) Spill coffee on yourself. I.) Stay in bed. • ilt. Teddy the Garden Gnome says: ; "Gee Whiz, new Humor page .. 1 ,—,.... ?record; 22 pieces of Clip-Art this issue. Whee!" Paul Reiser cordially reminds you to "Annoy Ross Lockwood and Michael Butala with your complaints and leave Kevin Fallon alone. Send all praise and hate mail to behrendbeacon@ hotmail.com. Rock on!" 4. f, • 40' 4 ' • <-A1 Page