‘Humor’ Archives
Cheers and Jeers
March 2, 2011 Cheers 1. Irish Men’s Basketball – All they do is win, win, win, no matter what. It’s official. Ben Hansbrough and company made it an undefeated regular season at home by shellacking Nova 93-72. Not only that, but the Irish drained 60 points worth of three-pointers on the scared-stiff cats. Heck, even Tom Kopko bulldozed a couple players to get the shooter’s role on [...]
Cheers and Jeers
Cheer: 1. Dorm Parties: I am the number one fan of dorm parties. Let me tell you, I enjoy all the benefits. Among them are the 1,000 degree atmosphere, the jubilant hospitality, and the “beverage” selections. Or how about the fact that leaving room for the Holy Spirit actually means “Holy Spirit, leave the room.” I also love the three commissioners of the dorm party. First, there’s [...]
Cheers and Jeers
CHEERS Claire’s Engagement- The Rover’s own Claire Gillen is engaged to be married. Originally, this was actually going to be included in the “Jeer” section. Because, let’s face it, with Claire now essentially off the market, the pool of smart, attractive, pleasant, and not engaged/married girls has lost one of its most distinguished members. However, unlike Orual, we were able to [...]
Cheers and Jeers
Cheers: 1. Nice hands, feet! Oh so many ways to make fun of USC now. Ronald Johnson I personally thank you for your early Christmas present this year. I regret to inform you, however, that I have no gift in return, but maybe if you call the NCAA they’ll still let you transfer out. Let’s now see what UT men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl has to say about USC’s coach Lane Kiffin: “I've [...]
Cheers & Jeers
Musical Selections: “November Blue” - The Avett Brothers “Salt and Pepper” - Caroline Petrik (search for it online) “William Shakespeare’s In My Cat” - Arrogant Worms CHEERS Utah Game Hooray! The Class of 2011’s final home football game as Notre Dame students is nearly upon us! I mean, we’ve already locked up the “Most Losingest Class” award, we’ve [...]
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Music Selections of the Week: 1. “100 Years” by Five for Fighting 2. “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper 3. “Pachelbel’s Canon" by Slipknot Cheers: 1. Tornado warning: Every part of this past week’s tornado scare was AWESOME. 9:12 AM – Receive ND Alert Message: “This is an ND Alert. There is imminent threat to campus from a TORNADO. Go to the lowest level of your [...]
Cheers and Jeers
Music Selections of the Week: 1. “November Blue" by Avett Brothers 2. “A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlton 3. “Breakeven” by The Script Cheers: South Dining Hall Staff: If you don’t know Robert, Dorothy, Timmy, Dennis, Otis, Kenny, Lisa, Carl, Tony, Braylon, Chris, and Big Mike, among others, you don’t really know South Dining Hall. These fine ladies and gentlemen ask [...]
On a Road to Nowhere: Tom Friedman’s House
In light of Pulitzer-prize winning New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman’s imminent visit to Notre Dame, we thought a comparison between Friedman’s home and the lovely Lyons Hall might be worth your while. Friedman will speak at this year's Notre Dame Forum, "The Global Marketplace and the Common Good.” Though Friedman will likely speak on economic issues rather than sustainability, he [...]
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Music Selections of the Week: 1. “This Side” by Nickelcreek 2. “Hooked on a Feeling” by David Hasselhoff (The Youtube video is best) 3. “One Man’s Desire” by Yanni (Just listen to all of his stuff while you’re studying) Living as Michael Jackson: If you haven’t gotten your bike stolen since you’ve been here you probably care about it just a little bit too much. [...]
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Music Selections of the Week: 1. The Notre Dame Victory March courtesy of Dr. Ken Dye (Freshmen: That’s our band director). 2. The Entire Soundtrack from The Last Samurai courtesy of a certain Duncan Hall quad 3. “Cooler Than Me” courtesy of my AR Living as Michael Jackson: So it’s the first day of classes and my Transport professor is taking the obligatory first day roll [...]
Cheers and Jeers ’07
9/20/07 Brandon Payne Staff Writer Ben O’Brien Managing Editor One Reason to Show up on Gameday Cheers for new statues on campus. This Saturday, school officials will honor former football coach Ara Parseghian by unveiling a statue of him inside Notre Dame stadium. The statue will commemorate Parseghian’s 1971 Cotton Bowl win over Texas in which his players carried him off the [...]