There's a famous story about a car on the roof of a building at Oxford in the 20s. the story only came out officially when the last member of the team passed away.

Okay, totally bad memory. It was Cambridge in the 50s and nobody died, they just finally revealed it at a reunion.

Recent MIT hacks: [link]

Aw, that first one with the cannon makes me all nostalgic. What a nice homage.

Me too - I'd assumed it was anti-Semitic. But it's not! So I can say it!

Shyster shyster shyster shyster shyster shyster shyster!!!

That one's kind of iffy for some people. It doesn't have antisemitic origins, as far as I know, but it's been used in an antisemitic way often enough that some people will bristle at pretty much any use of it now.

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Just got two tickets to see Neil Finn perform at Largo, a 200-seat venue! The show hasn't been publicized yet but I was in the know because I am a member of the Crowded House fan club.

I got the email last night. I am lucky that my husband understands fannish glee, because he didn't bat an eye when I suddenly started hyperventilating and waving my hands about while saying "He's coming to town! We have to go see him!" J, bless him, just said "Who?" and when I explained said, "Oh, THAT him" and got right on the phone to order tickets.

Just got two tickets to see Neil Finn perform at Largo, a 200-seat venue!

Ooh, good stuff. I have a recording of him doing an acoustic version of Billie Jean. It's quite good.

Lucky Scrappy!

Cal Tech had, like, volumes devoted to pranking. When we all met up first break after going away to college, my friend Jeff brought some up to share with us.

Evergreen didn't do pranks so much. I mean, we had no grades, our motto and fight song were all about the Latin double entendres, and our mascot was the geoduck.

Sort of takes the fun right out of things.

Huh. I got into an argument with a friend who insisted the handbrake thing was only if you were learning stick and otherwise shouldn't be used, whereas I said it was a good technique to use on steep hills even if you were experienced at driving stick.

I have never ever done a handbrake start and I'm not even sure I'd know how. And I used to drive through San Francisco up and down Divisidero. That said, I like balancing the clutch and the accelerator, though I have been rear-ended by a rocket scientist who was like, "Your brake lights weren't on!" Yeah, moron. But I also wasn't actually moving, hence the rear-ending.

Evergreen didn't do pranks so much. I mean, we had no grades, our motto and fight song were all about the Latin double entendres, and our mascot was the geoduck.

Sort of takes the fun right out of things.

Or everything already felt like a goof on the establishment?

Despite my love of driving stick and having owned many varieties over the last 35 years I fail at teaching the skill. I tried with my son a number of times and a few hundred stalls later, fail. My mother says he needs a non-parent teacher. I don't understand why he doesn't get it. I need to find someone else to give it a try.

Love good pranks. Didn't do any of it in school, but IRL plenty.