I'm not quite sure if this merits the label of first world problem or actual insanity, but it's pretty fantastic nonetheless: via Mark, Underground U of C fight club channels students’ WWE urges. Can you envision the scrawny U of C underclassmen, huddled in their parkas in the bare, frosty quad, warming their fingers on $1 coffee from Cobb, cheering students who are beating each other for no reason? "Get him! Crush him! Show no mercy!" they yell. But then they see the stronger boy pin the weaker one's arms. "Wait, no! Don't touch his wrists! He has very fragile wrists. How will he be able to finish his problem set tonight if you injure his wrists? No! Not his feet either! I read in JAMA recently that ankle tendon injuries can cause chronic difficulty with mobility. What are you doing? Not the abdomen! Don't you know that bruising to the kidney can result in irreparable renal damage?"
I'm totally going to stop blogging Maroon articles now. Totally.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
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One could run an entire blog solely for the purpose of poking fun at Maroon articles. Hey, now that I think of it, someone should do that...
Though in this case, the article is actually good. The subject is the unfortunate part.
but it's so much fun! it's definitely a cheap shot, but still, so fun!!
I used to be involved in an indoor Fight Club in Shoreland. It eventually disbanded because the floor below kept calling up to find out why the ceiling was crashing in.
Jennie: Obviously less fun than actually participating, it seems.
Anonymous: Good choice, staying anonymous with that confession.
This is the first post tagged U of C since you graduated? How can that be right?
I recently rediscovered the tags.
the subject is the best part of the article. you u of c people take yourselves way too seriously.
ivy league rejects.
The person above me is right. I'm a student who goes to the fights regularly and you shouldn't assume that these kids don't know how to fight just b/c they go to U of C. Some of these guys are trained fighters who work out 3 hours a day.
Each new class gets more and more normal. You guys were there during the weird years which means you are are stereotypical Chicago freaks.
i mean who else would call herself "miss self-important".
Anonymous: Ouch, that cuts right to my deepest insecurities! O, Princeton; how could you betray me like that?
Normal Chicago Student/same person as above: Is "trained fighter" something you normal kids list on your college applications these days?
First of all, I'm not the same person as above because I didn't get into Harvard myself so I wouldn't say that to someone else. Don't make assumptions.
Also, us normal kids are well-balanced and the more we do, the better it looks on our applications and resumes. I want to see you fight these guy but they probably wouldn't even acknowledge your existence.
You know, I think I'd rather not fight anyone--trained or not--but thanks. I commend your earnestness, but you're just not going to convince me to take your fight club seriously.
you're not going to convince me to take your blog seriously. you're like a bad wonkette or perez hilton.
But as long as the good Perez Hilton remains, there will always be a blog out there for you to take seriously.
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