https://www.realcty.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Marigold&feedformat=atomRealCTY - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T07:16:46ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.34.1https://www.realcty.org/index.php?title=Things_we_like&diff=30405Things we like2013-08-27T01:02:48Z<p>Marigold: /* General */</p>
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<div>Different sites, different traditions, different [[things we like]]. Some of these things are pure CTY; others go by site.<br />
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===General===<br />
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* Movies<br />
** [[Monty Python]]<br />
** ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''<br />
** ''[[The Princess Bride]]''<br />
* Music<br />
** [[Canon]]<br />
*** "[[American Pie]]"<br />
** They Might Be Giants<br />
** R.E.M.<br />
** Led Zeppelin<br />
** Don McLean<br />
** Radiohead<br />
** Flight of the Conchords<br />
* Books<br />
** ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' by Douglas Adams<br />
** ''[[Harry Potter]]'' by J.K. Rowling<br />
** Terry Pratchett, author<br />
** ''[[Ender's Game]]'' by Orson Scott Card<br />
* Games<br />
** '''THE''' Game (Whoops, lost)<br />
** Rubik's Cubes<br />
** [[Risk]]<br />
** Diplomacy<br />
** [[Mafia]]<br />
** [[Ultimate Frisbee]]<br />
** Ninja<br />
** Non-Ultimate Frisbee<br />
** [[Four Square]]<br />
** [[Pokey]]<br />
** Dodgeball<br />
** Never Have I Ever<br />
* Card Games<br />
** [[Mao]]<br />
** [[Set]]<br />
** [[Egyptian Rat Screw]]<br />
** [[Kemps]]<br />
** [[Chinese Poker]]<br />
** [[Scum]] - also known as President, Asshole, Socialism, and (Speed) Capitalism<br />
** Poker<br />
**B.S.<br />
* Other Assorted Things<br />
** [[42]]<br />
** [[Duct tape]]<br />
** [[Lanyard]]s (especially staff)<br />
** [[Grass orgies]]<br />
** [[Dance]]s<br />
** [[Passionfruit]]<br />
** [[CTY]]!!!<br />
** EVERYBODY!!!<br />
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===Lancaster===<br />
<br />
* Games<br />
** [[The Game]] (I lose.)<br />
** The ''Other'' Game (I LOSE!)<br />
** [[Silent Football]]<br />
** [[Acting Improv]] (AI)<br />
** [[Blammo]]<br />
** [[Scum]] and its variant [[Scum: The Masquerade]], or simply Masquerade<br />
** [[Art of War]]<br />
** [[Basketball]]<br />
** Illuminati<br />
* Movies<br />
** ''Rent'' (and even better, the musical)<br />
** ''Mulan''<br />
* Other<br />
** [[Bathrobes]] and Towels<br />
** Caution Tape<br />
** Danger Tape<br />
** [[Island Coconut Chicken]]<br />
** [[Alcove]]-shaped things<br />
** Trees (and hugging)<br />
** [[Fob]]s<br />
** Angry, Young and Poor<br />
** Hair dye<br />
** Peanut products (for they are the forbidden fruit... or legume)<br />
** The Amish<br />
** Tom Lehrer<br />
** [[Turkey Hill]]<br />
*** Strawberry Kiwi Lemonade<br />
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===Carlisle===<br />
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* Movies<br />
** ''[[Starcrash]]''<br />
* Games<br />
** Palace -- an obsession in Carlisle 06.1<br />
** Rapido<br />
** [[Cult of Godzilla#One Card Milard|One Card Milard]]<br />
** Wahhh!<br />
* Other<br />
** ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''<br />
** [[HUB Donuts]]<br />
** [[Carlisle/places|HUB Potatoes]]<br />
** [[Couching]]!!<br />
** [[Lexicon|Tea Cooler]]! (... but do we reeeally like it?)<br />
** Red Adirondack Chairs and the Statue of Ben Rush<br />
** "The General" by Dispatch<br />
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===Saratoga Springs (Skidmore)===<br />
<br />
* Movies<br />
** ''[[Dark Side of Oz]]''<br />
** ''[[Lexicon|Harold and Maude]]''<br />
** ''[[The Princess Bride]]''<br />
** "Mulan"<br />
* Music<br />
** "Man Out Of You" (''Mulan'')<br />
** "Let it Be" (Synergy)<br />
** "American Pie"<br />
** "Iris" (Goo Goo Dolls)<br />
* Games<br />
** [[Varsity Catch]]<br />
** Ultimate Frisbee<br />
* Other<br />
** [[Hall of Fame:SAR#Jon Good|Jon Good]]<br />
** [[Love Tape]]<br />
** Freeing Lee-Kai<br />
** Vermonsters<br />
** Commuunism<br />
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===Loudonville (Siena)===<br />
<br />
* Movies<br />
** ''[[The Princess Bride]]''<br />
** ''[[Xanadu]]'' - beginning at Siena 03.1<br />
** ''Clue''<br />
** ''Labyrinth''<br />
* Music<br />
** "Umbrella"<br />
** "Sandstorm"<br />
** "Hey Juliet"<br />
* Games<br />
** Slide and its many variants<br />
** [[Wanna buy a duck?]]<br />
** Italian Saliva - a version of Spit<br />
** The Game<br />
** Silent Football<br />
<br />
===Los Angeles (LMU)===<br />
<br />
* Movies<br />
** ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' (crossed with Radiohead's "Kid A")<br />
** ''Dodgeball''<br />
** ''Finding Nemo''<br />
** ''The Incredibles''<br />
** ''Dirty Dancing''<br />
** ''Soccerface''<br />
** ''Monsters Inc.''<br />
** ''Princess Bride''<br />
* Music<br />
** "Baby Got Back"<br />
** "Tears in Heaven"<br />
** "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"<br />
** "Seasons of Love"[session one] and "Leaving on a Jet Plane"[session two]<br />
** "Genie in a Bottle"<br />
** "Bananaphone"<br />
** "If You're Happy and You Know It"<br />
** "Men in Tights"<br />
** "Build Me Up Buttercup"<br />
** Queen<br />
** Simon & Garfunkel<br />
** Teddy, Shawno & Jonas<br />
** CTY Remix<br />
* Games<br />
** The Game<br />
** Wah<br />
** Trench [this got banned July 27, 2009 by CTY administration.]<br />
** Spongeball (or "jump into the Seaver fountain")<br />
** Pokey<br />
** The Murder Game<br />
** Art of War<br />
** [[Lap tag]]<br />
* Other<br />
** Otter Pops<br />
** Jamba Juice<br />
** Potatoes - it's a love/hate relationship<br />
** Doheny and Seaver fountains<br />
** Ralph's<br />
** Jason Boring [and messing with new DRL Steph]<br />
** the LMU bookstore<br />
** ''The Onion''<br />
** Flyswatters <br />
** The Brick[s] and Dexter the Duck<br />
** Glitter<br />
** Glomping people<br />
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===Baltimore (JHU)===<br />
<br />
* Movies<br />
** ''Harry Potter'' (any one)<br />
** "Hairspray"<br />
** "The Princess Bride"<br />
** "The Body"<br />
** ''Napoleon Dynamite''<br />
** "Plan 9 From Outer Space (Worst movie ever!)<br />
** "School of Rock"<br />
** "The Dark Knight"<br />
** "Inception"<br />
** "The Office" (not a movie but often watched)<br />
** "Mythbusters" (also not a movie often watched)<br />
* Music<br />
** "Fireflies"<br />
** "Forever Young"<br />
** "Sandstorm"<br />
** "Hey There Delilah"<br />
** "Tunac-Tunac-Tun"<br />
** "4 Minutes"<br />
** "Hey Soul Sister- Train"<br />
** "Stairway to Heaven"<br />
** "Hot N Cold"<br />
** "Single Ladies"<br />
** "Chasing Cars"<br />
** "Don't Trust Me" (the definite anthem of the year)<br />
** "A Thousand Miles"<br />
** "Don't Stop Believin'"<br />
** "The Pokemon Theme Song" (10.2; MAKE THIS CANON PLEEEEASE!!!!)<br />
* Books<br />
** ''How to Surive a Horror Movie''<br />
** ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows''<br />
** ''Twilight''<br />
** ''MindF*cks''<br />
** ''The Call of Cthulu'' and other works by H.P Lovecraft<br />
** ''Nightlight'' (for all those Twilight haters out there)<br />
* Games<br />
** BLAMMO!! <br />
** The Game (I lose, and so do you.) <br />
** "Would You Rather..."<br />
** Hackey Sack<br />
** Football<br />
** Frisbee (the Ultimate kind)<br />
* Card Games<br />
** BS<br />
** Speed<br />
** Blackjack<br />
** Joker<br />
** President<br />
** Poker<br />
** Spit<br />
*Other Activities<br />
** Afterdance<br />
** Cthulu-ing/Tentacle-wiggling<br />
** Party-boying<br />
** Skinning/J-packing<br />
** Jamming on our I-pods: FULL BLAST! and dancing up and down our hallway in our pajamas and not caring who sees us<br />
** Foreign games<br />
** Spaniards<br />
** PDA-ing<br />
** Ordering Chinese take-out<br />
** Myachi, because Izzy says so<br />
<br />
===Easton===<br />
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* Movies<br />
** ''Clerks'' (at least 2003-2005)<br />
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* Music<br />
** "Numa Numa" ("Tres Chalupas": Dan, Bobby, James - 05.2)<br />
** "Seasons of Love" ("Tree Crew" - 06.2)<br />
** "Barbie Girl" (06.2)<br />
** "The Nevermore Song" ([Nevermores '06], Caitlin & Carolyn Byington, Nicolina DiNardi, Gardy Banks, Haydn Dufrene, Wil Hsie, Louie Polanco, TaNia Stewart, Kristen Bauer, Stephanie Nitopi, and Cyrus Jalai - 07.2)<br />
** "Hey There Delilah" (07.2)<br />
<br />
*Books<br />
** The ''Twilight'' Series<br />
** ''Harry Potter'' Series<br />
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===Other Sites===<br />
<br />
* Movies<br />
** ''Real Genius''<br />
** ''WarGames''<br />
** ''Robin Hood: Men in Tights''<br />
** ''Moulin Rouge''<br />
** ''Pirates of the Caribbean''<br />
** ''Wayne's World''<br />
* Music<br />
** Moxy Fruvous<br />
* Books<br />
** ''[[Catch-22]]''<br />
** ''Wheel of Time''<br />
** ''Stranger in a Strange Land''<br />
* Games<br />
** [[Illuminati]]<br />
** Gotcha<br />
<br />
{{The Essential CTY}}<br />
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[[Category:General]]</div>Marigoldhttps://www.realcty.org/index.php?title=Ender%27s_Game&diff=30404Ender's Game2013-08-27T01:01:05Z<p>Marigold: </p>
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<div>''[[Ender's Game]]'' was originally a short story by Orson Scott Card. He later fleshed it out into a full-length novel and followed it up with a number of sequels: ''Speaker for the Dead'', ''Children of the Mind'', ''Xenocide'', ''Ender's Shadow'', ''Shadow of the Hegemon'', ''Shadow Puppets'', and ''Shadow of the Giant''. It is the original ''Ender's Game'' novel that has the most enduring popularity at CTY, though the sequels are also generally appreciated.<br />
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''Ender's Game'' tells the story of Ender Wiggin, an extremely precocious five-year-old, who is trained by the World's government to become a military leader in the war against a dangerous alien threat, the buggers. Ender meets all expectations and, at about the age of ten, he leads Earth's forces against the buggers, only to be confronted with the realization that the battle he fought might not have been his.<br />
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The book is one of the [[things we like]], probably because it depicts a host of young geniuses who, as a result of their intelligence, feel out of place in society. The Battle School might be considered an analogue of CTY, raising important ethical and social questions about the nature of the people who emerge from the CTY program. To CTYers, in short, Ender's battle is our battle.<br />
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It is also worth noting that Ender grew up into a rather sick, twisted, miserable adult, known by the entire world as the hated xenocide. NOT a happy ending, and hopefully not prophecy for the rest of us. <br />
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But Ender truly did achieve a great victory, and in being finally given a challenge worth fighting, he grew up into an adult. Ender's struggles after battling the Buggers show that he has evolved from a child's black and white view of the world to a far more gray-shaded understanding. We might mourn the premature loss of Ender's innocence, but CTYers know what it's like to lose your innocence early, and the resulting struggle has its rewards as well as its downside.<br />
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This book was required reading for [[The Critical Essay: Science Fiction]] in 06.2.<br />
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There is a movie based on ''Ender's Game'' planned for release on November 1, 2013, with Asa Butterfield playing the role of Ender.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
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* [http://www.hatrack.com/ Hatrack.com Orson Scott Card website)]<br />
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{{Things we like}}<br />
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[[Category:Books]]</div>Marigoldhttps://www.realcty.org/index.php?title=Mailing_lists&diff=30395Mailing lists2013-08-25T20:55:48Z<p>Marigold: /* CTY-2013-Seattle Session 2 */</p>
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<div>[[Mailing lists]] are, obviously enough, mailing lists of CTY alumni. Most of the lists below are defunct or unused, as modernity makes communication a lot easier than it used to be in the past; however, this page remains extant as a tribute to a vital piece of CTY history.<br />
<br />
==CTY-L==<br />
<br />
'''CTY-L''', located at '''CTY-L@cornell.edu''', is a large-scale mailing list for CTYers throughout the ages.<br />
<br />
A list of CTYers and staff members from all sites, sessions, and years. Tends towards intellectual discussions and CTY news. Varying Traffic. Send mail to Lyris@Cornell.edu with the following text (and nothing else) in the body of the message: "join CTY-L YourFirstName YourSurname" where YourFirstName and YourSurname are your first name and surname, or the names by which you want to be known. Make sure to put quotation marks around your name. This is the recommended list for people interested in CTY discussion to join. It is the oldest and probably the best for people from different sites and sessions. JHU CTY staff monitor and occasionally post to this list.<br />
<br />
[http://www.mattababy.org/CTY/People/cty-l.html Official CTY-L mailing list website]<br />
<br />
The CTY-L mailing list may now be defunct.<br />
<br />
==Lancaster==<br />
<br />
===CTY_LAN04 Yahoo! Group===<br />
<br />
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CTY_LAN04<br />
<br />
List designed for CTY Lancaster 2004 Sessions 1 and 2 staff. New members' posts are moderated, files cannot be sent to the list but can be uploaded. Conversation tends towards fallout from the session: picture and other file posting.<br />
<br />
===CTY LAN Google Group===<br />
<br />
http://groups.google.com/group/CTY-Lancaster<br />
<br />
Group designed for all staff and students who have ever attended Lancaster. So far it is mostly (read: everyone but Nixon) LAN.06.2 and on, but it is open to all, and several Lancaster staffers and former students have joined (notably Nixon). Conversation covers everything from reunions to communism.ok<br />
<br />
===CTY LAN11.2 Facebook Group===<br />
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http://www.facebook.com/groups/229191403783091/<br />
<br />
Group designed for all students who attended Session 2, 2011 at Lancaster. Conversations can be about virtually anything from Strawberry Kiwi Lemonade to intense raving. Need to have a Facebook account to be able to be involved.<br />
<br />
==Siena==<br />
<br />
===CTY-2006-Siena Session 1 Yahoo! Group===<br />
<br />
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CTY-2006-Siena/<br />
<br />
This group is for LOU.06.1 one people... it's our way of keeping in touch forever.<br />
<br />
===CTY-2005-Siena Session 1 Google Group===<br />
<br />
http://groups.google.com/group/CTY-2005-Siena <br />
<br />
Similar to the above, except for 2005 and with Google.<br />
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===cty04sn LOU.04.1 Yahoo! Group===<br />
<br />
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cty04sn/<br />
<br />
Siena people are amazing... the Yahoo Group from 2004 is still active as that of 2007.<br />
<br />
(This group no longer seems to be active.)<br />
<br />
==CTY Civic Leadership Institute SFSU 2007 Google Group==<br />
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http://groups.google.com/group/jhu-cty-cli-sfsu-2007<br />
<br />
Not really CTY, but even not-real-CTYers affiliated with CTY want to keep in touch.<br />
<br />
==Seattle==<br />
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'''CTY-2013-Seattle Session 2''' https://www.facebook.com/groups/205468556283671/<br />
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{{The Essential CTY}}<br />
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[[Category:General]]</div>Marigoldhttps://www.realcty.org/index.php?title=Mailing_lists&diff=30394Mailing lists2013-08-25T20:55:05Z<p>Marigold: </p>
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<div>[[Mailing lists]] are, obviously enough, mailing lists of CTY alumni. Most of the lists below are defunct or unused, as modernity makes communication a lot easier than it used to be in the past; however, this page remains extant as a tribute to a vital piece of CTY history.<br />
<br />
==CTY-L==<br />
<br />
'''CTY-L''', located at '''CTY-L@cornell.edu''', is a large-scale mailing list for CTYers throughout the ages.<br />
<br />
A list of CTYers and staff members from all sites, sessions, and years. Tends towards intellectual discussions and CTY news. Varying Traffic. Send mail to Lyris@Cornell.edu with the following text (and nothing else) in the body of the message: "join CTY-L YourFirstName YourSurname" where YourFirstName and YourSurname are your first name and surname, or the names by which you want to be known. Make sure to put quotation marks around your name. This is the recommended list for people interested in CTY discussion to join. It is the oldest and probably the best for people from different sites and sessions. JHU CTY staff monitor and occasionally post to this list.<br />
<br />
[http://www.mattababy.org/CTY/People/cty-l.html Official CTY-L mailing list website]<br />
<br />
The CTY-L mailing list may now be defunct.<br />
<br />
==Lancaster==<br />
<br />
===CTY_LAN04 Yahoo! Group===<br />
<br />
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CTY_LAN04<br />
<br />
List designed for CTY Lancaster 2004 Sessions 1 and 2 staff. New members' posts are moderated, files cannot be sent to the list but can be uploaded. Conversation tends towards fallout from the session: picture and other file posting.<br />
<br />
===CTY LAN Google Group===<br />
<br />
http://groups.google.com/group/CTY-Lancaster<br />
<br />
Group designed for all staff and students who have ever attended Lancaster. So far it is mostly (read: everyone but Nixon) LAN.06.2 and on, but it is open to all, and several Lancaster staffers and former students have joined (notably Nixon). Conversation covers everything from reunions to communism.ok<br />
<br />
===CTY LAN11.2 Facebook Group===<br />
<br />
http://www.facebook.com/groups/229191403783091/<br />
<br />
Group designed for all students who attended Session 2, 2011 at Lancaster. Conversations can be about virtually anything from Strawberry Kiwi Lemonade to intense raving. Need to have a Facebook account to be able to be involved.<br />
<br />
==Siena==<br />
<br />
===CTY-2006-Siena Session 1 Yahoo! Group===<br />
<br />
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CTY-2006-Siena/<br />
<br />
This group is for LOU.06.1 one people... it's our way of keeping in touch forever.<br />
<br />
===CTY-2005-Siena Session 1 Google Group===<br />
<br />
http://groups.google.com/group/CTY-2005-Siena <br />
<br />
Similar to the above, except for 2005 and with Google.<br />
<br />
===cty04sn LOU.04.1 Yahoo! Group===<br />
<br />
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cty04sn/<br />
<br />
Siena people are amazing... the Yahoo Group from 2004 is still active as that of 2007.<br />
<br />
(This group no longer seems to be active.)<br />
<br />
==CTY Civic Leadership Institute SFSU 2007 Google Group==<br />
<br />
http://groups.google.com/group/jhu-cty-cli-sfsu-2007<br />
<br />
Not really CTY, but even not-real-CTYers affiliated with CTY want to keep in touch.<br />
<br />
==CTY-2013-Seattle Session 2==<br />
<br />
https://www.facebook.com/groups/205468556283671/<br />
<br />
{{The Essential CTY}}<br />
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[[Category:General]]</div>Marigoldhttps://www.realcty.org/index.php?title=Lexicon&diff=30393Lexicon2013-08-25T20:42:27Z<p>Marigold: /* Seattle */</p>
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This is a [[lexicon]] of CTY terms, organized by site.<br />
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==General==<br />
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* '''[[Activities]]:''' Scheduled social events and such that CTYers are required to attend after classes and on weekends. Popular ones include Discussion Group and [[Acting Improv]].<br />
* '''"[[American Pie]]":''' A song by Don McLean that is played at every CTY/CAA site as the last song at every dance (except for Skidmore Session 1 last dance).<br />
* '''[[Baby CTY]]:''' CTY Young Students Program.<br />
* '''[[Canon]]:''' The songs which must be played at all CTY dances. The Canon varies by site (and sometimes even by session).<br />
* '''[[CTY]]:''' Center for Talented Youth. See also: [[CTY expansions]].<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy|CTYer]]:''' A CTY student or alumnus; also, in some cases, anyone who is associated with CTY and understands the CTY spirit. "My college roommate was a CTYer too, but I didn't know her when I was there."<br />
* '''CTY-I/CTY-A:''' Short for CTY inappropriate and appropriate, respectively, used by students and staff alike. Another term, CTYS was created at LAN.06.2 during Passionfruit when serveral people misheard the term "CTY-esque". CTYS has no meaning. Similarly, the term CTY-C gained mild popularity in CAR.09.2, meaning CTY-Contraband.<br />
* '''[[CTY-L]]:''' The main CTY e-mailing list.<br />
* '''CTY-Bi/CTBi: ''' A sexual orientation. Being attracted to both sexes at CTY, but normally identifying as hetero or homosexual.<br />
* '''CTY-M:''' CTY memories.<br />
* '''[[CTY Withdrawal|CTY Withdrawal/Post-CTY Depression]]:''' The feeling of sadness that CTYers, especially nomores, experience after leaving CTY. Can last for days, weeks, or until the day before CTY of the next year. Often abbreviated 'PCTYD'.<br />
* '''Double sessioner:''' Someone who goes to two sessions in one year, regardless of site.<br />
* '''[[ERS]]:''' Egyptian Ratscrew, a popular card game at CTY.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Five-year Freak|Five-year Freak]]:''' Lucky fobber who through some combination of birthdate, grade-skippage, and pure luck is eligible to attend CTY for five years as opposed to the usual four.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Flying Squirrel|Flying Squirrel]]:''' Someone who changes sites. For example, Suzie went to Lancaster in 2004 and in 2005, she went to Carlisle. At Carlisle, Suzie was referred to as a flying squirrel. (Note: Such people can also be called sperm.)<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Forevermore|Forevermore]]:''' Any CTY alumnus, who will always be a part of CTY.<br />
* '''[[Grass orgy]]:''' In a grass orgy, one CTYer lies down on the grass, a second CTYer lies down with his or her head on the first CTYer's stomach, a third CTYer lies down on top of the second CTYer, and so on, until many CTYers are all lying on top of one another on the grass. Also known as 'tummy chains,' 'stummy lays,' 'cuddle puddles', or 'grorgies.' Variations include couch orgies (corgies) or floor orgies (floorgies).<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall bonding|Hall bondage]]:''' A Sunday activity in which a CTYer is required to hang out with other students living on their hall. May occasionally be after Study Hall for a weird hall. The RAs refer to this time period as "hall bonding," but then again, RAs are strange.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall hopping|Hall hopping]]:''' Either legal or illegal practice of having sleepovers in other halls. Usually illegal.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall meeting|Hall meeting]]:''' A meeting of one's hall, normally before lights out, but after Quad Time. It is conducted by the RA, and is used to announce news and sign up for activities. Also a good chance to annoy your RA.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Illegal sleepover|Illegal sleepover]]:''' (Also called ISOs)Sneaking into others' rooms overnight on weekdays or when sleepovers are not allowed. A common practice in these sleepovers is "practicing" on each other.<br />
* '''[[Mafia]]:''' A popular activity game involving God/mediator, a doctor/angel, a detective/cop, mafia, and townspeople.<br />
* '''[[Mandatory Fun]]:''' Activities, especially weekend activities. It is one of the oldest terms in the CTY lexicon, dating back at least to the mid-80s. Mandatory Fun activities have a very notorious reputation for being extremely boring and/or stupid. It was referred to as Non-Mandatory Fun at LMU through 2006, although the term Mandatory fun was adopted in 07.2.<br />
* '''[[Mao]]:''' A very popular CTY card game, played at a variety of different sites. Its first rule is "you may not discuss the rules of Mao." Also popular with math teams such as ARML. There are an unlimited number of variants: Chicago math team Mao is the same as Massachusetts math team Mao, but is quite different from CTY Mao. <br />
* '''Maybemore:''' A term invented on Facebook on August 9, 2011 after LAN 11.2. After some CTYers, including a (now maybe-not) nevermore, began having some confusion over whether they were going to CTY next year, the term "maybemore" was coined. May or may not reach more common usage.<br />
* '''[[Meet Market]]:''' The evening social time at CTY lasting from 9:00 - 10:00. Called Quad Time at some sites, and Social Time at LMU.<br />
* '''[[Nevermore]]:''' At most sites, a Nevermore is a CTYer who can no longer return due to reaching the age limit of 16. At Lancaster and Carlisle, a Nevermore is a CTYer who cannot return for other reasons and is not yet 16. Some tradition-unaware CTYers use this term interchangably with "nomore," or do not know what either are.<br />
* '''[[Nomore]]:''' At most sites, a Nomore is a CTYer who cannot return due to reasons other than age. At Lancaster and Carlisle, a Nomore is a CTYer who can no longer return because they have reached the age limit of 16. Some tradition-unaware CTYers use this term interchangably with "nevermore," or do not know what either are.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#One Hit Wonder|One Hit Wonder]]:''' Someone who is both a first year and a nomore/nevermore. Sometimes called "One Shot" or "One Year Tragedy."<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Onemore|Onemore]]:''' A CTYer whose next year will be his or her nomore/nevermore year. Similarly, there are twomores (tumors), threemores, minus-onemores, etc.<br />
* '''[[Passionfruit]]:''' A morning ritual involving toasting friends and drinking juice. After the Canon, it is one of the most important and universal CTY traditions. Some sites have Passionfruit every week (Carlisle), others only on the last day.<br />
* '''Quad:''' The large, grassy area in between all of the residential buildings where CTYers spend their free time. At some sites, "Quad" also refers to the buildings around the Quad, as in, "I live in Quad 10." <br />
* '''[[Quad Time]]:''' Evening social time from 9:00-9:40. Has a reputation of seeming unbearably short. Called "Meet Market" or "Social Time" at some sites.<br />
* '''[[RA]]:''' Residential Advisor. Like camp counselors, RAs are in charge of watching students while they aren't in class, organizing activities, and conducting hall meetings. Can be pronounced as "R.A." or as "Rah."<br />
* '''[[Raving]]:''' Alternative and more common term for glowsticking.<br />
* '''[[Rina|Rinas/Rinos]]:''' Through some strange coincidence, several CTY sites have, in their histories, been shared with ballet camps. Males are called "rinos" (pronounced "rhino") whereas females are "rinas." CTYers have had a quarrelsome history with all other camps, whose numbers are usually far outmatched by CTY.<br />
* '''[[Scum]]:''' A popular card game at Lancaster; there are several variations, including [[Scum: The Masquerade]] and Scum: The Ascension.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Seven-year Satan|Seven-year Satan]]:''' Someone who has been at every single possible year of Baby CTY and CTY and has an optimal birthday, age, and grade level in school. Not to be confused with the position of Satan at Lancaster.<br />
* '''[[Shorthand Dates]]:''' The format of expressing CTY sessions, sites, and courses.<br />
* '''[[Silent Football]]:''' A complex game involving an invisible football, hallucinations, and tattling. This game is most popular at Lancaster, especially Second Session, and, to a lesser degree, Carlisle-second.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Six-year Satan Spawn|Six-year Satan Spawn]]:''' Someone who has, through some combination of Baby CTY and CTY, been at CTY for six years.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Sleepover|Sleepover]]:''' A sleepover is... a sleepover. Sleepovers may occur on Friday and Saturday nights, although sometimes only one due to RAs' patrol duties. Any number of people may be in one room, although RAs may cancel sleepovers if they become too loud.<br />
* '''[[Squirrel|Squirrel/Sperm]]:''' A first year CTYer. Squirrel is the more prevalent term at Lancaster. Sperm is the more common term at Carlisle despite administrative attempts to quash it; it is used to designate someone who has never been to Passionfruit. "Even though Katie is a squirrel, she understands the essence of CTY."<br />
* '''[[TA]]/LA/PA:''' Teaching Assistant, Lab Assistant, Program Assistant; these terms are synonymous, but each site only uses one. Usually, they are college/grad students who assist with instructing classes.<br />
* '''[[The Game]]:''' (LAN/CAR/LMU/SAR/JHU) A game that is very popular at Lancaster and came to Carlisle in 06.2. You just lost the game. Darn.<br />
* '''[[Thursday]]:''' A day of the week marked by bathrobe and towel-wearing. Also the end of the world. At Carlisle, the day most often used for Poetry Night.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Two-year Tragedy|Two-year Tragedy]]:''' A second year who is 16 and thus cannot return to CTY.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy|Uber-CTY/Uber-CTYer]]:''' Person or thing that embodies the spirit of CTY and is very involved in the life of CTY. Ex: "Sarah is such an uber-ctyer."<br />
* '''[[Veil law]]:''' Rules instituted in the '80s that boys cannot be in girls' rooms, and girls cannot be in boys' rooms. Rarely referred to by name.<br />
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==Lancaster==<br />
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* '''[[Acting Improv]]:''' Best. Activity. Ever. It is a very popular activity that brings a lot of laughs and brings people out of their comfort zones. <br />
* '''[[Agreedball]]:''' A sport invented for CTY Lancaster by two RAs whose catch phrase was "agreed." The purpose of the game is to be agreeable.<br />
* '''[[Alcove]]:''' The great-great-grandspawn of the Digiclan at Lancaster. Originated in 2001. Was in exile during 2002-2004 (due to the lack of an actual Alcove), but was revived in 2005. Rumored to have killed/been killed by Game Corner. Died in 2007, was resurrected in 2008.<br />
* '''Arches:''' A popular place for activities at Lancaster, outside of North/South Ben and the cafeteria. The Arches are also meeting places, places for activities and places to sign up for things. Arches split into North Arches, Central Arches, and South Arches.<br />
* '''[[ASFC]]:''' The field house at Lancaster, which contains a pool, small basketball courts, and an indoor track. During 2004, this space was used for meals while the dining hall was reconstructed. Also used for indoor dances when outdoor dances are rained out.<br />
* '''Astro Dance Party:''' During 07.2, the Astronomy class would dance the "Macarena" at their meeting place (one of the many trees on the quad) and the "Cha Cha Slide" on their way to their building (a challenge in and of itself). Usually the entire class, sometimes including the TA, Emi Wang, participated with confidence. They were occasionally joined by other students.<br />
* '''[[Big Top]]:''' A very painful memory from 04.2.<br />
* '''[[Blammo]]:''' A popular game involving plastic spoons, God, and stalking.<br />
* '''[[Boobtag]]:''' Tag. With the prefix "boob."<br />
* '''Continuum:''' A word used to describe people who look exactly alike, starting with Zev Hurwich in 06.1. Noted people included in the continuum are Zev Hurwich, Zev Chonoles (as anti-continuum), Everett Maus (Ev), and Maddie Stevens (Mev). Also known as the MevEvZev Continuum, or any variation on that (ZevEvMev, etc).<br />
* '''Debunking:''' Refers to either (a) revealing a falsehood (usually a myth); or (b) making everyone in Lancaster de-bunk their bunk beds. Also known as "Room Tetris." Debunking is generally only an issue in dorms with modular furniture, such as Schnader. Unfortunately for the RAs (who generally do all the debunking during one study hall), most rooms are not truly "rectangular" due to protrusions such as power/phone outlets and air conditioning units. This often results in strange furniture configurations.<br />
* '''[[Dermot]]:''' A midlife crisis, and a legendary RA.<br />
* '''[[Digiclan]]:''' A group of Lancaster CTYers that started as a group of students who took [[Digital Logic]] in the early '90s. They are known for their weirdness and their (currently defunct) webpage.<br />
* '''[[Passionfruit#Electric Tree|Electric Tree]]:''' A tree on Hartman Green that has an electrical outlet installed at the base of its trunk; used to play music by They Might Be Giants after the [[Passionfruit]].<br />
* '''Find the Saltine:''' A game invented in the television series ''Scrubs'' during the fifth season episode "My Half Acre." It was introduced to CTY Lancaster by John Harrison during 07.2. In this game, one person hides a saltine somewhere on his person; then, the other players must find the saltine. Each person gets one guess per day as to the location of the saltine. When someone finds the saltine, the hider announces, "You, sir, have found the saltine," and the finder then hides it. Rinse and repeat.<br />
* '''[[FNORD| ]]:''' Kinda weird that there's no title for this entry, huh? Just a blank spot, no visible word.<br />
* '''[[Fob]]:''' Little plastic things first issued in 2003 at Lancaster that magically opened doors with a simple wave. Stands for "For Opening Buildings" or "For Opening Bras." It is a universal curse-word substitute.<br />
* '''Fobmasters/Fobsters/FoBoys:''' a sort-of clan originating in CTY Lancaster 05.1; mostly boys from Atlee 3 and their friends. They produced jokes like Motherfobber and the Fob Dance, and the Switchfob.<br />
** '''[[Fob|Switchfob]]:''' An awesome way to open buildings in which a Lancaster CTYer would squeeze the fob between his or her room key and meal card. The fob would fly out. This trick became quite popular to the point that some people would fob Stager Hall, which was usually unlocked.<br />
* '''Forque/Forke:''' A fork given to a person by the infamous Dr. Forque from 04.1 during the fork shortage.<br />
* '''God Fob:''' An RA fob that can open any door at any time. Only a lucky few students get them. Mostly used to sneak in right after dinner before Study Hall. If caught in the building at unauthorized times, RAs have the right to confiscate these.<br />
* '''[[Hammertime]]:''' The time zone in which Lancaster Session 2 is located. Inseperably associated with Silent Football.<br />
* '''[[LLRT]]:''' The Land of The Large Round Tables. A group of Lancaster CTYers, and a offshoot of the DigiClan. LLRT originally referred to a group of CTYers in 1993; the name has passed down through several generations and has since become the Alcove. It is also the name of Dining Hall 4 at Lancaster, where LLRTers ate.<br />
* '''Kosherization:''' Making Kosher a place which was not previously so. Performed upon the Alcove during 07.2.<br />
* '''Nerdgasm:''' Referring to any event of such nerdish proportions it can/does produce orgasm. A particularly appropriate example was when, for the LAN.06.2 [[Talent Show]], one CTYer solved a Rubik's Cube onstage while reciting the first 200 digits of pi.<br />
* '''PoserMofo/PoserMobo:''' An inside joke stemming from the PoserMobile commercial from LAN.05.1, usually the Logic A kids.<br />
* '''Purpling:''' A term used by some residents of Schnader in 06.1 to describe a boy (blue) walking into a girls' hall (pink), or vice versa.<br />
* '''[[Second Saturday]]:''' Lancaster's version of "Drag Day" which at Lancaster is referred to as "Cross-dress Day." This occurs on the second Saturday of each session and is marked by gratuitous references from ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''.<br />
*'''Sir/good sir:''' The kivo man,who was fond of reprimanding students while using the prefix"sir". A song by the name of "Sir" was performed by the band "Half-Straight" in Lancaster 10.2<br />
* '''[[Spencer]]:''' An all-mighty being whose glory campers learned about in 08.1 and presumably 08.2<br />
* '''[[Hall:LAN#Thormanism|Thormanism]]:''' A religion started in 05.1 by a group of MIND students based on a god, Rachel Thorman.<br />
* '''Thorny Crown:''' A laurel crown made by Rachel Larrowe (with help from David Federman, Elena Karras and others), commissioned by Zev Hurwich when offered a bunch of grapes by Rina Polyakov. It was passed down from Zev to Everett Maus as a relic with unspecified purpose. In 08.1 Ev passed it down to Elena (the king in american pie) but she has chosen to stop this as a passed down position. Instead it will simply be the job of some kind hearted CTYer to buy grapes as soon as possible, eat said grapes very quickly, and then craft a crown out of the stems of said grapes. David Federman (the King) also wore it in "American Pie." As of 08.1 the crown serves the specific purpose of being worn by the King in "American Pie," and the original crown has been replaced by one made of duct tape and decorated with grape stems by Elena Karras. The newest thorny crown was made of paper towel, duct tape, and grape stems. In 10.1 Paul Wolfteich will make the thorny crown but will not necessarily be the one to wear it in American Pie. <br />
* '''[[Turkey Hill]]:''' A convenience store right outside of F&M campus. Each hall visits Turkey Hill twice; extra visits may be won from Mandatory Fun. This special store has been made the top grossing Turkey Hill through CTYer's efforts. <br />
* '''[[Ultimate Frisbee#Ultimizzle Frisbizzle Tournamizzle|Ultimizzle Frisbizzle Tournamizzle]]:''' Name of the Ultimate Frisbee tournament held 05.1 and 06.2. Marked a general overuse of the suffix -izzle, and inspired the 05.2 Alcove shirt.<br />
* '''Winged Llama:''' Llama. With wings.<br />
* '''Your mother:''' She doesn't work here. This was a running joke that can be traced back to a speech given by Chris Mahoney, Site Director at Lancaster for the first week of 01.1, at the opening ceremonies.<br />
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==Carlisle==<br />
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* '''[[Carlisle/places|Anita Tuvin Schlechter]]:''' The auditorium used for dances, the Talent Show, etc., named after Anita Tuvin Schlecter by her father, who donated the building. A bear owned by McKenzie Hull 06.2 was named after her, tradmarking the phrase, "Anita Tuvin Schlechter: the woman, the building, the bear."<br />
* '''[[Betty the Cardswiper]]:''' The cardswiper at the HUB. She was infamous for saying, "Hello. Thank You."<br />
* '''Blue Js:''' The site-renowned "gang" consisting of the members of Superquad, Quad 4, Floor 2. It was started because over half the hall's names started with the letter "J"; the rest had honorary J's added. These Existentialism and Cognitive Psychology students were known for their Blue Js hands (later stolen by the Groundbats of Session 2). These hands were infamously turned upside-down to become the symbol of the rival hall (Quad 5, Floor 2) Phoenix. Blue Js were well known for their late night Blue Js runs, and their covering of the campus with pink chalk birds.<br />
* '''Bocongalicious:''' Something that has to do with Bocong in many ways. "Have a Bocongalicious Summer!" was a common yearbook signature during 07.1.<br />
* '''Cake:''' Site Director Bret's analogy of CTY being a cake in 06.1; 06.2 had a sandwich. Safety on top, learning on the bottom, and fun (and CTYers) in the middle, protected by a safe learning environment. Referred to constantly and spread to Lancaster by way of Jeff Sachs's Passionfruit speech.<br />
* '''Conspiracy to fatten:''' A conspiracy involving the ratio of eating and inactive time to activity time. With four-and-a-half hours of eating time (2 hours for breakfast, 1 hour for lunch, 1.5 hours for dinner), nine hours of class, eight hours of sleep, the only conclusion is that Carlislians are being fattened up for the slaughter and an eventual feeding to Galen, the rarely seen academic dean.<br />
* '''[[Couching]]:''' The act of sitting on the couches in the HUB during free time. A coucher is one who couches.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#The Devil's Den|The Devil's Den]]:''' The convenient store in the HUB. Filled with lots and lots and lots of energy drinks, along with other junk food items.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Double-Klineing]]:''' Spending both activity periods in the [[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Kline gym]].<br />
* '''Fschnargling:''' (the 'f' is silent) An activity that was deemed by the 10.2 RAs as contraband, but seems to refer to CTY-I PDA.<br />
* '''Fun With The Hos(e):''' An awesome weekend activity thought up by Luke in 06.2 and attended by most of the Game Theory class and others. It involved simply playing around with a water hose and water balloons.<br />
* '''Fun Free Friday:''' The second Friday of the session when the RAs make all of the activities sound horrible. Most of them really are awful, but some of them are actually fun activities with bad names. Also, much to the dismay of many students, Kline is not offered either activity period.<br />
* '''Goregasm/Goregy:''' DISS.06.2 had such a severe obsession with Al Gore, especially after seeing an ''Inconvenient Truth'', that they decided to start an Al Gore-based religion. The word Goregasm was invented to describe the feelings an Al Gore lover gets when doing anything Al Gore related, an event referred to as a Goregy when occurring collectively. The term was coined by David.<br />
* '''[[Goth Day]]:''' Carlisle's "Goth Day." It is debatable whether it takes place on Second Wednesday or Second Thursday. Although Goth Day was traditionally on Thursday, many have adopted the tradition to Wednesday. Used interchangably with "Emo Day."<br />
* '''[[Hall:CAR#Groundbats|Groundbats]]:''' Flying rodents that can dig in the sky and fly in the ground. Groundbats were also a past hall theme, resurrected by RA Jacob in 2006.<br />
* '''Ha!:''' A game that involves laying on the stomachs of other players and trying to make them laugh by saying "HA!"<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places|HUB]]:''' The Holland Union Building, a place for eating and hanging out at Carlisle.<br />
