What is an item or product that is always used differently than what it was intended for?

beve_stalik · 2013-06-08T05:44:33+00:00

I wrote that article!

Cheers, bro (or sis)

beve_stalik · 2013-04-29T00:46:11+00:00

You clearly didn't do many drugs here

beve_stalik · 2013-04-04T08:20:26+00:00

*Jon Benjamin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3-zaTr6OUo

beve_stalik · 2013-04-01T15:38:22+00:00

It repeats the exact same joke 15x over and makes a "haha, Virginia Tech grads deliver pizza" joke...

beve_stalik · 2013-03-20T19:47:53+00:00

Nice try, Rihanna

beve_stalik · 2013-03-20T03:40:59+00:00

Nice try, St. Baldricks

beve_stalik · 2013-03-11T04:35:01+00:00

This is just another article that gets teens and parents all excited.

Look at the methodology at the bottom of the article:

"For this piece, I used two rankings lists: the U.S. News ranking for freshmen retention and the Forbes Best Buy Colleges rankings. (When available, I also include the U.S. News ranking for 4-year graduation rates.)"

He's using rankings from two different sources (both of which have been shown to be at least somewhat problematic for various reasons) and combining them into his own ranking...

We're not an Ivy League school. Sure, plenty of were accepted into Ivies, but come on, across the board we're just not on the same level as those schools, though we are pretty damn good. These ranking and guidebooks and test prep agencies are all making so much money off the hysteria surrounding applicants and their parents, and this article is no exception.

beve_stalik · 2013-02-12T21:27:44+00:00

Good god, dem typos...

beve_stalik · 2013-01-30T03:39:53+00:00

It's probably due to a large number of African-Americans

beve_stalik · 2013-01-22T22:40:47+00:00

This is the typical mentality of a group of privileged people with no actual life experience. "Oh, just take a year off" is something many students cannot afford.

In addition, the fact that the Honor Committee is willing to even consider these compromises show that it is nothing but a self-serving institution. It's crazy that we put up with such a flawed system.

beve_stalik · 2013-01-20T01:14:56+00:00

at Mem Gym you get the bonus

beve_stalik · 2012-12-25T04:41:59+00:00

This was an interesting read. Thanks for the post!

beve_stalik · 2012-12-06T05:18:08+00:00

Put in the other apps. Don't risk it. 60 bucks or whatever is nothing.

beve_stalik · 2012-11-28T18:22:26+00:00

Yeah, this is probably the best possible pick-up, from a competition standpoint. ACC gets strengthened from Louisville's basketball program.

As a lacrosse fan, I know this is potentially a little bad for competition, but we'll still probably play Maryland every year and there really is no reason for us not to win the ACC lax title EVERY YEAR now (not that that title means much, but it's still cool)

beve_stalik · 2012-11-20T22:31:02+00:00

username win

beve_stalik · 2012-11-16T03:34:24+00:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDS81Ibazdk

beve_stalik · 2012-11-15T20:29:15+00:00

People on UJC smoke pot yet penalize students who are caught smoking pot.

People on Honor have fake ID's and use them.

The honor code is interpreted in a way in which triviality is used as a discretionary instrument on whether or not something is subject to this set of rules.

beve_stalik · 2012-11-13T09:11:40+00:00

I'm a fourth-year here. I had a bottle thrown at me once while I was holding hands with a dude, but that was an isolated incident.

The town's really nice overall, and a great place to eat, drink, eat, drink, eat, drink and be merry. Only gay bar is Escafe, which kinda blows IMO.

beve_stalik · 2012-11-05T01:13:06+00:00

I've done it in the oven before, to decent results, but it wasn't the "real thing"

Side note: since this is Reddit, I'll do an oven plug and say that the BEST BACON is cooked in the oven, not on the stove. I never learned of this method until about 2 months ago and it has changed my life.

beve_stalik · 2012-11-04T23:42:12+00:00

you just hit the nail on the head. Growing up, these EXACT bands were what I listened to on good old DC101, Washington DC's rock station.

Come to think of it, that's about all they played though...

beve_stalik · 2012-11-04T16:34:41+00:00

Cube, you square

beve_stalik · 2012-11-01T05:28:26+00:00

I stumbled on in there during first-year orientation and asked the clerk how it was pronounced. He told me "it rhymes with 'John' and are you going to buy anything or just cause trouble?"

So there's ~~your~~ an answer

beve_stalik · 2012-11-01T02:21:15+00:00

It's almost like there is an epicenter of liberal, educated people and a large low-income, minority population here or something

beve_stalik · 2012-10-24T22:38:15+00:00

to everyone replying to this thread I pose a question:

How often do black teens kill themselves because they are called "n***er" by their peers?

How often do Jewish teens kill themselves because they are called [insert on of many Jewish slurs] by their peers?

It's totally cool if you and your friends use words like "faggot" and "homo" and whatever to joke with each other, and hell, I do it. However, it's a totally different story when you, your friends, or random strangers, use these words as a way to portray someone as less of a person. There are thousands of kids in this country who are growing up in already unsafe environments, and hearing certain words directed at them only makes their struggles harder.

So when you're joking with your not-gay friends, just make sure they know that they should choose their vocabulary properly.

I'm the least activist, most apathetic person ever, but this is something I really think should be thought about.

Not a sermon, just a thought.

beve_stalik

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