Pat...
A "thanks-for-putting-me-at-ease" pat to the extra-friendly SMAD professor whose car I backed into Monday morning.

From an embarrassed senior SMAD major who is grateful that her first accident wasn’t as traumatizing as it could have been, thanks to your kindness.

Pat...
A "you’re-worth-more-than-that" pat to our roommate for finally giving up on that romantically ambiguous guy.

From two friends who are glad you won’t be wasting your time on him anymore and think you can do better.

Pat...
An "old-school-enjoyments-are-best" pat to the two gentlemen playing chess and smoking pipes outside of Shorts Hall.

From a girl who approves of their gentlemanly sport and is proud to be their friend.

Pat...
A "convert-the-red-and-white" pat to the guy at the Festival wearing a Radford sweatshirt who crossed out "Radford" with permanent marker and wrote "JMU" under it.

From a JMU girl who is very impressed with the creative way you chose to show your school spirit.

Pat..
A "keep-on-chugging" pat to my friend who is training on her own to run in a 26-mile marathon simply because it is on her life list of things to do.

From a proud friend who wouldn’t miss you crossing the finish line for anything and will be waiting with a camera and an enormous bottle of water.

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A "thanks-for-providing-comic-relief" pat to the girl talking on her cell phone about how she passed out standing up while having sex in the bathroom last weekend.

From a sophomore who’s glad you found the story as funny as he did.