* '''[[HUB Donuts]]:''' The legendarily tasty donuts served at breakfast in the HUB cafeteria. Embraced by a few CTYers of 06.2, they are truly orgasmically good.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places|HUB Potatoes]]:''' Potatoes served at every meal in the cafeteria of the HUB. Also the theme of the 10.1 Talent Show<br />
* '''Helen Muller:''' One of two Alaskans from the same school in Anchorage. Attended Carlisle '05 - '08. Takes care of people when they are sick.<br />
* '''[[Jacob the Jeweler]]:''' Resident Advisor Jacob Weisfeld, Captain himself, who resided over the MIND.B.CAR.06.2 and EXIT.B.CAR.06.2 boys.<br />
* '''[[J'hanja'kwanzi]]:''' A game invented by CTYers during 10.2, using a chess board and nicknames for each of the pieces, involving political or historical humor; typically, the purpose of the game is to eliminate all of the opponent's pieces by shaking the board.<br />
* '''Jon Hecht:''' A onemore at CAR.06.2 who was a prominent member of the [[Hall:CAR#Cucumber Cult|Cucumber Cult]]. He was very notable through his height and bright red hair, for which he was dubbed "The Beacon."<br />
* '''[[Kill Murray/Save Murray]]:''' An improvisational game where two players, using their creativities and two markers, try to either to kill (red marker) or to save (green marker) a brown stick figure named Murray.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Kline]]:''' The gym at Carlisle.<br />
* '''Kunigunda (and Lisa):''' The mascot of EXIT.B.CAR.06.1.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#KW|KW]]:''' The offices at Carlisle where you go if you get sick or get in trouble.<br />
* '''[[User:Marxi|Marxi]]:''' A fantastic, short, loveable, eccentric CTYer. Dated Ippy at CAR.05.2. Nomore in '06. Partially responsible for Kumquat receiving said nickname.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Massey's|Massey's]]:''' The creamery near Dickinson where students often enjoy Meet Markets when RAs take side trips. Frequently used as rewards for good behavior.<br />
* '''Nate's Grandma:''' An activity at CAR.06.2. Also known as "Christian's Hall Bonding."<br />
* '''Plaid Shorts Day:''' Monday of every week, during which everyone wore some form of plaid shorts or other plaid textured clothes. Popular in 07.1.<br />
* '''Purple Wednesday:''' An attempt by members of Beth's hall in 10.1 to get all the students to wear purple on every Wednesday of the session. This was somewhat successful after students wrote in sidewalk chalk that Wednesday was purple day.<br />
* '''[[Drag Day|Second Tuesday]]:''' Carlisle's "Cross-dressing day."<br />
* '''[[Slackjaw]]:''' A staring-contest-like game that became popular in Carlisle.<br />
* '''Space Nazi:''' A group of RAs who would go around during dances of 06.1 to students who were grinding and tell them to "leave room for Jesus." A common response to this was, "I'm Jewish."<br />
* '''Squeegle''' : Variation of "your mom" used during 06.2. The word was created by two brothers, Steve and Don Norum, who had trouble insulting each other's mother, for obvious reasons. As a result, Steve began saying "squeegle" whenever he could have made a mother joke. Squeegle is also a game invented by the [[Hall:CAR#Cucumber Cult|Cucumber Cult]].<br />
* '''Taku Appreciation:''' Appreciation of the POLY.B.CAR.07.2. TA, Taku; it eventually became an activity. Taku returned to TA for POLY.B.CAR.12.1, and a Taku appreciation activity was held on the last Wednesday of the session, surprisingly without knowledge of the past year's activity. Live the life of a legend.<br />
* '''Tea Cooler:''' An indescribable iced tea/lemonade-like product made by Lenkerbrook Farms found at Carlisle. It's like lemonade only better. There have been worries about the level of radioactivity in some of its other products due to its proximity to Three Mile Island. <br />
* '''The Weather Girls:''' Spurring from a Casino Night Karaoke rendition of "It's Raining Men," the Weather Girls can be identified by standing in public and gathering upon a call of "Weather Girls Assemble!"<br />
* '''Toga Day/Third Monday:''' Theme day invented by nevermores Maliya, Lee, Claire, and Swati.<br />
* '''TreSync''' Amusing dance performed by the male RAs during the 07.2 Talent Show. They performed to the renowned N'Sync's "Bye Bye Bye."<br />
* '''[[Vertical Rule]]:''' The rule that says if you're at Meet Market and you don't sit up straight, you get a bright light in your eyes and many RAs looking at you suspiciously. However, the vertical rule can be bent if you are out in the open or perpendicular to each other, as in playing the game Ha! (ways to get around the rule: say you're looking at the stars).<br />
*'''Yams:''' The mating call or random blurting of the word yams, coming from a large group of nevermores of 2013 session 1<br />
* '''Yong-Min Syndrome (YMS):''' Extreme perversion in thought, speech, or action. Made by Phil's and Scott's hall in 07.1.<br />
* '''Poetry Night:''' Poetry readings done every Thursday and last Wednesday at Meet Market. Presided over by the Poetry Goddess.<br />
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==Saratoga Springs (Skidmore)==<br />
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* '''Amnesty Box:''' On the first night, each RA collects all contraband and puts it in an Amnesty Box with no risk of punishment. All items in the amnesty box are given back at the end of session. (Note: total amnesty does not actually extend to things like machetes, as evidenced in 12.2)<br />
* '''Cookie Trade:''' The door between Rounds 3 and Howe 3 is closed because they are boys' and girls' dorms, respectively. Occasionally an RA will allow a cookie trade, where the door is kept open and boys and girls can chat, trade food, etc. without breaking any rules.<br />
* '''David Dance:''' A one hour long dance following evening classes (9PM-10PM) on the last Wednesday of a session, first held 12.2. Most Canon songs are played at this dance. Is named such because site director David created it.<br />
* '''Dipshit:''' A SILENT game in which everyone sits in a circle with one's legs crossed. One hits one's knee (right or left, depending on the player's whim) and then the player next to him/her does so, etc. One may not speak unless the leader of the game calls on him/her. The King/Queen of the Quad usually leads the game, and failing at the game (or speaking out of turn) will result in embarrassing, yet mandatory, "punishments." Also called "Dipstick" to appease pesky staff.<br />
* '''The Duckpond:''' A pond on the edge of campus with a fountain and algae. On the last morning, passionfruit is held there. During the session, the popular weekly "Reading by the Duck Pond" is held there,<br />
* '''Fruit:''' A quad time game where everyone playing forms a circle, and picks a fruit to be their name for the game (or whatever theme you feel like playing, such as Harry Potter characters). You go around and declare your name, and someone starts off in the middle with a towel. This person says one of the names, and if they can hit that person before they say another person's name, the person that was hit goes into the middle. If the person says another name, that person has to say another name, and so on. <br />
* '''Harold and Maude:''' Movie that was introduced to Saratoga by RAs Val and Kenny in 2005. This movie is considered one of the greatest cult movies of all time, and has a great soundtrack by Cat Stevens.<br />
* '''Jazzies:''' The jazz camp people, usually used to refer to cute boys at the jazz camp. They are distinct group from Rinas/Rinos and are better liked.<br />
* '''Jonsson Tower:''' In the event of (insert calamitous disaster of choice here), how long would it take to reach the top of Jonsson Tower? 1 MINUTE 12 SECONDS!!!!<br />
* '''Rinas and Rinos:''' The ballerina camp people, female ballerinas are referred to as "rinas" and male ballerinas as "rinos".<br />
* '''[[Synergy]]:''' A term from 06.1 that means teamwork, originating from a cult-like following based on a speech made by the Site Director.<br />
* '''Tater:''' A stuffed potato. He is used to separate grinders or dancers who are too close. He was stolen by Manan (SRA '06) during the first Mandatory Fun Saturday of Second Session. Where's Tater?<br />
* '''[[Varsity Catch]]:''' A game in which a bunch of people run around with a ball, throwing it to each other. When the ball isdropped or kicked, everyone stops and yells at the offender, "You're the worst!" The game is then resumed.<br />
*'''Michael Silver''' is amazing.<br />
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==Loudonville (Siena)==<br />
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* '''Butt Rock:''' A popular landmark that was supposed to be a commemorative heart for 9/11 victims, but from one angle it actually looks like a giant pink butt. CTYers are technically not supposed to sit on it. Also, the butt rock gets heated in the sun *wink wink*.<br />
* '''The Friars:''' Jedi who roam the campus in space age golf carts. Angering a friar may result in a lightning bolt striking you down where you stand. CTYers have been known to be run over by the golf carts.<br />
* '''The Slushites of Meng:''' The followers of the religion and person known as Meng Cheng.<br />
* '''The Dermites:''' The followers of the religion of [[Dermot]] and his magic hat, rivals to the Slushites of Meng.<br />
** '''"Meng wills it!":''' A phrase that the Slushites commonly used as an excuse for anything.<br />
* '''STD:''' Abbreviation of "social time detention" where a CTYer has broken a rule and is forced to miss a designated social time. The term was coined 07.1, but really caught on 08.1.<br />
* '''The Ten-Plus-One Commandments:''' At Hamilton, the basic rules were displayed in "thou shalt not" form. Originally there were ten, but over the years, they were rewritten until there were eleven, or ten plus one. The final commandment was "No sitting on window ledges or crossing them on your way out the window." This was necessitated by the actions of one John Hague, a.k.a. Spam, a former CTYer and now RA, who sat on a Hamilton window ledge.<br />
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==Los Angeles (LMU)==<br />
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* '''Lame Train Way of Life:''' An ideology that gives people the permission to take themselves out of potentially explosive situations (a.k.a., an excuse to be lazy). From the reign of the late Tom Ryan III.<br />
* '''Schmorntel:''' A happy red rhinoceros that flies and exists. From LOGC.07.1.<br />
* '''Rabÿt:''' A swedish death metal rabbit that helps you to logic down. From LOGC.07.2.<br />
* '''English:''' A manfairy with a big frilly tutu, purple sparkly elbow gloves, and a giant pencil that spews poisonous ink. From ETYM.07.2.<br />
*'''Foreign Camp:''' A camp with Spaniards and other Europeans that apparently take classes in English on campus. This is never seen; usually they're just smoking outside of Jamba Juice or being rude to CTYers.<br />
*'''Guitar Camp:''' A guitar workshop that is usually on campus only during first session but during 2010 overlapped both sessions. While CTY and guitar camp were at odds for years in 09.1 a tentative peace was made for them and several of them actually gave CTYers their lanyards when asked. A year later, however, in 2010, most of the guitar camp boys just think CTYers are very strange.<br />
* '''Kobe Camp:''' A camp of kids who take over the cafeteria for about a week. During their stay, they usually annoy everyone with their inferior stupidity.<br />
*'''Peace, Not Potatoes:''' A campaign made during 09.1 by the LAWP class in which they carried out a hypothetical experiment to see how many people would notice the black arm bands, sometimes called "Protest Bands," worn by LAWPsters. Later, the bands evolved into "Memory Bands" made out of black duct tape and worn as bracelets. <br />
* '''The Potato Cycle:''' The way potatoes supposedly get recycled through the LMU cafeteria. Through study of the potato cycle, one can predict what future meals may bring.<br />
* '''The Potato Generator:''' The large, white (and somewhat rusting), dumpster-impostor attached to the back of the LMU cafeteria. It is said to be the origin of all the potatoes that are in the meals. During 09.1, 3 times in a row, there were no potatoes in the lunch - causing general uprising and worry. Some argued that the Potato Generator was broken, and later that day, a huge truck was seen hauling the Generator away, and then putting it back in place. Meals with potatoes resumed. However, some may now question whether or not the Potato Generator really is the site of the recycling and creation of LMU potatoes, due to the fact that several PCTYDers of 09.1 met the actual Executive Chef of the LMU Caf - Jeff Mercer. When asked about the abundance of potatoes, he replied, "I'm Irish."<br />
* '''BLAMMO:''' Organized by the Trinity's Son in 2012, BLAMMO begins with with signups during the second or third social time, and assignments and spoons are granted during a ceremony of the third or fourth social time. The game is played until the end of the session, and everyone still alive is given the title of the winner of BLAMMO.<br />
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==Baltimore (JHU)==<br />
* '''BLAMMO:''' Brought to JHU in 09.2, this is the same game mentioned above in "Lancaster," but has slight variations in rules. The title is always written in caps.<br />
* '''Bumpkin:''' A term used by Simon and Stefan's halls in 06.2.<br />
* '''Hyena Time:''' Also, "High on Life"; refers to the first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of 07.2, specifically used by Pasha to describe his hall. During this weekend, the hall was characterized by hysterical, uncontrollable, and seemingly contagious laughter, perpetuated all the while by underwear/underwhere?, quizzical/testical, dead baby, dumb blonde, and bunga jokes. The phrase came about because the laughter of one particular boy, Henly, sounded very much like a loud hyena.<br />
* '''LAME:''' Lanyards Are My Everything, from the Talent Show Act (06.2).<br />
* '''Megaphone (THE Megaphone):''' The white megaphone carried by staff. This megaphone is used to, in addition to the typical functions of a megaphone, relay the message to students that A) class has begun, get to your designated areas please, B) Activities have begun, get to your designated areas please, or C) BE QUIET ALREADY!! This is done via a button on the megaphone that plays a tune, which past generations have christened "The Chinese Ice-Cream Truck Tune." In short, this megaphone is sacred. It's one of the most reliable timekeepers at JHU. IT CONTROLS YOUR LIFE. *Twilight Zone music* <br />
* '''The Most Holy and Epic Tome of BLAMMO:''' A tome carried ONLY by the God(dess) of BLAMMO, which contains rules, regulations, archives, instructions, and sign up sheets for the game BLAMMO. While one may ask to see a certain passage in the book (ie, to read the rules or to sign up,) the God(dess) of BLAMMO reserves the right to deny anyone the privilege to look at, touch, or bask in the radiating epicness of the Tome if he/she sees fit. Stealing said Tome may result in a battalion of rabid squirrels wielding jackhammers to descend from the treetops and maul the perpetrator. <br />
* '''Ninja:''' A phrase coined and used by Pasha's Hall, specifically Kevin Yang, in 07.2. Used as a general adjective of awesomeness: "OMG, that was so ninja!" Anything can qualify for ninja status, but those that are chosen are typically flashy stunts, or brilliant moves. For an example, click [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4IaXXwMDTg here].<br />
* '''PASHA!:''' A cry issued by Pasha's hall in 07.2 at every mention of his name. The Pasha cry is very unique; it involves a shortened "pa" sound and a much louder, stressed, elongated "sha" sound. Hall members would often repeat this cry up to ten times. <br />
* '''Sketchy Dudes:''' A term used by Nell's Hall 09.1 for non-lanyard wearing people; also in reference for when to hit the big blue button on the lamps, ie. "it is okay to hit the button when a sketchy dude is in the immediate proximity, especially if wearing black or having followed you for some time."<br />
* '''Viet's iPods:''' Refers to an RA in JHU.06 who mercilessly confiscated iPods because listening to them was not allowed. It is said that he once walked to the office with twenty iPods in his arms. He was also a really mean and nasty RA in general.<br />
* '''Woosh!''' Coined by Trevor's Hall in JHU.09, it became a catchphrase of the hall along with "The Team." Usually expresses triumph and happiness.<br />
* '''Yeah Jawn!''' Coined by Addison's Hall in Jhu 10.1 was heard throughout the session even at closings.<br />
* '''What?''' '''WHAT!''' '''What?''' '''WHAT!''' '''Yeah''' '''YEAH!''' Addison's hall used this at the end of the first dance and colour wars. 11.2<br />
* '''MILANESE''' The amazing math logic teacher who jumped over an RA at the basketball game.<br />
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* '''Club Iron (CFe):''' Week-long activity devoted to long runs, hills, and rotten coconuts. Run by RA Hillary and Office Manager Ali during Session 2 of 2005.<br />
* '''Honorary Title:''' A new tradition at KNE in which somebody earns a title from their peers. If the name sticks for the whole session, it is an honorary title.<br />
* '''The JellyFish Doughnuts:''' The students of MARI.B.KNE.05.2. Known for their superiority to the Nudies of Maria.<br />
* '''PandaClan:''' The students of FCPS.KNE.03.1, so named because of a very bad panda joke told by the instructor, which then spread through campus like a radioactive, mutant virus. Students were known to hide behind bushes, jumping out at passers-by shouting, "I'm a PANDA!"<br />
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==Easton==<br />
*'''CAAmp/ CAAmpers:''' (Pronounced either Camp or CAA CAMP) refers to CAA sites and the people who go to these sites.<br />
*'''Cross-Dressing Wednesday:''' The last Wednesday of the last week of a session. It is not official but most CAAmpers will borrow clothes from their friends of the opposite gender and dress like them for the day. Most boy CAAmpers, if they are ambitious will get in trouble for dressing "inappropriate" with short skirts, and stuffed bras showing.<br />
*'''Goth Monday:''' The last Monday of the last week of a session. Similar to Cross-Dressing day but CAAmpers will dress in goth attire.<br />
* '''Joemma babies:''' Pronounced "joe-ma"; a collection of short stories developed by many students of the 06.2 Whodunit Class. It was based off the idea that Joe Suttin and Emma Youtsmith were having a summer romance. It was a favorite hobby of some in the class to use Joe and Emma in the stories that they had to write.<br />
*'''Preppy Tuesday:''' The last Tuesday of the last week of a session. Just like Goth Monday but CAAmpers dress in preppy attire.<br />
*'''South College Hall'''- boys dorm and CTY main site office<br />
*'''squirrels'''-lots of squirrels<br />
*'''farinon'''-meal center<br />
*'''dances'''-every friday night at marlo room in Farinon at night-no study hall!<br />
* bab'''='''y carlos- name used to call someone at CTY as some one from Hangover 2<br />
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* '''Social movement:''' Dances are not permitted at SFSU because of campus policy, so in keeping with the site's focus on social justice, this Friday night tradition became publicized as the weekly social movement instead.<br />
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* '''The Hat of Maximum Swag:''' a hat made of construction paper, casino night money, and cotton balls. When worn, it gives the wearer maximum swag. <br />
* '''The Floor 6 Student Lounge:''' a room on floor 6 that provided free wifi for all who entered.<br />
* '''No Dying:''' was a common greeting between RA and student, followed by "You can die all you want once the session is done,"<br />
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This is a [[lexicon]] of CTY terms, organized by site.<br />
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==General==<br />
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* '''[[Activities]]:''' Scheduled social events and such that CTYers are required to attend after classes and on weekends. Popular ones include Discussion Group and [[Acting Improv]].<br />
* '''"[[American Pie]]":''' A song by Don McLean that is played at every CTY/CAA site as the last song at every dance (except for Skidmore Session 1 last dance).<br />
* '''[[Baby CTY]]:''' CTY Young Students Program.<br />
* '''[[Canon]]:''' The songs which must be played at all CTY dances. The Canon varies by site (and sometimes even by session).<br />
* '''[[CTY]]:''' Center for Talented Youth. See also: [[CTY expansions]].<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy|CTYer]]:''' A CTY student or alumnus; also, in some cases, anyone who is associated with CTY and understands the CTY spirit. "My college roommate was a CTYer too, but I didn't know her when I was there."<br />
* '''CTY-I/CTY-A:''' Short for CTY inappropriate and appropriate, respectively, used by students and staff alike. Another term, CTYS was created at LAN.06.2 during Passionfruit when serveral people misheard the term "CTY-esque". CTYS has no meaning. Similarly, the term CTY-C gained mild popularity in CAR.09.2, meaning CTY-Contraband.<br />
* '''[[CTY-L]]:''' The main CTY e-mailing list.<br />
* '''CTY-Bi/CTBi: ''' A sexual orientation. Being attracted to both sexes at CTY, but normally identifying as hetero or homosexual.<br />
* '''CTY-M:''' CTY memories.<br />
* '''[[CTY Withdrawal|CTY Withdrawal/Post-CTY Depression]]:''' The feeling of sadness that CTYers, especially nomores, experience after leaving CTY. Can last for days, weeks, or until the day before CTY of the next year. Often abbreviated 'PCTYD'.<br />
* '''Double sessioner:''' Someone who goes to two sessions in one year, regardless of site.<br />
* '''[[ERS]]:''' Egyptian Ratscrew, a popular card game at CTY.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Five-year Freak|Five-year Freak]]:''' Lucky fobber who through some combination of birthdate, grade-skippage, and pure luck is eligible to attend CTY for five years as opposed to the usual four.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Flying Squirrel|Flying Squirrel]]:''' Someone who changes sites. For example, Suzie went to Lancaster in 2004 and in 2005, she went to Carlisle. At Carlisle, Suzie was referred to as a flying squirrel. (Note: Such people can also be called sperm.)<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Forevermore|Forevermore]]:''' Any CTY alumnus, who will always be a part of CTY.<br />
* '''[[Grass orgy]]:''' In a grass orgy, one CTYer lies down on the grass, a second CTYer lies down with his or her head on the first CTYer's stomach, a third CTYer lies down on top of the second CTYer, and so on, until many CTYers are all lying on top of one another on the grass. Also known as 'tummy chains,' 'stummy lays,' 'cuddle puddles', or 'grorgies.' Variations include couch orgies (corgies) or floor orgies (floorgies).<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall bonding|Hall bondage]]:''' A Sunday activity in which a CTYer is required to hang out with other students living on their hall. May occasionally be after Study Hall for a weird hall. The RAs refer to this time period as "hall bonding," but then again, RAs are strange.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall hopping|Hall hopping]]:''' Either legal or illegal practice of having sleepovers in other halls. Usually illegal.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall meeting|Hall meeting]]:''' A meeting of one's hall, normally before lights out, but after Quad Time. It is conducted by the RA, and is used to announce news and sign up for activities. Also a good chance to annoy your RA.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Illegal sleepover|Illegal sleepover]]:''' (Also called ISOs)Sneaking into others' rooms overnight on weekdays or when sleepovers are not allowed. A common practice in these sleepovers is "practicing" on each other.<br />
* '''[[Mafia]]:''' A popular activity game involving God/mediator, a doctor/angel, a detective/cop, mafia, and townspeople.<br />
* '''[[Mandatory Fun]]:''' Activities, especially weekend activities. It is one of the oldest terms in the CTY lexicon, dating back at least to the mid-80s. Mandatory Fun activities have a very notorious reputation for being extremely boring and/or stupid. It was referred to as Non-Mandatory Fun at LMU through 2006, although the term Mandatory fun was adopted in 07.2.<br />
* '''[[Mao]]:''' A very popular CTY card game, played at a variety of different sites. Its first rule is "you may not discuss the rules of Mao." Also popular with math teams such as ARML. There are an unlimited number of variants: Chicago math team Mao is the same as Massachusetts math team Mao, but is quite different from CTY Mao. <br />
* '''Maybemore:''' A term invented on Facebook on August 9, 2011 after LAN 11.2. After some CTYers, including a (now maybe-not) nevermore, began having some confusion over whether they were going to CTY next year, the term "maybemore" was coined. May or may not reach more common usage.<br />
* '''[[Meet Market]]:''' The evening social time at CTY lasting from 9:00 - 10:00. Called Quad Time at some sites, and Social Time at LMU.<br />
* '''[[Nevermore]]:''' At most sites, a Nevermore is a CTYer who can no longer return due to reaching the age limit of 16. At Lancaster and Carlisle, a Nevermore is a CTYer who cannot return for other reasons and is not yet 16. Some tradition-unaware CTYers use this term interchangably with "nomore," or do not know what either are.<br />
* '''[[Nomore]]:''' At most sites, a Nomore is a CTYer who cannot return due to reasons other than age. At Lancaster and Carlisle, a Nomore is a CTYer who can no longer return because they have reached the age limit of 16. Some tradition-unaware CTYers use this term interchangably with "nevermore," or do not know what either are.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#One Hit Wonder|One Hit Wonder]]:''' Someone who is both a first year and a nomore/nevermore. Sometimes called "One Shot" or "One Year Tragedy."<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Onemore|Onemore]]:''' A CTYer whose next year will be his or her nomore/nevermore year. Similarly, there are twomores (tumors), threemores, minus-onemores, etc.<br />
* '''[[Passionfruit]]:''' A morning ritual involving toasting friends and drinking juice. After the Canon, it is one of the most important and universal CTY traditions. Some sites have Passionfruit every week (Carlisle), others only on the last day.<br />
* '''Quad:''' The large, grassy area in between all of the residential buildings where CTYers spend their free time. At some sites, "Quad" also refers to the buildings around the Quad, as in, "I live in Quad 10." <br />
* '''[[Quad Time]]:''' Evening social time from 9:00-9:40. Has a reputation of seeming unbearably short. Called "Meet Market" or "Social Time" at some sites.<br />
* '''[[RA]]:''' Residential Advisor. Like camp counselors, RAs are in charge of watching students while they aren't in class, organizing activities, and conducting hall meetings. Can be pronounced as "R.A." or as "Rah."<br />
* '''[[Raving]]:''' Alternative and more common term for glowsticking.<br />
* '''[[Rina|Rinas/Rinos]]:''' Through some strange coincidence, several CTY sites have, in their histories, been shared with ballet camps. Males are called "rinos" (pronounced "rhino") whereas females are "rinas." CTYers have had a quarrelsome history with all other camps, whose numbers are usually far outmatched by CTY.<br />
* '''[[Scum]]:''' A popular card game at Lancaster; there are several variations, including [[Scum: The Masquerade]] and Scum: The Ascension.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Seven-year Satan|Seven-year Satan]]:''' Someone who has been at every single possible year of Baby CTY and CTY and has an optimal birthday, age, and grade level in school. Not to be confused with the position of Satan at Lancaster.<br />
* '''[[Shorthand Dates]]:''' The format of expressing CTY sessions, sites, and courses.<br />
* '''[[Silent Football]]:''' A complex game involving an invisible football, hallucinations, and tattling. This game is most popular at Lancaster, especially Second Session, and, to a lesser degree, Carlisle-second.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Six-year Satan Spawn|Six-year Satan Spawn]]:''' Someone who has, through some combination of Baby CTY and CTY, been at CTY for six years.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Sleepover|Sleepover]]:''' A sleepover is... a sleepover. Sleepovers may occur on Friday and Saturday nights, although sometimes only one due to RAs' patrol duties. Any number of people may be in one room, although RAs may cancel sleepovers if they become too loud.<br />
* '''[[Squirrel|Squirrel/Sperm]]:''' A first year CTYer. Squirrel is the more prevalent term at Lancaster. Sperm is the more common term at Carlisle despite administrative attempts to quash it; it is used to designate someone who has never been to Passionfruit. "Even though Katie is a squirrel, she understands the essence of CTY."<br />
* '''[[TA]]/LA/PA:''' Teaching Assistant, Lab Assistant, Program Assistant; these terms are synonymous, but each site only uses one. Usually, they are college/grad students who assist with instructing classes.<br />
* '''[[The Game]]:''' (LAN/CAR/LMU/SAR/JHU) A game that is very popular at Lancaster and came to Carlisle in 06.2. You just lost the game. Darn.<br />
* '''[[Thursday]]:''' A day of the week marked by bathrobe and towel-wearing. Also the end of the world. At Carlisle, the day most often used for Poetry Night.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Two-year Tragedy|Two-year Tragedy]]:''' A second year who is 16 and thus cannot return to CTY.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy|Uber-CTY/Uber-CTYer]]:''' Person or thing that embodies the spirit of CTY and is very involved in the life of CTY. Ex: "Sarah is such an uber-ctyer."<br />
* '''[[Veil law]]:''' Rules instituted in the '80s that boys cannot be in girls' rooms, and girls cannot be in boys' rooms. Rarely referred to by name.<br />
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* '''[[Acting Improv]]:''' Best. Activity. Ever. It is a very popular activity that brings a lot of laughs and brings people out of their comfort zones. <br />
* '''[[Agreedball]]:''' A sport invented for CTY Lancaster by two RAs whose catch phrase was "agreed." The purpose of the game is to be agreeable.<br />
* '''[[Alcove]]:''' The great-great-grandspawn of the Digiclan at Lancaster. Originated in 2001. Was in exile during 2002-2004 (due to the lack of an actual Alcove), but was revived in 2005. Rumored to have killed/been killed by Game Corner. Died in 2007, was resurrected in 2008.<br />
* '''Arches:''' A popular place for activities at Lancaster, outside of North/South Ben and the cafeteria. The Arches are also meeting places, places for activities and places to sign up for things. Arches split into North Arches, Central Arches, and South Arches.<br />
* '''[[ASFC]]:''' The field house at Lancaster, which contains a pool, small basketball courts, and an indoor track. During 2004, this space was used for meals while the dining hall was reconstructed. Also used for indoor dances when outdoor dances are rained out.<br />
* '''Astro Dance Party:''' During 07.2, the Astronomy class would dance the "Macarena" at their meeting place (one of the many trees on the quad) and the "Cha Cha Slide" on their way to their building (a challenge in and of itself). Usually the entire class, sometimes including the TA, Emi Wang, participated with confidence. They were occasionally joined by other students.<br />
* '''[[Big Top]]:''' A very painful memory from 04.2.<br />
* '''[[Blammo]]:''' A popular game involving plastic spoons, God, and stalking.<br />
* '''[[Boobtag]]:''' Tag. With the prefix "boob."<br />
* '''Continuum:''' A word used to describe people who look exactly alike, starting with Zev Hurwich in 06.1. Noted people included in the continuum are Zev Hurwich, Zev Chonoles (as anti-continuum), Everett Maus (Ev), and Maddie Stevens (Mev). Also known as the MevEvZev Continuum, or any variation on that (ZevEvMev, etc).<br />
* '''Debunking:''' Refers to either (a) revealing a falsehood (usually a myth); or (b) making everyone in Lancaster de-bunk their bunk beds. Also known as "Room Tetris." Debunking is generally only an issue in dorms with modular furniture, such as Schnader. Unfortunately for the RAs (who generally do all the debunking during one study hall), most rooms are not truly "rectangular" due to protrusions such as power/phone outlets and air conditioning units. This often results in strange furniture configurations.<br />
* '''[[Dermot]]:''' A midlife crisis, and a legendary RA.<br />
* '''[[Digiclan]]:''' A group of Lancaster CTYers that started as a group of students who took [[Digital Logic]] in the early '90s. They are known for their weirdness and their (currently defunct) webpage.<br />
* '''[[Passionfruit#Electric Tree|Electric Tree]]:''' A tree on Hartman Green that has an electrical outlet installed at the base of its trunk; used to play music by They Might Be Giants after the [[Passionfruit]].<br />
* '''Find the Saltine:''' A game invented in the television series ''Scrubs'' during the fifth season episode "My Half Acre." It was introduced to CTY Lancaster by John Harrison during 07.2. In this game, one person hides a saltine somewhere on his person; then, the other players must find the saltine. Each person gets one guess per day as to the location of the saltine. When someone finds the saltine, the hider announces, "You, sir, have found the saltine," and the finder then hides it. Rinse and repeat.<br />
* '''[[FNORD| ]]:''' Kinda weird that there's no title for this entry, huh? Just a blank spot, no visible word.<br />
* '''[[Fob]]:''' Little plastic things first issued in 2003 at Lancaster that magically opened doors with a simple wave. Stands for "For Opening Buildings" or "For Opening Bras." It is a universal curse-word substitute.<br />
* '''Fobmasters/Fobsters/FoBoys:''' a sort-of clan originating in CTY Lancaster 05.1; mostly boys from Atlee 3 and their friends. They produced jokes like Motherfobber and the Fob Dance, and the Switchfob.<br />
** '''[[Fob|Switchfob]]:''' An awesome way to open buildings in which a Lancaster CTYer would squeeze the fob between his or her room key and meal card. The fob would fly out. This trick became quite popular to the point that some people would fob Stager Hall, which was usually unlocked.<br />
* '''Forque/Forke:''' A fork given to a person by the infamous Dr. Forque from 04.1 during the fork shortage.<br />
* '''God Fob:''' An RA fob that can open any door at any time. Only a lucky few students get them. Mostly used to sneak in right after dinner before Study Hall. If caught in the building at unauthorized times, RAs have the right to confiscate these.<br />
* '''[[Hammertime]]:''' The time zone in which Lancaster Session 2 is located. Inseperably associated with Silent Football.<br />
* '''[[LLRT]]:''' The Land of The Large Round Tables. A group of Lancaster CTYers, and a offshoot of the DigiClan. LLRT originally referred to a group of CTYers in 1993; the name has passed down through several generations and has since become the Alcove. It is also the name of Dining Hall 4 at Lancaster, where LLRTers ate.<br />
* '''Kosherization:''' Making Kosher a place which was not previously so. Performed upon the Alcove during 07.2.<br />
* '''Nerdgasm:''' Referring to any event of such nerdish proportions it can/does produce orgasm. A particularly appropriate example was when, for the LAN.06.2 [[Talent Show]], one CTYer solved a Rubik's Cube onstage while reciting the first 200 digits of pi.<br />
* '''PoserMofo/PoserMobo:''' An inside joke stemming from the PoserMobile commercial from LAN.05.1, usually the Logic A kids.<br />
* '''Purpling:''' A term used by some residents of Schnader in 06.1 to describe a boy (blue) walking into a girls' hall (pink), or vice versa.<br />
* '''[[Second Saturday]]:''' Lancaster's version of "Drag Day" which at Lancaster is referred to as "Cross-dress Day." This occurs on the second Saturday of each session and is marked by gratuitous references from ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''.<br />
*'''Sir/good sir:''' The kivo man,who was fond of reprimanding students while using the prefix"sir". A song by the name of "Sir" was performed by the band "Half-Straight" in Lancaster 10.2<br />
* '''[[Spencer]]:''' An all-mighty being whose glory campers learned about in 08.1 and presumably 08.2<br />
* '''[[Hall:LAN#Thormanism|Thormanism]]:''' A religion started in 05.1 by a group of MIND students based on a god, Rachel Thorman.<br />
* '''Thorny Crown:''' A laurel crown made by Rachel Larrowe (with help from David Federman, Elena Karras and others), commissioned by Zev Hurwich when offered a bunch of grapes by Rina Polyakov. It was passed down from Zev to Everett Maus as a relic with unspecified purpose. In 08.1 Ev passed it down to Elena (the king in american pie) but she has chosen to stop this as a passed down position. Instead it will simply be the job of some kind hearted CTYer to buy grapes as soon as possible, eat said grapes very quickly, and then craft a crown out of the stems of said grapes. David Federman (the King) also wore it in "American Pie." As of 08.1 the crown serves the specific purpose of being worn by the King in "American Pie," and the original crown has been replaced by one made of duct tape and decorated with grape stems by Elena Karras. The newest thorny crown was made of paper towel, duct tape, and grape stems. In 10.1 Paul Wolfteich will make the thorny crown but will not necessarily be the one to wear it in American Pie. <br />
* '''[[Turkey Hill]]:''' A convenience store right outside of F&M campus. Each hall visits Turkey Hill twice; extra visits may be won from Mandatory Fun. This special store has been made the top grossing Turkey Hill through CTYer's efforts. <br />
* '''[[Ultimate Frisbee#Ultimizzle Frisbizzle Tournamizzle|Ultimizzle Frisbizzle Tournamizzle]]:''' Name of the Ultimate Frisbee tournament held 05.1 and 06.2. Marked a general overuse of the suffix -izzle, and inspired the 05.2 Alcove shirt.<br />
* '''Winged Llama:''' Llama. With wings.<br />
* '''Your mother:''' She doesn't work here. This was a running joke that can be traced back to a speech given by Chris Mahoney, Site Director at Lancaster for the first week of 01.1, at the opening ceremonies.<br />
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* '''[[Carlisle/places|Anita Tuvin Schlechter]]:''' The auditorium used for dances, the Talent Show, etc., named after Anita Tuvin Schlecter by her father, who donated the building. A bear owned by McKenzie Hull 06.2 was named after her, tradmarking the phrase, "Anita Tuvin Schlechter: the woman, the building, the bear."<br />
* '''[[Betty the Cardswiper]]:''' The cardswiper at the HUB. She was infamous for saying, "Hello. Thank You."<br />
* '''Blue Js:''' The site-renowned "gang" consisting of the members of Superquad, Quad 4, Floor 2. It was started because over half the hall's names started with the letter "J"; the rest had honorary J's added. These Existentialism and Cognitive Psychology students were known for their Blue Js hands (later stolen by the Groundbats of Session 2). These hands were infamously turned upside-down to become the symbol of the rival hall (Quad 5, Floor 2) Phoenix. Blue Js were well known for their late night Blue Js runs, and their covering of the campus with pink chalk birds.<br />
* '''Bocongalicious:''' Something that has to do with Bocong in many ways. "Have a Bocongalicious Summer!" was a common yearbook signature during 07.1.<br />
* '''Cake:''' Site Director Bret's analogy of CTY being a cake in 06.1; 06.2 had a sandwich. Safety on top, learning on the bottom, and fun (and CTYers) in the middle, protected by a safe learning environment. Referred to constantly and spread to Lancaster by way of Jeff Sachs's Passionfruit speech.<br />
* '''Conspiracy to fatten:''' A conspiracy involving the ratio of eating and inactive time to activity time. With four-and-a-half hours of eating time (2 hours for breakfast, 1 hour for lunch, 1.5 hours for dinner), nine hours of class, eight hours of sleep, the only conclusion is that Carlislians are being fattened up for the slaughter and an eventual feeding to Galen, the rarely seen academic dean.<br />
* '''[[Couching]]:''' The act of sitting on the couches in the HUB during free time. A coucher is one who couches.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#The Devil's Den|The Devil's Den]]:''' The convenient store in the HUB. Filled with lots and lots and lots of energy drinks, along with other junk food items.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Double-Klineing]]:''' Spending both activity periods in the [[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Kline gym]].<br />
* '''Fschnargling:''' (the 'f' is silent) An activity that was deemed by the 10.2 RAs as contraband, but seems to refer to CTY-I PDA.<br />
* '''Fun With The Hos(e):''' An awesome weekend activity thought up by Luke in 06.2 and attended by most of the Game Theory class and others. It involved simply playing around with a water hose and water balloons.<br />
* '''Fun Free Friday:''' The second Friday of the session when the RAs make all of the activities sound horrible. Most of them really are awful, but some of them are actually fun activities with bad names. Also, much to the dismay of many students, Kline is not offered either activity period.<br />
* '''Goregasm/Goregy:''' DISS.06.2 had such a severe obsession with Al Gore, especially after seeing an ''Inconvenient Truth'', that they decided to start an Al Gore-based religion. The word Goregasm was invented to describe the feelings an Al Gore lover gets when doing anything Al Gore related, an event referred to as a Goregy when occurring collectively. The term was coined by David.<br />
* '''[[Goth Day]]:''' Carlisle's "Goth Day." It is debatable whether it takes place on Second Wednesday or Second Thursday. Although Goth Day was traditionally on Thursday, many have adopted the tradition to Wednesday. Used interchangably with "Emo Day."<br />
* '''[[Hall:CAR#Groundbats|Groundbats]]:''' Flying rodents that can dig in the sky and fly in the ground. Groundbats were also a past hall theme, resurrected by RA Jacob in 2006.<br />
* '''Ha!:''' A game that involves laying on the stomachs of other players and trying to make them laugh by saying "HA!"<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places|HUB]]:''' The Holland Union Building, a place for eating and hanging out at Carlisle.<br />
* '''[[HUB Donuts]]:''' The legendarily tasty donuts served at breakfast in the HUB cafeteria. Embraced by a few CTYers of 06.2, they are truly orgasmically good.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places|HUB Potatoes]]:''' Potatoes served at every meal in the cafeteria of the HUB. Also the theme of the 10.1 Talent Show<br />
* '''Helen Muller:''' One of two Alaskans from the same school in Anchorage. Attended Carlisle '05 - '08. Takes care of people when they are sick.<br />
