Darts & Pats (Submit your own!)
Posted on October 9, 2006

A “sidewalks-aren’t-one-way-streets” dart to all groups of people who won’t be polite and make room for people who are moving in the opposite direction.
From a senior girl who is sick of stepping into traffic or onto muddy grass because you missed the day in kindergarten when they taught how to share.

A “way-to-conserve-water” pat to the cars that drive away from the curb in the rain to avoid splashing us poor walking folk on the sidewalk.
From a junior who already took a shower that day and appreciated not getting another in gutter water.

A “there-are-private-study-rooms-for-a-reason” dart to the freshmen who think that talking as loud as they want in the library is acceptable because they are working on a GCOM presentation.
From an annoyed upperclassman that has had to read the same page five times and misses the idea of peace and quiet.

An “a-party-can-always-make-room-for-one-more” pat to the dude who, instead of mocking us, chose to cut a rug with us at a stoplight.
From a car full of junior girls who love Britney Spears as much as the next person, and were very glad that you were the next person.

A “tnx-4-p0ning-the-interwebs” dart to the TDU computers for blocking all those potentially harmful Web sites like Gmail, Spark Notes and perhaps most dangerous of all, The Breeze.
From a frustrated senior who cannot stand censorship, let alone the mind-numbingly idiotic censor — CONTENT BLOCKED.

A “and-everywhere-that-Mary-went-Mary-went-Mary-went” pat to the three young ladies who were singing “Mary Had A Little Lamb” in front of the library in the rain.
From a JMU employee who enjoyed the harmonizing and is happy to know that the classics will endure forever.