Sunday, September 21, 2008

Chuck it, Tourguide

I just chucked it. Threw up, booted, ralphed, heaved, did the technicolor yawn, prayed to the porcelain god etc.
It would seem to be a personal moment, but barfing and depictions thereof become a serious court case at Wisconsin the year after I left.
It seems that the new chancellor, the inimitable Donna Shalala, did not like the depictions of the university mascot being displayed and shown on State St., the street that connected the state capitol and the campus.
My personal favorite showed Bucky Badger spewing chunks all over the place. The legend below was "we ain't leavin' till we're heavin'."
Then there was the straight-ahead "fuck 'em, Bucky." This showed the perpetually scowling face of the the Buckmeister with his middle finger raised to the observer.
Who cares about a few cheesy (get it) T-shirt shops on the street leading to the campus? My friends and I thought it was funny because it showed such a total lack of class and pride, two traits we detested.
Donna didn't see it this way, and sued the stores. Not on freedom of speech, but on copyright infringement. And she won! (This is probably why Clinton hired her).
But think again. Have you ever seen a USC Trojan actually projectile vomit? They're too busy fitting into wallets of kids that never get laid. For shame!

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