Hilarity at UC Berkeley

In the past two days it has become apparent that our Berkeley education has meant nothing. At some point, all of the L&S seniors were put on a mailing list called senior_spirit. And then, lo and behold, at 4:52pm, a sorority girl named Dana Rebeccah Cohn sent an email as a reply to the list that said "unsubscribe me." And the hilarity began.

5:00pm: "Unsubscribe me" emails begin flooding innocent bystanders' inboxes. Responding to this egregious error, vindictive seniors bent on retribution begin retaliating, telling the Unsubscribers that they're unforgivably stupid for participating in such an evil act. Some offer sexual favors on the condition that the emailing madness stops.

5:30pm: More seniors send "unsubscribe me" emails. Retaliation increases in verve. [amassed email count: 100]

6:15pm: The Good Samaritans (aka Preaching Patties) come out of the woodwork to inform the second group (we'll call them the Negative Nellies) that they are unforgivably rude and that their obscene behavior is uncalled for. Yet more emails follow while mysterious "subscribe me" emails begin appearing on the scene.

7:30pm: People begin bonding over the debaucle. One man invites the entire senior class out for beer at the Bear's Lair. Affirmative responses follow. [amassed email count: 190]

8:00pm: The t-shirts appear. That's right, t-shirts. Three separate people create merchandise on www.cafepress.com that reads "Unsubscribe Me: UC Berkeley Class of 2006."

12:00am-5:00pm: 293 emails appear to reach a critical mass of 493

At 5:04pm, January 17th 2006, after an average of 250 emails per day, the list was, sadly, shut down, and so ended the most prolific 24 hours in calmail history. We seniors will mourn the loss of this truly valuable electronic resource. I know I shall miss seeing the friendly "194 New Messages" alert in my inbox window every day. In memory of this truly unforgettable college experience, Prathna and I have decided to wear the t-shirts under our gowns on graduation day.

Farewell Class of 2006. And Go Bears.

In Other News:
Myung wants a flame retardant graduation gown so he can set it on fire as he walks up to the stage.
Danica has created yet another totally bodacious costume. This one is Zatanna. Don't ask me. All I know is that she's cool.
Teale is, worryingly enough, calling the Lover's Holiday of this year "the most diabolical Valentine's Day ever." I'm not sure I want to know what this "grand surprise" is that he's been waxing on about.