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When you start running out of things to talk about…

Laurel vuongie M'08 and So Mo M'08

Top 10 M'08 Orientation Conversation Starters in the order they were asked

10. Hi! What's your name?

9. Where are you from?

8. What school did you go to?

7. Oh really! When did you graduate?

6. Did you know Raul?

5. No? Oh…um…how about Carmen?? (No, again, of course.)

[Pause]

4. Been to Boston before?

[Longer pause]

3. Err…where are you living now? (Go ahead and laugh about Posner now, but just wait until winter comes!!)

[Even longer pause]

2. Umm…what's your name again?

And tied for number one (I swear, these were actually used)…

1. SOOO, what do you think of ant farms?

1. Remember the "Pinky and the Brain" cartoon? Why was Pinky always asking "Why don't they make pink erasers that taste like bacon?"

[Awkward Silence]