Penn 2014
Penn at Princeton
November 8th, 2014
Princeton wins 22-17
Pregame:
Paving the road to the underworld in orange and plaid, it's the PUB!
The band marches on to Cannon
What does a goat eat for breakfast? Goatmeal!
This is funny not only because of the pun, but also because the opposing team's mascot, the Quaker, is occasionally sighted on boxes of Quaker Oats. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Quaker Oats Theme Song
The band turns around and plays the Penn fight song.
What did Americans eat for breakfast last Tuesday? Votemeal!
This is funny because one does not eat votes, but as "vote" rhymes with "oat," a satisfying pun is created that suggests exactly this absurd action.
What do otorhinolaryngologists eat for breakfast? Ear, nose, and throatmeal!
This is funny because of the elaborateness of the answer to the joke and its persistence in keeping up the same format as the previous two. Also, throatmeal sounds absolutely disgusting.
What do Polish bankers eat for breakfast? Złotemeal!
This is funny because it involves a foreign word but still rhymes with "oatmeal" and continues the format of the jokes in the face of all condemnation we are receiving in the announcer's box right now. Last one?
What do Tigers eat for breakfast? Quakers!!
This is funny, because it's true. Forming a Double Double Rotating P, the band plays Goin' Back to Nassau Hall.
The Band forms the Double Double Rotating P and plays Goin' Back.
Run away, Band, [singing Alex' original tune] going on adventures with me, yippee. We'll have so much fun together, you'll see. 'Cause you know that they're my best friends...
Halftime:
"It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it"
[Fart noise]
It's the Princeton University Band"
The band marches on to Forward
More wise words by Ben Franklin:
July 1735, when Franklin was young and penniless:
"Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead"
September, 1773, 38 years older, 38 inches wider:
"A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at its edges."
1781, 75 years old, and with an entirely different set of preoccupations, from Fart Proudly:
"It is universally well known, that in digesting our common food, there is created or produced in the bowels of human creatures, a great quantity of wind."
Of course he goes on to say that since this quantity of wind is usually foul, people suffer discomforts in trying to hold it back. Wouldn't it be nice if these clouds were colored so that we could see when one was heading our way? The band demonstrates this by forming a quantity of wind on the field and playing Great Balls of Fire.
The band forms a moving and expanding cloud and plays Great Balls of Fire
This Spring students at Penn get to experience a new kind of English class, called "Wasting time on the Internet." From the course description: We spend our lives in front of screens, mostly wasting time... What if these activities — clicking, SMSing, status-updating, and random surfing — were used as raw material for creating compelling and emotional works of literature? Could we reconstruct our autobiography using only Facebook? Could we write a great novella by plundering our Twitter feed? Could we reframe the internet as the greatest poem ever written? Well, if Herman Mellville could reframe a whale and Mark Twain could reframe the Mississippi, we don't see why someone couldn't. But how will they do this, we ask? Students will be required to stare at the screen for three hours, only interacting through chat rooms, bots, social media and listservs. Huh. That sounds productive, we're in! Using our laptops and a wifi connection as our only materials, the band forms an English lecture at Penn and plays Basket Case.
The band forms an English class at Penn and plays Basket Case
Run away band, Distraction, multi-tasking, and aimless drifting is mandatory.
November 8th, 2014
Princeton wins 22-17
Pregame:
Paving the road to the underworld in orange and plaid, it's the PUB!
The band marches on to Cannon
What does a goat eat for breakfast? Goatmeal!
This is funny not only because of the pun, but also because the opposing team's mascot, the Quaker, is occasionally sighted on boxes of Quaker Oats. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Quaker Oats Theme Song
The band turns around and plays the Penn fight song.
What did Americans eat for breakfast last Tuesday? Votemeal!
This is funny because one does not eat votes, but as "vote" rhymes with "oat," a satisfying pun is created that suggests exactly this absurd action.
What do otorhinolaryngologists eat for breakfast? Ear, nose, and throatmeal!
This is funny because of the elaborateness of the answer to the joke and its persistence in keeping up the same format as the previous two. Also, throatmeal sounds absolutely disgusting.
What do Polish bankers eat for breakfast? Złotemeal!
This is funny because it involves a foreign word but still rhymes with "oatmeal" and continues the format of the jokes in the face of all condemnation we are receiving in the announcer's box right now. Last one?
What do Tigers eat for breakfast? Quakers!!
This is funny, because it's true. Forming a Double Double Rotating P, the band plays Goin' Back to Nassau Hall.
The Band forms the Double Double Rotating P and plays Goin' Back.
Run away, Band, [singing Alex' original tune] going on adventures with me, yippee. We'll have so much fun together, you'll see. 'Cause you know that they're my best friends...
Halftime:
"It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it"
[Fart noise]
It's the Princeton University Band"
The band marches on to Forward
More wise words by Ben Franklin:
July 1735, when Franklin was young and penniless:
"Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead"
September, 1773, 38 years older, 38 inches wider:
"A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at its edges."
1781, 75 years old, and with an entirely different set of preoccupations, from Fart Proudly:
"It is universally well known, that in digesting our common food, there is created or produced in the bowels of human creatures, a great quantity of wind."
Of course he goes on to say that since this quantity of wind is usually foul, people suffer discomforts in trying to hold it back. Wouldn't it be nice if these clouds were colored so that we could see when one was heading our way? The band demonstrates this by forming a quantity of wind on the field and playing Great Balls of Fire.
The band forms a moving and expanding cloud and plays Great Balls of Fire
This Spring students at Penn get to experience a new kind of English class, called "Wasting time on the Internet." From the course description: We spend our lives in front of screens, mostly wasting time... What if these activities — clicking, SMSing, status-updating, and random surfing — were used as raw material for creating compelling and emotional works of literature? Could we reconstruct our autobiography using only Facebook? Could we write a great novella by plundering our Twitter feed? Could we reframe the internet as the greatest poem ever written? Well, if Herman Mellville could reframe a whale and Mark Twain could reframe the Mississippi, we don't see why someone couldn't. But how will they do this, we ask? Students will be required to stare at the screen for three hours, only interacting through chat rooms, bots, social media and listservs. Huh. That sounds productive, we're in! Using our laptops and a wifi connection as our only materials, the band forms an English lecture at Penn and plays Basket Case.
The band forms an English class at Penn and plays Basket Case
Run away band, Distraction, multi-tasking, and aimless drifting is mandatory.