Fraternity Nicknames Useful in Reality
Fraternity nicknames from the '60s bring fond memories. At the 9000 Balboa house Pollard wrote a sharp message to the pledges on the kitchen message blackboard: "Do the dishes or I will swoop down and get you! (signed) The Sparrow."
Later, in the house by myself and unobserved, I courageously wrote, "Leave the pledges alone or I will get you! (signed) The Phantom."
We sent such messages back and forth for days. President Smith finally wrote sternly, "All of you cut this out or I will get both of you. (signed) The Falcon."
Many other nicknames had similar stories--Big Bear, Little Bear, Precious, Weggie, and so forth.
Well, forty some years later, the Fresno Bee and Universal Studios have a contest in which we submit an alias we would have used if we were in the new movie, The Bourne Ultimatum. Eve encouraged me to enter the contest.
A week later--in fact today--I received an envelope addressed to
John "The Phantom" Cagle
in which were two tickets to a special preview of The Bourne Ultimatum.
Who said the lighter side of fraternity life had no relevance to the real world?
Q.E.D.
I will sign autographs at the Pismo Reunion for a nominal fee.
The Phantom
1 Comments:
The sad end of this tale is that when Eve and I went to see the movie, the line was so long we didn't get in.
Look up hubris in the dictionary.
So much for Q.E.D.
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