* '''[[Jacob the Jeweler]]:''' Resident Advisor Jacob Weisfeld, Captain himself, who resided over the MIND.B.CAR.06.2 and EXIT.B.CAR.06.2 boys.<br />
* '''[[J'hanja'kwanzi]]:''' A game invented by CTYers during 10.2, using a chess board and nicknames for each of the pieces, involving political or historical humor; typically, the purpose of the game is to eliminate all of the opponent's pieces by shaking the board.<br />
* '''Jon Hecht:''' A onemore at CAR.06.2 who was a prominent member of the [[Hall:CAR#Cucumber Cult|Cucumber Cult]]. He was very notable through his height and bright red hair, for which he was dubbed "The Beacon."<br />
* '''[[Kill Murray/Save Murray]]:''' An improvisational game where two players, using their creativities and two markers, try to either to kill (red marker) or to save (green marker) a brown stick figure named Murray.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Kline]]:''' The gym at Carlisle.<br />
* '''Kunigunda (and Lisa):''' The mascot of EXIT.B.CAR.06.1.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#KW|KW]]:''' The offices at Carlisle where you go if you get sick or get in trouble.<br />
* '''[[User:Marxi|Marxi]]:''' A fantastic, short, loveable, eccentric CTYer. Dated Ippy at CAR.05.2. Nomore in '06. Partially responsible for Kumquat receiving said nickname.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Massey's|Massey's]]:''' The creamery near Dickinson where students often enjoy Meet Markets when RAs take side trips. Frequently used as rewards for good behavior.<br />
* '''Nate's Grandma:''' An activity at CAR.06.2. Also known as "Christian's Hall Bonding."<br />
* '''Plaid Shorts Day:''' Monday of every week, during which everyone wore some form of plaid shorts or other plaid textured clothes. Popular in 07.1.<br />
* '''Purple Wednesday:''' An attempt by members of Beth's hall in 10.1 to get all the students to wear purple on every Wednesday of the session. This was somewhat successful after students wrote in sidewalk chalk that Wednesday was purple day.<br />
* '''[[Drag Day|Second Tuesday]]:''' Carlisle's "Cross-dressing day."<br />
* '''[[Slackjaw]]:''' A staring-contest-like game that became popular in Carlisle.<br />
* '''Space Nazi:''' A group of RAs who would go around during dances of 06.1 to students who were grinding and tell them to "leave room for Jesus." A common response to this was, "I'm Jewish."<br />
* '''Squeegle''' : Variation of "your mom" used during 06.2. The word was created by two brothers, Steve and Don Norum, who had trouble insulting each other's mother, for obvious reasons. As a result, Steve began saying "squeegle" whenever he could have made a mother joke. Squeegle is also a game invented by the [[Hall:CAR#Cucumber Cult|Cucumber Cult]].<br />
* '''Taku Appreciation:''' Appreciation of the POLY.B.CAR.07.2. TA, Taku; it eventually became an activity. Taku returned to TA for POLY.B.CAR.12.1, and a Taku appreciation activity was held on the last Wednesday of the session, surprisingly without knowledge of the past year's activity. Live the life of a legend.<br />
* '''Tea Cooler:''' An indescribable iced tea/lemonade-like product made by Lenkerbrook Farms found at Carlisle. It's like lemonade only better. There have been worries about the level of radioactivity in some of its other products due to its proximity to Three Mile Island. <br />
* '''The Weather Girls:''' Spurring from a Casino Night Karaoke rendition of "It's Raining Men," the Weather Girls can be identified by standing in public and gathering upon a call of "Weather Girls Assemble!"<br />
* '''Toga Day/Third Monday:''' Theme day invented by nevermores Maliya, Lee, Claire, and Swati.<br />
* '''TreSync''' Amusing dance performed by the male RAs during the 07.2 Talent Show. They performed to the renowned N'Sync's "Bye Bye Bye."<br />
* '''[[Vertical Rule]]:''' The rule that says if you're at Meet Market and you don't sit up straight, you get a bright light in your eyes and many RAs looking at you suspiciously. However, the vertical rule can be bent if you are out in the open or perpendicular to each other, as in playing the game Ha! (ways to get around the rule: say you're looking at the stars).<br />
*'''Yams:''' The mating call or random blurting of the word yams, coming from a large group of nevermores of 2013 session 1<br />
* '''Yong-Min Syndrome (YMS):''' Extreme perversion in thought, speech, or action. Made by Phil's and Scott's hall in 07.1.<br />
* '''Poetry Night:''' Poetry readings done every Thursday and last Wednesday at Meet Market. Presided over by the Poetry Goddess.<br />
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==Saratoga Springs (Skidmore)==<br />
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* '''Amnesty Box:''' On the first night, each RA collects all contraband and puts it in an Amnesty Box with no risk of punishment. All items in the amnesty box are given back at the end of session. (Note: total amnesty does not actually extend to things like machetes, as evidenced in 12.2)<br />
* '''Cookie Trade:''' The door between Rounds 3 and Howe 3 is closed because they are boys' and girls' dorms, respectively. Occasionally an RA will allow a cookie trade, where the door is kept open and boys and girls can chat, trade food, etc. without breaking any rules.<br />
* '''David Dance:''' A one hour long dance following evening classes (9PM-10PM) on the last Wednesday of a session, first held 12.2. Most Canon songs are played at this dance. Is named such because site director David created it.<br />
* '''Dipshit:''' A SILENT game in which everyone sits in a circle with one's legs crossed. One hits one's knee (right or left, depending on the player's whim) and then the player next to him/her does so, etc. One may not speak unless the leader of the game calls on him/her. The King/Queen of the Quad usually leads the game, and failing at the game (or speaking out of turn) will result in embarrassing, yet mandatory, "punishments." Also called "Dipstick" to appease pesky staff.<br />
* '''The Duckpond:''' A pond on the edge of campus with a fountain and algae. On the last morning, passionfruit is held there. During the session, the popular weekly "Reading by the Duck Pond" is held there,<br />
* '''Fruit:''' A quad time game where everyone playing forms a circle, and picks a fruit to be their name for the game (or whatever theme you feel like playing, such as Harry Potter characters). You go around and declare your name, and someone starts off in the middle with a towel. This person says one of the names, and if they can hit that person before they say another person's name, the person that was hit goes into the middle. If the person says another name, that person has to say another name, and so on. <br />
* '''Harold and Maude:''' Movie that was introduced to Saratoga by RAs Val and Kenny in 2005. This movie is considered one of the greatest cult movies of all time, and has a great soundtrack by Cat Stevens.<br />
* '''Jazzies:''' The jazz camp people, usually used to refer to cute boys at the jazz camp. They are distinct group from Rinas/Rinos and are better liked.<br />
* '''Jonsson Tower:''' In the event of (insert calamitous disaster of choice here), how long would it take to reach the top of Jonsson Tower? 1 MINUTE 12 SECONDS!!!!<br />
* '''Rinas and Rinos:''' The ballerina camp people, female ballerinas are referred to as "rinas" and male ballerinas as "rinos".<br />
* '''[[Synergy]]:''' A term from 06.1 that means teamwork, originating from a cult-like following based on a speech made by the Site Director.<br />
* '''Tater:''' A stuffed potato. He is used to separate grinders or dancers who are too close. He was stolen by Manan (SRA '06) during the first Mandatory Fun Saturday of Second Session. Where's Tater?<br />
* '''[[Varsity Catch]]:''' A game in which a bunch of people run around with a ball, throwing it to each other. When the ball isdropped or kicked, everyone stops and yells at the offender, "You're the worst!" The game is then resumed.<br />
*'''Michael Silver''' is amazing.<br />
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==Loudonville (Siena)==<br />
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* '''Butt Rock:''' A popular landmark that was supposed to be a commemorative heart for 9/11 victims, but from one angle it actually looks like a giant pink butt. CTYers are technically not supposed to sit on it. Also, the butt rock gets heated in the sun *wink wink*.<br />
* '''The Friars:''' Jedi who roam the campus in space age golf carts. Angering a friar may result in a lightning bolt striking you down where you stand. CTYers have been known to be run over by the golf carts.<br />
* '''The Slushites of Meng:''' The followers of the religion and person known as Meng Cheng.<br />
* '''The Dermites:''' The followers of the religion of [[Dermot]] and his magic hat, rivals to the Slushites of Meng.<br />
** '''"Meng wills it!":''' A phrase that the Slushites commonly used as an excuse for anything.<br />
* '''STD:''' Abbreviation of "social time detention" where a CTYer has broken a rule and is forced to miss a designated social time. The term was coined 07.1, but really caught on 08.1.<br />
* '''The Ten-Plus-One Commandments:''' At Hamilton, the basic rules were displayed in "thou shalt not" form. Originally there were ten, but over the years, they were rewritten until there were eleven, or ten plus one. The final commandment was "No sitting on window ledges or crossing them on your way out the window." This was necessitated by the actions of one John Hague, a.k.a. Spam, a former CTYer and now RA, who sat on a Hamilton window ledge.<br />
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==Los Angeles (LMU)==<br />
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* '''Lame Train Way of Life:''' An ideology that gives people the permission to take themselves out of potentially explosive situations (a.k.a., an excuse to be lazy). From the reign of the late Tom Ryan III.<br />
* '''Schmorntel:''' A happy red rhinoceros that flies and exists. From LOGC.07.1.<br />
* '''Rabÿt:''' A swedish death metal rabbit that helps you to logic down. From LOGC.07.2.<br />
* '''English:''' A manfairy with a big frilly tutu, purple sparkly elbow gloves, and a giant pencil that spews poisonous ink. From ETYM.07.2.<br />
*'''Foreign Camp:''' A camp with Spaniards and other Europeans that apparently take classes in English on campus. This is never seen; usually they're just smoking outside of Jamba Juice or being rude to CTYers.<br />
*'''Guitar Camp:''' A guitar workshop that is usually on campus only during first session but during 2010 overlapped both sessions. While CTY and guitar camp were at odds for years in 09.1 a tentative peace was made for them and several of them actually gave CTYers their lanyards when asked. A year later, however, in 2010, most of the guitar camp boys just think CTYers are very strange.<br />
* '''Kobe Camp:''' A camp of kids who take over the cafeteria for about a week. During their stay, they usually annoy everyone with their inferior stupidity.<br />
*'''Peace, Not Potatoes:''' A campaign made during 09.1 by the LAWP class in which they carried out a hypothetical experiment to see how many people would notice the black arm bands, sometimes called "Protest Bands," worn by LAWPsters. Later, the bands evolved into "Memory Bands" made out of black duct tape and worn as bracelets. <br />
* '''The Potato Cycle:''' The way potatoes supposedly get recycled through the LMU cafeteria. Through study of the potato cycle, one can predict what future meals may bring.<br />
* '''The Potato Generator:''' The large, white (and somewhat rusting), dumpster-impostor attached to the back of the LMU cafeteria. It is said to be the origin of all the potatoes that are in the meals. During 09.1, 3 times in a row, there were no potatoes in the lunch - causing general uprising and worry. Some argued that the Potato Generator was broken, and later that day, a huge truck was seen hauling the Generator away, and then putting it back in place. Meals with potatoes resumed. However, some may now question whether or not the Potato Generator really is the site of the recycling and creation of LMU potatoes, due to the fact that several PCTYDers of 09.1 met the actual Executive Chef of the LMU Caf - Jeff Mercer. When asked about the abundance of potatoes, he replied, "I'm Irish."<br />
* '''BLAMMO:''' Organized by the Trinity's Son in 2012, BLAMMO begins with with signups during the second or third social time, and assignments and spoons are granted during a ceremony of the third or fourth social time. The game is played until the end of the session, and everyone still alive is given the title of the winner of BLAMMO.<br />
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==Baltimore (JHU)==<br />
* '''BLAMMO:''' Brought to JHU in 09.2, this is the same game mentioned above in "Lancaster," but has slight variations in rules. The title is always written in caps.<br />
* '''Bumpkin:''' A term used by Simon and Stefan's halls in 06.2.<br />
* '''Hyena Time:''' Also, "High on Life"; refers to the first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of 07.2, specifically used by Pasha to describe his hall. During this weekend, the hall was characterized by hysterical, uncontrollable, and seemingly contagious laughter, perpetuated all the while by underwear/underwhere?, quizzical/testical, dead baby, dumb blonde, and bunga jokes. The phrase came about because the laughter of one particular boy, Henly, sounded very much like a loud hyena.<br />
* '''LAME:''' Lanyards Are My Everything, from the Talent Show Act (06.2).<br />
* '''Megaphone (THE Megaphone):''' The white megaphone carried by staff. This megaphone is used to, in addition to the typical functions of a megaphone, relay the message to students that A) class has begun, get to your designated areas please, B) Activities have begun, get to your designated areas please, or C) BE QUIET ALREADY!! This is done via a button on the megaphone that plays a tune, which past generations have christened "The Chinese Ice-Cream Truck Tune." In short, this megaphone is sacred. It's one of the most reliable timekeepers at JHU. IT CONTROLS YOUR LIFE. *Twilight Zone music* <br />
* '''The Most Holy and Epic Tome of BLAMMO:''' A tome carried ONLY by the God(dess) of BLAMMO, which contains rules, regulations, archives, instructions, and sign up sheets for the game BLAMMO. While one may ask to see a certain passage in the book (ie, to read the rules or to sign up,) the God(dess) of BLAMMO reserves the right to deny anyone the privilege to look at, touch, or bask in the radiating epicness of the Tome if he/she sees fit. Stealing said Tome may result in a battalion of rabid squirrels wielding jackhammers to descend from the treetops and maul the perpetrator. <br />
* '''Ninja:''' A phrase coined and used by Pasha's Hall, specifically Kevin Yang, in 07.2. Used as a general adjective of awesomeness: "OMG, that was so ninja!" Anything can qualify for ninja status, but those that are chosen are typically flashy stunts, or brilliant moves. For an example, click [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4IaXXwMDTg here].<br />
* '''PASHA!:''' A cry issued by Pasha's hall in 07.2 at every mention of his name. The Pasha cry is very unique; it involves a shortened "pa" sound and a much louder, stressed, elongated "sha" sound. Hall members would often repeat this cry up to ten times. <br />
* '''Sketchy Dudes:''' A term used by Nell's Hall 09.1 for non-lanyard wearing people; also in reference for when to hit the big blue button on the lamps, ie. "it is okay to hit the button when a sketchy dude is in the immediate proximity, especially if wearing black or having followed you for some time."<br />
* '''Viet's iPods:''' Refers to an RA in JHU.06 who mercilessly confiscated iPods because listening to them was not allowed. It is said that he once walked to the office with twenty iPods in his arms. He was also a really mean and nasty RA in general.<br />
* '''Woosh!''' Coined by Trevor's Hall in JHU.09, it became a catchphrase of the hall along with "The Team." Usually expresses triumph and happiness.<br />
* '''Yeah Jawn!''' Coined by Addison's Hall in Jhu 10.1 was heard throughout the session even at closings.<br />
* '''What?''' '''WHAT!''' '''What?''' '''WHAT!''' '''Yeah''' '''YEAH!''' Addison's hall used this at the end of the first dance and colour wars. 11.2<br />
* '''MILANESE''' The amazing math logic teacher who jumped over an RA at the basketball game.<br />
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==Hawaii==<br />
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* '''Club Iron (CFe):''' Week-long activity devoted to long runs, hills, and rotten coconuts. Run by RA Hillary and Office Manager Ali during Session 2 of 2005.<br />
* '''Honorary Title:''' A new tradition at KNE in which somebody earns a title from their peers. If the name sticks for the whole session, it is an honorary title.<br />
* '''The JellyFish Doughnuts:''' The students of MARI.B.KNE.05.2. Known for their superiority to the Nudies of Maria.<br />
* '''PandaClan:''' The students of FCPS.KNE.03.1, so named because of a very bad panda joke told by the instructor, which then spread through campus like a radioactive, mutant virus. Students were known to hide behind bushes, jumping out at passers-by shouting, "I'm a PANDA!"<br />
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==Easton==<br />
*'''CAAmp/ CAAmpers:''' (Pronounced either Camp or CAA CAMP) refers to CAA sites and the people who go to these sites.<br />
*'''Cross-Dressing Wednesday:''' The last Wednesday of the last week of a session. It is not official but most CAAmpers will borrow clothes from their friends of the opposite gender and dress like them for the day. Most boy CAAmpers, if they are ambitious will get in trouble for dressing "inappropriate" with short skirts, and stuffed bras showing.<br />
*'''Goth Monday:''' The last Monday of the last week of a session. Similar to Cross-Dressing day but CAAmpers will dress in goth attire.<br />
* '''Joemma babies:''' Pronounced "joe-ma"; a collection of short stories developed by many students of the 06.2 Whodunit Class. It was based off the idea that Joe Suttin and Emma Youtsmith were having a summer romance. It was a favorite hobby of some in the class to use Joe and Emma in the stories that they had to write.<br />
*'''Preppy Tuesday:''' The last Tuesday of the last week of a session. Just like Goth Monday but CAAmpers dress in preppy attire.<br />
*'''South College Hall'''- boys dorm and CTY main site office<br />
*'''squirrels'''-lots of squirrels<br />
*'''farinon'''-meal center<br />
*'''dances'''-every friday night at marlo room in Farinon at night-no study hall!<br />
* bab'''='''y carlos- name used to call someone at CTY as some one from Hangover 2<br />
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* '''Social movement:''' Dances are not permitted at SFSU because of campus policy, so in keeping with the site's focus on social justice, this Friday night tradition became publicized as the weekly social movement instead.<br />
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==Seattle==<br />
*'"The Hat of Maximum Swag:"' a hat made of construction paper, casino night money, and cotton balls. When worn, it gives the wearer maximum swag. <br />
*"'The Floor 6 Student Lounge:"' a room on floor 6 that provided free wifi for all who entered.<br />
*"'No Dying:"' was a common greeting between RA and student, followed by "You can die all you want once the session is done,"<br />
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This is a [[lexicon]] of CTY terms, organized by site.<br />
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==General==<br />
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* '''[[Activities]]:''' Scheduled social events and such that CTYers are required to attend after classes and on weekends. Popular ones include Discussion Group and [[Acting Improv]].<br />
* '''"[[American Pie]]":''' A song by Don McLean that is played at every CTY/CAA site as the last song at every dance (except for Skidmore Session 1 last dance).<br />
* '''[[Baby CTY]]:''' CTY Young Students Program.<br />
* '''[[Canon]]:''' The songs which must be played at all CTY dances. The Canon varies by site (and sometimes even by session).<br />
* '''[[CTY]]:''' Center for Talented Youth. See also: [[CTY expansions]].<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy|CTYer]]:''' A CTY student or alumnus; also, in some cases, anyone who is associated with CTY and understands the CTY spirit. "My college roommate was a CTYer too, but I didn't know her when I was there."<br />
* '''CTY-I/CTY-A:''' Short for CTY inappropriate and appropriate, respectively, used by students and staff alike. Another term, CTYS was created at LAN.06.2 during Passionfruit when serveral people misheard the term "CTY-esque". CTYS has no meaning. Similarly, the term CTY-C gained mild popularity in CAR.09.2, meaning CTY-Contraband.<br />
* '''[[CTY-L]]:''' The main CTY e-mailing list.<br />
* '''CTY-Bi/CTBi: ''' A sexual orientation. Being attracted to both sexes at CTY, but normally identifying as hetero or homosexual.<br />
* '''CTY-M:''' CTY memories.<br />
* '''[[CTY Withdrawal|CTY Withdrawal/Post-CTY Depression]]:''' The feeling of sadness that CTYers, especially nomores, experience after leaving CTY. Can last for days, weeks, or until the day before CTY of the next year. Often abbreviated 'PCTYD'.<br />
* '''Double sessioner:''' Someone who goes to two sessions in one year, regardless of site.<br />
* '''[[ERS]]:''' Egyptian Ratscrew, a popular card game at CTY.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Five-year Freak|Five-year Freak]]:''' Lucky fobber who through some combination of birthdate, grade-skippage, and pure luck is eligible to attend CTY for five years as opposed to the usual four.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Flying Squirrel|Flying Squirrel]]:''' Someone who changes sites. For example, Suzie went to Lancaster in 2004 and in 2005, she went to Carlisle. At Carlisle, Suzie was referred to as a flying squirrel. (Note: Such people can also be called sperm.)<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Forevermore|Forevermore]]:''' Any CTY alumnus, who will always be a part of CTY.<br />
* '''[[Grass orgy]]:''' In a grass orgy, one CTYer lies down on the grass, a second CTYer lies down with his or her head on the first CTYer's stomach, a third CTYer lies down on top of the second CTYer, and so on, until many CTYers are all lying on top of one another on the grass. Also known as 'tummy chains,' 'stummy lays,' 'cuddle puddles', or 'grorgies.' Variations include couch orgies (corgies) or floor orgies (floorgies).<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall bonding|Hall bondage]]:''' A Sunday activity in which a CTYer is required to hang out with other students living on their hall. May occasionally be after Study Hall for a weird hall. The RAs refer to this time period as "hall bonding," but then again, RAs are strange.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall hopping|Hall hopping]]:''' Either legal or illegal practice of having sleepovers in other halls. Usually illegal.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall meeting|Hall meeting]]:''' A meeting of one's hall, normally before lights out, but after Quad Time. It is conducted by the RA, and is used to announce news and sign up for activities. Also a good chance to annoy your RA.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Illegal sleepover|Illegal sleepover]]:''' (Also called ISOs)Sneaking into others' rooms overnight on weekdays or when sleepovers are not allowed. A common practice in these sleepovers is "practicing" on each other.<br />
* '''[[Mafia]]:''' A popular activity game involving God/mediator, a doctor/angel, a detective/cop, mafia, and townspeople.<br />
* '''[[Mandatory Fun]]:''' Activities, especially weekend activities. It is one of the oldest terms in the CTY lexicon, dating back at least to the mid-80s. Mandatory Fun activities have a very notorious reputation for being extremely boring and/or stupid. It was referred to as Non-Mandatory Fun at LMU through 2006, although the term Mandatory fun was adopted in 07.2.<br />
* '''[[Mao]]:''' A very popular CTY card game, played at a variety of different sites. Its first rule is "you may not discuss the rules of Mao." Also popular with math teams such as ARML. There are an unlimited number of variants: Chicago math team Mao is the same as Massachusetts math team Mao, but is quite different from CTY Mao. <br />
* '''Maybemore:''' A term invented on Facebook on August 9, 2011 after LAN 11.2. After some CTYers, including a (now maybe-not) nevermore, began having some confusion over whether they were going to CTY next year, the term "maybemore" was coined. May or may not reach more common usage.<br />
* '''[[Meet Market]]:''' The evening social time at CTY lasting from 9:00 - 10:00. Called Quad Time at some sites, and Social Time at LMU.<br />
* '''[[Nevermore]]:''' At most sites, a Nevermore is a CTYer who can no longer return due to reaching the age limit of 16. At Lancaster and Carlisle, a Nevermore is a CTYer who cannot return for other reasons and is not yet 16. Some tradition-unaware CTYers use this term interchangably with "nomore," or do not know what either are.<br />
* '''[[Nomore]]:''' At most sites, a Nomore is a CTYer who cannot return due to reasons other than age. At Lancaster and Carlisle, a Nomore is a CTYer who can no longer return because they have reached the age limit of 16. Some tradition-unaware CTYers use this term interchangably with "nevermore," or do not know what either are.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#One Hit Wonder|One Hit Wonder]]:''' Someone who is both a first year and a nomore/nevermore. Sometimes called "One Shot" or "One Year Tragedy."<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Onemore|Onemore]]:''' A CTYer whose next year will be his or her nomore/nevermore year. Similarly, there are twomores (tumors), threemores, minus-onemores, etc.<br />
* '''[[Passionfruit]]:''' A morning ritual involving toasting friends and drinking juice. After the Canon, it is one of the most important and universal CTY traditions. Some sites have Passionfruit every week (Carlisle), others only on the last day.<br />
* '''Quad:''' The large, grassy area in between all of the residential buildings where CTYers spend their free time. At some sites, "Quad" also refers to the buildings around the Quad, as in, "I live in Quad 10." <br />
* '''[[Quad Time]]:''' Evening social time from 9:00-9:40. Has a reputation of seeming unbearably short. Called "Meet Market" or "Social Time" at some sites.<br />
* '''[[RA]]:''' Residential Advisor. Like camp counselors, RAs are in charge of watching students while they aren't in class, organizing activities, and conducting hall meetings. Can be pronounced as "R.A." or as "Rah."<br />
* '''[[Raving]]:''' Alternative and more common term for glowsticking.<br />
* '''[[Rina|Rinas/Rinos]]:''' Through some strange coincidence, several CTY sites have, in their histories, been shared with ballet camps. Males are called "rinos" (pronounced "rhino") whereas females are "rinas." CTYers have had a quarrelsome history with all other camps, whose numbers are usually far outmatched by CTY.<br />
* '''[[Scum]]:''' A popular card game at Lancaster; there are several variations, including [[Scum: The Masquerade]] and Scum: The Ascension.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Seven-year Satan|Seven-year Satan]]:''' Someone who has been at every single possible year of Baby CTY and CTY and has an optimal birthday, age, and grade level in school. Not to be confused with the position of Satan at Lancaster.<br />
* '''[[Shorthand Dates]]:''' The format of expressing CTY sessions, sites, and courses.<br />
* '''[[Silent Football]]:''' A complex game involving an invisible football, hallucinations, and tattling. This game is most popular at Lancaster, especially Second Session, and, to a lesser degree, Carlisle-second.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Six-year Satan Spawn|Six-year Satan Spawn]]:''' Someone who has, through some combination of Baby CTY and CTY, been at CTY for six years.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Sleepover|Sleepover]]:''' A sleepover is... a sleepover. Sleepovers may occur on Friday and Saturday nights, although sometimes only one due to RAs' patrol duties. Any number of people may be in one room, although RAs may cancel sleepovers if they become too loud.<br />
* '''[[Squirrel|Squirrel/Sperm]]:''' A first year CTYer. Squirrel is the more prevalent term at Lancaster. Sperm is the more common term at Carlisle despite administrative attempts to quash it; it is used to designate someone who has never been to Passionfruit. "Even though Katie is a squirrel, she understands the essence of CTY."<br />
* '''[[TA]]/LA/PA:''' Teaching Assistant, Lab Assistant, Program Assistant; these terms are synonymous, but each site only uses one. Usually, they are college/grad students who assist with instructing classes.<br />
* '''[[The Game]]:''' (LAN/CAR/LMU/SAR/JHU) A game that is very popular at Lancaster and came to Carlisle in 06.2. You just lost the game. Darn.<br />
* '''[[Thursday]]:''' A day of the week marked by bathrobe and towel-wearing. Also the end of the world. At Carlisle, the day most often used for Poetry Night.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Two-year Tragedy|Two-year Tragedy]]:''' A second year who is 16 and thus cannot return to CTY.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy|Uber-CTY/Uber-CTYer]]:''' Person or thing that embodies the spirit of CTY and is very involved in the life of CTY. Ex: "Sarah is such an uber-ctyer."<br />
* '''[[Veil law]]:''' Rules instituted in the '80s that boys cannot be in girls' rooms, and girls cannot be in boys' rooms. Rarely referred to by name.<br />
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==Lancaster==<br />
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* '''[[Acting Improv]]:''' Best. Activity. Ever. It is a very popular activity that brings a lot of laughs and brings people out of their comfort zones. <br />
* '''[[Agreedball]]:''' A sport invented for CTY Lancaster by two RAs whose catch phrase was "agreed." The purpose of the game is to be agreeable.<br />
* '''[[Alcove]]:''' The great-great-grandspawn of the Digiclan at Lancaster. Originated in 2001. Was in exile during 2002-2004 (due to the lack of an actual Alcove), but was revived in 2005. Rumored to have killed/been killed by Game Corner. Died in 2007, was resurrected in 2008.<br />
* '''Arches:''' A popular place for activities at Lancaster, outside of North/South Ben and the cafeteria. The Arches are also meeting places, places for activities and places to sign up for things. Arches split into North Arches, Central Arches, and South Arches.<br />
* '''[[ASFC]]:''' The field house at Lancaster, which contains a pool, small basketball courts, and an indoor track. During 2004, this space was used for meals while the dining hall was reconstructed. Also used for indoor dances when outdoor dances are rained out.<br />
* '''Astro Dance Party:''' During 07.2, the Astronomy class would dance the "Macarena" at their meeting place (one of the many trees on the quad) and the "Cha Cha Slide" on their way to their building (a challenge in and of itself). Usually the entire class, sometimes including the TA, Emi Wang, participated with confidence. They were occasionally joined by other students.<br />
* '''[[Big Top]]:''' A very painful memory from 04.2.<br />
* '''[[Blammo]]:''' A popular game involving plastic spoons, God, and stalking.<br />
* '''[[Boobtag]]:''' Tag. With the prefix "boob."<br />
* '''Continuum:''' A word used to describe people who look exactly alike, starting with Zev Hurwich in 06.1. Noted people included in the continuum are Zev Hurwich, Zev Chonoles (as anti-continuum), Everett Maus (Ev), and Maddie Stevens (Mev). Also known as the MevEvZev Continuum, or any variation on that (ZevEvMev, etc).<br />
* '''Debunking:''' Refers to either (a) revealing a falsehood (usually a myth); or (b) making everyone in Lancaster de-bunk their bunk beds. Also known as "Room Tetris." Debunking is generally only an issue in dorms with modular furniture, such as Schnader. Unfortunately for the RAs (who generally do all the debunking during one study hall), most rooms are not truly "rectangular" due to protrusions such as power/phone outlets and air conditioning units. This often results in strange furniture configurations.<br />
* '''[[Dermot]]:''' A midlife crisis, and a legendary RA.<br />
* '''[[Digiclan]]:''' A group of Lancaster CTYers that started as a group of students who took [[Digital Logic]] in the early '90s. They are known for their weirdness and their (currently defunct) webpage.<br />
* '''[[Passionfruit#Electric Tree|Electric Tree]]:''' A tree on Hartman Green that has an electrical outlet installed at the base of its trunk; used to play music by They Might Be Giants after the [[Passionfruit]].<br />
* '''Find the Saltine:''' A game invented in the television series ''Scrubs'' during the fifth season episode "My Half Acre." It was introduced to CTY Lancaster by John Harrison during 07.2. In this game, one person hides a saltine somewhere on his person; then, the other players must find the saltine. Each person gets one guess per day as to the location of the saltine. When someone finds the saltine, the hider announces, "You, sir, have found the saltine," and the finder then hides it. Rinse and repeat.<br />
* '''[[FNORD| ]]:''' Kinda weird that there's no title for this entry, huh? Just a blank spot, no visible word.<br />
* '''[[Fob]]:''' Little plastic things first issued in 2003 at Lancaster that magically opened doors with a simple wave. Stands for "For Opening Buildings" or "For Opening Bras." It is a universal curse-word substitute.<br />
* '''Fobmasters/Fobsters/FoBoys:''' a sort-of clan originating in CTY Lancaster 05.1; mostly boys from Atlee 3 and their friends. They produced jokes like Motherfobber and the Fob Dance, and the Switchfob.<br />
** '''[[Fob|Switchfob]]:''' An awesome way to open buildings in which a Lancaster CTYer would squeeze the fob between his or her room key and meal card. The fob would fly out. This trick became quite popular to the point that some people would fob Stager Hall, which was usually unlocked.<br />
* '''Forque/Forke:''' A fork given to a person by the infamous Dr. Forque from 04.1 during the fork shortage.<br />
* '''God Fob:''' An RA fob that can open any door at any time. Only a lucky few students get them. Mostly used to sneak in right after dinner before Study Hall. If caught in the building at unauthorized times, RAs have the right to confiscate these.<br />
* '''[[Hammertime]]:''' The time zone in which Lancaster Session 2 is located. Inseperably associated with Silent Football.<br />
* '''[[LLRT]]:''' The Land of The Large Round Tables. A group of Lancaster CTYers, and a offshoot of the DigiClan. LLRT originally referred to a group of CTYers in 1993; the name has passed down through several generations and has since become the Alcove. It is also the name of Dining Hall 4 at Lancaster, where LLRTers ate.<br />
* '''Kosherization:''' Making Kosher a place which was not previously so. Performed upon the Alcove during 07.2.<br />
* '''Nerdgasm:''' Referring to any event of such nerdish proportions it can/does produce orgasm. A particularly appropriate example was when, for the LAN.06.2 [[Talent Show]], one CTYer solved a Rubik's Cube onstage while reciting the first 200 digits of pi.<br />
* '''PoserMofo/PoserMobo:''' An inside joke stemming from the PoserMobile commercial from LAN.05.1, usually the Logic A kids.<br />
* '''Purpling:''' A term used by some residents of Schnader in 06.1 to describe a boy (blue) walking into a girls' hall (pink), or vice versa.<br />
* '''[[Second Saturday]]:''' Lancaster's version of "Drag Day" which at Lancaster is referred to as "Cross-dress Day." This occurs on the second Saturday of each session and is marked by gratuitous references from ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''.<br />
*'''Sir/good sir:''' The kivo man,who was fond of reprimanding students while using the prefix"sir". A song by the name of "Sir" was performed by the band "Half-Straight" in Lancaster 10.2<br />
* '''[[Spencer]]:''' An all-mighty being whose glory campers learned about in 08.1 and presumably 08.2<br />
* '''[[Hall:LAN#Thormanism|Thormanism]]:''' A religion started in 05.1 by a group of MIND students based on a god, Rachel Thorman.<br />
* '''Thorny Crown:''' A laurel crown made by Rachel Larrowe (with help from David Federman, Elena Karras and others), commissioned by Zev Hurwich when offered a bunch of grapes by Rina Polyakov. It was passed down from Zev to Everett Maus as a relic with unspecified purpose. In 08.1 Ev passed it down to Elena (the king in american pie) but she has chosen to stop this as a passed down position. Instead it will simply be the job of some kind hearted CTYer to buy grapes as soon as possible, eat said grapes very quickly, and then craft a crown out of the stems of said grapes. David Federman (the King) also wore it in "American Pie." As of 08.1 the crown serves the specific purpose of being worn by the King in "American Pie," and the original crown has been replaced by one made of duct tape and decorated with grape stems by Elena Karras. The newest thorny crown was made of paper towel, duct tape, and grape stems. In 10.1 Paul Wolfteich will make the thorny crown but will not necessarily be the one to wear it in American Pie. <br />
* '''[[Turkey Hill]]:''' A convenience store right outside of F&M campus. Each hall visits Turkey Hill twice; extra visits may be won from Mandatory Fun. This special store has been made the top grossing Turkey Hill through CTYer's efforts. <br />
* '''[[Ultimate Frisbee#Ultimizzle Frisbizzle Tournamizzle|Ultimizzle Frisbizzle Tournamizzle]]:''' Name of the Ultimate Frisbee tournament held 05.1 and 06.2. Marked a general overuse of the suffix -izzle, and inspired the 05.2 Alcove shirt.<br />
* '''Winged Llama:''' Llama. With wings.<br />
* '''Your mother:''' She doesn't work here. This was a running joke that can be traced back to a speech given by Chris Mahoney, Site Director at Lancaster for the first week of 01.1, at the opening ceremonies.<br />
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==Carlisle==<br />
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* '''[[Carlisle/places|Anita Tuvin Schlechter]]:''' The auditorium used for dances, the Talent Show, etc., named after Anita Tuvin Schlecter by her father, who donated the building. A bear owned by McKenzie Hull 06.2 was named after her, tradmarking the phrase, "Anita Tuvin Schlechter: the woman, the building, the bear."<br />
* '''[[Betty the Cardswiper]]:''' The cardswiper at the HUB. She was infamous for saying, "Hello. Thank You."<br />
* '''Blue Js:''' The site-renowned "gang" consisting of the members of Superquad, Quad 4, Floor 2. It was started because over half the hall's names started with the letter "J"; the rest had honorary J's added. These Existentialism and Cognitive Psychology students were known for their Blue Js hands (later stolen by the Groundbats of Session 2). These hands were infamously turned upside-down to become the symbol of the rival hall (Quad 5, Floor 2) Phoenix. Blue Js were well known for their late night Blue Js runs, and their covering of the campus with pink chalk birds.<br />
* '''Bocongalicious:''' Something that has to do with Bocong in many ways. "Have a Bocongalicious Summer!" was a common yearbook signature during 07.1.<br />
* '''Cake:''' Site Director Bret's analogy of CTY being a cake in 06.1; 06.2 had a sandwich. Safety on top, learning on the bottom, and fun (and CTYers) in the middle, protected by a safe learning environment. Referred to constantly and spread to Lancaster by way of Jeff Sachs's Passionfruit speech.<br />
* '''Conspiracy to fatten:''' A conspiracy involving the ratio of eating and inactive time to activity time. With four-and-a-half hours of eating time (2 hours for breakfast, 1 hour for lunch, 1.5 hours for dinner), nine hours of class, eight hours of sleep, the only conclusion is that Carlislians are being fattened up for the slaughter and an eventual feeding to Galen, the rarely seen academic dean.<br />
* '''[[Couching]]:''' The act of sitting on the couches in the HUB during free time. A coucher is one who couches.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#The Devil's Den|The Devil's Den]]:''' The convenient store in the HUB. Filled with lots and lots and lots of energy drinks, along with other junk food items.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Double-Klineing]]:''' Spending both activity periods in the [[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Kline gym]].<br />
* '''Fschnargling:''' (the 'f' is silent) An activity that was deemed by the 10.2 RAs as contraband, but seems to refer to CTY-I PDA.<br />
* '''Fun With The Hos(e):''' An awesome weekend activity thought up by Luke in 06.2 and attended by most of the Game Theory class and others. It involved simply playing around with a water hose and water balloons.<br />
* '''Fun Free Friday:''' The second Friday of the session when the RAs make all of the activities sound horrible. Most of them really are awful, but some of them are actually fun activities with bad names. Also, much to the dismay of many students, Kline is not offered either activity period.<br />
* '''Goregasm/Goregy:''' DISS.06.2 had such a severe obsession with Al Gore, especially after seeing an ''Inconvenient Truth'', that they decided to start an Al Gore-based religion. The word Goregasm was invented to describe the feelings an Al Gore lover gets when doing anything Al Gore related, an event referred to as a Goregy when occurring collectively. The term was coined by David.<br />
* '''[[Goth Day]]:''' Carlisle's "Goth Day." It is debatable whether it takes place on Second Wednesday or Second Thursday. Although Goth Day was traditionally on Thursday, many have adopted the tradition to Wednesday. Used interchangably with "Emo Day."<br />
* '''[[Hall:CAR#Groundbats|Groundbats]]:''' Flying rodents that can dig in the sky and fly in the ground. Groundbats were also a past hall theme, resurrected by RA Jacob in 2006.<br />
* '''Ha!:''' A game that involves laying on the stomachs of other players and trying to make them laugh by saying "HA!"<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places|HUB]]:''' The Holland Union Building, a place for eating and hanging out at Carlisle.<br />
* '''[[HUB Donuts]]:''' The legendarily tasty donuts served at breakfast in the HUB cafeteria. Embraced by a few CTYers of 06.2, they are truly orgasmically good.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places|HUB Potatoes]]:''' Potatoes served at every meal in the cafeteria of the HUB. Also the theme of the 10.1 Talent Show<br />
* '''Helen Muller:''' One of two Alaskans from the same school in Anchorage. Attended Carlisle '05 - '08. Takes care of people when they are sick.<br />
* '''[[Jacob the Jeweler]]:''' Resident Advisor Jacob Weisfeld, Captain himself, who resided over the MIND.B.CAR.06.2 and EXIT.B.CAR.06.2 boys.<br />
