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Belated April Fools
Q: What’s your favorite pickup line?
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Mr. Finkbinder
Pickup King
Student Question: As journalists, we love stumbling upon new words, especially ones that sound funny. We asked students what they think of when they hear a certain word. Staff Question: We all know that our teachers live secret lives on the weekends. We asked them what their best pickup lines are when they hit the club scene. Q: What do you think of when you hear the following word?
“Do you have a library card? Because I’m checking you out.”
All photos by Wahid Ishrar
Mr. Safford
Spaceship Co-ordinator
Jeffrey Ramirez
Senior “Do you work for NASA? Because you’re out of this world.”
Word: Nincompoop Association: “[I think of] babies sitting inside a crib.” Definition: Simpleton, foolish.
Ms. MacFadden
Sidney Tan
Kindergarten teacher
Junior
Word: Whippet Association: “[I think of] Elmer Fudd from Looney Toons.”
“If you were a booger, I would pick you first.”
Definition: Small, slender dogs used for games and racing.
Shelsey Ramos-Kotun and Emily Ohanian
Ms. Reynolds
Senior Citizen
Juniors
Word: Flub Association: “[We think of] a big woman eating at McDonalds wearing a sundress.”
“If I could rearrange the alphabet, I’d put U and I together.”
Definition: To make a mess of.
Mr. Warthen
Married
Anhelina Bilokon
Senior
Word: Panjandram Association: “[I think of] MRI scans.”
“I’ve never had to use one.”
Definition: A powerful personage or pretentious officer.
THE
STAFF
The Catch, the most boring newspaper ever, is published whenever we feel like it by the students of Walter Johnson High school, 6400 Rock Spring Drive, Reykjavik, Iceland. Advertising and subscription rates are available by calling 000. Don’t expect anybody to pick up though. Editorial opinions express the views of everyone at the school, and the most controversial and politically incorrect editorials reflect the views of all of the WJ staff. The Pitch is a sorry excuse for a newspaper that attempts to print inane and wildly inappropriate articles, and works toward providing the student body with fake information that hopefully sparks mass pandemonium and chaos.
2012 American Scholastic Cookie- Cutter Layout Award First Place 2010-2011 Grace “In Your Face” Leslau Christine “Tetris Goddess” Bersabal Michael “Kidmike” Lumbuku JJ “Juicy J” Henn Selma “Sneak Attack” Stearns Melissa “Sasha Fierce” Wainaina Audrey “Who’s Annie?” Marek
Columbia Scholastic Press Association“Most likely to plagarize” Gold Medalist
Dashel “3 HUNNA” Lewis Emily “Energizer Bunny” Cosentino Ian “Flaming Ginger” Morison Phillip “My Laugh Makes Angels Die” Resnick Claudia “Izzy’s Worst Nightmare” Nguyen Onders “?” Norberg Sari “Over-abrasive” Amiel
Megan “Grammar Czar” Chun Ben “Dislecksick” Resnick “The Magical” Izzy Salant Hope “The Pope” Marshall Melissa “Mrs. WJ” Wainaina Ellie “Never Comes to Press” Jorling Sean “The Enforcer” Poosson
Maryland HS Journalism Award Horrible Journalism Ethic First Place 2004-Present Adriana “Italiana” Del Grosso Sarah “Shorter than the Tripod” Schecker Caroline “Woman of ” Steel Sabrina “Littleballofenergy” Clarke Wahid “Do you even go here?” Ishrar Sylvie “Hilary Jr.” Ellen