Word: pranking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Although these stories may not be true, somehave a historical basis. Professor Mitchell notesa connection between a current Holworthy ghostlegend and a student prank that occurred in the1820s...
When asked if he feels any remorse after executing a phone-prank, Brennan hams it up: "I feel very hurt. I sob. Ah, we don't give a shit...
During Commencement of my sophomore year, a harmless prank by some first-years ended with the then-president of The Crimson grabbing the president's chair, holding it up in the air and shoving it at them as they stood in the paper's small women's bathroom. He scared the living daylights out of them (and me--I was in there too) by his behavior. Then he proceeded to make what could only be a gender-based slur against the crew, most of whom were women...
None of this is permitted to get Sully down -- not for long, anyway. He may occasionally rage at his narrowing circumstances, but mostly he confronts them with a cheeky joke. Or a boyish prank: he and Roebuck keep stealing a snowblower back and forth. Or some comically self-destructive behavior -- he finally punches out that cop and lands briefly in jail -- that doesn't do him as much harm as it would if this were real life instead of a movie determined to be cheerful at any cost...
Several students said they were sure the alarms were an undergraduate prank...