News Shorts from Around the World
(of Pete)
By: Pete
Phillips
April 20, 2004
8:12 AM
I feel that
some of my best work is in these shorts because then I don't have to force
filler. Let's see if you agree: Vandals!
A couple weeks ago your friendly writer was made a victim of vandalism by
some doubtless drunks who terrorize king's College by notoriously breaking
windows or mirrors on cars, but never actually taking things from the
cars, which must be a case of good conscious, I suppose. Pictured on the
right is the crime scene with a chalk outline on the far right of where
the mirror belongs, as compared to where it was, on the left. Yes, the
chalk outline rested nicely in mid-air.
The car was eventually repaired with long fighting from me, and it is now
better than ever. I learned that, despite all the parking tickets'
suggestions or gold, silver, or orange, my car is in fact "marble
gray." This gives the grand achievement of learning new things thanks
to the not-so-fun incident. What're you gonna do eh? "A feller much
wiser than m'self once said, 'Sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes the
bar eats you.'"
Respected
Lacrosse Player Goes Crazy
Known to the website as "the guy who beat Kyle for Homecoming
King," Chris Reilly was seen hunting squirrels from my window
yesterday. Doctors are concerned for Reilly, who chases the critters with
a camera in order to snap a picture of them in their natural habitat. Here
we see the man himself lurking and circling on an unsuspecting victim. Who
will win this battle of man vs. nature? We can only suspect, but I'm sure
it will be a fight worth seeing.
King's
College: Success or Bust
Bust. Heheh-- bust... anyway, the college has made a gravely bad
investment in the new college court, which does look nice when it's dry.
This poor judgment has called into question all costs around campus (also
bear in mind that this is all speculative evidence). While the college
says internet bandwidth is the reason we had to axe most of the cleaning
lady staff, I think it was this was more due to the court, but that's just
me. I also think it is to blame in the college's moronic move in
purchasing single-ply toilet paper, which is a complaint that has been
done to death, but the budget cuts take a terrible turn with the
incomparable annoyance of single ply paper towels. Now you can imagine how
angry I get in the bathroom when I go to pull a paper towel out of the
dispenser and little nubs rip off into my hand. The wetness, coupled with
the cheapness of the towels, makes for an interesting heart rate acceleration.
Until you find me dead on the bathroom floor, you can keep hearing me yell
at inanimate paper products. People
Hanging Out?!?!
It's Spring, for now, and people are starting to hangout in King's
College's College Park (formerly called University Park for some reason).
This is not too fun for Pete because I have to listen to people chat about
whatever they want while I try to maintain my normal life. Do you know how
hard it is to make a potato alarm clock with that kind of distraction?! I
don't either. This really isn't much of a problem, but I suggest that
these people keep their voices down while they play their games, that is
unless they want an exposé on PetePhillipsOnline.
I
Hate You: The Sysco Delivery Man
There's
nothing better about Mondays in Luksic Hall than getting awakened by the
giant silver Sysco delivery truck armed with only the most incompetent
driver. This picture, taken from my window, which displays the closeness
of the problem, was clocked at 7:08 AM yesterday, when I picked up my
megaphone and yelled at the driver, who couldn't hear me over his tremendously
booming engine, which he leaves idling for the entire half-hour it takes
him to unload the truck of food supplies or whatever the hell he has in
there, I don't care what it is because I think you're an asshole anyway.
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