* '''[[J'hanja'kwanzi]]:''' A game invented by CTYers during 10.2, using a chess board and nicknames for each of the pieces, involving political or historical humor; typically, the purpose of the game is to eliminate all of the opponent's pieces by shaking the board.<br />
* '''Jon Hecht:''' A onemore at CAR.06.2 who was a prominent member of the [[Hall:CAR#Cucumber Cult|Cucumber Cult]]. He was very notable through his height and bright red hair, for which he was dubbed "The Beacon."<br />
* '''[[Kill Murray/Save Murray]]:''' An improvisational game where two players, using their creativities and two markers, try to either to kill (red marker) or to save (green marker) a brown stick figure named Murray.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Kline]]:''' The gym at Carlisle.<br />
* '''Kunigunda (and Lisa):''' The mascot of EXIT.B.CAR.06.1.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#KW|KW]]:''' The offices at Carlisle where you go if you get sick or get in trouble.<br />
* '''[[User:Marxi|Marxi]]:''' A fantastic, short, loveable, eccentric CTYer. Dated Ippy at CAR.05.2. Nomore in '06. Partially responsible for Kumquat receiving said nickname.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Massey's|Massey's]]:''' The creamery near Dickinson where students often enjoy Meet Markets when RAs take side trips. Frequently used as rewards for good behavior.<br />
* '''Nate's Grandma:''' An activity at CAR.06.2. Also known as "Christian's Hall Bonding."<br />
* '''Plaid Shorts Day:''' Monday of every week, during which everyone wore some form of plaid shorts or other plaid textured clothes. Popular in 07.1.<br />
* '''Purple Wednesday:''' An attempt by members of Beth's hall in 10.1 to get all the students to wear purple on every Wednesday of the session. This was somewhat successful after students wrote in sidewalk chalk that Wednesday was purple day.<br />
* '''[[Drag Day|Second Tuesday]]:''' Carlisle's "Cross-dressing day."<br />
* '''[[Slackjaw]]:''' A staring-contest-like game that became popular in Carlisle.<br />
* '''Space Nazi:''' A group of RAs who would go around during dances of 06.1 to students who were grinding and tell them to "leave room for Jesus." A common response to this was, "I'm Jewish."<br />
* '''Squeegle''' : Variation of "your mom" used during 06.2. The word was created by two brothers, Steve and Don Norum, who had trouble insulting each other's mother, for obvious reasons. As a result, Steve began saying "squeegle" whenever he could have made a mother joke. Squeegle is also a game invented by the [[Hall:CAR#Cucumber Cult|Cucumber Cult]].<br />
* '''Taku Appreciation:''' Appreciation of the POLY.B.CAR.07.2. TA, Taku; it eventually became an activity. Taku returned to TA for POLY.B.CAR.12.1, and a Taku appreciation activity was held on the last Wednesday of the session, surprisingly without knowledge of the past year's activity. Live the life of a legend.<br />
* '''Tea Cooler:''' An indescribable iced tea/lemonade-like product made by Lenkerbrook Farms found at Carlisle. It's like lemonade only better. There have been worries about the level of radioactivity in some of its other products due to its proximity to Three Mile Island. <br />
* '''The Weather Girls:''' Spurring from a Casino Night Karaoke rendition of "It's Raining Men," the Weather Girls can be identified by standing in public and gathering upon a call of "Weather Girls Assemble!"<br />
* '''Toga Day/Third Monday:''' Theme day invented by nevermores Maliya, Lee, Claire, and Swati.<br />
* '''TreSync''' Amusing dance performed by the male RAs during the 07.2 Talent Show. They performed to the renowned N'Sync's "Bye Bye Bye."<br />
* '''[[Vertical Rule]]:''' The rule that says if you're at Meet Market and you don't sit up straight, you get a bright light in your eyes and many RAs looking at you suspiciously. However, the vertical rule can be bent if you are out in the open or perpendicular to each other, as in playing the game Ha! (ways to get around the rule: say you're looking at the stars).<br />
*'''Yams:''' The mating call or random blurting of the word yams, coming from a large group of nevermores of 2013 session 1<br />
* '''Yong-Min Syndrome (YMS):''' Extreme perversion in thought, speech, or action. Made by Phil's and Scott's hall in 07.1.<br />
* '''Poetry Night:''' Poetry readings done every Thursday and last Wednesday at Meet Market. Presided over by the Poetry Goddess.<br />
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==Saratoga Springs (Skidmore)==<br />
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* '''Amnesty Box:''' On the first night, each RA collects all contraband and puts it in an Amnesty Box with no risk of punishment. All items in the amnesty box are given back at the end of session. (Note: total amnesty does not actually extend to things like machetes, as evidenced in 12.2)<br />
* '''Cookie Trade:''' The door between Rounds 3 and Howe 3 is closed because they are boys' and girls' dorms, respectively. Occasionally an RA will allow a cookie trade, where the door is kept open and boys and girls can chat, trade food, etc. without breaking any rules.<br />
* '''David Dance:''' A one hour long dance following evening classes (9PM-10PM) on the last Wednesday of a session, first held 12.2. Most Canon songs are played at this dance. Is named such because site director David created it.<br />
* '''Dipshit:''' A SILENT game in which everyone sits in a circle with one's legs crossed. One hits one's knee (right or left, depending on the player's whim) and then the player next to him/her does so, etc. One may not speak unless the leader of the game calls on him/her. The King/Queen of the Quad usually leads the game, and failing at the game (or speaking out of turn) will result in embarrassing, yet mandatory, "punishments." Also called "Dipstick" to appease pesky staff.<br />
* '''The Duckpond:''' A pond on the edge of campus with a fountain and algae. On the last morning, passionfruit is held there. During the session, the popular weekly "Reading by the Duck Pond" is held there,<br />
* '''Fruit:''' A quad time game where everyone playing forms a circle, and picks a fruit to be their name for the game (or whatever theme you feel like playing, such as Harry Potter characters). You go around and declare your name, and someone starts off in the middle with a towel. This person says one of the names, and if they can hit that person before they say another person's name, the person that was hit goes into the middle. If the person says another name, that person has to say another name, and so on. <br />
* '''Harold and Maude:''' Movie that was introduced to Saratoga by RAs Val and Kenny in 2005. This movie is considered one of the greatest cult movies of all time, and has a great soundtrack by Cat Stevens.<br />
* '''Jazzies:''' The jazz camp people, usually used to refer to cute boys at the jazz camp. They are distinct group from Rinas/Rinos and are better liked.<br />
* '''Jonsson Tower:''' In the event of (insert calamitous disaster of choice here), how long would it take to reach the top of Jonsson Tower? 1 MINUTE 12 SECONDS!!!!<br />
* '''Rinas and Rinos:''' The ballerina camp people, female ballerinas are referred to as "rinas" and male ballerinas as "rinos".<br />
* '''[[Synergy]]:''' A term from 06.1 that means teamwork, originating from a cult-like following based on a speech made by the Site Director.<br />
* '''Tater:''' A stuffed potato. He is used to separate grinders or dancers who are too close. He was stolen by Manan (SRA '06) during the first Mandatory Fun Saturday of Second Session. Where's Tater?<br />
* '''[[Varsity Catch]]:''' A game in which a bunch of people run around with a ball, throwing it to each other. When the ball isdropped or kicked, everyone stops and yells at the offender, "You're the worst!" The game is then resumed.<br />
*'''Michael Silver''' is amazing.<br />
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==Loudonville (Siena)==<br />
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* '''Butt Rock:''' A popular landmark that was supposed to be a commemorative heart for 9/11 victims, but from one angle it actually looks like a giant pink butt. CTYers are technically not supposed to sit on it. Also, the butt rock gets heated in the sun *wink wink*.<br />
* '''The Friars:''' Jedi who roam the campus in space age golf carts. Angering a friar may result in a lightning bolt striking you down where you stand. CTYers have been known to be run over by the golf carts.<br />
* '''The Slushites of Meng:''' The followers of the religion and person known as Meng Cheng.<br />
* '''The Dermites:''' The followers of the religion of [[Dermot]] and his magic hat, rivals to the Slushites of Meng.<br />
** '''"Meng wills it!":''' A phrase that the Slushites commonly used as an excuse for anything.<br />
* '''STD:''' Abbreviation of "social time detention" where a CTYer has broken a rule and is forced to miss a designated social time. The term was coined 07.1, but really caught on 08.1.<br />
* '''The Ten-Plus-One Commandments:''' At Hamilton, the basic rules were displayed in "thou shalt not" form. Originally there were ten, but over the years, they were rewritten until there were eleven, or ten plus one. The final commandment was "No sitting on window ledges or crossing them on your way out the window." This was necessitated by the actions of one John Hague, a.k.a. Spam, a former CTYer and now RA, who sat on a Hamilton window ledge.<br />
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==Los Angeles (LMU)==<br />
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* '''Lame Train Way of Life:''' An ideology that gives people the permission to take themselves out of potentially explosive situations (a.k.a., an excuse to be lazy). From the reign of the late Tom Ryan III.<br />
* '''Schmorntel:''' A happy red rhinoceros that flies and exists. From LOGC.07.1.<br />
* '''Rabÿt:''' A swedish death metal rabbit that helps you to logic down. From LOGC.07.2.<br />
* '''English:''' A manfairy with a big frilly tutu, purple sparkly elbow gloves, and a giant pencil that spews poisonous ink. From ETYM.07.2.<br />
*'''Foreign Camp:''' A camp with Spaniards and other Europeans that apparently take classes in English on campus. This is never seen; usually they're just smoking outside of Jamba Juice or being rude to CTYers.<br />
*'''Guitar Camp:''' A guitar workshop that is usually on campus only during first session but during 2010 overlapped both sessions. While CTY and guitar camp were at odds for years in 09.1 a tentative peace was made for them and several of them actually gave CTYers their lanyards when asked. A year later, however, in 2010, most of the guitar camp boys just think CTYers are very strange.<br />
* '''Kobe Camp:''' A camp of kids who take over the cafeteria for about a week. During their stay, they usually annoy everyone with their inferior stupidity.<br />
*'''Peace, Not Potatoes:''' A campaign made during 09.1 by the LAWP class in which they carried out a hypothetical experiment to see how many people would notice the black arm bands, sometimes called "Protest Bands," worn by LAWPsters. Later, the bands evolved into "Memory Bands" made out of black duct tape and worn as bracelets. <br />
* '''The Potato Cycle:''' The way potatoes supposedly get recycled through the LMU cafeteria. Through study of the potato cycle, one can predict what future meals may bring.<br />
* '''The Potato Generator:''' The large, white (and somewhat rusting), dumpster-impostor attached to the back of the LMU cafeteria. It is said to be the origin of all the potatoes that are in the meals. During 09.1, 3 times in a row, there were no potatoes in the lunch - causing general uprising and worry. Some argued that the Potato Generator was broken, and later that day, a huge truck was seen hauling the Generator away, and then putting it back in place. Meals with potatoes resumed. However, some may now question whether or not the Potato Generator really is the site of the recycling and creation of LMU potatoes, due to the fact that several PCTYDers of 09.1 met the actual Executive Chef of the LMU Caf - Jeff Mercer. When asked about the abundance of potatoes, he replied, "I'm Irish."<br />
* '''BLAMMO:''' Organized by the Trinity's Son in 2012, BLAMMO begins with with signups during the second or third social time, and assignments and spoons are granted during a ceremony of the third or fourth social time. The game is played until the end of the session, and everyone still alive is given the title of the winner of BLAMMO.<br />
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==Baltimore (JHU)==<br />
* '''BLAMMO:''' Brought to JHU in 09.2, this is the same game mentioned above in "Lancaster," but has slight variations in rules. The title is always written in caps.<br />
* '''Bumpkin:''' A term used by Simon and Stefan's halls in 06.2.<br />
* '''Hyena Time:''' Also, "High on Life"; refers to the first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of 07.2, specifically used by Pasha to describe his hall. During this weekend, the hall was characterized by hysterical, uncontrollable, and seemingly contagious laughter, perpetuated all the while by underwear/underwhere?, quizzical/testical, dead baby, dumb blonde, and bunga jokes. The phrase came about because the laughter of one particular boy, Henly, sounded very much like a loud hyena.<br />
* '''LAME:''' Lanyards Are My Everything, from the Talent Show Act (06.2).<br />
* '''Megaphone (THE Megaphone):''' The white megaphone carried by staff. This megaphone is used to, in addition to the typical functions of a megaphone, relay the message to students that A) class has begun, get to your designated areas please, B) Activities have begun, get to your designated areas please, or C) BE QUIET ALREADY!! This is done via a button on the megaphone that plays a tune, which past generations have christened "The Chinese Ice-Cream Truck Tune." In short, this megaphone is sacred. It's one of the most reliable timekeepers at JHU. IT CONTROLS YOUR LIFE. *Twilight Zone music* <br />
* '''The Most Holy and Epic Tome of BLAMMO:''' A tome carried ONLY by the God(dess) of BLAMMO, which contains rules, regulations, archives, instructions, and sign up sheets for the game BLAMMO. While one may ask to see a certain passage in the book (ie, to read the rules or to sign up,) the God(dess) of BLAMMO reserves the right to deny anyone the privilege to look at, touch, or bask in the radiating epicness of the Tome if he/she sees fit. Stealing said Tome may result in a battalion of rabid squirrels wielding jackhammers to descend from the treetops and maul the perpetrator. <br />
* '''Ninja:''' A phrase coined and used by Pasha's Hall, specifically Kevin Yang, in 07.2. Used as a general adjective of awesomeness: "OMG, that was so ninja!" Anything can qualify for ninja status, but those that are chosen are typically flashy stunts, or brilliant moves. For an example, click [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4IaXXwMDTg here].<br />
* '''PASHA!:''' A cry issued by Pasha's hall in 07.2 at every mention of his name. The Pasha cry is very unique; it involves a shortened "pa" sound and a much louder, stressed, elongated "sha" sound. Hall members would often repeat this cry up to ten times. <br />
* '''Sketchy Dudes:''' A term used by Nell's Hall 09.1 for non-lanyard wearing people; also in reference for when to hit the big blue button on the lamps, ie. "it is okay to hit the button when a sketchy dude is in the immediate proximity, especially if wearing black or having followed you for some time."<br />
* '''Viet's iPods:''' Refers to an RA in JHU.06 who mercilessly confiscated iPods because listening to them was not allowed. It is said that he once walked to the office with twenty iPods in his arms. He was also a really mean and nasty RA in general.<br />
* '''Woosh!''' Coined by Trevor's Hall in JHU.09, it became a catchphrase of the hall along with "The Team." Usually expresses triumph and happiness.<br />
* '''Yeah Jawn!''' Coined by Addison's Hall in Jhu 10.1 was heard throughout the session even at closings.<br />
* '''What?''' '''WHAT!''' '''What?''' '''WHAT!''' '''Yeah''' '''YEAH!''' Addison's hall used this at the end of the first dance and colour wars. 11.2<br />
* '''MILANESE''' The amazing math logic teacher who jumped over an RA at the basketball game.<br />
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* '''Club Iron (CFe):''' Week-long activity devoted to long runs, hills, and rotten coconuts. Run by RA Hillary and Office Manager Ali during Session 2 of 2005.<br />
* '''Honorary Title:''' A new tradition at KNE in which somebody earns a title from their peers. If the name sticks for the whole session, it is an honorary title.<br />
* '''The JellyFish Doughnuts:''' The students of MARI.B.KNE.05.2. Known for their superiority to the Nudies of Maria.<br />
* '''PandaClan:''' The students of FCPS.KNE.03.1, so named because of a very bad panda joke told by the instructor, which then spread through campus like a radioactive, mutant virus. Students were known to hide behind bushes, jumping out at passers-by shouting, "I'm a PANDA!"<br />
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==Easton==<br />
*'''CAAmp/ CAAmpers:''' (Pronounced either Camp or CAA CAMP) refers to CAA sites and the people who go to these sites.<br />
*'''Cross-Dressing Wednesday:''' The last Wednesday of the last week of a session. It is not official but most CAAmpers will borrow clothes from their friends of the opposite gender and dress like them for the day. Most boy CAAmpers, if they are ambitious will get in trouble for dressing "inappropriate" with short skirts, and stuffed bras showing.<br />
*'''Goth Monday:''' The last Monday of the last week of a session. Similar to Cross-Dressing day but CAAmpers will dress in goth attire.<br />
* '''Joemma babies:''' Pronounced "joe-ma"; a collection of short stories developed by many students of the 06.2 Whodunit Class. It was based off the idea that Joe Suttin and Emma Youtsmith were having a summer romance. It was a favorite hobby of some in the class to use Joe and Emma in the stories that they had to write.<br />
*'''Preppy Tuesday:''' The last Tuesday of the last week of a session. Just like Goth Monday but CAAmpers dress in preppy attire.<br />
*'''South College Hall'''- boys dorm and CTY main site office<br />
*'''squirrels'''-lots of squirrels<br />
*'''farinon'''-meal center<br />
*'''dances'''-every friday night at marlo room in Farinon at night-no study hall!<br />
* bab'''='''y carlos- name used to call someone at CTY as some one from Hangover 2<br />
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* '''Social movement:''' Dances are not permitted at SFSU because of campus policy, so in keeping with the site's focus on social justice, this Friday night tradition became publicized as the weekly social movement instead.<br />
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*'" The Hat of Maximum Swag:"' a hat made of construction paper, casino night money, and cotton balls. When worn, it gives the wearer maximum swag. <br />
*"'The Floor 6 Student Lounge:"' a room on floor 6 that provided free wifi for all who entered.<br />
*"'No Dying:"' was a common greeting between RA and student, followed by "You can die all you want once the session is done,"<br />
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This is a [[lexicon]] of CTY terms, organized by site.<br />
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==General==<br />
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* '''[[Activities]]:''' Scheduled social events and such that CTYers are required to attend after classes and on weekends. Popular ones include Discussion Group and [[Acting Improv]].<br />
* '''"[[American Pie]]":''' A song by Don McLean that is played at every CTY/CAA site as the last song at every dance (except for Skidmore Session 1 last dance).<br />
* '''[[Baby CTY]]:''' CTY Young Students Program.<br />
* '''[[Canon]]:''' The songs which must be played at all CTY dances. The Canon varies by site (and sometimes even by session).<br />
* '''[[CTY]]:''' Center for Talented Youth. See also: [[CTY expansions]].<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy|CTYer]]:''' A CTY student or alumnus; also, in some cases, anyone who is associated with CTY and understands the CTY spirit. "My college roommate was a CTYer too, but I didn't know her when I was there."<br />
* '''CTY-I/CTY-A:''' Short for CTY inappropriate and appropriate, respectively, used by students and staff alike. Another term, CTYS was created at LAN.06.2 during Passionfruit when serveral people misheard the term "CTY-esque". CTYS has no meaning. Similarly, the term CTY-C gained mild popularity in CAR.09.2, meaning CTY-Contraband.<br />
* '''[[CTY-L]]:''' The main CTY e-mailing list.<br />
* '''CTY-Bi/CTBi: ''' A sexual orientation. Being attracted to both sexes at CTY, but normally identifying as hetero or homosexual.<br />
* '''CTY-M:''' CTY memories.<br />
* '''[[CTY Withdrawal|CTY Withdrawal/Post-CTY Depression]]:''' The feeling of sadness that CTYers, especially nomores, experience after leaving CTY. Can last for days, weeks, or until the day before CTY of the next year. Often abbreviated 'PCTYD'.<br />
* '''Double sessioner:''' Someone who goes to two sessions in one year, regardless of site.<br />
* '''[[ERS]]:''' Egyptian Ratscrew, a popular card game at CTY.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Five-year Freak|Five-year Freak]]:''' Lucky fobber who through some combination of birthdate, grade-skippage, and pure luck is eligible to attend CTY for five years as opposed to the usual four.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Flying Squirrel|Flying Squirrel]]:''' Someone who changes sites. For example, Suzie went to Lancaster in 2004 and in 2005, she went to Carlisle. At Carlisle, Suzie was referred to as a flying squirrel. (Note: Such people can also be called sperm.)<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Forevermore|Forevermore]]:''' Any CTY alumnus, who will always be a part of CTY.<br />
* '''[[Grass orgy]]:''' In a grass orgy, one CTYer lies down on the grass, a second CTYer lies down with his or her head on the first CTYer's stomach, a third CTYer lies down on top of the second CTYer, and so on, until many CTYers are all lying on top of one another on the grass. Also known as 'tummy chains,' 'stummy lays,' 'cuddle puddles', or 'grorgies.' Variations include couch orgies (corgies) or floor orgies (floorgies).<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall bonding|Hall bondage]]:''' A Sunday activity in which a CTYer is required to hang out with other students living on their hall. May occasionally be after Study Hall for a weird hall. The RAs refer to this time period as "hall bonding," but then again, RAs are strange.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall hopping|Hall hopping]]:''' Either legal or illegal practice of having sleepovers in other halls. Usually illegal.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall meeting|Hall meeting]]:''' A meeting of one's hall, normally before lights out, but after Quad Time. It is conducted by the RA, and is used to announce news and sign up for activities. Also a good chance to annoy your RA.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Illegal sleepover|Illegal sleepover]]:''' (Also called ISOs)Sneaking into others' rooms overnight on weekdays or when sleepovers are not allowed. A common practice in these sleepovers is "practicing" on each other.<br />
* '''[[Mafia]]:''' A popular activity game involving God/mediator, a doctor/angel, a detective/cop, mafia, and townspeople.<br />
* '''[[Mandatory Fun]]:''' Activities, especially weekend activities. It is one of the oldest terms in the CTY lexicon, dating back at least to the mid-80s. Mandatory Fun activities have a very notorious reputation for being extremely boring and/or stupid. It was referred to as Non-Mandatory Fun at LMU through 2006, although the term Mandatory fun was adopted in 07.2.<br />
* '''[[Mao]]:''' A very popular CTY card game, played at a variety of different sites. Its first rule is "you may not discuss the rules of Mao." Also popular with math teams such as ARML. There are an unlimited number of variants: Chicago math team Mao is the same as Massachusetts math team Mao, but is quite different from CTY Mao. <br />
* '''Maybemore:''' A term invented on Facebook on August 9, 2011 after LAN 11.2. After some CTYers, including a (now maybe-not) nevermore, began having some confusion over whether they were going to CTY next year, the term "maybemore" was coined. May or may not reach more common usage.<br />
* '''[[Meet Market]]:''' The evening social time at CTY lasting from 9:00 - 10:00. Called Quad Time at some sites, and Social Time at LMU.<br />
* '''[[Nevermore]]:''' At most sites, a Nevermore is a CTYer who can no longer return due to reaching the age limit of 16. At Lancaster and Carlisle, a Nevermore is a CTYer who cannot return for other reasons and is not yet 16. Some tradition-unaware CTYers use this term interchangably with "nomore," or do not know what either are.<br />
* '''[[Nomore]]:''' At most sites, a Nomore is a CTYer who cannot return due to reasons other than age. At Lancaster and Carlisle, a Nomore is a CTYer who can no longer return because they have reached the age limit of 16. Some tradition-unaware CTYers use this term interchangably with "nevermore," or do not know what either are.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#One Hit Wonder|One Hit Wonder]]:''' Someone who is both a first year and a nomore/nevermore. Sometimes called "One Shot" or "One Year Tragedy."<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Onemore|Onemore]]:''' A CTYer whose next year will be his or her nomore/nevermore year. Similarly, there are twomores (tumors), threemores, minus-onemores, etc.<br />
* '''[[Passionfruit]]:''' A morning ritual involving toasting friends and drinking juice. After the Canon, it is one of the most important and universal CTY traditions. Some sites have Passionfruit every week (Carlisle), others only on the last day.<br />
* '''Quad:''' The large, grassy area in between all of the residential buildings where CTYers spend their free time. At some sites, "Quad" also refers to the buildings around the Quad, as in, "I live in Quad 10." <br />
* '''[[Quad Time]]:''' Evening social time from 9:00-9:40. Has a reputation of seeming unbearably short. Called "Meet Market" or "Social Time" at some sites.<br />
* '''[[RA]]:''' Residential Advisor. Like camp counselors, RAs are in charge of watching students while they aren't in class, organizing activities, and conducting hall meetings. Can be pronounced as "R.A." or as "Rah."<br />
* '''[[Raving]]:''' Alternative and more common term for glowsticking.<br />
* '''[[Rina|Rinas/Rinos]]:''' Through some strange coincidence, several CTY sites have, in their histories, been shared with ballet camps. Males are called "rinos" (pronounced "rhino") whereas females are "rinas." CTYers have had a quarrelsome history with all other camps, whose numbers are usually far outmatched by CTY.<br />
* '''[[Scum]]:''' A popular card game at Lancaster; there are several variations, including [[Scum: The Masquerade]] and Scum: The Ascension.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Seven-year Satan|Seven-year Satan]]:''' Someone who has been at every single possible year of Baby CTY and CTY and has an optimal birthday, age, and grade level in school. Not to be confused with the position of Satan at Lancaster.<br />
* '''[[Shorthand Dates]]:''' The format of expressing CTY sessions, sites, and courses.<br />
* '''[[Silent Football]]:''' A complex game involving an invisible football, hallucinations, and tattling. This game is most popular at Lancaster, especially Second Session, and, to a lesser degree, Carlisle-second.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Six-year Satan Spawn|Six-year Satan Spawn]]:''' Someone who has, through some combination of Baby CTY and CTY, been at CTY for six years.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Sleepover|Sleepover]]:''' A sleepover is... a sleepover. Sleepovers may occur on Friday and Saturday nights, although sometimes only one due to RAs' patrol duties. Any number of people may be in one room, although RAs may cancel sleepovers if they become too loud.<br />
* '''[[Squirrel|Squirrel/Sperm]]:''' A first year CTYer. Squirrel is the more prevalent term at Lancaster. Sperm is the more common term at Carlisle despite administrative attempts to quash it; it is used to designate someone who has never been to Passionfruit. "Even though Katie is a squirrel, she understands the essence of CTY."<br />
* '''[[TA]]/LA/PA:''' Teaching Assistant, Lab Assistant, Program Assistant; these terms are synonymous, but each site only uses one. Usually, they are college/grad students who assist with instructing classes.<br />
* '''[[The Game]]:''' (LAN/CAR/LMU/SAR/JHU) A game that is very popular at Lancaster and came to Carlisle in 06.2. You just lost the game. Darn.<br />
* '''[[Thursday]]:''' A day of the week marked by bathrobe and towel-wearing. Also the end of the world. At Carlisle, the day most often used for Poetry Night.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Two-year Tragedy|Two-year Tragedy]]:''' A second year who is 16 and thus cannot return to CTY.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy|Uber-CTY/Uber-CTYer]]:''' Person or thing that embodies the spirit of CTY and is very involved in the life of CTY. Ex: "Sarah is such an uber-ctyer."<br />
* '''[[Veil law]]:''' Rules instituted in the '80s that boys cannot be in girls' rooms, and girls cannot be in boys' rooms. Rarely referred to by name.<br />
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* '''[[Acting Improv]]:''' Best. Activity. Ever. It is a very popular activity that brings a lot of laughs and brings people out of their comfort zones. <br />
* '''[[Agreedball]]:''' A sport invented for CTY Lancaster by two RAs whose catch phrase was "agreed." The purpose of the game is to be agreeable.<br />
* '''[[Alcove]]:''' The great-great-grandspawn of the Digiclan at Lancaster. Originated in 2001. Was in exile during 2002-2004 (due to the lack of an actual Alcove), but was revived in 2005. Rumored to have killed/been killed by Game Corner. Died in 2007, was resurrected in 2008.<br />
* '''Arches:''' A popular place for activities at Lancaster, outside of North/South Ben and the cafeteria. The Arches are also meeting places, places for activities and places to sign up for things. Arches split into North Arches, Central Arches, and South Arches.<br />
* '''[[ASFC]]:''' The field house at Lancaster, which contains a pool, small basketball courts, and an indoor track. During 2004, this space was used for meals while the dining hall was reconstructed. Also used for indoor dances when outdoor dances are rained out.<br />
* '''Astro Dance Party:''' During 07.2, the Astronomy class would dance the "Macarena" at their meeting place (one of the many trees on the quad) and the "Cha Cha Slide" on their way to their building (a challenge in and of itself). Usually the entire class, sometimes including the TA, Emi Wang, participated with confidence. They were occasionally joined by other students.<br />
* '''[[Big Top]]:''' A very painful memory from 04.2.<br />
* '''[[Blammo]]:''' A popular game involving plastic spoons, God, and stalking.<br />
* '''[[Boobtag]]:''' Tag. With the prefix "boob."<br />
* '''Continuum:''' A word used to describe people who look exactly alike, starting with Zev Hurwich in 06.1. Noted people included in the continuum are Zev Hurwich, Zev Chonoles (as anti-continuum), Everett Maus (Ev), and Maddie Stevens (Mev). Also known as the MevEvZev Continuum, or any variation on that (ZevEvMev, etc).<br />
* '''Debunking:''' Refers to either (a) revealing a falsehood (usually a myth); or (b) making everyone in Lancaster de-bunk their bunk beds. Also known as "Room Tetris." Debunking is generally only an issue in dorms with modular furniture, such as Schnader. Unfortunately for the RAs (who generally do all the debunking during one study hall), most rooms are not truly "rectangular" due to protrusions such as power/phone outlets and air conditioning units. This often results in strange furniture configurations.<br />
* '''[[Dermot]]:''' A midlife crisis, and a legendary RA.<br />
* '''[[Digiclan]]:''' A group of Lancaster CTYers that started as a group of students who took [[Digital Logic]] in the early '90s. They are known for their weirdness and their (currently defunct) webpage.<br />
* '''[[Passionfruit#Electric Tree|Electric Tree]]:''' A tree on Hartman Green that has an electrical outlet installed at the base of its trunk; used to play music by They Might Be Giants after the [[Passionfruit]].<br />
* '''Find the Saltine:''' A game invented in the television series ''Scrubs'' during the fifth season episode "My Half Acre." It was introduced to CTY Lancaster by John Harrison during 07.2. In this game, one person hides a saltine somewhere on his person; then, the other players must find the saltine. Each person gets one guess per day as to the location of the saltine. When someone finds the saltine, the hider announces, "You, sir, have found the saltine," and the finder then hides it. Rinse and repeat.<br />
* '''[[FNORD| ]]:''' Kinda weird that there's no title for this entry, huh? Just a blank spot, no visible word.<br />
* '''[[Fob]]:''' Little plastic things first issued in 2003 at Lancaster that magically opened doors with a simple wave. Stands for "For Opening Buildings" or "For Opening Bras." It is a universal curse-word substitute.<br />
* '''Fobmasters/Fobsters/FoBoys:''' a sort-of clan originating in CTY Lancaster 05.1; mostly boys from Atlee 3 and their friends. They produced jokes like Motherfobber and the Fob Dance, and the Switchfob.<br />
** '''[[Fob|Switchfob]]:''' An awesome way to open buildings in which a Lancaster CTYer would squeeze the fob between his or her room key and meal card. The fob would fly out. This trick became quite popular to the point that some people would fob Stager Hall, which was usually unlocked.<br />
* '''Forque/Forke:''' A fork given to a person by the infamous Dr. Forque from 04.1 during the fork shortage.<br />
* '''God Fob:''' An RA fob that can open any door at any time. Only a lucky few students get them. Mostly used to sneak in right after dinner before Study Hall. If caught in the building at unauthorized times, RAs have the right to confiscate these.<br />
* '''[[Hammertime]]:''' The time zone in which Lancaster Session 2 is located. Inseperably associated with Silent Football.<br />
* '''[[LLRT]]:''' The Land of The Large Round Tables. A group of Lancaster CTYers, and a offshoot of the DigiClan. LLRT originally referred to a group of CTYers in 1993; the name has passed down through several generations and has since become the Alcove. It is also the name of Dining Hall 4 at Lancaster, where LLRTers ate.<br />
* '''Kosherization:''' Making Kosher a place which was not previously so. Performed upon the Alcove during 07.2.<br />
* '''Nerdgasm:''' Referring to any event of such nerdish proportions it can/does produce orgasm. A particularly appropriate example was when, for the LAN.06.2 [[Talent Show]], one CTYer solved a Rubik's Cube onstage while reciting the first 200 digits of pi.<br />
* '''PoserMofo/PoserMobo:''' An inside joke stemming from the PoserMobile commercial from LAN.05.1, usually the Logic A kids.<br />
* '''Purpling:''' A term used by some residents of Schnader in 06.1 to describe a boy (blue) walking into a girls' hall (pink), or vice versa.<br />
* '''[[Second Saturday]]:''' Lancaster's version of "Drag Day" which at Lancaster is referred to as "Cross-dress Day." This occurs on the second Saturday of each session and is marked by gratuitous references from ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''.<br />
*'''Sir/good sir:''' The kivo man,who was fond of reprimanding students while using the prefix"sir". A song by the name of "Sir" was performed by the band "Half-Straight" in Lancaster 10.2<br />
* '''[[Spencer]]:''' An all-mighty being whose glory campers learned about in 08.1 and presumably 08.2<br />
* '''[[Hall:LAN#Thormanism|Thormanism]]:''' A religion started in 05.1 by a group of MIND students based on a god, Rachel Thorman.<br />
* '''Thorny Crown:''' A laurel crown made by Rachel Larrowe (with help from David Federman, Elena Karras and others), commissioned by Zev Hurwich when offered a bunch of grapes by Rina Polyakov. It was passed down from Zev to Everett Maus as a relic with unspecified purpose. In 08.1 Ev passed it down to Elena (the king in american pie) but she has chosen to stop this as a passed down position. Instead it will simply be the job of some kind hearted CTYer to buy grapes as soon as possible, eat said grapes very quickly, and then craft a crown out of the stems of said grapes. David Federman (the King) also wore it in "American Pie." As of 08.1 the crown serves the specific purpose of being worn by the King in "American Pie," and the original crown has been replaced by one made of duct tape and decorated with grape stems by Elena Karras. The newest thorny crown was made of paper towel, duct tape, and grape stems. In 10.1 Paul Wolfteich will make the thorny crown but will not necessarily be the one to wear it in American Pie. <br />
* '''[[Turkey Hill]]:''' A convenience store right outside of F&M campus. Each hall visits Turkey Hill twice; extra visits may be won from Mandatory Fun. This special store has been made the top grossing Turkey Hill through CTYer's efforts. <br />
* '''[[Ultimate Frisbee#Ultimizzle Frisbizzle Tournamizzle|Ultimizzle Frisbizzle Tournamizzle]]:''' Name of the Ultimate Frisbee tournament held 05.1 and 06.2. Marked a general overuse of the suffix -izzle, and inspired the 05.2 Alcove shirt.<br />
* '''Winged Llama:''' Llama. With wings.<br />
* '''Your mother:''' She doesn't work here. This was a running joke that can be traced back to a speech given by Chris Mahoney, Site Director at Lancaster for the first week of 01.1, at the opening ceremonies.<br />
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* '''[[Carlisle/places|Anita Tuvin Schlechter]]:''' The auditorium used for dances, the Talent Show, etc., named after Anita Tuvin Schlecter by her father, who donated the building. A bear owned by McKenzie Hull 06.2 was named after her, tradmarking the phrase, "Anita Tuvin Schlechter: the woman, the building, the bear."<br />
* '''[[Betty the Cardswiper]]:''' The cardswiper at the HUB. She was infamous for saying, "Hello. Thank You."<br />
* '''Blue Js:''' The site-renowned "gang" consisting of the members of Superquad, Quad 4, Floor 2. It was started because over half the hall's names started with the letter "J"; the rest had honorary J's added. These Existentialism and Cognitive Psychology students were known for their Blue Js hands (later stolen by the Groundbats of Session 2). These hands were infamously turned upside-down to become the symbol of the rival hall (Quad 5, Floor 2) Phoenix. Blue Js were well known for their late night Blue Js runs, and their covering of the campus with pink chalk birds.<br />
* '''Bocongalicious:''' Something that has to do with Bocong in many ways. "Have a Bocongalicious Summer!" was a common yearbook signature during 07.1.<br />
* '''Cake:''' Site Director Bret's analogy of CTY being a cake in 06.1; 06.2 had a sandwich. Safety on top, learning on the bottom, and fun (and CTYers) in the middle, protected by a safe learning environment. Referred to constantly and spread to Lancaster by way of Jeff Sachs's Passionfruit speech.<br />
* '''Conspiracy to fatten:''' A conspiracy involving the ratio of eating and inactive time to activity time. With four-and-a-half hours of eating time (2 hours for breakfast, 1 hour for lunch, 1.5 hours for dinner), nine hours of class, eight hours of sleep, the only conclusion is that Carlislians are being fattened up for the slaughter and an eventual feeding to Galen, the rarely seen academic dean.<br />
* '''[[Couching]]:''' The act of sitting on the couches in the HUB during free time. A coucher is one who couches.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#The Devil's Den|The Devil's Den]]:''' The convenient store in the HUB. Filled with lots and lots and lots of energy drinks, along with other junk food items.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Double-Klineing]]:''' Spending both activity periods in the [[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Kline gym]].<br />
* '''Fschnargling:''' (the 'f' is silent) An activity that was deemed by the 10.2 RAs as contraband, but seems to refer to CTY-I PDA.<br />
* '''Fun With The Hos(e):''' An awesome weekend activity thought up by Luke in 06.2 and attended by most of the Game Theory class and others. It involved simply playing around with a water hose and water balloons.<br />
* '''Fun Free Friday:''' The second Friday of the session when the RAs make all of the activities sound horrible. Most of them really are awful, but some of them are actually fun activities with bad names. Also, much to the dismay of many students, Kline is not offered either activity period.<br />
* '''Goregasm/Goregy:''' DISS.06.2 had such a severe obsession with Al Gore, especially after seeing an ''Inconvenient Truth'', that they decided to start an Al Gore-based religion. The word Goregasm was invented to describe the feelings an Al Gore lover gets when doing anything Al Gore related, an event referred to as a Goregy when occurring collectively. The term was coined by David.<br />
* '''[[Goth Day]]:''' Carlisle's "Goth Day." It is debatable whether it takes place on Second Wednesday or Second Thursday. Although Goth Day was traditionally on Thursday, many have adopted the tradition to Wednesday. Used interchangably with "Emo Day."<br />
* '''[[Hall:CAR#Groundbats|Groundbats]]:''' Flying rodents that can dig in the sky and fly in the ground. Groundbats were also a past hall theme, resurrected by RA Jacob in 2006.<br />
* '''Ha!:''' A game that involves laying on the stomachs of other players and trying to make them laugh by saying "HA!"<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places|HUB]]:''' The Holland Union Building, a place for eating and hanging out at Carlisle.<br />
* '''[[HUB Donuts]]:''' The legendarily tasty donuts served at breakfast in the HUB cafeteria. Embraced by a few CTYers of 06.2, they are truly orgasmically good.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places|HUB Potatoes]]:''' Potatoes served at every meal in the cafeteria of the HUB. Also the theme of the 10.1 Talent Show<br />
* '''Helen Muller:''' One of two Alaskans from the same school in Anchorage. Attended Carlisle '05 - '08. Takes care of people when they are sick.<br />
* '''[[Jacob the Jeweler]]:''' Resident Advisor Jacob Weisfeld, Captain himself, who resided over the MIND.B.CAR.06.2 and EXIT.B.CAR.06.2 boys.<br />
* '''[[J'hanja'kwanzi]]:''' A game invented by CTYers during 10.2, using a chess board and nicknames for each of the pieces, involving political or historical humor; typically, the purpose of the game is to eliminate all of the opponent's pieces by shaking the board.<br />
