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The Brown Noser

Eric Johnson

Writer (Retired)

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Colony of Feral Musk Oxen Complicates Perkins Move-In | Sep 03 2010

Move-in is a difficult time for many students; rooms are messy, parking is limited, and tempers are flaring. This year, however, the newly arrived residents of Perkins Hall had it a bit tougher than their peers. Over the summer, a herd of muskoxen discreetly migrated into the dormitory.

Freshman Tells Room Precisely How Drunk She Is: "Sooooooooooo" | Oct 23 2009

Unprompted by her peers or any other observable stimuli within her immediate vicinity, Ariana Jennings '13 announced last Saturday that she had imbibed copious amounts of alcohol. "OMG you guys," Jennings said loudly to no one in particular. "I am, like, sooooooooooo drunk right now.

Sonofabitch English Professor Edits Wikipedia Page for "Uncle Tom's Cabin" One Night Before Exam | Apr 24 2009

The nonexistent grade-point-averages of some 12 students are thought to be in jeopardy as word of a devious Machiavellian scheme in the English department spreads across campus. Professor Alan Cooper, a tenured English literature professor with a Ph.D. in the written word of the abolition movement, "acted like a total dick," according to one of his students, in anticipation of his class's final exam.

Catholic Church Condemns Googling Yourself as a Sin | Apr 24 2009

Some people do it every now and then. Some do it multiple times a day. Some are simply addicted. But regardless of how often you do it, the Catholic church wants you to stop it. Googling yourself, a longstanding pastime since Google's launch in 1998, is just as wrong in the Catholics' eyes as murder, adultery and wearing non-silly hats, according to Pope Benedict XVI.

Ratty Boasts 14 Percent Drop in Food-Related Calls to EMS | Feb 27 2009

Employees raised plastic cups (and some paper cups because there weren't enough plastic cups to go around) for a toast last week at the Ratty. "Last year was a great year for the Sharpe Refectory," Food Safety Director Bill Crock announced. "We recorded zero deaths for ten straight months in 2008.

Success of Bud Light with Lime Prompts Coca-Cola to Release Sprite with Beer | Oct 24 2008

In a surprising departure from its typical practices of manufacturing soft drinks and abusing human rights in Colombia, The Coca-Cola Company has announced it will soon roll out a new drink to compete for the coveted "Booze and Lime Lovers" demographic. "For years, children worldwide and across the planet have enjoyed the mediocre, watered-down taste of Sprite," said Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent.

Entranced Sailors Collide with Emergency Siren | Apr 30 2008

After the successful test of the siren / That aimed to tell students of emergencies, / Brown's noble officials found something quite strange, / An artifact random that came from the seas. Lo, there, upon the Main Green had appearéd / A ship unbeliev'ble, a boat of great size.

Sophomore's Beirut Party Ruined by Suicide Bomber | Feb 25 2008

The Beirut party that sophomore Adam Milton attempted to hold in his dorm room Thursday night was reportedly ruined by a suicide bomber who "just kinda bummed everyone out." After junior Johnny Keene showed up at Milton's dorm room with powerful explosives strapped to his chest and a detonator in his hand, all the party's mildly buzzed attendees began to fear the worst.

Avon Cinema to Screen Film So Indie, Even Director Hasn't Heard of It | Nov 30 2007

The Avon Cinema on Thayer Street premieres a movie this Friday that has reached new heights of Indie vogue-so much so that when contacted for comment, the crew and director purportedly involved in its production have never heard of it. "Seriously, who names a movie 'Noise-Canceling Grass Shadow Revolution?'" asked director Austin Pinkerton.

Michael Bay to Direct Movie Adaptation of Thoreau's Walden | Nov 30 2007

A big-screen adaptation of Henry David Thoreau's classic introspective existentialist masterpiece "Walden" will now include "enough explosions to make Hiroshima look like a poorly-controlled fart," reported newly signed director Michael Bay earlier this week.

Computer Science Concentrator's Mad Linux Skillage Yields Even Less Sex than Predicted | Oct 24 2007

Despite his superhuman abilities with the Linux operating system, computer science concentrator Christopher Cook '08 has yet to receive the wild sex that he expected his "skillage" would net him. "I wasn't expecting much sex to begin with," Cook said. "'Maybe once or twice a semester at an absolute minimum,' I told myself.