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[Lilas Pastia]

No more S&M...

OK boys and girls. Try to keep things interesting and not just the man-on-top-get-it-over-with-quickie!

Paul, this is naughty, really - but so witty! I was about to say 'are there any other letters of the alphabet we can have a laugh with?' - and then I remembered: the LP is now defunct...yikes !!!

Anyhow, I'm sure there's enough hormones still flowing to have good brawls discussions...

[karlhenning]

But, M. could conceivably be here...or perhaps he's always been here, just not as M. but a special effect...WOO-oo-WOO-oo!

As . . . a wind machine?

[karlhenning]

Ha! Brett got there first!

[springrite]

Who's being passive-aggressive now??!??

Now, where did you notice the passive part??? 

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Hi Herman, it's good to hear your daughter is well, I hope the same is true for you and your wife. You've come back just at the right time as their is already a certain subtle clamour for a new hate figure and you may if you wish step into this role following all the usual false friendly ceremony. Just kidding. Maybe.

So who's being passive-aggressive now??!??

[Dancing Divertimentian]

well that's all very well, I don't really disagree with you. All I want to say is that in general terms--again--you've fallen for the Harry bull trap, i.e. no one was talking about Harry until Harry started to talk about himself, and then everyone flooded in, some with genuine comments of support, which I never confronted--why would I?--and some with comments of support which at the same time belittled someone else (M) and which, as I said, were stupid and pointless. I really sincerely genuinely do not care about Harry at all and did not even mention him until I noticed one person in particular behaving like an idiot. So, that's all I have to say. It is amazing though how he managed to make himself the centre of attention yet again, all by his own doing. Would make a great PR manager.

Well, I don't think you quite get where I'm coming from.

I'm interested in one thing: what has Harry ever done to you to deserve such aggressiveness?

[springrite]

Aren't you guys impressed by my ability to anticipate a post and reply to it beforehand preemptively?  

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Aren't you guys impressed by my ability to anticipate a post and reply to it beforehand preemptively? 

Hee, hee!!

Technical difficulties!

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Now, where did you notice the passive part??? 

I would answer but you probably already know what I'm going to say!

[Brian]

I would answer but you probably already know what I'm going to say!

"National Psychic Convention. You know where. You know when." 

[Brian]

I thought that I  read somewhere about Rice University students having some sort of (what we in Britain would call) 'rag week' when the students ran round parts of Houston in various states of undress and drunkenness

Have no fear...this particular (non-creepy!!) older guy does not propose coming all the way to Houston to stare at college girls

Hmm ... brief rundown of peculiar Rice University events!

- "O-Week." The week before school starts, freshmen get "oriented" through various handy information sessions, as well as ridiculous rallies and 2AM runs to the local "House of Pies." The week concludes with "Disorientation," which is a campus-wide drunken party.
- "Night of Decadence." This is also a campus-wide drunken party. Basically, a theme title is chosen based on the quality and obviousness of its innuendo (for example: KryptoNOD: Superman Dat Ho, or James Bondage), and then people dress up to resemble the theme (this year being "KryptoNOD," it was superhero costumes), using as little clothing as possible. At least two of my friends have seen females naked for the first time just by standing on a sidewalk near the party. NOD is more than a little ridiculous. This is the party that the good people of Houston used to be allowed into, until the school realized that creepy street people were ogling the Rice girls. The Rice police department and EMS services charge $7,000+ to staff this one-night event.
- "Willy Week." This is also a whole week. Basically, Monday through Thursday, the various residential buildings play pranks on each other. Then, Thursday night, there is a campus-wide drunken party, followed by, on Friday, another campus-wide drunken party, followed by, on Saturday, a campus-wide drunken party from roughly 6 am to 10 am, at which point (you are not expecting this) we have the largest water balloon fight in world history. Every year. Not kidding. Last year's was something like 4 times the previous Guinness record. We used ... crap ... was it 200,000 water balloons? Anyways, after this there is a ritual entitled "Beer Bike," a relay race involving chugging beers (or water for under-21-ers) and bike racing. After this, there is ... a campus-wide drunken party. 
- "Bacchanalia." I'm feeling like you guys can figure this one out. 

For the record, I managed to miss most of the events of "Willy Week" because my oldest and best friend was in town, and I hadn't seen her in several years. I was a security officer for Night of Decadence last year, which was quite an experience. Yeah. Did I mention that, academically, Rice's peer institutions include Harvard, Yale, Duke, Northwestern and Stanford?

[Senta]

Well, they do everything bigger and better in Texas...even in the Ivy League it appears! 

Still trying to get my head around drunk bike racing...that's not even something I'd do sober...

[Wanderer]

- "O-Week." The week before school starts, freshmen get "oriented" through various handy information sessions, as well as ridiculous rallies and 2AM runs to the local "House of Pies." The week concludes with "Disorientation," which is a campus-wide drunken party.
- "Night of Decadence." This is also a campus-wide drunken party. Basically, a theme title is chosen based on the quality and obviousness of its innuendo (for example: KryptoNOD: Superman Dat Ho, or James Bondage), and then people dress up to resemble the theme (this year being "KryptoNOD," it was superhero costumes), using as little clothing as possible. At least two of my friends have seen females naked for the first time just by standing on a sidewalk near the party. NOD is more than a little ridiculous. This is the party that the good people of Houston used to be allowed into, until the school realized that creepy street people were ogling the Rice girls. The Rice police department and EMS services charge $7,000+ to staff this one-night event.
- "Willy Week." This is also a whole week. Basically, Monday through Thursday, the various residential buildings play pranks on each other. Then, Thursday night, there is a campus-wide drunken party, followed by, on Friday, another campus-wide drunken party, followed by, on Saturday, a campus-wide drunken party from roughly 6 am to 10 am, at which point (you are not expecting this) we have the largest water balloon fight in world history. Every year. Not kidding. Last year's was something like 4 times the previous Guinness record. We used ... crap ... was it 200,000 water balloons? Anyways, after this there is a ritual entitled "Beer Bike," a relay race involving chugging beers (or water for under-21-ers) and bike racing. After this, there is ... a campus-wide drunken party. 
- "Bacchanalia." I'm feeling like you guys can figure this one out. 

But you do have classes and stuff, right? At all? 

[Wanderer]

You know, I'm still kinda new here...is there always so much drama and turnover on this forum? 

Drama? This is nothing. Things have been, with the valuable contribution of several departed ones, past and present, much more heated than this.

No more S&M...
OK boys and girls. Try to keep things interesting and not just the man-on-top-get-it-over-with-quickie!

*whiplash*

[Dundonnell]

Hmm ... brief rundown of peculiar Rice University events!

- "O-Week." The week before school starts, freshmen get "oriented" through various handy information sessions, as well as ridiculous rallies and 2AM runs to the local "House of Pies." The week concludes with "Disorientation," which is a campus-wide drunken party.
- "Night of Decadence." This is also a campus-wide drunken party. Basically, a theme title is chosen based on the quality and obviousness of its innuendo (for example: KryptoNOD: Superman Dat Ho, or James Bondage), and then people dress up to resemble the theme (this year being "KryptoNOD," it was superhero costumes), using as little clothing as possible. At least two of my friends have seen females naked for the first time just by standing on a sidewalk near the party. NOD is more than a little ridiculous. This is the party that the good people of Houston used to be allowed into, until the school realized that creepy street people were ogling the Rice girls. The Rice police department and EMS services charge $7,000+ to staff this one-night event.
- "Willy Week." This is also a whole week. Basically, Monday through Thursday, the various residential buildings play pranks on each other. Then, Thursday night, there is a campus-wide drunken party, followed by, on Friday, another campus-wide drunken party, followed by, on Saturday, a campus-wide drunken party from roughly 6 am to 10 am, at which point (you are not expecting this) we have the largest water balloon fight in world history. Every year. Not kidding. Last year's was something like 4 times the previous Guinness record. We used ... crap ... was it 200,000 water balloons? Anyways, after this there is a ritual entitled "Beer Bike," a relay race involving chugging beers (or water for under-21-ers) and bike racing. After this, there is ... a campus-wide drunken party. 
- "Bacchanalia." I'm feeling like you guys can figure this one out. 

For the record, I managed to miss most of the events of "Willy Week" because my oldest and best friend was in town, and I hadn't seen her in several years. I was a security officer for Night of Decadence last year, which was quite an experience. Yeah. Did I mention that, academically, Rice's peer institutions include Harvard, Yale, Duke, Northwestern and Stanford?

So, basically, nothing much has changed since John Landis's 'Animal House' film of 1978 with its portrayal of an-apparently-endless round of drunken excess?

Fantastically funny film which never fails to crack me up Full of marvellous quotes-like the Dean to a student "Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son".

And there was me thinking that Texas upheld the new standards of American decency and decorum Still, nice to know that the future leaders of the free world developed a drink problem while at university

[Brünnhilde forever]

As to 'Members who have left: T.C. was a very welcome member at the Opera topic, but because few GMG members visit the site, maybe he wasn't missed too much. I do miss him though; especially his informative reviews of operas he had seen.

Because of his location, I sincerely hope he is in the best of health! 

[Lilas Pastia]

As to 'Members who have left: T.C. was a very welcome member at the Opera topic, but because few GMG members visit the site, maybe he wasn't missed too much. I do miss him though; especially his informative reviews of operas he had seen.

Because of his location, I sincerely hope he is in the best of health! 

By golly! Does he live on a volcano? Or more probably in a country hit by a typhoon or an earthquaque?

I notice Hector is gone. Or is it just that I'm the last one to notice?

[Dundonnell]

By golly! Does he live on a volcano? Or more probably in a country hit by a typhoon or an earthquaque?

I notice Hector is gone. Or is it just that I'm the last one to notice?

Oh dear! Just as I was going to reply to his point about Elgar and Reger being such good friends(the Max Reger thread).

Sometimes I get this guilty feeling when this happens that if only I had replied sooner the poster would not have gone Stupid really

[Maciek]

It must have been a while ago but I see Danny disappeared as well.

[Kullervo]

I had noticed he stopped posting a while back, but now his account is deleted. Why, I wonder.