* '''Jon Hecht:''' A onemore at CAR.06.2 who was a prominent member of the [[Hall:CAR#Cucumber Cult|Cucumber Cult]]. He was very notable through his height and bright red hair, for which he was dubbed "The Beacon."<br />
* '''[[Kill Murray/Save Murray]]:''' An improvisational game where two players, using their creativities and two markers, try to either to kill (red marker) or to save (green marker) a brown stick figure named Murray.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Kline]]:''' The gym at Carlisle.<br />
* '''Kunigunda (and Lisa):''' The mascot of EXIT.B.CAR.06.1.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#KW|KW]]:''' The offices at Carlisle where you go if you get sick or get in trouble.<br />
* '''[[User:Marxi|Marxi]]:''' A fantastic, short, loveable, eccentric CTYer. Dated Ippy at CAR.05.2. Nomore in '06. Partially responsible for Kumquat receiving said nickname.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Massey's|Massey's]]:''' The creamery near Dickinson where students often enjoy Meet Markets when RAs take side trips. Frequently used as rewards for good behavior.<br />
* '''Nate's Grandma:''' An activity at CAR.06.2. Also known as "Christian's Hall Bonding."<br />
* '''Plaid Shorts Day:''' Monday of every week, during which everyone wore some form of plaid shorts or other plaid textured clothes. Popular in 07.1.<br />
* '''Purple Wednesday:''' An attempt by members of Beth's hall in 10.1 to get all the students to wear purple on every Wednesday of the session. This was somewhat successful after students wrote in sidewalk chalk that Wednesday was purple day.<br />
* '''[[Drag Day|Second Tuesday]]:''' Carlisle's "Cross-dressing day."<br />
* '''[[Slackjaw]]:''' A staring-contest-like game that became popular in Carlisle.<br />
* '''Space Nazi:''' A group of RAs who would go around during dances of 06.1 to students who were grinding and tell them to "leave room for Jesus." A common response to this was, "I'm Jewish."<br />
* '''Squeegle''' : Variation of "your mom" used during 06.2. The word was created by two brothers, Steve and Don Norum, who had trouble insulting each other's mother, for obvious reasons. As a result, Steve began saying "squeegle" whenever he could have made a mother joke. Squeegle is also a game invented by the [[Hall:CAR#Cucumber Cult|Cucumber Cult]].<br />
* '''Taku Appreciation:''' Appreciation of the POLY.B.CAR.07.2. TA, Taku; it eventually became an activity. Taku returned to TA for POLY.B.CAR.12.1, and a Taku appreciation activity was held on the last Wednesday of the session, surprisingly without knowledge of the past year's activity. Live the life of a legend.<br />
* '''Tea Cooler:''' An indescribable iced tea/lemonade-like product made by Lenkerbrook Farms found at Carlisle. It's like lemonade only better. There have been worries about the level of radioactivity in some of its other products due to its proximity to Three Mile Island. <br />
* '''The Weather Girls:''' Spurring from a Casino Night Karaoke rendition of "It's Raining Men," the Weather Girls can be identified by standing in public and gathering upon a call of "Weather Girls Assemble!"<br />
* '''Toga Day/Third Monday:''' Theme day invented by nevermores Maliya, Lee, Claire, and Swati.<br />
* '''TreSync''' Amusing dance performed by the male RAs during the 07.2 Talent Show. They performed to the renowned N'Sync's "Bye Bye Bye."<br />
* '''[[Vertical Rule]]:''' The rule that says if you're at Meet Market and you don't sit up straight, you get a bright light in your eyes and many RAs looking at you suspiciously. However, the vertical rule can be bent if you are out in the open or perpendicular to each other, as in playing the game Ha! (ways to get around the rule: say you're looking at the stars).<br />
*'''Yams:''' The mating call or random blurting of the word yams, coming from a large group of nevermores of 2013 session 1<br />
* '''Yong-Min Syndrome (YMS):''' Extreme perversion in thought, speech, or action. Made by Phil's and Scott's hall in 07.1.<br />
* '''Poetry Night:''' Poetry readings done every Thursday and last Wednesday at Meet Market. Presided over by the Poetry Goddess.<br />
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==Saratoga Springs (Skidmore)==<br />
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* '''Amnesty Box:''' On the first night, each RA collects all contraband and puts it in an Amnesty Box with no risk of punishment. All items in the amnesty box are given back at the end of session. (Note: total amnesty does not actually extend to things like machetes, as evidenced in 12.2)<br />
* '''Cookie Trade:''' The door between Rounds 3 and Howe 3 is closed because they are boys' and girls' dorms, respectively. Occasionally an RA will allow a cookie trade, where the door is kept open and boys and girls can chat, trade food, etc. without breaking any rules.<br />
* '''David Dance:''' A one hour long dance following evening classes (9PM-10PM) on the last Wednesday of a session, first held 12.2. Most Canon songs are played at this dance. Is named such because site director David created it.<br />
* '''Dipshit:''' A SILENT game in which everyone sits in a circle with one's legs crossed. One hits one's knee (right or left, depending on the player's whim) and then the player next to him/her does so, etc. One may not speak unless the leader of the game calls on him/her. The King/Queen of the Quad usually leads the game, and failing at the game (or speaking out of turn) will result in embarrassing, yet mandatory, "punishments." Also called "Dipstick" to appease pesky staff.<br />
* '''The Duckpond:''' A pond on the edge of campus with a fountain and algae. On the last morning, passionfruit is held there. During the session, the popular weekly "Reading by the Duck Pond" is held there,<br />
* '''Fruit:''' A quad time game where everyone playing forms a circle, and picks a fruit to be their name for the game (or whatever theme you feel like playing, such as Harry Potter characters). You go around and declare your name, and someone starts off in the middle with a towel. This person says one of the names, and if they can hit that person before they say another person's name, the person that was hit goes into the middle. If the person says another name, that person has to say another name, and so on. <br />
* '''Harold and Maude:''' Movie that was introduced to Saratoga by RAs Val and Kenny in 2005. This movie is considered one of the greatest cult movies of all time, and has a great soundtrack by Cat Stevens.<br />
* '''Jazzies:''' The jazz camp people, usually used to refer to cute boys at the jazz camp. They are distinct group from Rinas/Rinos and are better liked.<br />
* '''Jonsson Tower:''' In the event of (insert calamitous disaster of choice here), how long would it take to reach the top of Jonsson Tower? 1 MINUTE 12 SECONDS!!!!<br />
* '''Rinas and Rinos:''' The ballerina camp people, female ballerinas are referred to as "rinas" and male ballerinas as "rinos".<br />
* '''[[Synergy]]:''' A term from 06.1 that means teamwork, originating from a cult-like following based on a speech made by the Site Director.<br />
* '''Tater:''' A stuffed potato. He is used to separate grinders or dancers who are too close. He was stolen by Manan (SRA '06) during the first Mandatory Fun Saturday of Second Session. Where's Tater?<br />
* '''[[Varsity Catch]]:''' A game in which a bunch of people run around with a ball, throwing it to each other. When the ball isdropped or kicked, everyone stops and yells at the offender, "You're the worst!" The game is then resumed.<br />
*'''Michael Silver''' is amazing.<br />
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==Loudonville (Siena)==<br />
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* '''Butt Rock:''' A popular landmark that was supposed to be a commemorative heart for 9/11 victims, but from one angle it actually looks like a giant pink butt. CTYers are technically not supposed to sit on it. Also, the butt rock gets heated in the sun *wink wink*.<br />
* '''The Friars:''' Jedi who roam the campus in space age golf carts. Angering a friar may result in a lightning bolt striking you down where you stand. CTYers have been known to be run over by the golf carts.<br />
* '''The Slushites of Meng:''' The followers of the religion and person known as Meng Cheng.<br />
* '''The Dermites:''' The followers of the religion of [[Dermot]] and his magic hat, rivals to the Slushites of Meng.<br />
** '''"Meng wills it!":''' A phrase that the Slushites commonly used as an excuse for anything.<br />
* '''STD:''' Abbreviation of "social time detention" where a CTYer has broken a rule and is forced to miss a designated social time. The term was coined 07.1, but really caught on 08.1.<br />
* '''The Ten-Plus-One Commandments:''' At Hamilton, the basic rules were displayed in "thou shalt not" form. Originally there were ten, but over the years, they were rewritten until there were eleven, or ten plus one. The final commandment was "No sitting on window ledges or crossing them on your way out the window." This was necessitated by the actions of one John Hague, a.k.a. Spam, a former CTYer and now RA, who sat on a Hamilton window ledge.<br />
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==Los Angeles (LMU)==<br />
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* '''Lame Train Way of Life:''' An ideology that gives people the permission to take themselves out of potentially explosive situations (a.k.a., an excuse to be lazy). From the reign of the late Tom Ryan III.<br />
* '''Schmorntel:''' A happy red rhinoceros that flies and exists. From LOGC.07.1.<br />
* '''Rabÿt:''' A swedish death metal rabbit that helps you to logic down. From LOGC.07.2.<br />
* '''English:''' A manfairy with a big frilly tutu, purple sparkly elbow gloves, and a giant pencil that spews poisonous ink. From ETYM.07.2.<br />
*'''Foreign Camp:''' A camp with Spaniards and other Europeans that apparently take classes in English on campus. This is never seen; usually they're just smoking outside of Jamba Juice or being rude to CTYers.<br />
*'''Guitar Camp:''' A guitar workshop that is usually on campus only during first session but during 2010 overlapped both sessions. While CTY and guitar camp were at odds for years in 09.1 a tentative peace was made for them and several of them actually gave CTYers their lanyards when asked. A year later, however, in 2010, most of the guitar camp boys just think CTYers are very strange.<br />
* '''Kobe Camp:''' A camp of kids who take over the cafeteria for about a week. During their stay, they usually annoy everyone with their inferior stupidity.<br />
*'''Peace, Not Potatoes:''' A campaign made during 09.1 by the LAWP class in which they carried out a hypothetical experiment to see how many people would notice the black arm bands, sometimes called "Protest Bands," worn by LAWPsters. Later, the bands evolved into "Memory Bands" made out of black duct tape and worn as bracelets. <br />
* '''The Potato Cycle:''' The way potatoes supposedly get recycled through the LMU cafeteria. Through study of the potato cycle, one can predict what future meals may bring.<br />
* '''The Potato Generator:''' The large, white (and somewhat rusting), dumpster-impostor attached to the back of the LMU cafeteria. It is said to be the origin of all the potatoes that are in the meals. During 09.1, 3 times in a row, there were no potatoes in the lunch - causing general uprising and worry. Some argued that the Potato Generator was broken, and later that day, a huge truck was seen hauling the Generator away, and then putting it back in place. Meals with potatoes resumed. However, some may now question whether or not the Potato Generator really is the site of the recycling and creation of LMU potatoes, due to the fact that several PCTYDers of 09.1 met the actual Executive Chef of the LMU Caf - Jeff Mercer. When asked about the abundance of potatoes, he replied, "I'm Irish."<br />
* '''BLAMMO:''' Organized by the Trinity's Son in 2012, BLAMMO begins with with signups during the second or third social time, and assignments and spoons are granted during a ceremony of the third or fourth social time. The game is played until the end of the session, and everyone still alive is given the title of the winner of BLAMMO.<br />
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==Baltimore (JHU)==<br />
* '''BLAMMO:''' Brought to JHU in 09.2, this is the same game mentioned above in "Lancaster," but has slight variations in rules. The title is always written in caps.<br />
* '''Bumpkin:''' A term used by Simon and Stefan's halls in 06.2.<br />
* '''Hyena Time:''' Also, "High on Life"; refers to the first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of 07.2, specifically used by Pasha to describe his hall. During this weekend, the hall was characterized by hysterical, uncontrollable, and seemingly contagious laughter, perpetuated all the while by underwear/underwhere?, quizzical/testical, dead baby, dumb blonde, and bunga jokes. The phrase came about because the laughter of one particular boy, Henly, sounded very much like a loud hyena.<br />
* '''LAME:''' Lanyards Are My Everything, from the Talent Show Act (06.2).<br />
* '''Megaphone (THE Megaphone):''' The white megaphone carried by staff. This megaphone is used to, in addition to the typical functions of a megaphone, relay the message to students that A) class has begun, get to your designated areas please, B) Activities have begun, get to your designated areas please, or C) BE QUIET ALREADY!! This is done via a button on the megaphone that plays a tune, which past generations have christened "The Chinese Ice-Cream Truck Tune." In short, this megaphone is sacred. It's one of the most reliable timekeepers at JHU. IT CONTROLS YOUR LIFE. *Twilight Zone music* <br />
* '''The Most Holy and Epic Tome of BLAMMO:''' A tome carried ONLY by the God(dess) of BLAMMO, which contains rules, regulations, archives, instructions, and sign up sheets for the game BLAMMO. While one may ask to see a certain passage in the book (ie, to read the rules or to sign up,) the God(dess) of BLAMMO reserves the right to deny anyone the privilege to look at, touch, or bask in the radiating epicness of the Tome if he/she sees fit. Stealing said Tome may result in a battalion of rabid squirrels wielding jackhammers to descend from the treetops and maul the perpetrator. <br />
* '''Ninja:''' A phrase coined and used by Pasha's Hall, specifically Kevin Yang, in 07.2. Used as a general adjective of awesomeness: "OMG, that was so ninja!" Anything can qualify for ninja status, but those that are chosen are typically flashy stunts, or brilliant moves. For an example, click [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4IaXXwMDTg here].<br />
* '''PASHA!:''' A cry issued by Pasha's hall in 07.2 at every mention of his name. The Pasha cry is very unique; it involves a shortened "pa" sound and a much louder, stressed, elongated "sha" sound. Hall members would often repeat this cry up to ten times. <br />
* '''Sketchy Dudes:''' A term used by Nell's Hall 09.1 for non-lanyard wearing people; also in reference for when to hit the big blue button on the lamps, ie. "it is okay to hit the button when a sketchy dude is in the immediate proximity, especially if wearing black or having followed you for some time."<br />
* '''Viet's iPods:''' Refers to an RA in JHU.06 who mercilessly confiscated iPods because listening to them was not allowed. It is said that he once walked to the office with twenty iPods in his arms. He was also a really mean and nasty RA in general.<br />
* '''Woosh!''' Coined by Trevor's Hall in JHU.09, it became a catchphrase of the hall along with "The Team." Usually expresses triumph and happiness.<br />
* '''Yeah Jawn!''' Coined by Addison's Hall in Jhu 10.1 was heard throughout the session even at closings.<br />
* '''What?''' '''WHAT!''' '''What?''' '''WHAT!''' '''Yeah''' '''YEAH!''' Addison's hall used this at the end of the first dance and colour wars. 11.2<br />
* '''MILANESE''' The amazing math logic teacher who jumped over an RA at the basketball game.<br />
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* '''Club Iron (CFe):''' Week-long activity devoted to long runs, hills, and rotten coconuts. Run by RA Hillary and Office Manager Ali during Session 2 of 2005.<br />
* '''Honorary Title:''' A new tradition at KNE in which somebody earns a title from their peers. If the name sticks for the whole session, it is an honorary title.<br />
* '''The JellyFish Doughnuts:''' The students of MARI.B.KNE.05.2. Known for their superiority to the Nudies of Maria.<br />
* '''PandaClan:''' The students of FCPS.KNE.03.1, so named because of a very bad panda joke told by the instructor, which then spread through campus like a radioactive, mutant virus. Students were known to hide behind bushes, jumping out at passers-by shouting, "I'm a PANDA!"<br />
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==Easton==<br />
*'''CAAmp/ CAAmpers:''' (Pronounced either Camp or CAA CAMP) refers to CAA sites and the people who go to these sites.<br />
*'''Cross-Dressing Wednesday:''' The last Wednesday of the last week of a session. It is not official but most CAAmpers will borrow clothes from their friends of the opposite gender and dress like them for the day. Most boy CAAmpers, if they are ambitious will get in trouble for dressing "inappropriate" with short skirts, and stuffed bras showing.<br />
*'''Goth Monday:''' The last Monday of the last week of a session. Similar to Cross-Dressing day but CAAmpers will dress in goth attire.<br />
* '''Joemma babies:''' Pronounced "joe-ma"; a collection of short stories developed by many students of the 06.2 Whodunit Class. It was based off the idea that Joe Suttin and Emma Youtsmith were having a summer romance. It was a favorite hobby of some in the class to use Joe and Emma in the stories that they had to write.<br />
*'''Preppy Tuesday:''' The last Tuesday of the last week of a session. Just like Goth Monday but CAAmpers dress in preppy attire.<br />
*'''South College Hall'''- boys dorm and CTY main site office<br />
*'''squirrels'''-lots of squirrels<br />
*'''farinon'''-meal center<br />
*'''dances'''-every friday night at marlo room in Farinon at night-no study hall!<br />
* bab'''='''y carlos- name used to call someone at CTY as some one from Hangover 2<br />
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* '''Social movement:''' Dances are not permitted at SFSU because of campus policy, so in keeping with the site's focus on social justice, this Friday night tradition became publicized as the weekly social movement instead.<br />
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==Seattle==<br />
*[['" The Hat of Maximum Swag"']] a hat made of construction paper, casino night money, and cotton balls. When worn, it gives the wearer maximum swag. <br />
*[["'The Floor 6 Student Lounge'"]] a room on floor 6 that provided free wifi for all who entered.<br />
*[["'No Dying"']] was a common greeting between RA and student, followed by "You can die all you want once the session is done,"<br />
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This is a [[lexicon]] of CTY terms, organized by site.<br />
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==General==<br />
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* '''[[Activities]]:''' Scheduled social events and such that CTYers are required to attend after classes and on weekends. Popular ones include Discussion Group and [[Acting Improv]].<br />
* '''"[[American Pie]]":''' A song by Don McLean that is played at every CTY/CAA site as the last song at every dance (except for Skidmore Session 1 last dance).<br />
* '''[[Baby CTY]]:''' CTY Young Students Program.<br />
* '''[[Canon]]:''' The songs which must be played at all CTY dances. The Canon varies by site (and sometimes even by session).<br />
* '''[[CTY]]:''' Center for Talented Youth. See also: [[CTY expansions]].<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy|CTYer]]:''' A CTY student or alumnus; also, in some cases, anyone who is associated with CTY and understands the CTY spirit. "My college roommate was a CTYer too, but I didn't know her when I was there."<br />
* '''CTY-I/CTY-A:''' Short for CTY inappropriate and appropriate, respectively, used by students and staff alike. Another term, CTYS was created at LAN.06.2 during Passionfruit when serveral people misheard the term "CTY-esque". CTYS has no meaning. Similarly, the term CTY-C gained mild popularity in CAR.09.2, meaning CTY-Contraband.<br />
* '''[[CTY-L]]:''' The main CTY e-mailing list.<br />
* '''CTY-Bi/CTBi: ''' A sexual orientation. Being attracted to both sexes at CTY, but normally identifying as hetero or homosexual.<br />
* '''CTY-M:''' CTY memories.<br />
* '''[[CTY Withdrawal|CTY Withdrawal/Post-CTY Depression]]:''' The feeling of sadness that CTYers, especially nomores, experience after leaving CTY. Can last for days, weeks, or until the day before CTY of the next year. Often abbreviated 'PCTYD'.<br />
* '''Double sessioner:''' Someone who goes to two sessions in one year, regardless of site.<br />
* '''[[ERS]]:''' Egyptian Ratscrew, a popular card game at CTY.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Five-year Freak|Five-year Freak]]:''' Lucky fobber who through some combination of birthdate, grade-skippage, and pure luck is eligible to attend CTY for five years as opposed to the usual four.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Flying Squirrel|Flying Squirrel]]:''' Someone who changes sites. For example, Suzie went to Lancaster in 2004 and in 2005, she went to Carlisle. At Carlisle, Suzie was referred to as a flying squirrel. (Note: Such people can also be called sperm.)<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Forevermore|Forevermore]]:''' Any CTY alumnus, who will always be a part of CTY.<br />
* '''[[Grass orgy]]:''' In a grass orgy, one CTYer lies down on the grass, a second CTYer lies down with his or her head on the first CTYer's stomach, a third CTYer lies down on top of the second CTYer, and so on, until many CTYers are all lying on top of one another on the grass. Also known as 'tummy chains,' 'stummy lays,' 'cuddle puddles', or 'grorgies.' Variations include couch orgies (corgies) or floor orgies (floorgies).<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall bonding|Hall bondage]]:''' A Sunday activity in which a CTYer is required to hang out with other students living on their hall. May occasionally be after Study Hall for a weird hall. The RAs refer to this time period as "hall bonding," but then again, RAs are strange.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall hopping|Hall hopping]]:''' Either legal or illegal practice of having sleepovers in other halls. Usually illegal.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall meeting|Hall meeting]]:''' A meeting of one's hall, normally before lights out, but after Quad Time. It is conducted by the RA, and is used to announce news and sign up for activities. Also a good chance to annoy your RA.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Illegal sleepover|Illegal sleepover]]:''' (Also called ISOs)Sneaking into others' rooms overnight on weekdays or when sleepovers are not allowed. A common practice in these sleepovers is "practicing" on each other.<br />
* '''[[Mafia]]:''' A popular activity game involving God/mediator, a doctor/angel, a detective/cop, mafia, and townspeople.<br />
* '''[[Mandatory Fun]]:''' Activities, especially weekend activities. It is one of the oldest terms in the CTY lexicon, dating back at least to the mid-80s. Mandatory Fun activities have a very notorious reputation for being extremely boring and/or stupid. It was referred to as Non-Mandatory Fun at LMU through 2006, although the term Mandatory fun was adopted in 07.2.<br />
* '''[[Mao]]:''' A very popular CTY card game, played at a variety of different sites. Its first rule is "you may not discuss the rules of Mao." Also popular with math teams such as ARML. There are an unlimited number of variants: Chicago math team Mao is the same as Massachusetts math team Mao, but is quite different from CTY Mao. <br />
* '''Maybemore:''' A term invented on Facebook on August 9, 2011 after LAN 11.2. After some CTYers, including a (now maybe-not) nevermore, began having some confusion over whether they were going to CTY next year, the term "maybemore" was coined. May or may not reach more common usage.<br />
* '''[[Meet Market]]:''' The evening social time at CTY lasting from 9:00 - 10:00. Called Quad Time at some sites, and Social Time at LMU.<br />
* '''[[Nevermore]]:''' At most sites, a Nevermore is a CTYer who can no longer return due to reaching the age limit of 16. At Lancaster and Carlisle, a Nevermore is a CTYer who cannot return for other reasons and is not yet 16. Some tradition-unaware CTYers use this term interchangably with "nomore," or do not know what either are.<br />
* '''[[Nomore]]:''' At most sites, a Nomore is a CTYer who cannot return due to reasons other than age. At Lancaster and Carlisle, a Nomore is a CTYer who can no longer return because they have reached the age limit of 16. Some tradition-unaware CTYers use this term interchangably with "nevermore," or do not know what either are.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#One Hit Wonder|One Hit Wonder]]:''' Someone who is both a first year and a nomore/nevermore. Sometimes called "One Shot" or "One Year Tragedy."<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Onemore|Onemore]]:''' A CTYer whose next year will be his or her nomore/nevermore year. Similarly, there are twomores (tumors), threemores, minus-onemores, etc.<br />
* '''[[Passionfruit]]:''' A morning ritual involving toasting friends and drinking juice. After the Canon, it is one of the most important and universal CTY traditions. Some sites have Passionfruit every week (Carlisle), others only on the last day.<br />
* '''Quad:''' The large, grassy area in between all of the residential buildings where CTYers spend their free time. At some sites, "Quad" also refers to the buildings around the Quad, as in, "I live in Quad 10." <br />
* '''[[Quad Time]]:''' Evening social time from 9:00-9:40. Has a reputation of seeming unbearably short. Called "Meet Market" or "Social Time" at some sites.<br />
* '''[[RA]]:''' Residential Advisor. Like camp counselors, RAs are in charge of watching students while they aren't in class, organizing activities, and conducting hall meetings. Can be pronounced as "R.A." or as "Rah."<br />
* '''[[Raving]]:''' Alternative and more common term for glowsticking.<br />
* '''[[Rina|Rinas/Rinos]]:''' Through some strange coincidence, several CTY sites have, in their histories, been shared with ballet camps. Males are called "rinos" (pronounced "rhino") whereas females are "rinas." CTYers have had a quarrelsome history with all other camps, whose numbers are usually far outmatched by CTY.<br />
* '''[[Scum]]:''' A popular card game at Lancaster; there are several variations, including [[Scum: The Masquerade]] and Scum: The Ascension.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Seven-year Satan|Seven-year Satan]]:''' Someone who has been at every single possible year of Baby CTY and CTY and has an optimal birthday, age, and grade level in school. Not to be confused with the position of Satan at Lancaster.<br />
* '''[[Shorthand Dates]]:''' The format of expressing CTY sessions, sites, and courses.<br />
* '''[[Silent Football]]:''' A complex game involving an invisible football, hallucinations, and tattling. This game is most popular at Lancaster, especially Second Session, and, to a lesser degree, Carlisle-second.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Six-year Satan Spawn|Six-year Satan Spawn]]:''' Someone who has, through some combination of Baby CTY and CTY, been at CTY for six years.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Sleepover|Sleepover]]:''' A sleepover is... a sleepover. Sleepovers may occur on Friday and Saturday nights, although sometimes only one due to RAs' patrol duties. Any number of people may be in one room, although RAs may cancel sleepovers if they become too loud.<br />
* '''[[Squirrel|Squirrel/Sperm]]:''' A first year CTYer. Squirrel is the more prevalent term at Lancaster. Sperm is the more common term at Carlisle despite administrative attempts to quash it; it is used to designate someone who has never been to Passionfruit. "Even though Katie is a squirrel, she understands the essence of CTY."<br />
* '''[[TA]]/LA/PA:''' Teaching Assistant, Lab Assistant, Program Assistant; these terms are synonymous, but each site only uses one. Usually, they are college/grad students who assist with instructing classes.<br />
* '''[[The Game]]:''' (LAN/CAR/LMU/SAR/JHU) A game that is very popular at Lancaster and came to Carlisle in 06.2. You just lost the game. Darn.<br />
* '''[[Thursday]]:''' A day of the week marked by bathrobe and towel-wearing. Also the end of the world. At Carlisle, the day most often used for Poetry Night.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Two-year Tragedy|Two-year Tragedy]]:''' A second year who is 16 and thus cannot return to CTY.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy|Uber-CTY/Uber-CTYer]]:''' Person or thing that embodies the spirit of CTY and is very involved in the life of CTY. Ex: "Sarah is such an uber-ctyer."<br />
* '''[[Veil law]]:''' Rules instituted in the '80s that boys cannot be in girls' rooms, and girls cannot be in boys' rooms. Rarely referred to by name.<br />
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==Lancaster==<br />
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* '''[[Acting Improv]]:''' Best. Activity. Ever. It is a very popular activity that brings a lot of laughs and brings people out of their comfort zones. <br />
* '''[[Agreedball]]:''' A sport invented for CTY Lancaster by two RAs whose catch phrase was "agreed." The purpose of the game is to be agreeable.<br />
* '''[[Alcove]]:''' The great-great-grandspawn of the Digiclan at Lancaster. Originated in 2001. Was in exile during 2002-2004 (due to the lack of an actual Alcove), but was revived in 2005. Rumored to have killed/been killed by Game Corner. Died in 2007, was resurrected in 2008.<br />
* '''Arches:''' A popular place for activities at Lancaster, outside of North/South Ben and the cafeteria. The Arches are also meeting places, places for activities and places to sign up for things. Arches split into North Arches, Central Arches, and South Arches.<br />
* '''[[ASFC]]:''' The field house at Lancaster, which contains a pool, small basketball courts, and an indoor track. During 2004, this space was used for meals while the dining hall was reconstructed. Also used for indoor dances when outdoor dances are rained out.<br />
* '''Astro Dance Party:''' During 07.2, the Astronomy class would dance the "Macarena" at their meeting place (one of the many trees on the quad) and the "Cha Cha Slide" on their way to their building (a challenge in and of itself). Usually the entire class, sometimes including the TA, Emi Wang, participated with confidence. They were occasionally joined by other students.<br />
* '''[[Big Top]]:''' A very painful memory from 04.2.<br />
* '''[[Blammo]]:''' A popular game involving plastic spoons, God, and stalking.<br />
* '''[[Boobtag]]:''' Tag. With the prefix "boob."<br />
* '''Continuum:''' A word used to describe people who look exactly alike, starting with Zev Hurwich in 06.1. Noted people included in the continuum are Zev Hurwich, Zev Chonoles (as anti-continuum), Everett Maus (Ev), and Maddie Stevens (Mev). Also known as the MevEvZev Continuum, or any variation on that (ZevEvMev, etc).<br />
* '''Debunking:''' Refers to either (a) revealing a falsehood (usually a myth); or (b) making everyone in Lancaster de-bunk their bunk beds. Also known as "Room Tetris." Debunking is generally only an issue in dorms with modular furniture, such as Schnader. Unfortunately for the RAs (who generally do all the debunking during one study hall), most rooms are not truly "rectangular" due to protrusions such as power/phone outlets and air conditioning units. This often results in strange furniture configurations.<br />
* '''[[Dermot]]:''' A midlife crisis, and a legendary RA.<br />
* '''[[Digiclan]]:''' A group of Lancaster CTYers that started as a group of students who took [[Digital Logic]] in the early '90s. They are known for their weirdness and their (currently defunct) webpage.<br />
* '''[[Passionfruit#Electric Tree|Electric Tree]]:''' A tree on Hartman Green that has an electrical outlet installed at the base of its trunk; used to play music by They Might Be Giants after the [[Passionfruit]].<br />
* '''Find the Saltine:''' A game invented in the television series ''Scrubs'' during the fifth season episode "My Half Acre." It was introduced to CTY Lancaster by John Harrison during 07.2. In this game, one person hides a saltine somewhere on his person; then, the other players must find the saltine. Each person gets one guess per day as to the location of the saltine. When someone finds the saltine, the hider announces, "You, sir, have found the saltine," and the finder then hides it. Rinse and repeat.<br />
* '''[[FNORD| ]]:''' Kinda weird that there's no title for this entry, huh? Just a blank spot, no visible word.<br />
* '''[[Fob]]:''' Little plastic things first issued in 2003 at Lancaster that magically opened doors with a simple wave. Stands for "For Opening Buildings" or "For Opening Bras." It is a universal curse-word substitute.<br />
* '''Fobmasters/Fobsters/FoBoys:''' a sort-of clan originating in CTY Lancaster 05.1; mostly boys from Atlee 3 and their friends. They produced jokes like Motherfobber and the Fob Dance, and the Switchfob.<br />
** '''[[Fob|Switchfob]]:''' An awesome way to open buildings in which a Lancaster CTYer would squeeze the fob between his or her room key and meal card. The fob would fly out. This trick became quite popular to the point that some people would fob Stager Hall, which was usually unlocked.<br />
* '''Forque/Forke:''' A fork given to a person by the infamous Dr. Forque from 04.1 during the fork shortage.<br />
* '''God Fob:''' An RA fob that can open any door at any time. Only a lucky few students get them. Mostly used to sneak in right after dinner before Study Hall. If caught in the building at unauthorized times, RAs have the right to confiscate these.<br />
* '''[[Hammertime]]:''' The time zone in which Lancaster Session 2 is located. Inseperably associated with Silent Football.<br />
* '''[[LLRT]]:''' The Land of The Large Round Tables. A group of Lancaster CTYers, and a offshoot of the DigiClan. LLRT originally referred to a group of CTYers in 1993; the name has passed down through several generations and has since become the Alcove. It is also the name of Dining Hall 4 at Lancaster, where LLRTers ate.<br />
* '''Kosherization:''' Making Kosher a place which was not previously so. Performed upon the Alcove during 07.2.<br />
* '''Nerdgasm:''' Referring to any event of such nerdish proportions it can/does produce orgasm. A particularly appropriate example was when, for the LAN.06.2 [[Talent Show]], one CTYer solved a Rubik's Cube onstage while reciting the first 200 digits of pi.<br />
* '''PoserMofo/PoserMobo:''' An inside joke stemming from the PoserMobile commercial from LAN.05.1, usually the Logic A kids.<br />
* '''Purpling:''' A term used by some residents of Schnader in 06.1 to describe a boy (blue) walking into a girls' hall (pink), or vice versa.<br />
* '''[[Second Saturday]]:''' Lancaster's version of "Drag Day" which at Lancaster is referred to as "Cross-dress Day." This occurs on the second Saturday of each session and is marked by gratuitous references from ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''.<br />
*'''Sir/good sir:''' The kivo man,who was fond of reprimanding students while using the prefix"sir". A song by the name of "Sir" was performed by the band "Half-Straight" in Lancaster 10.2<br />
* '''[[Spencer]]:''' An all-mighty being whose glory campers learned about in 08.1 and presumably 08.2<br />
* '''[[Hall:LAN#Thormanism|Thormanism]]:''' A religion started in 05.1 by a group of MIND students based on a god, Rachel Thorman.<br />
* '''Thorny Crown:''' A laurel crown made by Rachel Larrowe (with help from David Federman, Elena Karras and others), commissioned by Zev Hurwich when offered a bunch of grapes by Rina Polyakov. It was passed down from Zev to Everett Maus as a relic with unspecified purpose. In 08.1 Ev passed it down to Elena (the king in american pie) but she has chosen to stop this as a passed down position. Instead it will simply be the job of some kind hearted CTYer to buy grapes as soon as possible, eat said grapes very quickly, and then craft a crown out of the stems of said grapes. David Federman (the King) also wore it in "American Pie." As of 08.1 the crown serves the specific purpose of being worn by the King in "American Pie," and the original crown has been replaced by one made of duct tape and decorated with grape stems by Elena Karras. The newest thorny crown was made of paper towel, duct tape, and grape stems. In 10.1 Paul Wolfteich will make the thorny crown but will not necessarily be the one to wear it in American Pie. <br />
* '''[[Turkey Hill]]:''' A convenience store right outside of F&M campus. Each hall visits Turkey Hill twice; extra visits may be won from Mandatory Fun. This special store has been made the top grossing Turkey Hill through CTYer's efforts. <br />
* '''[[Ultimate Frisbee#Ultimizzle Frisbizzle Tournamizzle|Ultimizzle Frisbizzle Tournamizzle]]:''' Name of the Ultimate Frisbee tournament held 05.1 and 06.2. Marked a general overuse of the suffix -izzle, and inspired the 05.2 Alcove shirt.<br />
* '''Winged Llama:''' Llama. With wings.<br />
* '''Your mother:''' She doesn't work here. This was a running joke that can be traced back to a speech given by Chris Mahoney, Site Director at Lancaster for the first week of 01.1, at the opening ceremonies.<br />
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==Carlisle==<br />
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* '''[[Carlisle/places|Anita Tuvin Schlechter]]:''' The auditorium used for dances, the Talent Show, etc., named after Anita Tuvin Schlecter by her father, who donated the building. A bear owned by McKenzie Hull 06.2 was named after her, tradmarking the phrase, "Anita Tuvin Schlechter: the woman, the building, the bear."<br />
* '''[[Betty the Cardswiper]]:''' The cardswiper at the HUB. She was infamous for saying, "Hello. Thank You."<br />
* '''Blue Js:''' The site-renowned "gang" consisting of the members of Superquad, Quad 4, Floor 2. It was started because over half the hall's names started with the letter "J"; the rest had honorary J's added. These Existentialism and Cognitive Psychology students were known for their Blue Js hands (later stolen by the Groundbats of Session 2). These hands were infamously turned upside-down to become the symbol of the rival hall (Quad 5, Floor 2) Phoenix. Blue Js were well known for their late night Blue Js runs, and their covering of the campus with pink chalk birds.<br />
* '''Bocongalicious:''' Something that has to do with Bocong in many ways. "Have a Bocongalicious Summer!" was a common yearbook signature during 07.1.<br />
* '''Cake:''' Site Director Bret's analogy of CTY being a cake in 06.1; 06.2 had a sandwich. Safety on top, learning on the bottom, and fun (and CTYers) in the middle, protected by a safe learning environment. Referred to constantly and spread to Lancaster by way of Jeff Sachs's Passionfruit speech.<br />
* '''Conspiracy to fatten:''' A conspiracy involving the ratio of eating and inactive time to activity time. With four-and-a-half hours of eating time (2 hours for breakfast, 1 hour for lunch, 1.5 hours for dinner), nine hours of class, eight hours of sleep, the only conclusion is that Carlislians are being fattened up for the slaughter and an eventual feeding to Galen, the rarely seen academic dean.<br />
* '''[[Couching]]:''' The act of sitting on the couches in the HUB during free time. A coucher is one who couches.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#The Devil's Den|The Devil's Den]]:''' The convenient store in the HUB. Filled with lots and lots and lots of energy drinks, along with other junk food items.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Double-Klineing]]:''' Spending both activity periods in the [[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Kline gym]].<br />
* '''Fschnargling:''' (the 'f' is silent) An activity that was deemed by the 10.2 RAs as contraband, but seems to refer to CTY-I PDA.<br />
* '''Fun With The Hos(e):''' An awesome weekend activity thought up by Luke in 06.2 and attended by most of the Game Theory class and others. It involved simply playing around with a water hose and water balloons.<br />
* '''Fun Free Friday:''' The second Friday of the session when the RAs make all of the activities sound horrible. Most of them really are awful, but some of them are actually fun activities with bad names. Also, much to the dismay of many students, Kline is not offered either activity period.<br />
* '''Goregasm/Goregy:''' DISS.06.2 had such a severe obsession with Al Gore, especially after seeing an ''Inconvenient Truth'', that they decided to start an Al Gore-based religion. The word Goregasm was invented to describe the feelings an Al Gore lover gets when doing anything Al Gore related, an event referred to as a Goregy when occurring collectively. The term was coined by David.<br />
* '''[[Goth Day]]:''' Carlisle's "Goth Day." It is debatable whether it takes place on Second Wednesday or Second Thursday. Although Goth Day was traditionally on Thursday, many have adopted the tradition to Wednesday. Used interchangably with "Emo Day."<br />
* '''[[Hall:CAR#Groundbats|Groundbats]]:''' Flying rodents that can dig in the sky and fly in the ground. Groundbats were also a past hall theme, resurrected by RA Jacob in 2006.<br />
* '''Ha!:''' A game that involves laying on the stomachs of other players and trying to make them laugh by saying "HA!"<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places|HUB]]:''' The Holland Union Building, a place for eating and hanging out at Carlisle.<br />
* '''[[HUB Donuts]]:''' The legendarily tasty donuts served at breakfast in the HUB cafeteria. Embraced by a few CTYers of 06.2, they are truly orgasmically good.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places|HUB Potatoes]]:''' Potatoes served at every meal in the cafeteria of the HUB. Also the theme of the 10.1 Talent Show<br />
* '''Helen Muller:''' One of two Alaskans from the same school in Anchorage. Attended Carlisle '05 - '08. Takes care of people when they are sick.<br />
* '''[[Jacob the Jeweler]]:''' Resident Advisor Jacob Weisfeld, Captain himself, who resided over the MIND.B.CAR.06.2 and EXIT.B.CAR.06.2 boys.<br />
* '''[[J'hanja'kwanzi]]:''' A game invented by CTYers during 10.2, using a chess board and nicknames for each of the pieces, involving political or historical humor; typically, the purpose of the game is to eliminate all of the opponent's pieces by shaking the board.<br />
* '''Jon Hecht:''' A onemore at CAR.06.2 who was a prominent member of the [[Hall:CAR#Cucumber Cult|Cucumber Cult]]. He was very notable through his height and bright red hair, for which he was dubbed "The Beacon."<br />
