AT YOUR LEISURE 02.19.10
CARTOON BY BEN RUBIN AND JAMIE DOUGLAS
BY ALEX ROGALA
STREAM OF FACTS The Salisbury Cathedral, located in Salisbury, England, is home to Europe’s oldest CLOCK. The Doomsday CLOCK is a symbolic clock created by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists in 1947. It estimates how close the world is to destruction by how many minutes there are to midnight. As of Jan. 10, the clock is at 6 minutes to MIDNIGHT. The phrase “Burning the MIDNIGHT oil”, which means working late into the night, has its origins in the oil needed to POWER oil lamps. The human brain has modest POWER requirements, using roughly 14 watts while in deep THOUGHT. Originally THOUGHT to have been left by Tony summit sparked speculation about the inner thoughts of the former British Prime Minister. Eager gossipers were later disappointed when the sketches turned out to be the product of computer-whiz Bill GATES. The Piper at the GATES of Dawn, the 1967 debut by British rockers Pink Floyd was a watershed release in the genre of psychedelic rock. Far different from the band’s later works, the album was notable for the inclusion of works by thenfrontman Syd Barrett, who was fired from the band as a result of SCHIZOPHRENIC behavior.
SCHIZOPHRENIC people are more likely to
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QUOTE: “THE WORLD IS LIKE A RIDE AT AN AMUSEMENT PARK, AND WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO GO ON IT, YOU THINK IT’S REAL BECAUSE THAT’S HOW POWERFUL OUR MINDS ARE.” - Bill Hicks
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SUDOKU Difficulty Rating: Easy
Blair, doodles found at a desk at a 2005 economic
WORD OF THE WEEK
be smokers than others, according to the
NOT FAILING ALL YOUR CLASSES
National Institute on Drug Abuse. Roughly 80
So Week 10 came and reared its ugly head,
percent of schizophrenics smoke, compared
and you can’t wait to be done classes.
to 20 PERCENT of the normal population.
However, there lies a nefarious enemy
HABERDASHER
between you and your much-coveted
n. a dealer in men’s clothing and accessories.
The PERCENT sign has its origins in the Italian phrase “per cento”, meaning “for a hundred.”
spring (February) break — finals. So close
The shape itself grew out of a P over the word
to freedom, yet so far. Yet the light is at the
cento, as all but the “o” were eventually dropped.
end of the tunnel. Hang in there soldier, Reporter salutes you.
OVERSEEN & OVERHEARD
“This is a little
awkward. I don’t want to catch what she has.”
Definition taken from http://merriam-webster.com.
“French people talk like raptors.”
computer in GLBT
-Male student in Cross-
office looking at
roads
The HABERDASHER offered a wide array of silly hats and bowties in his store.
Four guys around
porn.
-Male student outside Building 7A
Photo on Right: Sweet Park-Job
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