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Written by Argonaut Editors

Monday, 08 February 2010

Quick takes on life from our editors Taking a page from ‘The Hangover’ If Vegas were next to the ocean, you know they would have tried to throw an orca back into the water by pulling the emergency break in an SUV and slinging it off a dock in “The Hangover.” Thanks Bridgestone, your play off the awesome movie just added to the sequel. — Elizabeth Television I sure do miss having cable television sometimes. It was the only way I used to watch the occasional episode of “The Office” or “Lost.” Even with the convenience of the Internet — specifically Hulu — I never seem to watch these shows. — Greg ‘Teenage Wasteland’ I love football, but my favorite part of the Super Bowl is the halftime show.  Two years ago it was my ultimate favorite, Tom Petty, and this year was “The Who.”  As Bob Seger once said, “Today’s music ain’t got the same soul, I like that old time rock ‘n’ roll.” — Jennifer IT debacle I don’t know why, but Information and Technology Services on campus had it out for me this weekend. When I sat down at my computer to finish up some homework and play some online games, the Internet connection decided to wither and die. And I don’t do well when I don’t get to play my video games. — Jens Big shoes to fill I took over as copy editor this week because our previous editor has some massive, difficult classes this semester, and I’m hoping I can do her justice. I’m really glad I don’t have to read pages and pages of Plato and Nietzsche like she does. I never did like philosophy very much. Good luck, Erin. — Kelcie Wow By my count, Anheuser-Busch spent $31 million just on actual ad space during the Super Bowl. And that’s not counting any other advertizing. I think I need some Bud Light. — Jeffrey Closed captioning I was watching a copy of “Ocean’s Twelve” from China the other day and turned on closed captioning. The dialogue didn’t seem to match up perfectly — the captions included, “I’ll send a baboon to the lab for testing,” among other sillies. Turns out the captions were for a 1986 film called, “The Fly.” Apparently in China, you get what you pay for. — Kelsey I need a hairless cat I recently found an article about average citizens that, by various real-estate deals or inheritances, own old nuclear missile silos. Some have even fixed them up into homes or businesses. I don’t know why I never knew about this, but now I need to have one. Bachelor pad, Batcave, giant photo studio, bunker from which to launch my plans of world domination … the possibilities are endless. — Jake Add as favorites (9) | Views: 277 Be first to comment this article Write Comment Please keep the topic of messages relevant to the subject of the article. Personal verbal attacks will be deleted. Please don't use comments to plug your web site. Such material will be removed. Just ensure to *Refresh* your browser for a new security code to be displayed prior to clicking on the 'Send' button. Keep in mind that the above process only applies if you simply entered the wrong security code. Name: Title: Comment: