From that angle, it looks like the ball ricocheted off of Sizemore's head. I'm sure it didn't happen that way though. Right?

you can only hope mk.. I didn't get to see the game.

Silly Lew...the Vorpal Blade can only be found in the Earthgift Shrine in Final Fantasy 1.

Oh wait...*shifty eyes*

Chicago lost 4-0. Too bad we had to have the ass-bats today. *grrr*

*runs*

Just realized WHO beat Chicago.

Santana the Younger of LAA. COMPLETE GAME!

Apparently it comes with the name ;)

Argh!

The notes article (click my nick) on the Twins homepage says Old Man Mulholland got a *feather* in his eye from a pillow at the hotel last night.

This being the third hotel related injury this season, I'm officially creating a new "Secret Room Service" to join the Twins on road trips to protect our boys in blue.

Things I see on the equipment list:
- Synthetic contour pillows
- Lots of bubble wrap
- Universal remotes
- Extra 6, 10, 12, and 20 sided dice (no D4s, too pointy)
- "No-ouch" Band-aids
- Those cool earphone mic thingies
- (1) GoreCo Inc. MoJo Lockbox
- Icy-Hot
- Flashlights, with extra batteries (for checking under LNP's bed to make sure he doesn't get eaten)
- Ergonomic game controllers
- Duct tape
- Nerf(tm) lightsabers

I'm also working on the Koskie Intrusion Defense System Mark III. If Scotty would just let me see those spare parts...

Lastly, Jeb, I'd love to requisition a prototype mobile BNRT for "Minority Report" style operations.

hee hee hee... brilliant, Jeb.

hahaha... nice write-up of Chicago's loss in the Sun Times.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/sports/cst-spt-sox24.html

and I'm glad to read that Boo got no boos from the crowd in Cleveland.

http://www.startribune.com/stories/509/5419834.html

TF, I volunteer for duty. ;)

I would also like to volunteer for duty. I would like to guard Pequeno Nicky Punto's thumbs.

Sign me up! I would be proud to guard Doctor Morneau's curls or Chairman Mauer's sideburns!

http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/padres/20050524-9999-1s24padres.html

i hope little nicky takes note - sliding into first can be baaaaaaaad.

I bet the Batkitties will be glad when Batgirl gets home, sounds like a frat party gone wrong at the Batquarters. No offense Jeb, I'm sure they think it's fun, but. . Okay, okay, I'll quit being a party pooper, I just miss Batgirl.

Where was Batkitty #3 in all this? Hiding in a Shannon Stewart T-shirt I bet. I know when I get scared that's what I do.

Too bad you can't in Shannon Stewarts actual t-shirt.

Sorry, I am really bored at work.

Say Rah! how very scary.

I will weep openly if Little Nicky ever injures himself longterm like that again. Tumbleweed would be inconsolable. he's always been one of my favorites, and it made me sad when he was hurt so much last year.

NO MORE SLIDING INTO FIRST, LITTLE NICKY PUNTO! you don't want to make a little kitty cat sad, do you? for Tumbleweed... take care of yourself, dear.

hmmm... Us guarding the hotel rooms huh?? I'm all for it!

But I must admit it is a bit like the Fox guarding the Hen House. We do have some young male virtue *ahem* to protect.

If the Doc ever lets his curls grow out, well.. let's just say that I don't thing BG would LET me guard his door.

I haven't been watching much this season, but my brother, we can call him Pessimist, says tha the Doctor can't hit the curveball. He can hit the fastball very much, but he can't hit the curveball. Is this true, or has he been watching too much Major League?

I wouldn't say he can't hit the curveball, but it seems to give him some trouble.

Its true that it would be easier to guard the players from hotel room furniture mishap from inside the room.

Aurora has a point here. I promise I'd behave. I make no promises not to kick butt in a card game though.

Silly me... We can't play cards, there's a risk of paper cuts!

I have plastic cards, but the stakes have to be right. I say we b\play for clothes...

I'm out of control.

Yes you are... I was just thinking a friendly game of Pinochle.

I'm an Indian fan, like from Cleveland, and everything. That being said, I've still been having great fun reading along here, and especially having fun whenever the bitch sox get bashed, like last night in LA. Also, being with the tribe like I am, I'm taking great satisfaction in the knowledge thatlast week, my team really kicked around that same pitcher that shut out the sox last night.

For the record, the guy in the pics above who looks like he got hit in the head but didn't was right fielder Casey Blake, not Grady Sizemore.

I like pinochle too. I apologize.

It's ok. I wonder if our boys even know how to play the game... Perhaps we could teach them?

Lew Ford NSMC aside, I assure you my intentions are noble! Strict perfessionalism is required for any protective service, as I'm sure all of my batling friends understand.

Besides most of the work will be before the boys arrive: bubble wrapping sharp edges, replacing pillows and game controllers, making sure all the remotes work...

After further thought, I think that if the mobile BNRT works as well the big one perhaps we should give it to the coaching staff. I recomend Al Newman to head up the pre-cog team.

Holy God. Slim Goodbody. I'm suddenly being flooded with repressed childhood horrors...

That suit! Ugh! That SUIT!

well, I can be professional if necessary, but surely we'd still be needed to keep an eye on them?

TF, I still volunteer. I'll position and subsequently keep an eye on the surveillance cameras. ;)

>>Holy God. Slim Goodbody. I'm suddenly being flooded with repressed childhood horrors...

wow, somehow I escaped this terror. I have no memories of Slim Goodbody, and after looking at that website, I have decided that's a good thing.

This article (click nick) is just the sort of thing we don't want to see happen. Although I'm sure our boys aren't quite as dense as the two failed Jedi in the article.

I'm with you 'fumbly... and I thought I knew all the popular TV images of the day... I have no clue what kind of suit they are referring to however, from all the comments, I must believe that it was definitely a fashion no-no.

For all those trustworthy enough to be chosen as room guardian (I think I must disqualify myself - even I don't trust me), I have one request.

No Anti-bacterial soaps and all that stuff. We have to make sure these guys have healthy immune systems. There is a fine line between hygiene and being susceptible to everything you encounter on the road... They would get the flu every time they turned around!!

Foghorn-
Wow. I just... Wow. Idiots.

I feel I would make a worthy room guardian. I spent my college days defending my sorority house from frat boys (many times drunken) who wished to steal stuff off of our walls and TP our house. I also have extensive experience in pranking, both in pulling them off (jello in the toilet is my favorite) and in preventing them.

Babs--

View at your own risk:

http://www.slimgoodbody.com/default.htm

My eyes! My eyes!

wow, those SW fans are complete idiots. I wonder what made them think that was a good idea?

but at least now I know how to spell Hemel Hempstead... there's a Python skit associated with that town and is at the tip of my memory... but not quite... I can hear Eric Idle saying it...

"if you've enjoyed hearing this song and would like to know more about Finland, why not ring Mr. Griffiths of Hemel Hempstead. I'm sure he and his charming wife, Edna, would be glad to answer any of your questions; and who knows: may show you some of their unrivaled collection of Scandinavian credit cards."

and that's Michael Palin, not Eric Idle. *whew*

I would make a good room supervisor. I did my student teaching in the inner-city, and trust me, those kids are a million times worse thank any prankster, even Koskie.

Aurora hon, with you we are definitely not worried about the pranks.. *GRIN*

"C.C. Sabathia: If this goes into extra innings, the Culver’s will be closed. That means NO BUTTERBURGERS for me! No! God, no..."

Oh crap. Does that mean he's going to snack on LNP between innings? How will that look? "Twins place Punto on DL due to being eaten"

*hnags head in shame*

Is Nicky Punto considered a steroid? That little guy's got some skills, so is he considered performance enhancing? So at least Sabathia would be suspended?

aurora, you should definitely hang your head in shame!

hahaha...

so I have a friend who works for Mesaba... if I can get $10 buddy passes, does anyone want to fly to Toronto for Saturday's and Sunday's games? fly out Saturday morning, fly back Sunday night... standby, so there's no guarantee, but at least no work on Monday, so there would be lots of chances to make it back. heh

just a crazy, spontaneous thought...

In Dougie Baseball news. . .

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/312541p-267401c.html

Fumbly - If I didn't have to work until 2 on Saturday! I've never been to Canada.

I'm having a hard time believing the whole Dougie article isn't an elaborate joke. Okay, okay, feeling bad about being in a slump (a big slump) I get. Not eating? Offering refunds of their tickets to hecklers? When all anyone can do is praise Dougie's defense? Apologizing to every single Mets fan? Dougie, perhaps it's time you took this whole slump thing a _tad_ less seriously. Seriously.

Hoolie,

That will give him a reprieve in NY for about 2 games. Then people will start vehemently agreeing with him and pressuring the Mets to get Helton at above-market value, and drop Mientkewicz like a sack of tomatoes. Unfortunately, it will turn out to be Helton's error that keeps them out of the playoffs...seen it a hundred times :)

Helpfully,
YankeeFan

I'll volunteer to help guard hotel rooms, curls, sideburns, and dimples from the horrors of luxury rooms!

Jeb--Thanks for the re-cap. I had a meeting last night that I thought would require me to miss most of the game, but it ran long, and I missed the entire game, post-game shows, etc. I'm glad someone can give me the accurate story of the game!

Just Beth
Hoping Boo doesn't get booed the first time he *pitches* away from home. But it's sounding good!

Oooh so tempting Ms. Fumbly, I love Canadia, alas, I must prepare this weekend for week long planning meetings with clients so I must remain in Minneapolis.

ooo...crap Fumbly.. my bday is this weekend so I would LOOOOVE to go.. but damn it, my mom wants to BBQ with the whole family on Saturday. *SIGH*

perhaps Dougie needs some professional help. but the question is: mental or theatrical? that's some heavy drama.

we could make it a one-day trip... fly in Sunday morning, fly back Sunday night... then there's not even a worry of hotel arrangements. just $10 for the flight, taxi ride or something to the game, and game tickets...

how 'bout that?!

wow, what am I saying?! but I really want to go!

Is it $10 each way? Or one way?

I think I could do it if it were just sunday.

Ohhh - Canada is FABULOUS!!
I love CANADA!! I've been to the Skydome -of course when I went they had to play with to roof closed - =(

If you go - I hope you have fun!!

much love
Wonder Woman

Wow, that was weird. When I cut and pasted the link to the Daily News, there was this long delay, and finally a page appeared with these headlines and links:

"Q & A-Rod: interview with New York's newest superstar"
"Aristede quits and flees Haiti"
"Vote for Kerry on Super Tuesday"
"The Oscars given tonight to the "Lord of the Rings" crowd will bear the name of "The Return of the King," but everyone knows they are for work done on the entire magnificent trilogy."

Turns out the link was pasted in twice, but why that resulted in a trip in the way-back machine, I have no clue.

P.S. Bonus points if you can supply the correct date.

Canada for the day? I'll go.

The trip to Canada is so tempting. If I lived a little closer to Minneapolis I would be in, but it's a bit far to drive and I can't afford a plane ticket. Besides, I have to help move cattle this weekend. I know, I lead an exciting life!

I love the write up about the Sox loss yesterday.

"Chalk this one up to a possible hangover from their just-completed series at Wrigley Field and the continued problems the Sox have with playing on the West Coast."

"The Angels still needed a few breaks to do some damage against Garland. Had Joe Crede been able to make a catch-and-tag at third base on a perfect throw from Timo Perez in center, the second inning would have ended."

"Jon Garland was schooled Monday by a kid who barely knows his way to the ballpark, much less his way around a major-league lineup."

Wow...talk about no respect. I hate this kinda stuff. Can never give credit where it's due. When we were CG shut out (twice in one homestand) we gave the pitcher some deserved respect. We didn't start going: "Well the lights were too bright." or "I'm tired!"

I'll have to call my friend on my way home from work today, but I think it's $10 round trip.

I checked the flight schedule, and we'd have to leave at 6:00am with a layover in Detroit, and the flight gets into Toronto at 11:30. wow, that would be close. game starts at noon. I guess it's a 20 minute drive to Rogers Center, but we wouldn't have to wait for luggage or anything.

I have a friend who I think is in Toronto right now, although he might be in Mississauga... anyway, I've sent him an email about the best way to get to Rogers Center from the airport. maybe we could have a cab waiting, so we could just zip on over there.

hee hee hee... I can't believe I'm seriously contemplating this. but it's so darned inexpensive with a buddy pass!

Word Smith - Feb 27.

Any idea how much tickets are? I assume they're similar, but the BJ's server is down. I give up, I'm in.

oh oh oh!!!

noon is OUR time! we'd have an hour and a half after landing to get to the stadium. *whew* game time in Toronto is 1:00pm.

this is SO doable.

I'm excited to call Lori after work! I hope I can make this happen!

Don't forget to take a Circle Me Bert sign!

Sunday is Mr. Sub Sports Bag Day. I know everyone wants one of those. Also, cheapest tickets are $9.

Can boys participate? If so, count me in.

Plus, if we get a head count early enough, I'd be willing to order tickets online and have them waiting at will call. How much would we like to spend?

E and aurora, I'll email you with info when I have it. the group who goes will have to be small, or we risk getting booted, since we'll be standby. it's Memorial Weekend, but most people will be flying Saturday and Monday, not Sunday, so I think we should be okay. but my friend can check flight capacities for me and let me know how full the flights are.

I emailed the Blue Jays to get ticket info.

heraldguy, I'll add you to the list.

Close, Aurora, but you are in the wrong year.

Word Smith - 2/29/04

Kafumbly and fellow batlings - Don't forget to bring Tumbleweed to take some pix, and if you get a chance after the game before your flight home, check out Rodney's Oyster Bar.

sbev

Ding! ding! ding! We have a winner.

E - the $9 tickets, American or Canadian?

From today's Daily Quickie:

Jon Garland Loses!
What's more incredible:

That unlikely White Sox ace Garland (8-1) finally lost a start?

Or that he's having such a sick season that a single loss is notable?

Speaking of emptying bandwagons ...

But don't leap just yet! He ran into Erwin Santana, who decided to pitch like he was Johan. Garland's b'wagon has earned another start.

Also from today's Daily Quickie:

MLB warns Indians and Twins to be civil: What if the only reason we're paying attention is to SEE them wig out on each other?

I assume that price is $9 Canadian.

ndtf, thank you! yes, Bert must circle us! once I get this ironed out, I should send an email to the booth and let them know we'll be there... I've heard them say sometimes that they talk to fans before the game.

Since you've changed it to a one day trip, I could get all my work done and be able to getaway for the day.

If there's room, count me in.

I know I'm weighing in late with this. But as a Met fan I had to... Dougie's lucky to be alive right now. Met fans are probably the meanest, most unforgiving and demanding fans on the planet. They've run more guys out of town than all the other teams put together. Let's just say the Yankees were in the house last weekend and Met fans booed the Mets more than the Yankees. Disgusting but true.

Saying that, our Dougie's made of pretty stern stuff. When you don't have an ounce of humility, it's easier to deal with. My money's on him.

Club 200 Infield $65.00 - Red
Field Level Infield $60.00 - Purple
Club 200 Baselines $47.00 - Yellow
Field Level Bases $40.00 - Pink
Field Level Baselines $30.00 - Light Green
100 Level Outfield $26.00 - Orange
200 Level Outfield $24.00 - Dark Blue
200 Family Zone $9.00 - Dark Green
500 Level Seating $9.00 - Light Blue

click my name for seating chart

And please give Corey a big cheer from me when you're in Toronto. He was my (insert profanity here) ex's non-sexual man-crush, but I refuse to hold that against him. Of course he won't be playing, but if you happen to catch sight of him...

Kafumbly-
Could you put something on the sign so those of us watching at home know if you get circled? Possibly a BG logo or a "Hi Batlings"

Darn, the previous link got hijacked by PayPal, and I can't get the stadium diagram big enough to actually use.

DOH!!!!!

Wish I could go! To many commitments already this weekend :-(

https://tickets.audienceview.com/bluejays/seatSelect.asp?WSadmissions::admission::performance_id=EA45860C-6C6E-4EDF-9E9C-9F4F471805A8

it worked for me to cut and paste it.

And a caveat -

A coworker just mentioned that the only valid forms of identification are passports and birth certificates. Drivers licenses and social security cards don't work any more.

I want to say the $9 tickets are good for me, but dammit, this is freakin' Toronto! I'll dig into my savings acct if I have to. let's sit wherever we want.

Kat, I can certainly add you to the list.

ndtf, good idea once again, about the Batgirl logo. if there is no objection from Batgirl, we'll put it on the sign.

and everyone please keep in mind that buddy passes give you standby status. if they sell full price tickets to fill the plane, we can easily get bumped off the flight. so if you are concerned about getting home ON Sunday, please be aware that we could end up on a red-eye flight or stuck in Detroit overnight and flying in Monday morning at 6:00am.

I'm just concerned that we all have FUN! remember, if everything goes perfectly smoothly, what kind of a story would that be?!

LaurieNY, Mets fans sound like Rangers fans, who show up early to boo their own team.

and by Rangers fans, I'm talking about hockey. NY Rangers.

To quote the St Paul Saints, "Fun is good."

And to paraphrase the U.S. Navy, "It's not just a ballgame, it's an adventure."

The best trips are always a result of the unexpected.

Mes cheries,

You guys rule! I would want someone to write an account and e-mail it to me, bier sur.

Avec l'amour,
BG

NY fans in generally are just horrible. And as a NY fan, I feel I'm allowed to say that.

Toronto sounds like such fun! But you guys MUST sit somewhere where the Twins will notice you!! And of course Bert!!

Hey BG! Also trying to organize a Batling takeover of Yankee Stadium in July...

The exchange rate for canadian is 0.793751 so take the canadian price and multiply it by that number to get the American cost.

Wow, if it weren't for the fact that I'm busy cleaning up my old apartment and moving this weekend plus not having a passport I'd be all over this impromptu trip to the great white north. I've only been to Canada once (despite living only 60 miles from the border for most of my childhood years) and this sounds like it would have been the perfect opportunity to visit again, no doubt resulting in my being permenantly banned from ever entering again and marking a new Canadian national holiday.

Here are the travel tips/cultural differences I gleaned from my one trip up north:

-Even if he is part of the church group, the border patrol won't let Ethiopian refugees across as part of the group. He'll have to wait at the border while your bus continues north and someone drives up to get him.

-Cassette tapes, which at the time were beige/white with black print in the US, are/were black with white print in Canada, I've still got my Canadian version of "Houses of the Holy" somewhere...

-The hot dogs at the A&W in the Winnipeg mall are remarkably underwhelming.

Good travels!

Skorch

Batgirl, I would be absolutely thrilled to put my useless Creative Writing degree to use. should we make it even as far as Detroit, I shall write what I hope will be an amusing account of our travels.

LaurieNY... I just realized I'll have vacation time by then, and I think Mesaba flies to NY... I'll get back to you on that one.

RD has a suggestion for the Canadian travelers. Forget about tickets to the game. Call the SkyDome hotel and see if you can book one of the suites that overlooks the field. If everyone contributes to the cost, it would probably be no more expensive than good seats to the game -- and the rooms have mini-bars and jumbo TVs. You'll be above left field and it's a cool view. RD once watched a Yankees-BlueJays game from such a room and it totally rocked.

Kafumbly -

You write up the exploits, I'll capture them digitally. (as long as I get to be in a couple - for years I always wondered why my dad never went on vacation with us, because he was never in the pictures)

And this may be premature, but I vote for getting the best seats we can.

I'm ok with whatever tickets. It is after all a *foreign game* hee hee.

You have to get tickets on the Twins' side, at least.

Man, would I love to go. Too bad I have lots of prep to do this weekend on a jury trial I have coming up next week. That and I don't have a passport. It would be so much fun, though...

passport OR birth certificate. passports are not mandatory until 2008.

good suggestion, RD, but Bert will not be able to circle us if we are not in the stadium. and I really, really, really want to be IN the stadium.

heraldguy, I forwarded to you the email response I got from the Jays guy. I hope you didn't delete it, thinking it was spam! ;) I can resend.

I just talked to my friend's husband, who also works for Mesaba. i guess it's possible that there is only one Mesaba flight a day that goes to Toronto. and he's not sure about connecting flights. so this could be trickier than I thought. Lori will be home later today, so I'll have more information later.

be prepared, this may not work. :( but then again, it may. :)

I want to go to Toronto...

My boss just went to Calgary and he didn't say anything about needing his passport.

Hmm. . .We need to get clarification, as I do not have a passport.

Excellent, then I can still go. Keep your fingers crossed it works, I think it would be an excellent adventure. As long as I'm in Minneapolis by 11am on Tuesday.

Click my name for an article regarding Customs and traveling to Canada.

Whew...

nothing there about "Circle Me, Bert" signs.

I will see if our creative department downstairs can do a fancy schmancy Circle Me Bert sign for us.

Hey hey hey, kafumbly. Creative Writing degrees are *not* useless. I use mine everyday when I..., when I..., oh, nevermind. ;-)

k-bro

Anyone who so much as glances in Cuddy's direction while north of the border will have me to contend with. Just so you know.

Laurie, I'll look at him as much as I want. You've got no competition from me.

Flashing Lights, Changing Subject!

My parents' 28th wedding anniversary is coming up in June, and I'm thinking it would be nice to get them a pair of Twins tickets for a game later in the season (I'm thinking Labor Day weekend because we should be done with harvest by then). I want to get them decent seats, because last year when our family went to a game (first game for everyone but me), our seats sucked. Any suggestions for a section I should be shooting for?

NDTF - Well, seats that suck is 90% of them I fear. I would suggest upper club tickets in sections 223-226. They're in the upper deck behind homeplate and $17 apiece. I would imagine you could get something in the first 10-15 rows if you order them early enough. I've always been happy with tickets in those sections. You could try for lower club, those would all be even better in sections 119-131, but they're $38 apiece.

Forty games a season you can count on fistfights breaking out in 117.

Dear ndtf:

I prefer the upper deck, close to the behind the plate area (sections 222-226). The sightlines are good, you see the whole field, and, unless you get way up there, there are fewer steps.

Yours,
k-bro

Ndtf,
I agree with k-bro and Skorch. I've usually been in 224 and 225. Even the seats up near the top aren't awful in that section.

OK, heraldguy. I'm counting on you to keep a beady eye on the situation. Don't make me come up there!!

I can't promise anything, Laurie... DJ is one of my boyfriends, after all.

Kafumbly, I feel I must warn you... I'm New York born and raised--things could get VERY ugly! LOL :-D

Yay! My new computer was here when I got home so now I'm home and on the internet!!!

Anyway. I forgot was I was going to say cause I'm so excited about the computer...

Thanks for the ticket advice, everyone. I'll have to get something figured out. Mom has been to one game already this year with me, and she's been after Dad to go to at least one more game.

Congratulations, Aurora! Guess we'll be seeing you on the game thread! :-)

Yeah, personally I find the view of the field from sections 222-226 is very good, if you can get in the first 10 rows or so it is terrific. (But you just can't judge high or low pitches at all.) Farther along the first base line (221-220), you can see into the Twins dugout, which is fun. Much better than more expensive lower level seats where you have to crane your head in one direction or another to see the batter. I've actually never sat in the lower club but I would imagine if you can get them and if you have the extra dough, those would be deluxe. I just wouldn't go past first or third base no matter how close to the field, unless your parents have eyes on the sides of their heads. Don't be misled by the computer telling you they are better seats than upper club, they aren't.

I'm also planning a trip to Chicago to watch the Twins (hopefully post division-clinch) take on the Bitch Sox in September. Its a good time for me to go but I understand it may not work out for others. Main draws for Sept 22-25 include possible playoff implications and Cubs being home for all day games against the Astros while all Sox games are nights games on the same weekend making it possible to attend up to six ball games in 4 days if so inclined. I've also mapped out all the public transit stuff and am currently investigating hotels. Also there was a lonely Twins fan in the Windy City who wanted to attend with us.

Aurora - Congrats on your new computer. That's always a big occassion for me (when I get a new computer, not when you get one). Once I get it set up I usually find myself loading my old software and marveling at how much faster it seems to load.

Thank you Skorch, its the most expensive thing I've purchased since my couch, so it was a big step. And I have to ask is Skorch really after the MSU dragon?

Laurie, I prob won't show up on the game threads until I get my DSL hooked up. But then, I'm here.

Aurora - No, I can proudly say I was not named for the MSU Intramural Sports mascot. I was a student there at least a year before that imposter came on the scene. I spell it with a "K" since my last name starts "Skor...", they spelled it with a "C" which is the proper but much less exciting spelling. That was an important distinction I had to make to my friends in Kise when they'd point it out on the table tents over dinner and ask me if I was going to cheerlead at the Men's intramural sand-volleyball game.

lol. He has nothing to do with intramurals anymore.

ah. kise.

aurora, I have dial-up and have no problem with game threads. fyi.

Aurora - Yeah? What's his racket now? Has he been promoted to "embodiment of all things MSUM" (ugh,I still prefer MSU) showing up at ribbon-cutting ceremonies in place of Roland Barden; or is he now running a floating 3-card monte rig around campus, always one step ahead of Nightwatch?

skorch, I was long gong by the time you posted that, but it gave me a good laugh. Nightwatch is no more, by the way...

Aurora - Sheesh! Next you're going to tell me that Dahl is no longer an all-female dorm, but instead is not only co-ed, but they actively encourage males and females to room together.

So do they no longer have any security on campus, or have the just been renamed? I had a couple late nights buried in a recording studio in the CA only to have to redo a track because you could hear Nightwatch's keys jingling as they went by.

aw I spent lots of time in the CA. they just call it security now, or they did when I left 3 *gasp* years ago.