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Volume 33, Issue 1:
The HEURISTIC! Squelch

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Rick Starr’s Top Five Gigs

  1. Sang “God Bless America” at Bush’s inauguration
  2. Headline act at Disoriented Street People Talent Show
  3. Opened for Pink Floyd at Berlin Wall
  4. Breakfast Lounge at Sunshine Insane Asylum
  5. Sang national anthem at 1990 World Series

Top Ten Things Overheard in Faculty Club Lounge

  1. “What do you mean I can’t cancel class just because the A’s lost?”
  2. “I’ll assign your book to my class if you give me that jelly donut”
  3. “I don’t give A’s because that just encourages them to stay.
  4. “Who finished the damn keg?”
  5. “…and of course I made sure there were no copies in the bookstore before I assigned it”
  6. “Party at Tien’s!!”
  7. “So, what’s this ‘curve’ thing?”
  8. “I’ve been feeling much better ever since I failed everybody on the midterm”
  9. “Don’t let me get too drunk. I have office hours in twenty minutes”
  10. “I need about two more slaves- whoops, T.A.s- for my class”

Top Five Reasons to Consider Dropping Out of School

  1. You need a dictionary to comprehend the word “graduation”
  2. You spend most of class time talking on cellular phone
  3. You forget exactly which multiple of four years college is supposed to be
  4. Beer and/or marijuana are staples of diet
  5. Semester is half over before you notice you don’t have any classes

Top Ten Beginning Philosophy Questions

  1. Shouldn’t we close physical reality for Martin Luther King, Jrs. birthday?
  2. Is reincarnated paper more expensive than recycled?
  3. What are the chances of finding the true meaning of life in a fortune cookie?
  4. Does physical reality have call waiting?
  5. Does B.A.R.T. go to Nirvana?
  6. How much does “Wheel of Fortune” control human destiny?
  7. Do they card in the afterlife?
  8. Does God wear Mickey Mouse ears?
  9. Does the universe come in other flavors?
  10. Is the human soul tax deductible?