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The Brown Noser

Tarah Knaresboro

Writer (Retired)

Tarah's articles

Is That a Banana inYour Pocket? Or is it a Plantain? | Feb 25 2011

You're getting excited? Yeah, me too! I've been dying to try out this banana strudel recipe I found on RecipeZaar, but I read in the comments section that a plantain is mostly interchangeable, so I think we'll be okay. I just have to go check and see if I have I have enough vanilla extract and butter, then we'll be having quite a dessert tonight! That wasn't the dessert you had in mind? Oh … is it the strudel? Is strudel problematic? Do you not like strudel? I'm sorry, I didn't even think - what about a cream pie? Cupcakes? A mousse? I could definitely whip something else up.

Asshole Knits in All Its Classes | Dec 04 2009

Too good to just shut up and pay attention to lecture like everyone else, Anna Mason '11 has been knitting in her classes since freshman year of high school. To date, she's made 32 scarves people wear only in her presence, 42 hats, tragically lost, and one Itty-Bitty-Kitty sweater that Mr.

Brown Recluse Hides in Closet, Bites Strangers | Oct 23 2009

Frustrated by years of unpopularity, Peter Zinger '12 finally reached his breaking point last Friday evening. Five students fell victim to a series of fatal bites, and Zinger is currently being held in custody by officials at the Urban Environmental Lab.

Red Delicious Apple So Fucking Delicious | Apr 24 2009

Pizza and Mango Tango Odwalla Juice in hand, Peter Wretch '10 prowled feverishly around the Gate late on Friday night. A shrewd ECON 11: "Principles of Economics" student, Wretch keenly calculated his remaining balance in order to maximize meal credit value.

Student Trapped in Ambidextrous Desk | Apr 24 2009

Dexterously sliding into a prime front-row seat in his Advanced Computational Theory class last Wednesday morning, obnoxiously ambidextrous student Scott Gable '10 prepared to take copious notes. To ensure everyone's acute awareness of his genetic mutation, Gable first put a notebook on the right side of his desk to take normal notes with his dominant hand, then put another notebook on the left side of his desk to count, using his other hand, how many esoteric words he could use within the lecture hour.

Racist Bee Actually a WASP | Feb 27 2009

Laboratory researchers at the Brown Institute of Animal Biology made a remarkable discovery last Wednesday with the aid of new photoactivated localization microscopy: the unique breed of bee they have been closely observing since its infancy was revealed to be not a bee at all but rather a WASP.

Periodic Table Menstruates, Covers Class in Tricalcium Phosphate | Dec 05 2008

Proud mother Dmitri Mendeleev held up several tricalcium phosphate soaked sweaters as she addressed the press yesterday morning. "My little baby has become a woman!" she blustered, nearly leaking with joy. For years, chemistry students have been monitoring the prepubescent development of the periodic table.

No Touch Towel Dispenser Fears Intimacy | Oct 24 2008

It was a heartfelt confession last Saturday when Faunce's most beloved paper towel dispenser admitted his deep-rooted psychological issues to the press. For years, he has been providing towels via a "no touch sensor" that detects when hands are near in order to preemptively dispense paper, but only recently has he opened up about the underlying cause.