* '''[[Kill Murray/Save Murray]]:''' An improvisational game where two players, using their creativities and two markers, try to either to kill (red marker) or to save (green marker) a brown stick figure named Murray.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Kline]]:''' The gym at Carlisle.<br />
* '''Kunigunda (and Lisa):''' The mascot of EXIT.B.CAR.06.1.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#KW|KW]]:''' The offices at Carlisle where you go if you get sick or get in trouble.<br />
* '''[[User:Marxi|Marxi]]:''' A fantastic, short, loveable, eccentric CTYer. Dated Ippy at CAR.05.2. Nomore in '06. Partially responsible for Kumquat receiving said nickname.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Massey's|Massey's]]:''' The creamery near Dickinson where students often enjoy Meet Markets when RAs take side trips. Frequently used as rewards for good behavior.<br />
* '''Nate's Grandma:''' An activity at CAR.06.2. Also known as "Christian's Hall Bonding."<br />
* '''Plaid Shorts Day:''' Monday of every week, during which everyone wore some form of plaid shorts or other plaid textured clothes. Popular in 07.1.<br />
* '''Purple Wednesday:''' An attempt by members of Beth's hall in 10.1 to get all the students to wear purple on every Wednesday of the session. This was somewhat successful after students wrote in sidewalk chalk that Wednesday was purple day.<br />
* '''[[Drag Day|Second Tuesday]]:''' Carlisle's "Cross-dressing day."<br />
* '''[[Slackjaw]]:''' A staring-contest-like game that became popular in Carlisle.<br />
* '''Space Nazi:''' A group of RAs who would go around during dances of 06.1 to students who were grinding and tell them to "leave room for Jesus." A common response to this was, "I'm Jewish."<br />
* '''Squeegle''' : Variation of "your mom" used during 06.2. The word was created by two brothers, Steve and Don Norum, who had trouble insulting each other's mother, for obvious reasons. As a result, Steve began saying "squeegle" whenever he could have made a mother joke. Squeegle is also a game invented by the [[Hall:CAR#Cucumber Cult|Cucumber Cult]].<br />
* '''Taku Appreciation:''' Appreciation of the POLY.B.CAR.07.2. TA, Taku; it eventually became an activity. Taku returned to TA for POLY.B.CAR.12.1, and a Taku appreciation activity was held on the last Wednesday of the session, surprisingly without knowledge of the past year's activity. Live the life of a legend.<br />
* '''Tea Cooler:''' An indescribable iced tea/lemonade-like product made by Lenkerbrook Farms found at Carlisle. It's like lemonade only better. There have been worries about the level of radioactivity in some of its other products due to its proximity to Three Mile Island. <br />
* '''The Weather Girls:''' Spurring from a Casino Night Karaoke rendition of "It's Raining Men," the Weather Girls can be identified by standing in public and gathering upon a call of "Weather Girls Assemble!"<br />
* '''Toga Day/Third Monday:''' Theme day invented by nevermores Maliya, Lee, Claire, and Swati.<br />
* '''TreSync''' Amusing dance performed by the male RAs during the 07.2 Talent Show. They performed to the renowned N'Sync's "Bye Bye Bye."<br />
* '''[[Vertical Rule]]:''' The rule that says if you're at Meet Market and you don't sit up straight, you get a bright light in your eyes and many RAs looking at you suspiciously. However, the vertical rule can be bent if you are out in the open or perpendicular to each other, as in playing the game Ha! (ways to get around the rule: say you're looking at the stars).<br />
*'''Yams:''' The mating call or random blurting of the word yams, coming from a large group of nevermores of 2013 session 1<br />
* '''Yong-Min Syndrome (YMS):''' Extreme perversion in thought, speech, or action. Made by Phil's and Scott's hall in 07.1.<br />
* '''Poetry Night:''' Poetry readings done every Thursday and last Wednesday at Meet Market. Presided over by the Poetry Goddess.<br />
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==Saratoga Springs (Skidmore)==<br />
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* '''Amnesty Box:''' On the first night, each RA collects all contraband and puts it in an Amnesty Box with no risk of punishment. All items in the amnesty box are given back at the end of session. (Note: total amnesty does not actually extend to things like machetes, as evidenced in 12.2)<br />
* '''Cookie Trade:''' The door between Rounds 3 and Howe 3 is closed because they are boys' and girls' dorms, respectively. Occasionally an RA will allow a cookie trade, where the door is kept open and boys and girls can chat, trade food, etc. without breaking any rules.<br />
* '''David Dance:''' A one hour long dance following evening classes (9PM-10PM) on the last Wednesday of a session, first held 12.2. Most Canon songs are played at this dance. Is named such because site director David created it.<br />
* '''Dipshit:''' A SILENT game in which everyone sits in a circle with one's legs crossed. One hits one's knee (right or left, depending on the player's whim) and then the player next to him/her does so, etc. One may not speak unless the leader of the game calls on him/her. The King/Queen of the Quad usually leads the game, and failing at the game (or speaking out of turn) will result in embarrassing, yet mandatory, "punishments." Also called "Dipstick" to appease pesky staff.<br />
* '''The Duckpond:''' A pond on the edge of campus with a fountain and algae. On the last morning, passionfruit is held there. During the session, the popular weekly "Reading by the Duck Pond" is held there,<br />
* '''Fruit:''' A quad time game where everyone playing forms a circle, and picks a fruit to be their name for the game (or whatever theme you feel like playing, such as Harry Potter characters). You go around and declare your name, and someone starts off in the middle with a towel. This person says one of the names, and if they can hit that person before they say another person's name, the person that was hit goes into the middle. If the person says another name, that person has to say another name, and so on. <br />
* '''Harold and Maude:''' Movie that was introduced to Saratoga by RAs Val and Kenny in 2005. This movie is considered one of the greatest cult movies of all time, and has a great soundtrack by Cat Stevens.<br />
* '''Jazzies:''' The jazz camp people, usually used to refer to cute boys at the jazz camp. They are distinct group from Rinas/Rinos and are better liked.<br />
* '''Jonsson Tower:''' In the event of (insert calamitous disaster of choice here), how long would it take to reach the top of Jonsson Tower? 1 MINUTE 12 SECONDS!!!!<br />
* '''Rinas and Rinos:''' The ballerina camp people, female ballerinas are referred to as "rinas" and male ballerinas as "rinos".<br />
* '''[[Synergy]]:''' A term from 06.1 that means teamwork, originating from a cult-like following based on a speech made by the Site Director.<br />
* '''Tater:''' A stuffed potato. He is used to separate grinders or dancers who are too close. He was stolen by Manan (SRA '06) during the first Mandatory Fun Saturday of Second Session. Where's Tater?<br />
* '''[[Varsity Catch]]:''' A game in which a bunch of people run around with a ball, throwing it to each other. When the ball isdropped or kicked, everyone stops and yells at the offender, "You're the worst!" The game is then resumed.<br />
*'''Michael Silver''' is amazing.<br />
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==Loudonville (Siena)==<br />
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* '''Butt Rock:''' A popular landmark that was supposed to be a commemorative heart for 9/11 victims, but from one angle it actually looks like a giant pink butt. CTYers are technically not supposed to sit on it. Also, the butt rock gets heated in the sun *wink wink*.<br />
* '''The Friars:''' Jedi who roam the campus in space age golf carts. Angering a friar may result in a lightning bolt striking you down where you stand. CTYers have been known to be run over by the golf carts.<br />
* '''The Slushites of Meng:''' The followers of the religion and person known as Meng Cheng.<br />
* '''The Dermites:''' The followers of the religion of [[Dermot]] and his magic hat, rivals to the Slushites of Meng.<br />
** '''"Meng wills it!":''' A phrase that the Slushites commonly used as an excuse for anything.<br />
* '''STD:''' Abbreviation of "social time detention" where a CTYer has broken a rule and is forced to miss a designated social time. The term was coined 07.1, but really caught on 08.1.<br />
* '''The Ten-Plus-One Commandments:''' At Hamilton, the basic rules were displayed in "thou shalt not" form. Originally there were ten, but over the years, they were rewritten until there were eleven, or ten plus one. The final commandment was "No sitting on window ledges or crossing them on your way out the window." This was necessitated by the actions of one John Hague, a.k.a. Spam, a former CTYer and now RA, who sat on a Hamilton window ledge.<br />
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==Los Angeles (LMU)==<br />
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* '''Lame Train Way of Life:''' An ideology that gives people the permission to take themselves out of potentially explosive situations (a.k.a., an excuse to be lazy). From the reign of the late Tom Ryan III.<br />
* '''Schmorntel:''' A happy red rhinoceros that flies and exists. From LOGC.07.1.<br />
* '''Rabÿt:''' A swedish death metal rabbit that helps you to logic down. From LOGC.07.2.<br />
* '''English:''' A manfairy with a big frilly tutu, purple sparkly elbow gloves, and a giant pencil that spews poisonous ink. From ETYM.07.2.<br />
*'''Foreign Camp:''' A camp with Spaniards and other Europeans that apparently take classes in English on campus. This is never seen; usually they're just smoking outside of Jamba Juice or being rude to CTYers.<br />
*'''Guitar Camp:''' A guitar workshop that is usually on campus only during first session but during 2010 overlapped both sessions. While CTY and guitar camp were at odds for years in 09.1 a tentative peace was made for them and several of them actually gave CTYers their lanyards when asked. A year later, however, in 2010, most of the guitar camp boys just think CTYers are very strange.<br />
* '''Kobe Camp:''' A camp of kids who take over the cafeteria for about a week. During their stay, they usually annoy everyone with their inferior stupidity.<br />
*'''Peace, Not Potatoes:''' A campaign made during 09.1 by the LAWP class in which they carried out a hypothetical experiment to see how many people would notice the black arm bands, sometimes called "Protest Bands," worn by LAWPsters. Later, the bands evolved into "Memory Bands" made out of black duct tape and worn as bracelets. <br />
* '''The Potato Cycle:''' The way potatoes supposedly get recycled through the LMU cafeteria. Through study of the potato cycle, one can predict what future meals may bring.<br />
* '''The Potato Generator:''' The large, white (and somewhat rusting), dumpster-impostor attached to the back of the LMU cafeteria. It is said to be the origin of all the potatoes that are in the meals. During 09.1, 3 times in a row, there were no potatoes in the lunch - causing general uprising and worry. Some argued that the Potato Generator was broken, and later that day, a huge truck was seen hauling the Generator away, and then putting it back in place. Meals with potatoes resumed. However, some may now question whether or not the Potato Generator really is the site of the recycling and creation of LMU potatoes, due to the fact that several PCTYDers of 09.1 met the actual Executive Chef of the LMU Caf - Jeff Mercer. When asked about the abundance of potatoes, he replied, "I'm Irish."<br />
* '''BLAMMO:''' Organized by the Trinity's Son in 2012, BLAMMO begins with with signups during the second or third social time, and assignments and spoons are granted during a ceremony of the third or fourth social time. The game is played until the end of the session, and everyone still alive is given the title of the winner of BLAMMO.<br />
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==Baltimore (JHU)==<br />
* '''BLAMMO:''' Brought to JHU in 09.2, this is the same game mentioned above in "Lancaster," but has slight variations in rules. The title is always written in caps.<br />
* '''Bumpkin:''' A term used by Simon and Stefan's halls in 06.2.<br />
* '''Hyena Time:''' Also, "High on Life"; refers to the first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of 07.2, specifically used by Pasha to describe his hall. During this weekend, the hall was characterized by hysterical, uncontrollable, and seemingly contagious laughter, perpetuated all the while by underwear/underwhere?, quizzical/testical, dead baby, dumb blonde, and bunga jokes. The phrase came about because the laughter of one particular boy, Henly, sounded very much like a loud hyena.<br />
* '''LAME:''' Lanyards Are My Everything, from the Talent Show Act (06.2).<br />
* '''Megaphone (THE Megaphone):''' The white megaphone carried by staff. This megaphone is used to, in addition to the typical functions of a megaphone, relay the message to students that A) class has begun, get to your designated areas please, B) Activities have begun, get to your designated areas please, or C) BE QUIET ALREADY!! This is done via a button on the megaphone that plays a tune, which past generations have christened "The Chinese Ice-Cream Truck Tune." In short, this megaphone is sacred. It's one of the most reliable timekeepers at JHU. IT CONTROLS YOUR LIFE. *Twilight Zone music* <br />
* '''The Most Holy and Epic Tome of BLAMMO:''' A tome carried ONLY by the God(dess) of BLAMMO, which contains rules, regulations, archives, instructions, and sign up sheets for the game BLAMMO. While one may ask to see a certain passage in the book (ie, to read the rules or to sign up,) the God(dess) of BLAMMO reserves the right to deny anyone the privilege to look at, touch, or bask in the radiating epicness of the Tome if he/she sees fit. Stealing said Tome may result in a battalion of rabid squirrels wielding jackhammers to descend from the treetops and maul the perpetrator. <br />
* '''Ninja:''' A phrase coined and used by Pasha's Hall, specifically Kevin Yang, in 07.2. Used as a general adjective of awesomeness: "OMG, that was so ninja!" Anything can qualify for ninja status, but those that are chosen are typically flashy stunts, or brilliant moves. For an example, click [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4IaXXwMDTg here].<br />
* '''PASHA!:''' A cry issued by Pasha's hall in 07.2 at every mention of his name. The Pasha cry is very unique; it involves a shortened "pa" sound and a much louder, stressed, elongated "sha" sound. Hall members would often repeat this cry up to ten times. <br />
* '''Sketchy Dudes:''' A term used by Nell's Hall 09.1 for non-lanyard wearing people; also in reference for when to hit the big blue button on the lamps, ie. "it is okay to hit the button when a sketchy dude is in the immediate proximity, especially if wearing black or having followed you for some time."<br />
* '''Viet's iPods:''' Refers to an RA in JHU.06 who mercilessly confiscated iPods because listening to them was not allowed. It is said that he once walked to the office with twenty iPods in his arms. He was also a really mean and nasty RA in general.<br />
* '''Woosh!''' Coined by Trevor's Hall in JHU.09, it became a catchphrase of the hall along with "The Team." Usually expresses triumph and happiness.<br />
* '''Yeah Jawn!''' Coined by Addison's Hall in Jhu 10.1 was heard throughout the session even at closings.<br />
* '''What?''' '''WHAT!''' '''What?''' '''WHAT!''' '''Yeah''' '''YEAH!''' Addison's hall used this at the end of the first dance and colour wars. 11.2<br />
* '''MILANESE''' The amazing math logic teacher who jumped over an RA at the basketball game.<br />
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* '''Club Iron (CFe):''' Week-long activity devoted to long runs, hills, and rotten coconuts. Run by RA Hillary and Office Manager Ali during Session 2 of 2005.<br />
* '''Honorary Title:''' A new tradition at KNE in which somebody earns a title from their peers. If the name sticks for the whole session, it is an honorary title.<br />
* '''The JellyFish Doughnuts:''' The students of MARI.B.KNE.05.2. Known for their superiority to the Nudies of Maria.<br />
* '''PandaClan:''' The students of FCPS.KNE.03.1, so named because of a very bad panda joke told by the instructor, which then spread through campus like a radioactive, mutant virus. Students were known to hide behind bushes, jumping out at passers-by shouting, "I'm a PANDA!"<br />
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==Easton==<br />
*'''CAAmp/ CAAmpers:''' (Pronounced either Camp or CAA CAMP) refers to CAA sites and the people who go to these sites.<br />
*'''Cross-Dressing Wednesday:''' The last Wednesday of the last week of a session. It is not official but most CAAmpers will borrow clothes from their friends of the opposite gender and dress like them for the day. Most boy CAAmpers, if they are ambitious will get in trouble for dressing "inappropriate" with short skirts, and stuffed bras showing.<br />
*'''Goth Monday:''' The last Monday of the last week of a session. Similar to Cross-Dressing day but CAAmpers will dress in goth attire.<br />
* '''Joemma babies:''' Pronounced "joe-ma"; a collection of short stories developed by many students of the 06.2 Whodunit Class. It was based off the idea that Joe Suttin and Emma Youtsmith were having a summer romance. It was a favorite hobby of some in the class to use Joe and Emma in the stories that they had to write.<br />
*'''Preppy Tuesday:''' The last Tuesday of the last week of a session. Just like Goth Monday but CAAmpers dress in preppy attire.<br />
*'''South College Hall'''- boys dorm and CTY main site office<br />
*'''squirrels'''-lots of squirrels<br />
*'''farinon'''-meal center<br />
*'''dances'''-every friday night at marlo room in Farinon at night-no study hall!<br />
* bab'''='''y carlos- name used to call someone at CTY as some one from Hangover 2<br />
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* '''Social movement:''' Dances are not permitted at SFSU because of campus policy, so in keeping with the site's focus on social justice, this Friday night tradition became publicized as the weekly social movement instead.<br />
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*'" The Hat of Maximum Swag"' a hat made of construction paper, casino night money, and cotton balls. When worn, it gives the wearer maximum swag. <br />
*"' The Floor 6 Student Lounge'" a room on floor 6 that provided free wifi for all who entered.<br />
*"'No Dying"' was a common greeting between RA and student, followed by "You can die all you want once the session is done,"<br />
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This is a [[lexicon]] of CTY terms, organized by site.<br />
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==General==<br />
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* '''[[Activities]]:''' Scheduled social events and such that CTYers are required to attend after classes and on weekends. Popular ones include Discussion Group and [[Acting Improv]].<br />
* '''"[[American Pie]]":''' A song by Don McLean that is played at every CTY/CAA site as the last song at every dance (except for Skidmore Session 1 last dance).<br />
* '''[[Baby CTY]]:''' CTY Young Students Program.<br />
* '''[[Canon]]:''' The songs which must be played at all CTY dances. The Canon varies by site (and sometimes even by session).<br />
* '''[[CTY]]:''' Center for Talented Youth. See also: [[CTY expansions]].<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy|CTYer]]:''' A CTY student or alumnus; also, in some cases, anyone who is associated with CTY and understands the CTY spirit. "My college roommate was a CTYer too, but I didn't know her when I was there."<br />
* '''CTY-I/CTY-A:''' Short for CTY inappropriate and appropriate, respectively, used by students and staff alike. Another term, CTYS was created at LAN.06.2 during Passionfruit when serveral people misheard the term "CTY-esque". CTYS has no meaning. Similarly, the term CTY-C gained mild popularity in CAR.09.2, meaning CTY-Contraband.<br />
* '''[[CTY-L]]:''' The main CTY e-mailing list.<br />
* '''CTY-Bi/CTBi: ''' A sexual orientation. Being attracted to both sexes at CTY, but normally identifying as hetero or homosexual.<br />
* '''CTY-M:''' CTY memories.<br />
* '''[[CTY Withdrawal|CTY Withdrawal/Post-CTY Depression]]:''' The feeling of sadness that CTYers, especially nomores, experience after leaving CTY. Can last for days, weeks, or until the day before CTY of the next year. Often abbreviated 'PCTYD'.<br />
* '''Double sessioner:''' Someone who goes to two sessions in one year, regardless of site.<br />
* '''[[ERS]]:''' Egyptian Ratscrew, a popular card game at CTY.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Five-year Freak|Five-year Freak]]:''' Lucky fobber who through some combination of birthdate, grade-skippage, and pure luck is eligible to attend CTY for five years as opposed to the usual four.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Flying Squirrel|Flying Squirrel]]:''' Someone who changes sites. For example, Suzie went to Lancaster in 2004 and in 2005, she went to Carlisle. At Carlisle, Suzie was referred to as a flying squirrel. (Note: Such people can also be called sperm.)<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Forevermore|Forevermore]]:''' Any CTY alumnus, who will always be a part of CTY.<br />
* '''[[Grass orgy]]:''' In a grass orgy, one CTYer lies down on the grass, a second CTYer lies down with his or her head on the first CTYer's stomach, a third CTYer lies down on top of the second CTYer, and so on, until many CTYers are all lying on top of one another on the grass. Also known as 'tummy chains,' 'stummy lays,' 'cuddle puddles', or 'grorgies.' Variations include couch orgies (corgies) or floor orgies (floorgies).<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall bonding|Hall bondage]]:''' A Sunday activity in which a CTYer is required to hang out with other students living on their hall. May occasionally be after Study Hall for a weird hall. The RAs refer to this time period as "hall bonding," but then again, RAs are strange.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall hopping|Hall hopping]]:''' Either legal or illegal practice of having sleepovers in other halls. Usually illegal.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall meeting|Hall meeting]]:''' A meeting of one's hall, normally before lights out, but after Quad Time. It is conducted by the RA, and is used to announce news and sign up for activities. Also a good chance to annoy your RA.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Illegal sleepover|Illegal sleepover]]:''' (Also called ISOs)Sneaking into others' rooms overnight on weekdays or when sleepovers are not allowed. A common practice in these sleepovers is "practicing" on each other.<br />
* '''[[Mafia]]:''' A popular activity game involving God/mediator, a doctor/angel, a detective/cop, mafia, and townspeople.<br />
* '''[[Mandatory Fun]]:''' Activities, especially weekend activities. It is one of the oldest terms in the CTY lexicon, dating back at least to the mid-80s. Mandatory Fun activities have a very notorious reputation for being extremely boring and/or stupid. It was referred to as Non-Mandatory Fun at LMU through 2006, although the term Mandatory fun was adopted in 07.2.<br />
* '''[[Mao]]:''' A very popular CTY card game, played at a variety of different sites. Its first rule is "you may not discuss the rules of Mao." Also popular with math teams such as ARML. There are an unlimited number of variants: Chicago math team Mao is the same as Massachusetts math team Mao, but is quite different from CTY Mao. <br />
* '''Maybemore:''' A term invented on Facebook on August 9, 2011 after LAN 11.2. After some CTYers, including a (now maybe-not) nevermore, began having some confusion over whether they were going to CTY next year, the term "maybemore" was coined. May or may not reach more common usage.<br />
* '''[[Meet Market]]:''' The evening social time at CTY lasting from 9:00 - 10:00. Called Quad Time at some sites, and Social Time at LMU.<br />
* '''[[Nevermore]]:''' At most sites, a Nevermore is a CTYer who can no longer return due to reaching the age limit of 16. At Lancaster and Carlisle, a Nevermore is a CTYer who cannot return for other reasons and is not yet 16. Some tradition-unaware CTYers use this term interchangably with "nomore," or do not know what either are.<br />
* '''[[Nomore]]:''' At most sites, a Nomore is a CTYer who cannot return due to reasons other than age. At Lancaster and Carlisle, a Nomore is a CTYer who can no longer return because they have reached the age limit of 16. Some tradition-unaware CTYers use this term interchangably with "nevermore," or do not know what either are.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#One Hit Wonder|One Hit Wonder]]:''' Someone who is both a first year and a nomore/nevermore. Sometimes called "One Shot" or "One Year Tragedy."<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Onemore|Onemore]]:''' A CTYer whose next year will be his or her nomore/nevermore year. Similarly, there are twomores (tumors), threemores, minus-onemores, etc.<br />
* '''[[Passionfruit]]:''' A morning ritual involving toasting friends and drinking juice. After the Canon, it is one of the most important and universal CTY traditions. Some sites have Passionfruit every week (Carlisle), others only on the last day.<br />
* '''Quad:''' The large, grassy area in between all of the residential buildings where CTYers spend their free time. At some sites, "Quad" also refers to the buildings around the Quad, as in, "I live in Quad 10." <br />
* '''[[Quad Time]]:''' Evening social time from 9:00-9:40. Has a reputation of seeming unbearably short. Called "Meet Market" or "Social Time" at some sites.<br />
* '''[[RA]]:''' Residential Advisor. Like camp counselors, RAs are in charge of watching students while they aren't in class, organizing activities, and conducting hall meetings. Can be pronounced as "R.A." or as "Rah."<br />
* '''[[Raving]]:''' Alternative and more common term for glowsticking.<br />
* '''[[Rina|Rinas/Rinos]]:''' Through some strange coincidence, several CTY sites have, in their histories, been shared with ballet camps. Males are called "rinos" (pronounced "rhino") whereas females are "rinas." CTYers have had a quarrelsome history with all other camps, whose numbers are usually far outmatched by CTY.<br />
* '''[[Scum]]:''' A popular card game at Lancaster; there are several variations, including [[Scum: The Masquerade]] and Scum: The Ascension.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Seven-year Satan|Seven-year Satan]]:''' Someone who has been at every single possible year of Baby CTY and CTY and has an optimal birthday, age, and grade level in school. Not to be confused with the position of Satan at Lancaster.<br />
* '''[[Shorthand Dates]]:''' The format of expressing CTY sessions, sites, and courses.<br />
* '''[[Silent Football]]:''' A complex game involving an invisible football, hallucinations, and tattling. This game is most popular at Lancaster, especially Second Session, and, to a lesser degree, Carlisle-second.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Six-year Satan Spawn|Six-year Satan Spawn]]:''' Someone who has, through some combination of Baby CTY and CTY, been at CTY for six years.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Sleepover|Sleepover]]:''' A sleepover is... a sleepover. Sleepovers may occur on Friday and Saturday nights, although sometimes only one due to RAs' patrol duties. Any number of people may be in one room, although RAs may cancel sleepovers if they become too loud.<br />
* '''[[Squirrel|Squirrel/Sperm]]:''' A first year CTYer. Squirrel is the more prevalent term at Lancaster. Sperm is the more common term at Carlisle despite administrative attempts to quash it; it is used to designate someone who has never been to Passionfruit. "Even though Katie is a squirrel, she understands the essence of CTY."<br />
* '''[[TA]]/LA/PA:''' Teaching Assistant, Lab Assistant, Program Assistant; these terms are synonymous, but each site only uses one. Usually, they are college/grad students who assist with instructing classes.<br />
* '''[[The Game]]:''' (LAN/CAR/LMU/SAR/JHU) A game that is very popular at Lancaster and came to Carlisle in 06.2. You just lost the game. Darn.<br />
* '''[[Thursday]]:''' A day of the week marked by bathrobe and towel-wearing. Also the end of the world. At Carlisle, the day most often used for Poetry Night.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Two-year Tragedy|Two-year Tragedy]]:''' A second year who is 16 and thus cannot return to CTY.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy|Uber-CTY/Uber-CTYer]]:''' Person or thing that embodies the spirit of CTY and is very involved in the life of CTY. Ex: "Sarah is such an uber-ctyer."<br />
* '''[[Veil law]]:''' Rules instituted in the '80s that boys cannot be in girls' rooms, and girls cannot be in boys' rooms. Rarely referred to by name.<br />
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* '''[[Acting Improv]]:''' Best. Activity. Ever. It is a very popular activity that brings a lot of laughs and brings people out of their comfort zones. <br />
* '''[[Agreedball]]:''' A sport invented for CTY Lancaster by two RAs whose catch phrase was "agreed." The purpose of the game is to be agreeable.<br />
* '''[[Alcove]]:''' The great-great-grandspawn of the Digiclan at Lancaster. Originated in 2001. Was in exile during 2002-2004 (due to the lack of an actual Alcove), but was revived in 2005. Rumored to have killed/been killed by Game Corner. Died in 2007, was resurrected in 2008.<br />
* '''Arches:''' A popular place for activities at Lancaster, outside of North/South Ben and the cafeteria. The Arches are also meeting places, places for activities and places to sign up for things. Arches split into North Arches, Central Arches, and South Arches.<br />
* '''[[ASFC]]:''' The field house at Lancaster, which contains a pool, small basketball courts, and an indoor track. During 2004, this space was used for meals while the dining hall was reconstructed. Also used for indoor dances when outdoor dances are rained out.<br />
* '''Astro Dance Party:''' During 07.2, the Astronomy class would dance the "Macarena" at their meeting place (one of the many trees on the quad) and the "Cha Cha Slide" on their way to their building (a challenge in and of itself). Usually the entire class, sometimes including the TA, Emi Wang, participated with confidence. They were occasionally joined by other students.<br />
* '''[[Big Top]]:''' A very painful memory from 04.2.<br />
* '''[[Blammo]]:''' A popular game involving plastic spoons, God, and stalking.<br />
* '''[[Boobtag]]:''' Tag. With the prefix "boob."<br />
* '''Continuum:''' A word used to describe people who look exactly alike, starting with Zev Hurwich in 06.1. Noted people included in the continuum are Zev Hurwich, Zev Chonoles (as anti-continuum), Everett Maus (Ev), and Maddie Stevens (Mev). Also known as the MevEvZev Continuum, or any variation on that (ZevEvMev, etc).<br />
* '''Debunking:''' Refers to either (a) revealing a falsehood (usually a myth); or (b) making everyone in Lancaster de-bunk their bunk beds. Also known as "Room Tetris." Debunking is generally only an issue in dorms with modular furniture, such as Schnader. Unfortunately for the RAs (who generally do all the debunking during one study hall), most rooms are not truly "rectangular" due to protrusions such as power/phone outlets and air conditioning units. This often results in strange furniture configurations.<br />
* '''[[Dermot]]:''' A midlife crisis, and a legendary RA.<br />
* '''[[Digiclan]]:''' A group of Lancaster CTYers that started as a group of students who took [[Digital Logic]] in the early '90s. They are known for their weirdness and their (currently defunct) webpage.<br />
* '''[[Passionfruit#Electric Tree|Electric Tree]]:''' A tree on Hartman Green that has an electrical outlet installed at the base of its trunk; used to play music by They Might Be Giants after the [[Passionfruit]].<br />
* '''Find the Saltine:''' A game invented in the television series ''Scrubs'' during the fifth season episode "My Half Acre." It was introduced to CTY Lancaster by John Harrison during 07.2. In this game, one person hides a saltine somewhere on his person; then, the other players must find the saltine. Each person gets one guess per day as to the location of the saltine. When someone finds the saltine, the hider announces, "You, sir, have found the saltine," and the finder then hides it. Rinse and repeat.<br />
* '''[[FNORD| ]]:''' Kinda weird that there's no title for this entry, huh? Just a blank spot, no visible word.<br />
* '''[[Fob]]:''' Little plastic things first issued in 2003 at Lancaster that magically opened doors with a simple wave. Stands for "For Opening Buildings" or "For Opening Bras." It is a universal curse-word substitute.<br />
* '''Fobmasters/Fobsters/FoBoys:''' a sort-of clan originating in CTY Lancaster 05.1; mostly boys from Atlee 3 and their friends. They produced jokes like Motherfobber and the Fob Dance, and the Switchfob.<br />
** '''[[Fob|Switchfob]]:''' An awesome way to open buildings in which a Lancaster CTYer would squeeze the fob between his or her room key and meal card. The fob would fly out. This trick became quite popular to the point that some people would fob Stager Hall, which was usually unlocked.<br />
* '''Forque/Forke:''' A fork given to a person by the infamous Dr. Forque from 04.1 during the fork shortage.<br />
* '''God Fob:''' An RA fob that can open any door at any time. Only a lucky few students get them. Mostly used to sneak in right after dinner before Study Hall. If caught in the building at unauthorized times, RAs have the right to confiscate these.<br />
* '''[[Hammertime]]:''' The time zone in which Lancaster Session 2 is located. Inseperably associated with Silent Football.<br />
* '''[[LLRT]]:''' The Land of The Large Round Tables. A group of Lancaster CTYers, and a offshoot of the DigiClan. LLRT originally referred to a group of CTYers in 1993; the name has passed down through several generations and has since become the Alcove. It is also the name of Dining Hall 4 at Lancaster, where LLRTers ate.<br />
* '''Kosherization:''' Making Kosher a place which was not previously so. Performed upon the Alcove during 07.2.<br />
* '''Nerdgasm:''' Referring to any event of such nerdish proportions it can/does produce orgasm. A particularly appropriate example was when, for the LAN.06.2 [[Talent Show]], one CTYer solved a Rubik's Cube onstage while reciting the first 200 digits of pi.<br />
* '''PoserMofo/PoserMobo:''' An inside joke stemming from the PoserMobile commercial from LAN.05.1, usually the Logic A kids.<br />
* '''Purpling:''' A term used by some residents of Schnader in 06.1 to describe a boy (blue) walking into a girls' hall (pink), or vice versa.<br />
* '''[[Second Saturday]]:''' Lancaster's version of "Drag Day" which at Lancaster is referred to as "Cross-dress Day." This occurs on the second Saturday of each session and is marked by gratuitous references from ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''.<br />
*'''Sir/good sir:''' The kivo man,who was fond of reprimanding students while using the prefix"sir". A song by the name of "Sir" was performed by the band "Half-Straight" in Lancaster 10.2<br />
* '''[[Spencer]]:''' An all-mighty being whose glory campers learned about in 08.1 and presumably 08.2<br />
* '''[[Hall:LAN#Thormanism|Thormanism]]:''' A religion started in 05.1 by a group of MIND students based on a god, Rachel Thorman.<br />
* '''Thorny Crown:''' A laurel crown made by Rachel Larrowe (with help from David Federman, Elena Karras and others), commissioned by Zev Hurwich when offered a bunch of grapes by Rina Polyakov. It was passed down from Zev to Everett Maus as a relic with unspecified purpose. In 08.1 Ev passed it down to Elena (the king in american pie) but she has chosen to stop this as a passed down position. Instead it will simply be the job of some kind hearted CTYer to buy grapes as soon as possible, eat said grapes very quickly, and then craft a crown out of the stems of said grapes. David Federman (the King) also wore it in "American Pie." As of 08.1 the crown serves the specific purpose of being worn by the King in "American Pie," and the original crown has been replaced by one made of duct tape and decorated with grape stems by Elena Karras. The newest thorny crown was made of paper towel, duct tape, and grape stems. In 10.1 Paul Wolfteich will make the thorny crown but will not necessarily be the one to wear it in American Pie. <br />
* '''[[Turkey Hill]]:''' A convenience store right outside of F&M campus. Each hall visits Turkey Hill twice; extra visits may be won from Mandatory Fun. This special store has been made the top grossing Turkey Hill through CTYer's efforts. <br />
* '''[[Ultimate Frisbee#Ultimizzle Frisbizzle Tournamizzle|Ultimizzle Frisbizzle Tournamizzle]]:''' Name of the Ultimate Frisbee tournament held 05.1 and 06.2. Marked a general overuse of the suffix -izzle, and inspired the 05.2 Alcove shirt.<br />
* '''Winged Llama:''' Llama. With wings.<br />
* '''Your mother:''' She doesn't work here. This was a running joke that can be traced back to a speech given by Chris Mahoney, Site Director at Lancaster for the first week of 01.1, at the opening ceremonies.<br />
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* '''[[Carlisle/places|Anita Tuvin Schlechter]]:''' The auditorium used for dances, the Talent Show, etc., named after Anita Tuvin Schlecter by her father, who donated the building. A bear owned by McKenzie Hull 06.2 was named after her, tradmarking the phrase, "Anita Tuvin Schlechter: the woman, the building, the bear."<br />
* '''[[Betty the Cardswiper]]:''' The cardswiper at the HUB. She was infamous for saying, "Hello. Thank You."<br />
* '''Blue Js:''' The site-renowned "gang" consisting of the members of Superquad, Quad 4, Floor 2. It was started because over half the hall's names started with the letter "J"; the rest had honorary J's added. These Existentialism and Cognitive Psychology students were known for their Blue Js hands (later stolen by the Groundbats of Session 2). These hands were infamously turned upside-down to become the symbol of the rival hall (Quad 5, Floor 2) Phoenix. Blue Js were well known for their late night Blue Js runs, and their covering of the campus with pink chalk birds.<br />
* '''Bocongalicious:''' Something that has to do with Bocong in many ways. "Have a Bocongalicious Summer!" was a common yearbook signature during 07.1.<br />
* '''Cake:''' Site Director Bret's analogy of CTY being a cake in 06.1; 06.2 had a sandwich. Safety on top, learning on the bottom, and fun (and CTYers) in the middle, protected by a safe learning environment. Referred to constantly and spread to Lancaster by way of Jeff Sachs's Passionfruit speech.<br />
* '''Conspiracy to fatten:''' A conspiracy involving the ratio of eating and inactive time to activity time. With four-and-a-half hours of eating time (2 hours for breakfast, 1 hour for lunch, 1.5 hours for dinner), nine hours of class, eight hours of sleep, the only conclusion is that Carlislians are being fattened up for the slaughter and an eventual feeding to Galen, the rarely seen academic dean.<br />
* '''[[Couching]]:''' The act of sitting on the couches in the HUB during free time. A coucher is one who couches.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#The Devil's Den|The Devil's Den]]:''' The convenient store in the HUB. Filled with lots and lots and lots of energy drinks, along with other junk food items.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Double-Klineing]]:''' Spending both activity periods in the [[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Kline gym]].<br />
* '''Fschnargling:''' (the 'f' is silent) An activity that was deemed by the 10.2 RAs as contraband, but seems to refer to CTY-I PDA.<br />
* '''Fun With The Hos(e):''' An awesome weekend activity thought up by Luke in 06.2 and attended by most of the Game Theory class and others. It involved simply playing around with a water hose and water balloons.<br />
* '''Fun Free Friday:''' The second Friday of the session when the RAs make all of the activities sound horrible. Most of them really are awful, but some of them are actually fun activities with bad names. Also, much to the dismay of many students, Kline is not offered either activity period.<br />
* '''Goregasm/Goregy:''' DISS.06.2 had such a severe obsession with Al Gore, especially after seeing an ''Inconvenient Truth'', that they decided to start an Al Gore-based religion. The word Goregasm was invented to describe the feelings an Al Gore lover gets when doing anything Al Gore related, an event referred to as a Goregy when occurring collectively. The term was coined by David.<br />
* '''[[Goth Day]]:''' Carlisle's "Goth Day." It is debatable whether it takes place on Second Wednesday or Second Thursday. Although Goth Day was traditionally on Thursday, many have adopted the tradition to Wednesday. Used interchangably with "Emo Day."<br />
* '''[[Hall:CAR#Groundbats|Groundbats]]:''' Flying rodents that can dig in the sky and fly in the ground. Groundbats were also a past hall theme, resurrected by RA Jacob in 2006.<br />
* '''Ha!:''' A game that involves laying on the stomachs of other players and trying to make them laugh by saying "HA!"<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places|HUB]]:''' The Holland Union Building, a place for eating and hanging out at Carlisle.<br />
* '''[[HUB Donuts]]:''' The legendarily tasty donuts served at breakfast in the HUB cafeteria. Embraced by a few CTYers of 06.2, they are truly orgasmically good.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places|HUB Potatoes]]:''' Potatoes served at every meal in the cafeteria of the HUB. Also the theme of the 10.1 Talent Show<br />
* '''Helen Muller:''' One of two Alaskans from the same school in Anchorage. Attended Carlisle '05 - '08. Takes care of people when they are sick.<br />
* '''[[Jacob the Jeweler]]:''' Resident Advisor Jacob Weisfeld, Captain himself, who resided over the MIND.B.CAR.06.2 and EXIT.B.CAR.06.2 boys.<br />
* '''[[J'hanja'kwanzi]]:''' A game invented by CTYers during 10.2, using a chess board and nicknames for each of the pieces, involving political or historical humor; typically, the purpose of the game is to eliminate all of the opponent's pieces by shaking the board.<br />
* '''Jon Hecht:''' A onemore at CAR.06.2 who was a prominent member of the [[Hall:CAR#Cucumber Cult|Cucumber Cult]]. He was very notable through his height and bright red hair, for which he was dubbed "The Beacon."<br />
* '''[[Kill Murray/Save Murray]]:''' An improvisational game where two players, using their creativities and two markers, try to either to kill (red marker) or to save (green marker) a brown stick figure named Murray.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Kline]]:''' The gym at Carlisle.<br />
* '''Kunigunda (and Lisa):''' The mascot of EXIT.B.CAR.06.1.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#KW|KW]]:''' The offices at Carlisle where you go if you get sick or get in trouble.<br />
