Hanging Joes and Boxers
      by Jay


       Monday, September 22, 2003 - 7:42 AM 

  College. A short period in our lives where we further prepare ourselves to enter the real world, or in some cases try to avoid it all together. And yet, what would college life be like if we didn't periodically set aside our studies and have a little fun?  Of course some college students' definitions of "fun" vary from the others, but one thing is certain: when it comes to having fun at college, nothing beats an old fashioned prank.

    The prank war always starts the same way. Some friends (or fiends) do something funny and embarrassing to you, and suddenly its up to you to come up with an even funnier and embarrassing act to do to them. My dorm experienced one of these pranks this past week, and I'm ready to see how the unsuspecting victims retaliate. Quite frankly, I don't think it will be possible to top this prank, but who knows, maybe they'll will prove me wrong.

    The joke started when two of my friends (and fellow digital artists) walked into their suite only to find ten trash bags piled up in their living room ready to be dumped. In some dorm rooms it would be easy to find enough garbage to fill ten trash bags, but my friends try to keep their living room clean so they found it rather odd to have that much trash in their room. Then they realized what was in the bags...  Their suitemates had taken all of my friends' personal items (clothes, toys, desk stuff etc.) and put them in trash bags as a joke.  On paper it doesn't sound too funny, but in life seeing their reactions to this joke was quite worth it (I just so happened to be with them when it happened, and I had a good laugh about it).  From that very moment I could tell my friends were planning a way to get back at their suitemates. But first they had to confuse their suitemates with the current prank. So they took all of their personal items out of the trash bags and put them back exactly the way they were before, then acted like nothing happened when the suitemates came back to the room.  Their suitemates couldn't say anything about it otherwise they would prove their guilt. So the day went on and no one mentioned the great deed was that done.  Days passed without a word of the incident.  It appeared as if everyone forgot it even happened. Which is exactly what they wanted, and they struck without warning...

   Picture this: You walk in to your living room only to find people staring at who are trying to hold back their laughter. You look down the hall towards your bedroom only to see suspicious shadows of bodies cast against the large brown door.  You move down the hall curious at what could create such odd shapes and then you see it.  Both you and your roommate's beds are completely stripped (no mattresses/sheets/pillows etc) and in their place hang (literally) your entire collection of GI Joes and other figurines. Each one has a noose around it's neck and it's hands bound behind the back. One pair goes as far as to hold hands with each other so they  could face their asphyxiated death together, while another pair is bound together by the ankles where they will meet their demise in an unorthodox upside-down fashion. I'm sure your reaction would be to stand there in awe and spout random phrases that make no sense. To add insult to injury, you suddenly realize you have no idea where your bed supplies are located. Now you have to go door to door through the entire dorm at 1 AM asking if the residents have your bedding.  Needless to say, you probably won't be getting a good night's rest tonight.  Yet, it doesn't end there...

    The final part of the prank involved some very personal items stashed in very public places.  In all of the commotion during the night, neither of the suitemates realized that all of their boxers had been removed from their drawers. The next morning the entire campus woke up to boxers scattered around campus, each inscribed with  "David and Rusty"***  to name their owners. Every floor of the dorm had a pair posted to the wall, and each of the bulletin boards across campus had it's very own pair of D & R boxers to display.

    Originally, this rant was supposed to end here, but during the time it took me to write this rant good ole D & R retaliated with a prank of their own.  While I was not actual present to witness the event, a friend of mine did take some pictures of the entire ordeal. This prank involved 40 lbs of Deer corn being placed in personal and odd places. I think my friends still haven't found all of the corn in their room, and now it permanently smells like a deer trough (at least it has a hint of popcorn to it).

      I'm sure there will be many more pranks to come, and I'll be there with my trusty camera to capture every moment of them. It's times like these I that I am reminded: It's great to be a college student!!!
 

     - J, Who are we? WE ARE SONS  OF MEXICO!

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Currently reading: Earth Systems analysis

***names have been changed to protect the innocent.  Wait, a second.... they aren't innocent!  Screw 'em!