I recent read this article, which detailed a prank pulled by University of Utah Senior Newspaper Editors and it reminded my of my own college prank career back about 35 years ago. They were impressive in their own right and I am proud to have participated in this great college tradition. What follows are details of 3 such endeavors.
We made a bomb – What do you get when you take 5 – 6 bored college students, give them duct tape, plastic containers and some old fireworks? You have the makings of a bomb. So here is the story. We took about 15 M-80’s apart for the gunpowder inside and poured it into a plastic film canister which we then packed tightly. The last thing added was a cherry bomb with its fuse poked through a hole in the canister top. We then wrapped it up with about half a roll of duct tape until it was about the size of a tennis ball. We spread out to various rooms along an inner courtyard while one of the chosen ones went into a darkened men’s room. Around midnight everyone was in position, we could see the glowing tip of the cigarette. The fuse was lit with it and the “package” was tossed into the courtyard where it promptly went out. After a frantic search, it was located and brought back into the bathroom launching pad. Light, toss and wait. After a few seconds a blinding flash was seen and the entire building shook. Later on people on the other side of the campus reported seeing the flash and feeling the rumble. Success!
We were ‘da bomb- Our college was alcohol free which meant that you had to be creative in how you got your alcohol to your room. Various people had various methods and alcohol options but generally the rule was not well enforced. We figured we had it made and developed a delivery system involving envelopes with money, an enterprising, of age, senior with a car, and the “Milk Man” was born. How many quarts of “milk” did you want and delivery times were set up. This went on for months until there was a great slip up. Word got back to the Dean of Discipline and he interrupted a “milk drinking” party. Although no “milk” was in sight, he could smell it. We were all called for disciplinary review and as punishment, repainted the school tennis courts, all three of them. Maybe 15 hours for each of us in community service. Not so successful.
We were bombed, in more ways than one- Again, college students are a creative lot. Give us a tall building, overlooking an entrance door with a fickle key and you have the makings of the bombing run prank. This consisted of several very large water balloons, set in a window sill, waiting for a late night returnee. Balloons were dropped from 3rd or 4th floor window and hilarity ensues. That is until someone gets really, really angry and comes running up the stairway to find you and follows the trail of water on the floor and carpet right to your door which he proceeds to pound on, threatening to pound you in much the same way. We barely escaped but were much more careful in later attempts at free showers. Semi-successful except for the almost getting beaten up part.
I am happy to report that even with all this fooling around, I was able to maintain my D average for freshman year which almost resulted in my being expelled. CollegeBoy can verify the grades as he saw my report cards from that year. I did manage to get it together and make honors by senior year however.
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