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When monotony takes over, consider some of these alternatives
by Laura Pace
"The Monty Python Society will bring out its dead this Sunday. Dead must be neatly tied and bundled and left by the curb."
That classified ad was placed by the Monty Python Society several years ago.
Ever wish you could get graded on your knowledge of sex? A Penn State biology class will teach you -- for three whole credits -- everything about sex, with the help of (believe it or not) films, discussions and pictures.
Penn State can be a strange place.
One of the best things about a large university is that once you've tired of reading, writing and arthmetic [sic], you can find many un-average things to do, including clubs, off-the-wall classes or social spots.
You have at least four years of time to fill and at least 125 credits to take -- it's up to you to make the experience interesting.
[Let's skip the boring bits, shall we?]
Monty Python Society
Does the word "Spam" make you laugh? Do you have excess dead in your house to be rid of? Do you like dead parrots?
Wink, wink. Nudge, nudge. Know what I mean?
You might want to consider becoming part of Penn State's Monty Python Society.
The group has anywhere from 10 to 50 members, and it meets every Wednesday in 267 Willard Building at 7:30 p.m. The next meeting is Oct. 10.
The claub always participates in Homecoming as well as other activities, including "The Primal Scream," outside Willard Building. The scream, first emitted after Graham Chapman's death, goes something like this: "The Man is Dead, but the King Lives On. AAAAHHHHH!"
Wilson said each spring the group flips gravity 90 degrees and crawls up Penn State's Mall.
Crazier stunts have included an argument with the preacher outside Willard Building. The group planted a man to argue with the preacher and at one point the club member yelled "I didn't expect a Spanish Inquistion." Group members appeared from Willard to reply "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition."
Other activities may include the "Upperclassmen Twit of the Year," "The Ides of October Mystery Event," and the silly walk, "Spot the Looney."
Anyone interested in the group may attend the Oct. 10 meeting or call Alyce at [number disconnected] and leave a message on her answering machine.
[More boring bits about other people doing other things. Yawn. We're not entirely sure how a game of "Capture the Flag", a deer pen, an art gallery, or campus fraternities qualify as "off-the-wall", but who are we to question the wisdom of the Centre Daily Times? After all, there's no such thing as bad publicity, and this was the Friday cover story for their Weekender section. Former president and newsletter editor Alyce Wilson was quick to point out that "they cut out a paragraph with my full name and title." But still, beggars can't exactly be choosers, now can they?]
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