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Volume 33, Issue 1:
The HEURISTIC! Squelch

Ten Most Asked Questions in Interviews with Dan Quayle

  1. “How does it feel being the nation’s biggest joke?”
  2. “This ‘New World Order’ is your secret plan to take over the universe, isn’t it?”
  3. “Quick– how many houses of congress
    are there?”
  4. “Do you feel that cabinet members are envious of your batman costumes?”
  5. “Why is your dad staring at us through the window?”
  6. “What’s your secret for looking so young, Mr. Redford?”
  7. “How much does Barbara pay you to walk Millie?”
  8. “Who is your favorite ‘New Kid on the Block?'”
  9. “Do you get discounts on tours of the White House?”
  10. “What’s the first thing you’re going to say when you meet George Bush?”

Top Ten Most Important Qualifications for Tenure

  1. Will assist colleagues in Big Game brawls
  2. Can handle a bullwhip
  3. Will pay for pizza during tenure hearing
  4. Can consistently bowl over 160
  5. Isn’t scared to speak out and agree with everyone else on any issue
  6. Won’t guzzle beer from faculty club keg
  7. Can do secret handshake
  8. Hasn’t written any comprehensible books recently
  9. Won’t have sex with students that deans are dating
  10. Can use meaningless latin phrases effortlessly

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?