* '''[[User:Marxi|Marxi]]:''' A fantastic, short, loveable, eccentric CTYer. Dated Ippy at CAR.05.2. Nomore in '06. Partially responsible for Kumquat receiving said nickname.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Massey's|Massey's]]:''' The creamery near Dickinson where students often enjoy Meet Markets when RAs take side trips. Frequently used as rewards for good behavior.<br />
* '''Nate's Grandma:''' An activity at CAR.06.2. Also known as "Christian's Hall Bonding."<br />
* '''Plaid Shorts Day:''' Monday of every week, during which everyone wore some form of plaid shorts or other plaid textured clothes. Popular in 07.1.<br />
* '''Purple Wednesday:''' An attempt by members of Beth's hall in 10.1 to get all the students to wear purple on every Wednesday of the session. This was somewhat successful after students wrote in sidewalk chalk that Wednesday was purple day.<br />
* '''[[Drag Day|Second Tuesday]]:''' Carlisle's "Cross-dressing day."<br />
* '''[[Slackjaw]]:''' A staring-contest-like game that became popular in Carlisle.<br />
* '''Space Nazi:''' A group of RAs who would go around during dances of 06.1 to students who were grinding and tell them to "leave room for Jesus." A common response to this was, "I'm Jewish."<br />
* '''Squeegle''' : Variation of "your mom" used during 06.2. The word was created by two brothers, Steve and Don Norum, who had trouble insulting each other's mother, for obvious reasons. As a result, Steve began saying "squeegle" whenever he could have made a mother joke. Squeegle is also a game invented by the [[Hall:CAR#Cucumber Cult|Cucumber Cult]].<br />
* '''Taku Appreciation:''' Appreciation of the POLY.B.CAR.07.2. TA, Taku; it eventually became an activity. Taku returned to TA for POLY.B.CAR.12.1, and a Taku appreciation activity was held on the last Wednesday of the session, surprisingly without knowledge of the past year's activity. Live the life of a legend.<br />
* '''Tea Cooler:''' An indescribable iced tea/lemonade-like product made by Lenkerbrook Farms found at Carlisle. It's like lemonade only better. There have been worries about the level of radioactivity in some of its other products due to its proximity to Three Mile Island. <br />
* '''The Weather Girls:''' Spurring from a Casino Night Karaoke rendition of "It's Raining Men," the Weather Girls can be identified by standing in public and gathering upon a call of "Weather Girls Assemble!"<br />
* '''Toga Day/Third Monday:''' Theme day invented by nevermores Maliya, Lee, Claire, and Swati.<br />
* '''TreSync''' Amusing dance performed by the male RAs during the 07.2 Talent Show. They performed to the renowned N'Sync's "Bye Bye Bye."<br />
* '''[[Vertical Rule]]:''' The rule that says if you're at Meet Market and you don't sit up straight, you get a bright light in your eyes and many RAs looking at you suspiciously. However, the vertical rule can be bent if you are out in the open or perpendicular to each other, as in playing the game Ha! (ways to get around the rule: say you're looking at the stars).<br />
*'''Yams:''' The mating call or random blurting of the word yams, coming from a large group of nevermores of 2013 session 1<br />
* '''Yong-Min Syndrome (YMS):''' Extreme perversion in thought, speech, or action. Made by Phil's and Scott's hall in 07.1.<br />
* '''Poetry Night:''' Poetry readings done every Thursday and last Wednesday at Meet Market. Presided over by the Poetry Goddess.<br />
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==Saratoga Springs (Skidmore)==<br />
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* '''Amnesty Box:''' On the first night, each RA collects all contraband and puts it in an Amnesty Box with no risk of punishment. All items in the amnesty box are given back at the end of session. (Note: total amnesty does not actually extend to things like machetes, as evidenced in 12.2)<br />
* '''Cookie Trade:''' The door between Rounds 3 and Howe 3 is closed because they are boys' and girls' dorms, respectively. Occasionally an RA will allow a cookie trade, where the door is kept open and boys and girls can chat, trade food, etc. without breaking any rules.<br />
* '''David Dance:''' A one hour long dance following evening classes (9PM-10PM) on the last Wednesday of a session, first held 12.2. Most Canon songs are played at this dance. Is named such because site director David created it.<br />
* '''Dipshit:''' A SILENT game in which everyone sits in a circle with one's legs crossed. One hits one's knee (right or left, depending on the player's whim) and then the player next to him/her does so, etc. One may not speak unless the leader of the game calls on him/her. The King/Queen of the Quad usually leads the game, and failing at the game (or speaking out of turn) will result in embarrassing, yet mandatory, "punishments." Also called "Dipstick" to appease pesky staff.<br />
* '''The Duckpond:''' A pond on the edge of campus with a fountain and algae. On the last morning, passionfruit is held there. During the session, the popular weekly "Reading by the Duck Pond" is held there,<br />
* '''Fruit:''' A quad time game where everyone playing forms a circle, and picks a fruit to be their name for the game (or whatever theme you feel like playing, such as Harry Potter characters). You go around and declare your name, and someone starts off in the middle with a towel. This person says one of the names, and if they can hit that person before they say another person's name, the person that was hit goes into the middle. If the person says another name, that person has to say another name, and so on. <br />
* '''Harold and Maude:''' Movie that was introduced to Saratoga by RAs Val and Kenny in 2005. This movie is considered one of the greatest cult movies of all time, and has a great soundtrack by Cat Stevens.<br />
* '''Jazzies:''' The jazz camp people, usually used to refer to cute boys at the jazz camp. They are distinct group from Rinas/Rinos and are better liked.<br />
* '''Jonsson Tower:''' In the event of (insert calamitous disaster of choice here), how long would it take to reach the top of Jonsson Tower? 1 MINUTE 12 SECONDS!!!!<br />
* '''Rinas and Rinos:''' The ballerina camp people, female ballerinas are referred to as "rinas" and male ballerinas as "rinos".<br />
* '''[[Synergy]]:''' A term from 06.1 that means teamwork, originating from a cult-like following based on a speech made by the Site Director.<br />
* '''Tater:''' A stuffed potato. He is used to separate grinders or dancers who are too close. He was stolen by Manan (SRA '06) during the first Mandatory Fun Saturday of Second Session. Where's Tater?<br />
* '''[[Varsity Catch]]:''' A game in which a bunch of people run around with a ball, throwing it to each other. When the ball isdropped or kicked, everyone stops and yells at the offender, "You're the worst!" The game is then resumed.<br />
*'''Michael Silver''' is amazing.<br />
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==Loudonville (Siena)==<br />
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* '''Butt Rock:''' A popular landmark that was supposed to be a commemorative heart for 9/11 victims, but from one angle it actually looks like a giant pink butt. CTYers are technically not supposed to sit on it. Also, the butt rock gets heated in the sun *wink wink*.<br />
* '''The Friars:''' Jedi who roam the campus in space age golf carts. Angering a friar may result in a lightning bolt striking you down where you stand. CTYers have been known to be run over by the golf carts.<br />
* '''The Slushites of Meng:''' The followers of the religion and person known as Meng Cheng.<br />
* '''The Dermites:''' The followers of the religion of [[Dermot]] and his magic hat, rivals to the Slushites of Meng.<br />
** '''"Meng wills it!":''' A phrase that the Slushites commonly used as an excuse for anything.<br />
* '''STD:''' Abbreviation of "social time detention" where a CTYer has broken a rule and is forced to miss a designated social time. The term was coined 07.1, but really caught on 08.1.<br />
* '''The Ten-Plus-One Commandments:''' At Hamilton, the basic rules were displayed in "thou shalt not" form. Originally there were ten, but over the years, they were rewritten until there were eleven, or ten plus one. The final commandment was "No sitting on window ledges or crossing them on your way out the window." This was necessitated by the actions of one John Hague, a.k.a. Spam, a former CTYer and now RA, who sat on a Hamilton window ledge.<br />
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==Los Angeles (LMU)==<br />
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* '''Lame Train Way of Life:''' An ideology that gives people the permission to take themselves out of potentially explosive situations (a.k.a., an excuse to be lazy). From the reign of the late Tom Ryan III.<br />
* '''Schmorntel:''' A happy red rhinoceros that flies and exists. From LOGC.07.1.<br />
* '''Rabÿt:''' A swedish death metal rabbit that helps you to logic down. From LOGC.07.2.<br />
* '''English:''' A manfairy with a big frilly tutu, purple sparkly elbow gloves, and a giant pencil that spews poisonous ink. From ETYM.07.2.<br />
*'''Foreign Camp:''' A camp with Spaniards and other Europeans that apparently take classes in English on campus. This is never seen; usually they're just smoking outside of Jamba Juice or being rude to CTYers.<br />
*'''Guitar Camp:''' A guitar workshop that is usually on campus only during first session but during 2010 overlapped both sessions. While CTY and guitar camp were at odds for years in 09.1 a tentative peace was made for them and several of them actually gave CTYers their lanyards when asked. A year later, however, in 2010, most of the guitar camp boys just think CTYers are very strange.<br />
* '''Kobe Camp:''' A camp of kids who take over the cafeteria for about a week. During their stay, they usually annoy everyone with their inferior stupidity.<br />
*'''Peace, Not Potatoes:''' A campaign made during 09.1 by the LAWP class in which they carried out a hypothetical experiment to see how many people would notice the black arm bands, sometimes called "Protest Bands," worn by LAWPsters. Later, the bands evolved into "Memory Bands" made out of black duct tape and worn as bracelets. <br />
* '''The Potato Cycle:''' The way potatoes supposedly get recycled through the LMU cafeteria. Through study of the potato cycle, one can predict what future meals may bring.<br />
* '''The Potato Generator:''' The large, white (and somewhat rusting), dumpster-impostor attached to the back of the LMU cafeteria. It is said to be the origin of all the potatoes that are in the meals. During 09.1, 3 times in a row, there were no potatoes in the lunch - causing general uprising and worry. Some argued that the Potato Generator was broken, and later that day, a huge truck was seen hauling the Generator away, and then putting it back in place. Meals with potatoes resumed. However, some may now question whether or not the Potato Generator really is the site of the recycling and creation of LMU potatoes, due to the fact that several PCTYDers of 09.1 met the actual Executive Chef of the LMU Caf - Jeff Mercer. When asked about the abundance of potatoes, he replied, "I'm Irish."<br />
* '''BLAMMO:''' Organized by the Trinity's Son in 2012, BLAMMO begins with with signups during the second or third social time, and assignments and spoons are granted during a ceremony of the third or fourth social time. The game is played until the end of the session, and everyone still alive is given the title of the winner of BLAMMO.<br />
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==Baltimore (JHU)==<br />
* '''BLAMMO:''' Brought to JHU in 09.2, this is the same game mentioned above in "Lancaster," but has slight variations in rules. The title is always written in caps.<br />
* '''Bumpkin:''' A term used by Simon and Stefan's halls in 06.2.<br />
* '''Hyena Time:''' Also, "High on Life"; refers to the first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of 07.2, specifically used by Pasha to describe his hall. During this weekend, the hall was characterized by hysterical, uncontrollable, and seemingly contagious laughter, perpetuated all the while by underwear/underwhere?, quizzical/testical, dead baby, dumb blonde, and bunga jokes. The phrase came about because the laughter of one particular boy, Henly, sounded very much like a loud hyena.<br />
* '''LAME:''' Lanyards Are My Everything, from the Talent Show Act (06.2).<br />
* '''Megaphone (THE Megaphone):''' The white megaphone carried by staff. This megaphone is used to, in addition to the typical functions of a megaphone, relay the message to students that A) class has begun, get to your designated areas please, B) Activities have begun, get to your designated areas please, or C) BE QUIET ALREADY!! This is done via a button on the megaphone that plays a tune, which past generations have christened "The Chinese Ice-Cream Truck Tune." In short, this megaphone is sacred. It's one of the most reliable timekeepers at JHU. IT CONTROLS YOUR LIFE. *Twilight Zone music* <br />
* '''The Most Holy and Epic Tome of BLAMMO:''' A tome carried ONLY by the God(dess) of BLAMMO, which contains rules, regulations, archives, instructions, and sign up sheets for the game BLAMMO. While one may ask to see a certain passage in the book (ie, to read the rules or to sign up,) the God(dess) of BLAMMO reserves the right to deny anyone the privilege to look at, touch, or bask in the radiating epicness of the Tome if he/she sees fit. Stealing said Tome may result in a battalion of rabid squirrels wielding jackhammers to descend from the treetops and maul the perpetrator. <br />
* '''Ninja:''' A phrase coined and used by Pasha's Hall, specifically Kevin Yang, in 07.2. Used as a general adjective of awesomeness: "OMG, that was so ninja!" Anything can qualify for ninja status, but those that are chosen are typically flashy stunts, or brilliant moves. For an example, click [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4IaXXwMDTg here].<br />
* '''PASHA!:''' A cry issued by Pasha's hall in 07.2 at every mention of his name. The Pasha cry is very unique; it involves a shortened "pa" sound and a much louder, stressed, elongated "sha" sound. Hall members would often repeat this cry up to ten times. <br />
* '''Sketchy Dudes:''' A term used by Nell's Hall 09.1 for non-lanyard wearing people; also in reference for when to hit the big blue button on the lamps, ie. "it is okay to hit the button when a sketchy dude is in the immediate proximity, especially if wearing black or having followed you for some time."<br />
* '''Viet's iPods:''' Refers to an RA in JHU.06 who mercilessly confiscated iPods because listening to them was not allowed. It is said that he once walked to the office with twenty iPods in his arms. He was also a really mean and nasty RA in general.<br />
* '''Woosh!''' Coined by Trevor's Hall in JHU.09, it became a catchphrase of the hall along with "The Team." Usually expresses triumph and happiness.<br />
* '''Yeah Jawn!''' Coined by Addison's Hall in Jhu 10.1 was heard throughout the session even at closings.<br />
* '''What?''' '''WHAT!''' '''What?''' '''WHAT!''' '''Yeah''' '''YEAH!''' Addison's hall used this at the end of the first dance and colour wars. 11.2<br />
* '''MILANESE''' The amazing math logic teacher who jumped over an RA at the basketball game.<br />
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==Hawaii==<br />
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* '''Club Iron (CFe):''' Week-long activity devoted to long runs, hills, and rotten coconuts. Run by RA Hillary and Office Manager Ali during Session 2 of 2005.<br />
* '''Honorary Title:''' A new tradition at KNE in which somebody earns a title from their peers. If the name sticks for the whole session, it is an honorary title.<br />
* '''The JellyFish Doughnuts:''' The students of MARI.B.KNE.05.2. Known for their superiority to the Nudies of Maria.<br />
* '''PandaClan:''' The students of FCPS.KNE.03.1, so named because of a very bad panda joke told by the instructor, which then spread through campus like a radioactive, mutant virus. Students were known to hide behind bushes, jumping out at passers-by shouting, "I'm a PANDA!"<br />
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==Easton==<br />
*'''CAAmp/ CAAmpers:''' (Pronounced either Camp or CAA CAMP) refers to CAA sites and the people who go to these sites.<br />
*'''Cross-Dressing Wednesday:''' The last Wednesday of the last week of a session. It is not official but most CAAmpers will borrow clothes from their friends of the opposite gender and dress like them for the day. Most boy CAAmpers, if they are ambitious will get in trouble for dressing "inappropriate" with short skirts, and stuffed bras showing.<br />
*'''Goth Monday:''' The last Monday of the last week of a session. Similar to Cross-Dressing day but CAAmpers will dress in goth attire.<br />
* '''Joemma babies:''' Pronounced "joe-ma"; a collection of short stories developed by many students of the 06.2 Whodunit Class. It was based off the idea that Joe Suttin and Emma Youtsmith were having a summer romance. It was a favorite hobby of some in the class to use Joe and Emma in the stories that they had to write.<br />
*'''Preppy Tuesday:''' The last Tuesday of the last week of a session. Just like Goth Monday but CAAmpers dress in preppy attire.<br />
*'''South College Hall'''- boys dorm and CTY main site office<br />
*'''squirrels'''-lots of squirrels<br />
*'''farinon'''-meal center<br />
*'''dances'''-every friday night at marlo room in Farinon at night-no study hall!<br />
* bab'''='''y carlos- name used to call someone at CTY as some one from Hangover 2<br />
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==San Francisco==<br />
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* '''Social movement:''' Dances are not permitted at SFSU because of campus policy, so in keeping with the site's focus on social justice, this Friday night tradition became publicized as the weekly social movement instead.<br />
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==Seattle==<br />
*'" The Hat of Maximum Swag" a hat made of construction paper, casino night money, and cotton balls. When worn, it gives the wearer maximum swag. <br />
*"' The Floor 6 Student Lounge" a room on floor 6 that provided free wifi for all who entered.<br />
*"'No Dying" was a common greeting between RA and student, followed by "You can die all you want once the session is done,"<br />
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*...can you have a gang called the deatheaters, where membership includes tattooing the dark mark onto your left arm. (SEA.13.2, Floor 6)<br />
*... can you decide that your future daughter will be named molybdenum, because its atomic number is 42, and her nickname can be Molly.<br />
*... does an R.A. tell you that dying isn't allowed until you leave.<br />
*... can you attach maximum swag to a cone hat made out of construction paper, casino night money, and two cotton balls.<br />
*... does someone tell a barista at Starbucks that their name is "gvprtskvnis", and they misspell it as Prince of Nice. (ahem Evelyn)<br />
*...can you spend a German 101 activity learning how to pick up people with german pick-up lines.<br />
*... is there a competition to get to the corners of the elevator.<br />
*...can you find safety goggle face marks attractive<br />
*... can you see a guy regurgitate over 300 digits of pi at the talent show<br />
*...can you talk about what it would be like for the guys in your class to be gynecologists<br />
*... do elevators literally bring you closer, and make it socially acceptable to be sandwiched between two people of the opposite gender (SEA.13.2)<br />
*... can you have synchronized showers<br />
*... you can deep conversations in the shower<br />
*... can you completely be the nerd that you are inside and not be judged, in fact, be loved all the more for it.=]<br />
*... do friars supposedly have cross-shaped lightsabres.<br />
*... is guessing a person's ethnicity a good icebreaker at dinner, when the basketball girls have taken all the seats and you have to sit with random people.<br />
*... can a guy accidentally have four girlfriends (BRI.08.2)<br />
*... can guitar amp feedback be an alarm clock (BRI.08.2)<br />
*... can hugging strangers be an activity (BRI.08.1)<br />
*... does the world (somehow) make sense.<br />
*... can you see two guys dress like girls and lipsync "Hips Don't Lie" (SAR.08.1)<br />
**... or to "Womanizer" (SAR.09.2)<br />
**...or an entire group of guys to 'Single Ladies' (SAR.13.1)<br />
*... can the debate on the pronunciation of "ethereal" take up more than half of the class time (SAR 07.2)<br />
**... it's pronounced ethereal as in rhymes with cereal!<br />
**... but ether-eel sounds better!<br />
**…or even ether-real!<br />
*... can you talk about crap the size of Danny DeVito at the talent show for 15 minutes (in front of all the administration) and not get in trouble for it<br />
*... can you ride the dumbwaiter (SAR, McLellan hall, among other sites)<br />
*... can random people on college tours be undaunted when faced with CTY Pirates, and Morris wearing a dress while knitting (CAR.07.2)<br />
*... do girls melt duct tape into their hair with their flat-iron (and eventually get it out, too)<br />
*... is duct tape acceptable (and loved) attire<br />
*... does [[Harry Potter]] suddenly become filled with sexual references<br />
**... And so do Alex Rider, Chronicles of Narnia, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...<br />
*... does everyone love everyone else<br />
*... can you love tape someone you don't know (and not be sued for harassment)<br />
*... can you milk a duck at 5:07 in the morning<br />
*... do people steal cafeteria trays<br />
**... or plates for autographs<br />
*... can your RA be in the shower when the fire alarm goes off, have to go outside in a towel and have Synergy stare at her (SAR 06.1, HPU 07.1)<br />
**... only RAs? This happened to me (I'm a student) LMU 06.1<br />
**... this happened to my friend [a student] every single fire alarm. Or we called hall meeting. It was hilarious [EAS, 06.2]<br />
**... this happened twice within the same hour to our quad..many girls were in the shower, and it was a weekend so there were lots of people outside. as soon as we got back from the first alarm, it sounded again. (Quad 1, CAR 07.1)<br />
**... at SAR.09.2, there was a girl who took 40 minute showers just so that the fire alarm would go off while she showered. Every time, she managed to miss the alarm by a few minutes.<br />
**... I came out of the shower as a "boiled shrimp" according to my RA. (HPU.06.1)<br />
**...can one sleep through the fire alarm. (SAR.09.1)<br />
*... can you meet a person, fall in love with them, and depart to your own edges of the country/world in under 3 weeks<br />
**... but meet up the next year again and still be in love<br />
*... are people psuedo-immortality whores and feel the need to write down all sorts of inside jokes on this page<br />
**... and proud of it<br />
***... insanely proud<br />
****... more than just "insanely"<br />
*****... How about "psychotically"?<br />
*... is Sexual Harassment a Joke (JHU 06.2)<br />
*... do people cheer for sex from someone they've never seen<br />
**... but they were sexy<br />
***... I hear you<br />
*... does Goofus dance like <i>this</i><br />
*... can you see a bunch of kids in blue shirts do the Cotton Eye Joe in the middle of a sidewalk in front of a [[Saratoga Springs/places#The_Gawking_House|completely metrosexual house]]<br />
*... is homosexuality and cross-dressing encouraged<br />
**... And what is wrong with that, I ask?<br />
*... are people known best for the noises they make<br />
**...long live the Random Pterodactyl Hiccup (Lauren from Crypto A - CAR.07.2)<br />
*... do people worship a delicious piece of golden-fried chicken (All hail the [[Island Coconut Chicken]]!) LAN.06.2<br />
**... it died for our sins!<br />
***... so did Rachel and Christ<br />
****... because of Kai<br />
*... is boob molesting taught by nevermores<br />
**... and strongly disapproved by RAs<br />
*... does your RA tell you that you can't wear goggles just because you want to! (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... do you fight with swords made of a bent coat hanger wrapped in duct tape. Go hall-fencing! (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... is every fencer from New Jersey<br />
**... AGAIN WITH THE JERSEY HATERS!!!<br />
*... does Jesus F---ing Christ have a second meaning (it's a one time thing.) LAN 06.2<br />
**... Amen<br />
*... is a Frisbee almost essential<br />
*... is a pack of cards equally as, if not more, essential<br />
*... are the most common card games played Hearts, B.S., Big 2, Spades, Palace, Mao, Spit, Egyptian Ratscrew, Chinese Poker, and Presidents<br />
*... is grab-ass a common game whether it be in the water or on land.<br />
*... do people dress in their wackiest clothes because no one will make fun of them for it<br />
*... do people think of new variations of "[[Wanna buy a duck?]]"<br />
*... are people lightly scorned for being athletic<br />
*... are people heavily scorned for studying<br />
*... do people have competitions to put the most suffixes on a word (rockxorationage-esqueosityness)<br />
*... is everything a penis joke<br />
*... can nerds be so sexy<br />
*... are you never asked whether or not cement and milk are elements (they're not). LAN 06.2<br />
*... is there one class for seven hours a day<br />
**...and you love it<br />
*... do you realize that implementing the undead actually is a more realistic approach than whatever you were thinking about<br />
**... happened in SAR 08.2, in a inter-class debate (Logic class vs. Cog Psych A) (FALLACY!!!!!!)<br />
*... do people form lifelong friendships during the course of three weeks.<br />
**... this is sooooo true<br />
*... is gambling mildly promoted at Casino Night.<br />
*... do guys participate in Fairy Princess Day.<br />
*... do people cuddle like there's no tomorrow.<br />
*... are girls jealous of guys' boobs.<br />
**... and vice versa.<br />
*... do nerds grind for the first time (by accident but fun nonetheless)<br />
*... do people rave shamelessly.<br />
*... is the [[Last Supper]] a 15 minute affair with speeches and same-sex tongue-kissing, and ends with everyone tramping off to dance to [[Rock Lobster]].<br />
*... can entire works of [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Douglas Adams]] be recited from memory.<br />
*... do sexy chicks from Lokelani choreograph a dance to the Backstreet Boys song "Larger Than Life" dubbed the Backstreet Babes<br />
*... do people become avid ''[[Rocky Horror]]'', They Might Be Giants, and R.E.M. fans.<br />
*... do lanyard collectors get their roots.<br />
*... do RAs sell their bodies to each other for our entertainment.<br />
*... does an RA with a particularly, um, high-energy hall have a nightmare where his kids are removing the stairs to the stairwell. "What are you doing??!!" "We're removing the stairs to create a booby trap!"<br />
*... does everyone (and we mean EVERYONE) gets a gf/bf<br />
*... are there regulations concerning [[Public Displays of Affection|public displays of affection]]<br />
*... are minor revolutions staged over an RA's refusal to run [[Acting Improv]] the way it ordinarily is run.<br />
*... do people form a protest over a song unplayed.<br />
*... is eXtreme go-fish a battle to the death<br />
*... are lanyards considered the same as jelly bracelets<br />
*... can one regain one's fake virginity by way of square dance<br />
*... do we slap babies to save the world<br />
*... do we spend movie nights laying on people's bellies across the lawn<br />
*... can "suck my butt" be an answer to anything<br />
**... or "suck on my balls" (LMU PHY 08.2)<br />
*... does somebody spill their food at the cafeteria virtually every day<br />
*... do we make up stupid personal jokes like "timmy", and "just a little bit of alcohol"<br />
*... do the guys at soccer camp make fun of us, and we make fun of them back<br />
*... people can't easily revenge (masaru and his stupid pickaxe!)<br />
*... can you attack the grass<br />
*... are ALL of the guys either super tall or super short<br />
*... do people from all around the world(including Chile, Egpyt, and Hong Kong) come to unite as nerds<br />
*... do people have arguments about whether a single 'mento' should be referred to as a 'mento' or a 'mentos'.<br />
**... the package says "mentos... the chewy mint" not "mentos... the chewy mintS;" thusly, Mentos, refers to a single given chewy mint, not multiple<br />
*... can you cry and for the first time, not hide your tears<br />
*... do rinas (and rinos) and cty-nerds come together to insult each other<br />
*... people will work themselves into a fury when they hear the words "free books"<br />
*... will "nerd" and "geek" be taken as compliments 100% of the time and people proudly refer to CTY as "nerd camp". (THAT IS SO TRUE!)<br />
*... can boys be both sexy and smart<br />
**... A girl wrote this, didn't she?<br />
*... can you find people with hand-drawn Magic: the Gathering card backs taped to the front of their binders<br />
*... does not finishing your homework in study hall mean nothing and you don't have to bring it back "home" to finish it<br />
*... does God swing his lanyard every time you kill a squirrel (Lan05.1)<br />
*... can orgies, kissing, grabass, smackass, and groingrab be completely platonic<br />
*... are orgies more public and commonplace than kissing<br />
*... do crazed students find dead squirrels and beg their teachers to allow them to dissect said squirrels<br />
*... do students fish for squirrels with donuts from the dining hall<br />
*... can a girl walk around dressed like a cartoon everyday<br />
*... are boys complimented on their ability to wear girl-pants<br />
*... do you walk around singing "WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOU I TOUCH MYSELF"<br />
*... do you walk around shouting "Die, die, die, die! Live, live, live, live! Sex, sex, sex, sex! More, more, more, more! ORGY!!"<br />
**... except at Siena <br />
**... <s>and no "ORGY" at Saratoga.</s> <s>NOT TRUE!</s><s>Only to the shouts of "Fuck that Lancaster shit!"</s> It's a touchy subject.<br />
**... and Carlisle<br />
*... can you send penis-shaped balloons flying around the room---and make any and all dirty jokes that occur to you--- without getting in trouble<br />
*... can orgies be platonic<br />
*... does every meal consist of SOME type of potato (Carlisle and Lancaster and LMU and JHU)<br />
**... actually I remember one meal that didn't. It was all anyone talked about the whole meal. (LMU 06.1)<br />
*... must you take pictures of anything and everything<br />
*... is rice served breakfast, lunch, and dinner (HPU)<br />
*... can a guy gravity check for the safety of all<br />
*... do people form words using the periodic table (Iridium, Oxygen, Nickle, Carbon: Ir O Ni C)<br />
*... are grass orgies a required experience<br />
*... can a boy be the prettiest girl on campus<br />
*... can you hear words like ericoid<br />
*... can you use a violin to pick up girls (or an electric violin, or bagpipes)<br />
*... can you hear two guys have a serious conversations about how lines can/can’t have area<br />
*... can you argue the for the rights of religious homosexuals...and prove your love by making out with a same sex person sitting next to you<br />
*... can you hear people arguing about figures of speech at Passionfruit<br />
*... can someone say "He's got the big guns hidden under his skirt."<br />
*... can you appreciate the true stupidity of the Rinas<br />
*... does your mom call to tell you that you can't take medications and drink alcohol at the same time<br />
*... do you have "Optimum Breakfast Time"<br />
*... can you compare an RA to both Napoleon Dynamite and Ben Folds (Napoleon Folds/Ben Dynamite)<br />
*... are the HUB workers GORGEOUS. Especially "milk-man" (Carlisle--05)<br />
*... can someone be Ukrotish (Ukraine/Scottish)<br />
*... can you room a punk, a hippie, and a billionaire<br />
*... can you get class back on track by talking about a cow<br />
*... can you witness two animal control guys and a huge policeman with a net the size of a small CTYer chase a squirrel around a tree for hours<br />
*... can guys squeal "That squirrel is so cute!!" (LMU 06-2)<br />
*... does someone think trees are vegetables<br />
*... can you teach someone to dance by telling them to move 12 parts of their body before they completely understand when you use the word "pelvis"<br />
*... is gravity overrated<br />
*... can you see one guy attempting to remove a piece of duct tape from another guy's crotch---with his teeth. (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... can you make up a word like "splootch" and have everyone understand it<br />
*... does everyone have some type of musical ability or talent<br />
*... does EVERYTHING LEAD TO SEX<br />
*... can people say the internet is invented for porn (LMU 06-2)<br />
**... WAS, not IS<br />
*... is the accordion cool (CAR Talent Show, 05)<br />
*... are the three most obvious religious groups atheists, Jews, and Pastafarians.<br />
**... Slushites if you know Meng. (Siena 07.2)<br />
**... and [[Hall:SAR#Stefanism|Stefanists]] at Saratoga (SAR.06.2)<br />
**...and members of the Mortos Cult (CAR.07.2)<br />
*... do people spend most of the money they have on energy drinks<br />
*... are you campsick 49 weeks out of the year...<br />
*... can a tree prepare for the End of the World (LAN 06.2) (SO TRUE! There was a towel in the tree!!)<br />
**... as of 07.2 that towel is still there.<br />
*... does EVERYONE in Ukraine have penis<br />
*... can you join 30 students skipping down the street while singing "Build Me Up Buttercup," just like a cheesy 60's movie (CAR.06.1)<br />
*... can the game of RISK become a fiery session of plotting and friendship-determining back-stabbing<br />
*... do people have outdoor shin-digs or cake fights and birthday humps on their birthday<br />
*... do girls dance around their hall with no shirts on having an STD...Spontaneous Techno Dance Party (CAR.06.1)<br />
*... can over $1000 dollars worth of [[Hall of Shame:JHU|alcoholic drinks]] be found in the ceilings (JHU 06)<br />
*... can multiple straight guys sleep in the same bed and not mind<br />
*... can sexual references like wet origami be made up<br />
*... can even the newbies immediately find the wall of "Adult DVDs" at Record and Tapes (JHU)<br />
*... can people shout blasphemies at random people and not get in trouble (LAN 06)<br />
*... does your RA tell you that you can't wear science goggles just because you feel like it<br />
*... while the nation is in the middle of a same-sex marriage debate, do you celebrate the nation's birthday by cross-dressing<br />
*... do you NOT JOKE ABOUT LANYARD SWINGING<br />
**[[Frank Wang]] only swung his lanyard once...the world didn't need another Grand Canyon.<br />
*** "When Goofus swings his lanyard, everything '''dies'''..." *crash* "...including the stage..." (LAN 07.1)<br />
*... can people can juggle three Rubik's Cubes and solve them at the same time (LMU 06-1)<br />
*... can you find people with nicknames like "Firefox" (CAR 05.2)<br />
*... can you have an emo soda machine (I am broken - inside) (in K-W, CAR 06.2)<br />
*... can people worship and equation (EXTENDED EUCLIDEAN ALGORITHM) (Crypto A - Car.07.2)<br />
**... and devise a mystical creature for it - Extended Euclidean Algorithm Ninja Pirate Farie Pixy!<br />
*... can squirrels <i>always</i> be crossing.<br />
*... can piggy-backed-weight-difference-lifting-and-walking be a competitive sport - and completely hetero (BRI.08.2)<br />
*... can you trick an entire room of people into listening to you read the ingredients of Pringles (in English and Spanish) by telling them there are [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Hitchhiker's Guide]] references hidden inside (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... can you find "[[Mandatory Fun|mandatory fun]]", "inescapable bliss", and "required jubilee"<br />
*... does a [[Tunak Tunak Tun]] line go from the academic quad to the residential quad at meet market, make two circles and people still want to dance (Car 06 2.)<br />
*... does Jorge yell GO HOME! and students yell back NOBODY LOVES YOU!! without any authoritative punishment. (LMU. 06. 1 and LMU 06.2)<br />
*... do you say "I Fountain East Quad" and have everyone understand you (LMU 06.2)<br />
*... can you argue with your friends over who's geekier...and *want* to be the geekier one.<br />
*... is the meaning of life a burning cake (Baked Alaska)<br />
*... is [[Duct tape]] not only a tool but a fashion statement.<br />
*... can two girls cause a fire drill for all of KW at 7 am in a desperate attempt to straighten hair (Carlisle 06.2)<br />
*... can playing Texas Hold 'Em for two hours in class be considered "learning"<br />
*... can a couple of guys come up with a way to toast pop tarts on a household lamp, and break it(RIP-the Toaster^^), releasing possibly deadly gas into the room (Thank god for shea...).<br />
*... is the definition of what's <i>really</i> sketchy determined<br />
**... (rachel, christ, a cow, and a couch!)<br />
*... do guys go to class without pants (LMU 2-06)<br />
*... can you have everyone singing a song for you in the cafeteria on your birthday (LMU 2-06)<br />
*... can two guys stare into a tree and have a dozen people also stare in the tree trying to figure out what's up there (CAR 06.2)(LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can someone refer to themselves as "rebellious" because they claim to be 100% heterosexual<br />
*... can a bunch of guys put ICYHOT on their balls, and be proud of it (Bethlehem 06.2)<br />
*... do people burn ramen noodles (SAR 06.2)<br />
*... is mealtime the worst part of the day (LMU)<br />
*... can girls have a bigger penis than guys (KNE session 2 '06)!!!!<br />
*... can you catch AIRBORNE AIDS (KNE session 2 '06!)<br />
*... can you say OHH MY JAAYYYSUS!<br />
*... can you do yoga and laugh whenever you want<br />
*... can you hang out in the laundry room for hours until Frank kicks you out<br />
*... can you find people with the most racisttttt hair<br />
*... will people have illegal sleepovers with Asian noodles at 2:00 in the morning<br />
*... can you find nerds who are amazing enough to make the rest of the cool world jealous =]<br />
*... can you come up with ELWEES! (two crazy nerds, Basement Schneider 20, LAN 06 sess2)<br />
*... can card-throwing be considered a talent.<br />
**...and deadly one too (LAN 11.1)<br />
**and have your hallmates throw cards at you hard and trust them they'll miss you (LAN 11.1)<br />
*... will 'Joemma' babies be born (Easton 06.2)<br />
*... will you find the Swedish-Dutch-Swiss-Kid (Easton 06.2)<br />
*... will Hall Meetings and fire drills be called <i>just</i> before Alex gets in the shower and is stuck in a bathrobe for the next fifteen minutes. (Easton '06-s.2)<br />
*... can people be found playing chess during a dance.<br />
**... JOE!<br />
*... can people be found asking each other and memorizing used quiz bowl questions during a dance (LAN 06.1).<br />
*... does casual lunchtime conversation involve String Theory, Theodor Hertzl, and sexual morality.<br />
*... will boys crowd around three girls because one [Liz Breeze] can build a house of cards (Easton '06-s.2)<br />
*... can you be trampled by nerds for reasons not including books [Anna and Liz Breeze slipped on lemonade and fell during American Pie when everyone was jumping in the middle...causing several others to fall on them. It hurt.] (Easton, '06-s.2)<br />
**... also happens while moshing to Smells Like Teen Spirit (SAR 08.1)<br />
*... will you invent something that's already been created and you didn't know it [JELLO SHOTS!] (Easton, '06-s.2)<br />
*... can trees play basketball and gerbils be funny. (inside joke SAR 06.2)<br />
*... do people make jokes like, "Do you know what they say about grass? It's green." and people will laugh hysterically.<br />
*... can you meet the one, and only, FLAVVA FLAAVVVVVVVVV!!!!!!!!!!<br />
**... [[Flava Flav]]! ("Zack", the RA, SAR 06.2)<br />
***... http://www.nefferport.com/flavaflav.JPG<br />
*... do people memorize pi for fun<br />
**... and it quickly becomes a competition on who can correctly recite the most<br />
*... can there be a hall meeting where the first words are "please stop masturbating in the bathroom"<br />
**... all because there were too many people brushing their teeth<br />
*... will the third floor be terrified because girls with toilet paper around their heads come upstairs and knock on every single door saying "We ran out of toilet paper...no idea why. Can we have yours? Or coffee...coffee is good." -- [Easton, s.2, '06 TPN forever]<br />
**... http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h313/__rizzy/IMG_2152.jpg<br />
*... can you buy fruits, vegetables, cheese named after Australian animals, and yogurt from a man in a do-rag, wifebeater, and gym shorts with a card table and a cooler (CAR 07.1)<br />
*... can you sacrifice a potato to a statue of Benjamin Rush(Car 06.1) <br />
**... and the following year get your class to worship the statue and get a red stuffed dolphin as a class mascot from it(Ethics, Car 07.1)<br />
*... can you create a song about wanting to have someone's babies and NOT be thought of as a total creep.<br />
*... can you prove that pants are the same as chairs.<br />
*... must rules be enforced on studying<br />
*... can classical music be "blasted"<br />
**... at 6am in the morning to go with jacked tea from the cafeteria (LMU 07.2)<br />
**... and Avril Lavigne<br />
*... can the icebreaker "What's your favorite color?" spawn a discussion about light and pigment (in an etymologies class, no less)<br />
*... does a TA set up a game of [[Park Bench]] on his class' meeting spot (The Bench/ The Etymologies Bench/ The Bench of DOOOM) for his own entertainment (LAN 07.1)<br />
*... do people play foursquare while sitting on aluminum chairs<br />
*... do other people play foursquare by hitting the ball with sketchbooks or large stuffed grasshoppers... and get to King.<br />
*... do people mix together half-eaten tomato soup, smashed jell-o, the remainders of different sports drinks, and whatever other leftovers they feel like (which I suspect included some form of potato) in a glass... and ''drink'' it.<br />
**and ''like'' it.<br />
*... can the elusive Golden/Yellow/Blond-tailed Squirrels be found (Lancaster)<br />
*... can Frank Wang be exiled to the Hartman Green and tackled from behind. (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can photo and video recording be banned. (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... are people knighted with umbrellas. (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can we steal other people's ramen without them noticing (LOU, 07.1)<br />
*... can other people steal our ramen without noticing them<br />
**... because we were too busy stealing their ramen<br />
**... and they were too busy stealing our ramen<br />
***... so we practically just trade ramen<br />
****... and wonder why ours is chicken flavored and why theirs is coincidentally barbeque flavored<br />
*... can CTYers learn how to be intelligently lazy. (Physics B! Lan 07.2)<br />
