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Memory 1 cont...
The idea was for the cow to “welcome” the student home. Grass had been green and the cow had eaten heartily. In addition, it was an extended period before the student returned to campus, probably making the cow claustrophobic and anxious. As the student approached his room, all were alerted and took up positions to view the welcome that was about to occur. The propositus opened the door and the cow left in something of a hurry, apparently not bothering to say hello. It turns out that Betsy the cow did say hello—all over the place. There was non-vomit-cow-exhaust literally everywhere, including the ceiling. One lump deposited on a book on a low table, developed a beautiful chromatogram. “Lumpettes” and mini lumpettes were deposited on the floor, the white bed sheet, pillow case... that was quite a speckled picture. Betsy was obviously not potty trained and not too happy to be cooped up. Visitors came from far and wide to witness first-hand the phenomenon of Betsy the cow and sequelae. There was an official enquiry, of course, but nobody saw a thing. The culprits (heroes?) were known to most, but never officially identifiedJ. The code of silence was strong. Long live Block B.
Memory 2
The pranksters club, dubbed The Beaver Moving Company, was alerted that one of the more amorous students was going on a date and would return to his room with his guest. For some reason, they thought to deny him. The guys went to work and cleared the room completely, leaving just his wardrobe with a skeleton in situ. A red bulb had been placed into the skull, and connected to the light switch. The poor guy and his date return, he opens the door, flicks the switch and they both take a very quick step backwards. The room is completely dark, except for the eerie glow from the empty eye sockets, yet, the rest of the skeleton is visible, just hanging there, but one could not see what was holding the skeleton up. Thus, it looked like it was floating.
Next, the guy asks what happened to the missing furniture. At that point, a person located strategically hit another light switch, and behold: the entire other major missing contents of the room are now visible in a tree, next to the sub-warden’s flat... bed, desk, chair, etc.
vMy loving wife, Carol
vChildren Lori, Kerri and Alec
v162 mile, 1-day bicycle trip across the State of Indiana
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