June 17th, 2005



NOTE FROM BRANDON:
Some of you may actually recognize
a few of these quotations as something
that came out of your mouth.
Others will be appalled that we could
come up with these harebrained ideas.


The Top 7 Bad Ideas You Got
From Watching College-Related Movies


7> “Being a fat man and trying to get into a fledgling fraternity, I must say it is indeed a bad idea to tie a cinder block to your ’special purpose’ and drop it off a balcony.”

6> “If you videotape yourself with the hottie down the hall, do not — I repeat, do not — give it to your friend to mail to your girlfriend just to start a hilarious adventure with your idiotic roommates.”

5> “Let’s peek in on the sorority girls showering. If we’re caught, they’ll see the humor in it and invite us to join them.”

4> “If Old School has taught me anything, sorority girls love to party with 45-year-old men and don’t find it at all creepy!”

3> “Lose my car, let the good times ensue.”

2> “Four out of five parading bands will not follow you down an alley.”

and the Number 1 Bad Idea You Got From Watching College-Related
Movies…

1> “Selling topless photos of the Tri-Delts will NOT help you become popular. In actuality, it will help you get your ass kicked by the Sigmas.”




.

Credits:

Selected from 51 submissions from 14 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Mark Sweatt, Student Emeritus - Atlanta — 1 (2nd #1!)
Scott Witmer, Penn State — 2
David J. Ludwig, CSU San Marcos — 3
Derek Matheis, University of New Haven — 4
Ian Dauphinee, Acadia University — 5
Scott E. Gluck, UC Santa Barbara — 6
Gary Reynolds, Indiana University — 7
Audra Whitton, Northern Virginia Community College — Topic
Brandon Eldridge, St. Louis College of Pharmacy — RA on Duty