*... is necrophilia socially acceptable<br />
**... and even attractive!<br />
*... is rock paper scissors a deadly serious sport that involves mathematical theory and no luck whatsoever<br />
*... do you ask male nurses extremely feminine questions<br />
*... can you be hysterical in the academic office until 1am (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can you pause in a conversation and hear somebody say "fucking marmosets!" over lunch (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... are you considered a priestess for possessing a spork (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... do you tally slaps on the ass during BLT<br />
*... can you learn how to hand-rave, grind, dance to Cotton-Eye Joe, and kiss all at one dance<br />
*... does EVERYBODY have the Schnade (LAN 07.2)<br />
**... and still makes out at Passionfruit anyway<br />
*... are there really long lines for four square after lunch and dinner<br />
*... can RAs be found defending pantsless campers to security guards (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can you talk about "intellectual prostitution" in class (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... can people be found playing Risk and watching Jaws at the same time (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... does spanking a robot help to prove a philosophical point (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... is boobtag platonic, but cows aren't (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... should you not smoke salmon, because it's a gateway fish (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... are bananas the atheist's worst nightmare (LAN 07.2)[this i think applies to most logic classes]<br />
*... can people become honorary Jews for eating cinnamon raisin bread at Quad Time (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can two guys sing the Pokemon theme song... and have over 400 other people join in immediately (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can a group of people systematically making out with one another be platonic and normal (LAN 07.2)<br />
**... well, maybe just normal.<br />
***... sort of normal.<br />
*... can realizing that Cthulhu and the Flying Spaghetti Monster may be the same cause a mass epiphany (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can you have a geekgasm over Starcraft II (LAN 07.2)<br />
**... .....and then realize it doesn't come out for three years (OMG it just came out *geekgasm*!!!!!!!)<br />
*... can you have the communal ramen, blessed by a high priestess of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can getting threatened with hugging cause you to hide under a table... multiple times (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can chicken in a cup break your brain (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... can Kosherization be a noun, and fuckupededest be an adjective(LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can Frank Wang getting PWNED be grounds for a serious recalculation of one's perceived order of life, the universe, and CTY hierarchy itself (LAN 07.2)<br />
**... will multiple people (some of whom I know) be astounded/offended that the last bit of the above statement isn't "everything"<br />
*... does sanity warrant scrutiny and shunnage<br />
*... do people sprinkle salt/pepper in unsuspecting victims' drinks <s>(LMU 07.2)</s> (EVERY SITE)<br />
**... or food and dessert (which doesn't taste so bad) (SAR 07.2)<br />
**... and trick people into eating/drinking hot pepper by putting it in their sprite <br />
**... especially on the 4th of July ('MURICA!)<br />
*... do people smuggle garlic bread out the cafeteria by stuffing it down her bra (LMU 07.2)<br />
*... do people go to the meds room to steal candy (LMU 07.2)<br />
*... can you seriously refer to intellectual prostitution in class (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... can you have a classroom conversation about necrophilia (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... can you dance the Macarena to "SexyBack" (first dance of LAN.07.2, every dance LAN.09.2)<br />
**... and can it actually be sexy.<br />
***... especially when the upper balcony is lined with Macarena dancers in boxers (last dance LAN 08.2)<br />
*... is groping one's boobs/waist/inside thighs be utterly platonic (LMU 07.2)<br />
*... is there Pikachu porn..[and that's not his tail] (LMU 07.2)<br />
*... does a class argue if numbers exist.<br />
*... can a Yankee and a Red Sox be friends. (CAR 07.2)<br />
*... can Scintilla be everywhere. SCINTILLLLLLAAAAAAAA! (CAR 07.2 [Latin specifically])<br />
*... PDA with a boy in a skirt<br />
*... can people argue with each other about something they agree on<br />
*... can people go to a dance looking like ninjas (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... Chinese CTYers sing Korean songs (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... do girls attach gum wrappers to everything they can get their hands on<br />
*... can you learn the game (I LOSE!)<br />
*... can there be Racism that doesn't refer to discrimination, but rather to a religion following a kid named Race. A religion in which all of the followers are called Racists.(LAN.07.2)<br />
*... can students and their TA be locked in a garden. (Advanced Chemistry, LAN.07.2)<br />
**... and some have to climb out the window to save the rest of the class. (Advanced Chemistry, LAN.07.2)<br />
*... can you draw a goatee on someone in pen and have them actually encourage it. (JHU.07.1)<br />
*... can you sit on a wall and talk about penises, CTYers and rulers. (JHU.07.1)<br />
*... can throwing bowls of unopened ramen (and cowtails and tubes of toothpaste) ensue after a discussion about thunder thighs and colossal calves. (JHU.07.1)<br />
*... can an entirely new music taste form.<br />
*... can an RA be half-worshiped for having asymmetrical hair.<br />
*... can you get ice cream three times in a day for it being your birthday.<br />
*... can you TP the outside of your RA's room on the last day and have them laugh it off.<br />
*... can someone stick a candle in a brownie bite and call it a birthday cake.<br />
*... can you FLY!<br />
*... can you never entirely rule out the possibility of a velociraptor attack.<br />
*... can you be told to keep a low profile, begin to come up with tribal dances, and still be thanked for keeping a low profile.<br />
*... can you watch Tweety Bird approach the volleyball court, start playing volleyball, and then get chased away by an angry RA. (CAR.08.1)<br />
*... is everyone a vistor.<br />
*... can you worship Satan during a Lockdown (LAN.08.1)<br />
**... can a few guys trying to kill a moth result in said campus-wide lockdown.<br />
*... can you smash fireflies and watch their splattered ends glow even after they're dead<br />
*... can you have an orgasm in front of a couple and their young children<br />
*... can you poke your friends while they are in the shower<br />
**... or take pictures of your friends while they are in the shower (SAR 08.1)<br />
*... can you cover yourself in a white sheet and pretend to be a ghost as your friends get out of the shower<br />
*... is burning puppies ethical (but only in some cases). (LOS.08.1.ETHC)<br />
*... can a class conclude that no, you cannot save your dead mother if she is, in fact, dead. (LOS.08.1.ETHC)<br />
*... does the dean of residential life get "WE LOVE YOU JASON!!!!!" yelled at him on a daily basis. (LOS.08.1)<br />
*... does a hall skip dinner for three days in a row having a "three day birthday celebration" with more junk food than has EVER been seen in one place. (LOS.08.1)<br />
*... can two people use five napkins each to get the grease out of a piece of fried chicken... and then eat them anyway. (LOS.08.1)<br />
**... and does the above probably tastes better than most the stuff in the cafeteria anyway.<br />
**... and can a student tell what the next meal in the cafeteria will be based on the type of potato had for breakfast.<br />
*... does an entire class sing "Bananaphone" at the closing ceremonies (much to the confusion and amusement of the parents.) (LOS.08.1)<br />
*... does a whole activity go around singing "Bananaphone" and annoying everyone else to death. (LOS.8.1, 08.2)<br />
*... does a whole class periodically yell "That's Wassup!", even though said words are going to haunt them forever. (LOS.8.1.LAWP)<br />
*... can the RAs perform a live action [[Tunak Tunak Tun]] for the Talent Show (CAR.00.1)<br />
*... is rape "loving without permission" (LOS.08.2 ETHC)<br />
*... can exploitation of sea turtles make sense (LOS.08.2 ETHC)<br />
*... do two halls wage a war using Axe, Silly String, real string, shredded newspaper, pasta, lint and hairspray (LOS.08.2)<br />
*... do people say a series of colors after burping, and the last person makes a sex noise that sounds like a moose (LOS.08.2)<br />
*... does orthonitrophynalgalactopyranoside become a word in everyday vocabulary (GENE.LOS.08.2)<br />
*... does sneaking 7 pieces of cake on one plate out of the cafeteria become a big feat. (LOS.08.2)<br />
*... do people name frisbees after his body and her body, a stuffed cow named after your body, a fork named georgie-poo (the genetics instructor), a volleyball after kevie-poo (the genetics TA), a bed named johnny, and a blanket named bo's body, and then you start talking about them and it starts to sound sexual. (i.e. i slept on johnny last night)(LOS.08.2)<br />
*... can you be married to nineteen other people, regardless of gender and relationship status, because there wasn't enough room on the certificate for forty-two. (LAN.08.2)<br />
**... or be married to 160 other people (161 total) at one time (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... is the entire class obsessed with blue tape and perfecting slow-clapping (LOS.08.2 LOGC)<br />
*... does your class debate about whether god exists in a classroom with a crucifix over the doorway(LOS.08.2 LOGC)<br />
*... do people argue about Deal or No Deal (LOS.08.2 GAME)<br />
*... do flyswatters have a purpose other than to swat flies(LOS.08.2)<br />
*... does glomping Jason Boring and Dane Holding become a sport(LOS.08.2)<br />
*... do people shout I LOST THE GAME!!! in the stairways<br />
**... by the way, you just lost the game >:)<br />
*... do people write on their legs with glitter<br />
*... do people reply to "Go get a life!" with "I could have gotten a life, but I saved the money and went to CTY instead."<br />
*... is a cipher system named "Juicy Nazi (Misspelled as "Natzi") Cows" (CODE.A.LOS.08.2)<br />
*... can you spend half a class talking about violent overthrow of the U.S government<br />
**... violence is the answer!(LOS.08.2)<br />
***... violence is the question, the answer is YES!<br />
*... do you have classmates who list their religion on facebook as "Social Darwinism"<br />
**... promote civilization, use sterilization!<br />
*... can a teacher rip off his shirt screaming The Odyssey in Greek and be applauded. <br />
*... can you be worshiped by your hallmates just for having snacks.<br />
*... can pictures and videos be so amazing.<br />
*... can you hear/see the words "I LOSE" so often.<br />
*... can a summer camp for nerds be your WHOLE LIFE.<br />
*... will students do just about anything for Otter Pops. (LOS)<br />
*... can you fall in love in less than three (<3) weeks.<br />
*... do people fence in drag, and is it the most brilliant thing ever. (LOS.08.1)<br />
*... will your teacher have to turn around in the middle of a lesson and chastise, "No throwing ninja stars in class."<br />
*... is it acceptable, and even applauded, to draw a picture of a lion, a grappling hook, and a preposition on the blackboard and have it take up 10 minutes of class and give someone hiccups. (CAR.08.1)<br />
*... can you meet your soulmate and never even go out with him, even when he has admitted that he thinks you're "attractive" and would hook up with you if he didn't have a girlfriend at home<br />
*... do people who have never met one another break into song in the middle of cloud-watching.<br />
*... do people scream "I LOVE YOU JOJO" to their male instructors and not receive any discipline.<br />
*... can someone who's an outcast at school be thisclose to a really hot smart person. (probably every CTY site, am I right?)<br />
*... can a group of people carry on a game of frisbee with three different frisbees and not get each other killed.<br />
*... can you slowdance three times with two separate people with whom you have never had a conversation.<br />
** or six different guys...<br />
*... do girls put a lot of time and energy into how they're going to wear their lanyards at the dance.<br />
*... do boys compliment girls on how they're wearing their lanyards.<br />
**... especially during dances.<br />
*... do people get mobbed by random ballerinas.<br />
*... can squirrels be screamed at for being ugly.<br />
*... do people argue at length about whether or not it is a good idea to mix ice cream into your root beer float.<br />
*... is it considered highly uncool to receive grades lower than A in regular school.<br />
*... does the word "banana" acquire such intense personal meaning that you have to hold back tears whenever it comes up post-CTY. (Ancient Greek CAR.08.1)<br />
*... are people shunned for listening to pop music and immediately immersed in "music education" by their fellow 13-year-olds.<br />
*... can one be deemed "so cool people think he's gay."<br />
*... does a whole hall rebel against "Emo Day" by wearing bright colors--hot pink, neon green, etc.<br />
*... do two RAs carry on mysterious beasty carboard battles for 10 minutes at a time and fight to the absolute death (meaning you don't lost til the last duct-taped-on shinguard has been removed entirely from your body) (CAR.08.1)<br />
*... Are various fruits and vegetables attached to the board while writing a mathematical proof.<br />
*... do real men not lift weights or women...they lift textbooks (CAR.08.2)<br />
*... can you nickname guys Tree, Kaboom, Converse (the word that means to talk, not the shoe one), Phone, Doorknob, Waffle, and Wall. And then refer to being able to see them as "having Vision" (Stemmed from Tree-V) and be extremely sad when you have zero signal. [EST.08.1]<br />
*... does your teacher belive Stoichiometry said in a New York accent is extremely hilarious. [EST.08.1.CHMS]<br />
*... do guys run around screaming "FOR NARNIA!" ( haha, actually this was GIRLS, me and my logic class. JHU.08.1)<br />
*... do 2 halls of girls put pink in their hair?<br />
*... do classes make petitions to extend CTY?<br />
*... do punx and hippies get along?<br />
*... do u enjoy watching your teacher twitch?<br />
*... WAA!!!<br />
*... can you be a muslim fire fighter that lives in a box and drives a roflcopter?<br />
*... can you steal the skidmore beanie (No!)<br />
*... who has the rant sheet?<br />
*... can your activity be interrupted by mummies, then continue unfazed.<br />
*... can you wake up to see an RA juggling tennis balls on the roof of the dining hall.<br />
*... do people get naked at ralphs. [Naked is a delicious juice, we didn't do anything illegal...]<br />
*... does an entire hall of teenage guys call an ra's... parts, if you will, her personality, and for her to like it<br />
*... does your entire hall, class, teachers, and RA call masturbating "commiting genocide" to pake fun of pro-life stance<br />
**... in the supposedly non-biased "history of US law and politics" and "ethics" classes<br />
*... does somebody sign his goodbye email "sincerely the biggest jerk at CTY", have it be true, and he is still amazing<br />
*... will you find "only at CTY..." jokes<br />
*... is it more common to hear a song from the 1970's than soldier boy or any other recent popular song<br />
**... or "Dancing Queen" by ABBA (PHYW, SAR.09.2)<br />
*... can you drop water balloons from the second floor windows on a RA, have him see you, shoot at him with a nerf gun, and not get in trouble (Lan.08.2)<br />
*... does an entire dorm (excluding the basement. stupid basement) have a hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall nerf gun fight, when there are only 4 nerf guns and 13 nerf bullets (9 by the end of the night)<br />
*... is 4square a contact sport<br />
*... can you hold demon summonings in the dorm bathrooms, set off the fire alarm, and become immortalized in the annals of Stanford CTY history (which was the goal of the ceremony anyway)<br />
* can girls scream quite sooooo LOUD (happened when a male RA "visited" as we came down the hall soaking wet in our towels)<br />
*... does the dance floor ACTUALLY move (Carlisle 4ever)<br />
*... Can you see PacMan running around the quad one lazy Sunday morning. (LAN.09.1)<br />
*... can watching South Park be considered academic (POLY at SAR.09.2)<br />
*... can everyone in the hall be shirtless for the hall picture (SAR.09.2)<br />
**... or have people in only a towel or boxers for the picture (SAR.09.2)<br />
*... can you have a coffee drinking contest with your TA (CAR.09.2.POLY.A)<br />
*... can you have a break called during an essay writing period and people just ignore it taking another sip of coffee and<br />
stare harder at the screen(CAR.09.2.POLY.A)<br />
*... would someone ask if we can have a sleepover in which 16 people sleep in the same room only to have it denied by Swine Flu<br />
*Paranoid SRAs (CAR.09.2)<br />
*... can you find people discussing the chemical make up of a Purell Kleenex Lime Juice bomb (CAR.09.2)<br />
*... can the guys look hotter as girls than the girls do<br />
*... can you attack people with a blond wig named Bradley (Wigginstern).(Lan.09.2)<br />
**... Bradley Attack!<br />
**... and attack them with another red wig named Bartebus<br />
*... can Physics be the place where... FUN DIES, Pfl (PHYW, SAR.09.2)<br />
**... can fun quickly be reincarnated by the end of study hall (Who wrote this, by the way? ^)<br />
*... can you not only go through a year's worth of coursework, but also a year's worth if emotions<br />
*... do people call Dragostea din Tei Dragostea din Tei instead of Numa Numa.<br />
**... and scream the lyrics in public and not be stared at. (SAR 09.1)<br />
*... do people substitute a forward slash (/) for double asterisks (**) for emotes. (Battle.Net)<br />
*... can you develop severe potato withdrawal and have it manifest itself even months after the session. (CAR)<br />
*... can you run around at Meet Market introducing yourself to everyone with a fake name, just to see their reaction. (CAR.09.1)<br />
*... is Purell used as a verb. ("I want to Purell my mouth.")<br />
*... can nearly everyone on a college campus want to either be or be with Jesse Boring, academic counselor. (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... can the Greek letter "rho" be very funny (PHYW, SAR.09.2)<br />
*... do you get your temperature checked every single morning (SAR.09.2) (LAN.09.2) (LOS.09.2)<br />
**... and are people excited about it.<br />
**... can any living person get a body temperature of 88 degrees F, and have everyone think it is normal. (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... can you duct tape your teacher to the door and have it be completely con''sensual''. (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you ask about the etymology of "orgy" and get a serious answer -- "'Orgy' originally referred to religious ecstacy, so when you're having an orgy, you're excited." (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you be taught about the Greeks having thirty-nine words for "prostitute" (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you have a teacher write "I am cool" on the chalkboard, stand on a chair, and rub it onto his pants so it says "I am cool" on his butt. (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you realize that treefrogs are taking over the world. (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you read things aloud in funny voices including: Yoda, Borat, Brooklyn accent, surfer dude, valley girl, first date voice, and more. (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you have a teacher that has an (unfortunately fake) tattoo on his arm that says "NEW JERSEY LIBRARIES ROCK!" (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you call your teacher "Whipcream Daddy" (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you touch people's legs during break and not be considered a sexual freak. (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... can you put everything back togedda wit' sum RIIIIICE! (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... can you carry around an ukulele...and have people pronounce the word "Ukulele" correctly! <br />
*... can someone from chile attract crowds with three simple words: "In My Country..." (LOS.09.1)<br />
*... can the MCs for the talent show slide onto the stage in nothing but button-down shirts, boxers, socks, and sunglasses. (LOS.09.1)<br />
*... can you eat a dinosaur-Jesus sandwich. (LOS.09.2)<br />
**...do people classify jesuses as dinosaurs, but not dinosaurs as jesuses.<br />
*... can you get top-secret cookies from the NSA's cafeteria. (LAN.09.1.CODE/LAN.10.1.CODE)<br />
*... can you make a parody to Fire Burnin' making fun of the PDA rules (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... do you need to make room for Jesus[, room for Jesus on the dance floor]<br />
*... will a graphing calculator fall out of someone's back pocket (LAN.09.2.CHEM)<br />
:*... during break (LAN.10.2.FCPS.B)<br />
*... can you interrupt Courting and Wooing by hugging trees.<br />
*...can guys get pregnant from too much hugging<br />
*... do you find the university you will attend in the future. (UCSC.04.2)<br />
*... will you see Asian Santa, dressed in his entire outfit, on a day where the temperature is supposed to reach 99 degrees Fahrenheit. (LAN.10.1)<br />
*... ''see: [[Recursion]]'' (LAN.09.1)<br />
*... do guys walk better in high-heeled boots than most girls.<br />
*... do RISK games reach levels of epic proportions, including cards worth hundreds of troops and rolling the dice down the halls. (LAN.10.1)<br />
*... do you see students act out Pokemon on the quad and RAs thoroughly enjoying it. (LAN.10.1)<br />
**... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxPzZngEErM<br />
**... or during the Casino Night lipsync. (SAR.10.1)<br />
*... do you see people swing dancing, waltzing, hustling, or cha-cha-ing to Top 40 songs.<br />
*... can you find others who know the lyrics of Tong Hua (SAR)<br />
**... and who also sing it along with you on rainy days. (SAR.10.1)<br />
*... do white kids eat cup noodles<br />
*... do students tape crosses on others' backs using sex tape. (SAR.10.1)<br />
*... is discussing ninja poop on-topic and completely relevant to the class (LAN.10.1.HDIS)<br />
*... can your class dedicate an entire morning class period for yoga (JHU.10.1.LOGCA)<br />
*... can one person start singing songs from Lion King and the rest of the class join in, all without looking up from their study hall work (JHU.10.1.LOGCA)<br />
*... can you fit ideas fit into bathtubs (JHU.10.1.LOGCA)<br />
*... can you form an all girl grind line and the guys just stare (JHU.10.1)<br />
*... can you ask for a "fork" at the dinner table and have everyone burst into a laughing fit (JHU.10.1)<br />
*... can you find a group of kids eating ramen in their lounge at 4 in the morning (LAN.10.2)<br />
**... with a glowstick as the utensil<br />
*...does a teacher, in the middle of a discussion about stars, randomly ask "Has anyone seen my oven mitt?" (Astro LAN.10.2)<br />
*...does the teacher have to order students to stop working and take a break from class (LAN.10.2)<br />
*...are vending machines and gift shops so amazing (KNE.10.2.VACO)<br />
*...can you randomly get "married" to your hallmate (LMU.10.2)<br />
*...can the whole cafeteria start clapping just because. (LMU 10.2)<br />
** And LAN.10.2<br />
**... and pretty much everywhere<br />
*...does a rabbi walk back and forth past your table to make sure things don't get too insane (LAN.10.2)<br />
*...is someone assigned to stalk everyone else with a camera<br />
*...can you write a declaration of independence from your RA (RA Eric)(JHU 10.2)[LAWPsters forever!]<br />
*...would guys actually sign up for friendship bracelet making and hemp bracelets (JHU 10.2)<br />
*...playing the Penis Game with the RAs turning a deaf ear towards it (JHU 10.2)<br />
*...are there Eskimo and Puppy Kisses - <3 Maddie Caballero! (JHU 10.2)<br />
*...can you randomly start singing the Pokemon Theme song, not be considered weird, and have everyone in the room join in.<br />
*...can coconuts migrate. (JHU.10.2.MATH.C)<br />
*...does your teacher randomly speak several sentences in a Scottish accent before returning to his normal voice (Astro LAN.10.2)<br />
*...are the spoons edible (KIVO!!!)<br />
*...can eyeshadow make a statement about gay rights (LAN.10.2)<br />
*...would one read Kafka while listening to Taylor Swift (LAN.10.2.TOPI.B).<br />
*...does a teacher dress up as a pirate to teach finite machine automata (LAN.10.2.FCPS.B)<br />
*... can everyone make sexual jokes without being reprimanded . [Mr.Site Director: I have a biigg patch of love tape righht heree] [JHU.10.2]<br />
*...do couples regularly slowdance to the Pokemon theme song (CAR.10.2, probably among others)<br />
*...can you simultaneously hold a quesadilla with one hand, play frisbee with the other, and have two girls making out on the hill behind you. (LAN.09.2)<br />
*...do teachers use losing the game and spreading the schnade to explain graph theory (LAN.11.1.DATA)<br />
*...would anyone spend their time to read this ENTIRE list, and recognize at least half of the items.<br />
*...do people seeds make complete sense. (ETHC.JHU.11.1) (also BIOE.EST.11.2) <br />
*...are the people who are supposed to be more mature aren't and are complete pervs.<br />
*...does saying 'duty' make a 17 year old laugh his head off. And then making jokes about it, like, "You're bound to your duty! It's a gift from God!" "No it's not! It's a gift from within!" (ETHC.JHU.11.1)<br />
*...can shy 12 year olds turn into the loudest 17 year old perverts you will ever meet. (You know who you are.) (ETHC.JHU.11.1)<br />
*...can the young people (12, 13) become best friends with the older ones (16, 17) and not be judged for it. (I'm pretty sure this applies at every site, but if not- ETHC.JHU.11.1)<br />
*...can students revolt and tie up the staff should they ever cancel Passionfruit using our overwhelming numbers, duck tape, and art supples.<br />
*...can you find all the prodigies, mentals, nerds, and Asians of the world.<br />
*...do people read "Metroid High School" and find it funny to watch others die from the author's terrible writing! (LAN.11.1.)<br />
**…and discuss what, exactly, the author did wrong.<br />
*... do people take "swag walks" (JHU.11.1.WRIT3B)<br />
*... can an entire class burst into a fit of "awkward palm trees" (JHU.11.1.WRIT3B)<br />
*... is killing babies and drowning puppies encouraged (JHU.11.1.WRIT3B)<br />
*... Can a girl become her own species (Maxime, JHU.11.1.Bonnie's hall)<br />
*... are vegans small square lamposts, and vehgans people who don't eat animal products. (JHU.11.1)<br />
*... can 1 squared equal 5 (JHU.11.1.IMPS A)<br />
*…can teenagers listen to baby bedtime stories and love it! (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... does a group of 25 people sit outside and applaud everyone exiting or leaving the dining hall for no reason (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... can someone's name turn into a meme (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... can someone sidewalk chalk the entire perimeter of the quad (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... do you get to watch RAs fight each other to the death in improvised robot boxes (LAN.11.1) (LOS.11.2)<br />
**...also in ninja costumes or with mattresses taped to their backs (LOS.11.2)<br />
*... can the best way to annoy someone be to ask if you can sign up for Blammo (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... does a ''whole'' hall group chase one squirrel<br />
*... does a guy say "Unicorns are cute!"<br />
*... does a teacher hate the word "cute"<br />
*... does a whole class learn the Waka Waka dance<br />
*... are entire breaks and meals spent discussing ways to develop horribly inefficient, yet functional sorting algorithms. (LAN.11.1.DATA)<br />
*...does your teacher find readings for your class on sexual perversion and incest. (BIOE.EST.11.2)<br />
**...and your RA shows up for class that day and only says, "I UNDERSTAND NOW!!!"<br />
*...can an entire hall walk around singing "I Just Had Sex" and not get yelled at. <br />
*...can the RA's play "Friday" at a dance and people actually dance to it. (EST.11.2)<br />
*...can a girl randomly say, "Cheese puffs!" And for it to be relatively normal. (EST.11.2)<br />
*...can a cookie monster hat be someone's claim to fame. (EST.11.2)<br />
*...can a floor make up a parody of "We are Family" to find everyone. (Third Floor Easton 11.2 c:)*<br />
*...where code names go to the extreme<br />
*...you can say all the crap you want about someone you JUST met and no-one gives a flying monkey because you're not going to see that person after 3 weeks<br />
*...you can be whoever the fuck you want because no-one knows you:)<br />
*...friendships, last a lifetime<br />
*...does a squirrel fall out of a tree, everyone be shocked, and someone randomly say, "OOH. Squirrel !"<br />
*...can someone make a bandaid out of laopard duct tape. And it be relatively comfortable. EST 11.2<br />
*...can cartoons become the bane of your existence<br />
*...can songs that are relatively upbeat make you cry<br />
*...can building a ducttape bathtub be acceptable hall bondage (LAN 11.2 Katy's Hall)<br />
*...Can people be banned from Thomas for making the squirrels uncomfortable (LAN.11.2)<br />
*...Is marching up the stairs carrying two suitcases full of SKL yelling "BECAUSE WE ARE MANLY WOMEN!" not commented on. (LAN.11.2 Katy's hall)<br />
*...Can people come up with 8 different methods of boobtag:<br />
*...Grab, Grope, Punch, Poke, "I JUST WANNA FEEL YOUR BOOBS!", Double handed, Carwash, and Juggler (LAN.11.2)<br />
*...Can it take over a half hour to cut through Alex Kohanski's ponytail. (LAN.11.2)<br />
*...does one boy become an entire hall's inside joke...mainly due to his girlfriend. (Venya Guschin LAN.11.2)<br />
*…can someone make a sailboat out of chicken parmesan in one minute. (LAN 11.2)<br />
*…is a French fry happy to fall down a girl’s shirt. (LAN 11.2)<br />
*...is people-watching a legitimate activity that is encouraged (JHU.11.1)<br />
*...can you have deodorant bombing wars in the hallways (JHU.11.1 REAS and ASTR) <br />
*...can your instructor and TA be absolute frisbee-throwing ninjas and puzzle-masterminds (JHU.11.1 REAS)<br />
*...can you duct tape 49 bananas and 1 apple to your RA's door (LAN 11.2)<br />
**...and spend the next three days eating them during hall meetings<br />
*...can you make dying duck screams on the LAST morning of CTY as you march down the stairs with your friends and have a RA tell you "Girls, please don't do this tomorrow." (LAN 11.2)<br />
*...will your teacher ask "what's the difference between a whore and a slut?" (LAN.HDIS.11.2)<br />
*...will secret messages/acronyms be understood by your TA (LAN 11.2)<br />
*...can Kiyun's legs be used as a pillow<br />
**...and a blanket <br />
***...and a conversation starter... <br />
*...can you make a CTY parody of Friday (CAR.11.1)<br />
*...can you kidnapp two RA's and an SRA and keep them hostage so that you get your own continent... and more (CHS 11.2)<br />
*...Crazy? I'm not crazy, but people call me nuts! (CHS 11.2)<br />
*...Where Whovians can freely speak of the TARDIS<br />
*...Can an instructor call his students 'stupid' for being too smart.(CAR.12.2)<br />
*...Reading too much is a very bad thing.(CODE.SUN.12.1)<br />
*...can an RA tell you to stop dancing because it looks way too much like bloodbending (SAR.12.1)<br />
*... Fail the Kinsey test (Princeton.12.1)<br />
*...Can dinner never be ready! Cena nunquam parata est! (Lancaster 12.1 Latin)<br />
*...Can you run around chasing guys in white sheets dressed up like a Ghostbuster and not get stopped for running. (LAN 12.1)<br />
*...can a discussion about sexuality be the best way to understand Sartre (EXIT CAR 12.1)<br />
*...can kids lip synch to "Boyfriend" and then be followed by RAs lip synching to "What Makes You Beautiful" (SAR.12.1)<br />
*...can you argue over whose subconscious is controlling reality...and actually have valid points<br />
*...can you take a chisel... (LAN.12.1)<br />
*...can an RA yell at you to stop dancing because it looks too much like bloodbending (SAR 12.1)<br />
*...can you perform SKL mouth-to-mouth exchange. It tastes better! (LAN.12.1)<br />
*...can you have a Floorgy (LAN.12.1)<br />
*...can you COUNTER the latest jokes (For those of you who understand, fine. For the one this is aimed at, heeheeheehee...) (LAN.12.1)<br />
*...can you walk into a dormroom you've never been in before and say (or think, depending on who you are) "I'M HOMEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (I'm sure this applies at every site.....)<br />
*...can you go to Acting Improv and ___ (Fill this in)<br />
**...yell "AIR ASSASSINATION!" as you dive towards Johnny Tamburo with your shin-guard chopstick ducttape hidden blade and be called out for CTYI. (LAN. 12.1)<br />
**...see a guy dump a canister of Pringles on a girl during the one time where there IS actually a park bench...and then dump a second one the next time he goes up. (LAN. 12.1)<br />
***...I had to help clean that. Thanks for reminding me.<br />
****...He actually dumped them on me and I'm a guy xD The reason he did it is cause I (Blammo god Bob) blammoed him by asking him to give me his spoon. He did, I said thanks, blammoed him with it, then walked away to AI<br />
**...QUADS<br />
*YOLO run down the hall - YOLO running is when you run down your respective hall in a towel while shouting "YOLOOO" (JHU. 12.2)<br />
*can you sneak out cookies in coffee cups every lunch and dinner (JHU 12.2)<br />
*...can you have Bradley the Burgeritto be your nephew (JHU 12.1)<br />
*...can you have a joke about being... ''wet'' at water day (JHU 12.1)<br />
**...so many opportunities with that last part...<br />
*...can you pronounce pants ''ponce'' (JHU 12.1)<br />
**...or "payants"<br />
**...or "punts" (No joke-one of my friends actually says it in that way)<br />
*...can you party all day erryday (JHU.12.1)<br />
*...can you just walk around saying "it's because we know we're beautiful" (JHU.12.1)<br />
*...can you have a mobile Afterdance during the walk back to the dorms when it's thundering and lightning (but no rain) (LAN. 12.1)<br />
**...fastest IHTINB I ever saw. Also the most fun.<br />
**...there was an afterdance during that night?<br />
*...I like turtles (EST. 12.2)<br />
*...where the ice cream flavors are named after bodily excretions (LAN.12.2)<br />
*...where a guy is a walking duct tape dispenser (LAN.12.2)<br />
*...where there is a stripper(LAN)<br />
**... who goes up to tour groups!<br />
***...wearing drag and proclaiming "15 dolla for whole package" while rubbing chest sensuously<br />
*...where we THROW IT ON THE GROUND! (LAN.12.2)<br />
*...can you GANGNAM STYLE!<br />
**... it's at the top of iTunes list as of September 18, 2012 =D<br />
*...can the Latin have a war with the Ancient Greek!<br />
**...GREEKS WON<br />
***...only because the Latins had a Pax Romana<br />
****...Latins were the farmers. Romans had the P.R. And "I can't wait to kick some Roman ass!" Reference anyone?<br />
*****...the Latins are our nickname and we were Roman... yes, the Latins were a tribe but we were Romans<br />
******...and one of the Greeks was wearing a tin helmet, with fingerprints on our door afterword :P<br />
*...can you call your TA a sexy panda with no friends! (LAN 12.2 BIOL A)<br />
*... can a summer camp have a nice butt<br />
**...or nice quads<br />
*...can you see a muffin explode<br />
*... are midterms secretly RPGs (Crypto A CAR.13.1)<br />
*..."Pockets" is a great conversation/argument starter (LAN.13.1 TOPI)<br />
*...Can you lose last dance for laundry (LAN.13.1)<br />
**ADMIN IMPOSED ADMIN IMPOSED CTY DO YOUR LAUNDRY<br />
**Moral of the story, never do your laundry<br />
*...can one have two complete strangers sleeping under one's bed while frantically finishing one's passionfruit speech next door (SAR.13.1)<br />
**...before being interrupted by the SRA who doesn't even care/notice that you are in the completely wrong room. <br />
*...do you see people fighting over who gets to wear the bleached bandeau from reverse tie dyeing (JHU.13.1)<br />
*...do you play X-BOX every single break because your class is in the digital media center (REAS.JHU.13.1)<br />
**...AND YOU PLAYED MODERN WARFARE WITH THE TEACHER<br />
*...can you get jumped on, right after an hour of flute practice, by a crazy girl holding a spoon and yelling "BLAMMO!!!"<br />
*...can you yell give hickeys to various people in only a few minutes. (LAN 13.1)<br />
*...can you twerk in front of the entire camp (SAR 13.2))<br />
*...can it be perfectly normal to legally analyze the lyrics of 99 problems(LAWP JHU 13.1)<br />
*...can you not get in trouble for randomly attacking people as a pedophiliac sheep(JHU 13.1)<br />
*...can someones last name in your phone be the country they're from<br />
*...do you have a legitatimate explanation behind every nickname for the guys in your class<br />
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[[Category:General]]</div>Marigoldhttps://www.realcty.org/index.php?title=Only_at_CTY&diff=30386Only at CTY2013-08-25T16:49:00Z<p>Marigold: </p>
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*... can you decide that your future daughter will be named molybdenum, because its atomic number is 42, and her nickname can be Molly.<br />
*... does an R.A. tell you that dying isn't allowed until you leave.<br />
*... can you attach maximum swag to a cone hat made out of construction paper, casino night money, and two cotton balls.<br />
*... does someone tell a barista at Starbucks that their name is "gvprtskvnis", and they misspell it as Prince of Nice. (ahem Evelyn)<br />
*...can you spend a German 101 activity learning how to pick up people with german pick-up lines.<br />
*... is there a competition to get to the corners of the elevator.<br />
*...can you find safety goggle face marks attractive<br />
*... can you see a guy regurgitate over 300 digits of pie at the talent show<br />
*...can you talk about what it would be like for the guys in your class to be gynecologists<br />
*... do elevators literally bring you closer, and make it socially acceptable to be sandwiched between two people of the opposite gender (SEA.13.2)<br />
*... can you have synchronized showers<br />
*... you can deep conversations in the shower<br />
*... can you completely be the nerd that you are inside and not be judged, in fact, be loved all the more for it.=]<br />
*... do friars supposedly have cross-shaped lightsabres.<br />
*... is guessing a person's ethnicity a good icebreaker at dinner, when the basketball girls have taken all the seats and you have to sit with random people.<br />
*... can a guy accidentally have four girlfriends (BRI.08.2)<br />
*... can guitar amp feedback be an alarm clock (BRI.08.2)<br />
*... can hugging strangers be an activity (BRI.08.1)<br />
*... does the world (somehow) make sense.<br />
*... can you see two guys dress like girls and lipsync "Hips Don't Lie" (SAR.08.1)<br />
**... or to "Womanizer" (SAR.09.2)<br />
**...or an entire group of guys to 'Single Ladies' (SAR.13.1)<br />
*... can the debate on the pronunciation of "ethereal" take up more than half of the class time (SAR 07.2)<br />
**... it's pronounced ethereal as in rhymes with cereal!<br />
**... but ether-eel sounds better!<br />
**…or even ether-real!<br />
*... can you talk about crap the size of Danny DeVito at the talent show for 15 minutes (in front of all the administration) and not get in trouble for it<br />
*... can you ride the dumbwaiter (SAR, McLellan hall, among other sites)<br />
*... can random people on college tours be undaunted when faced with CTY Pirates, and Morris wearing a dress while knitting (CAR.07.2)<br />
*... do girls melt duct tape into their hair with their flat-iron (and eventually get it out, too)<br />
*... is duct tape acceptable (and loved) attire<br />
*... does [[Harry Potter]] suddenly become filled with sexual references<br />
**... And so do Alex Rider, Chronicles of Narnia, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...<br />
*... does everyone love everyone else<br />
*... can you love tape someone you don't know (and not be sued for harassment)<br />
*... can you milk a duck at 5:07 in the morning<br />
*... do people steal cafeteria trays<br />
**... or plates for autographs<br />
*... can your RA be in the shower when the fire alarm goes off, have to go outside in a towel and have Synergy stare at her (SAR 06.1, HPU 07.1)<br />
**... only RAs? This happened to me (I'm a student) LMU 06.1<br />
**... this happened to my friend [a student] every single fire alarm. Or we called hall meeting. It was hilarious [EAS, 06.2]<br />
**... this happened twice within the same hour to our quad..many girls were in the shower, and it was a weekend so there were lots of people outside. as soon as we got back from the first alarm, it sounded again. (Quad 1, CAR 07.1)<br />
**... at SAR.09.2, there was a girl who took 40 minute showers just so that the fire alarm would go off while she showered. Every time, she managed to miss the alarm by a few minutes.<br />
**... I came out of the shower as a "boiled shrimp" according to my RA. (HPU.06.1)<br />
**...can one sleep through the fire alarm. (SAR.09.1)<br />
*... can you meet a person, fall in love with them, and depart to your own edges of the country/world in under 3 weeks<br />
**... but meet up the next year again and still be in love<br />
*... are people psuedo-immortality whores and feel the need to write down all sorts of inside jokes on this page<br />
**... and proud of it<br />
***... insanely proud<br />
****... more than just "insanely"<br />
*****... How about "psychotically"?<br />
*... is Sexual Harassment a Joke (JHU 06.2)<br />
*... do people cheer for sex from someone they've never seen<br />
**... but they were sexy<br />
***... I hear you<br />
*... does Goofus dance like <i>this</i><br />
*... can you see a bunch of kids in blue shirts do the Cotton Eye Joe in the middle of a sidewalk in front of a [[Saratoga Springs/places#The_Gawking_House|completely metrosexual house]]<br />
*... is homosexuality and cross-dressing encouraged<br />
**... And what is wrong with that, I ask?<br />
*... are people known best for the noises they make<br />
**...long live the Random Pterodactyl Hiccup (Lauren from Crypto A - CAR.07.2)<br />
*... do people worship a delicious piece of golden-fried chicken (All hail the [[Island Coconut Chicken]]!) LAN.06.2<br />
**... it died for our sins!<br />
***... so did Rachel and Christ<br />
****... because of Kai<br />
*... is boob molesting taught by nevermores<br />
**... and strongly disapproved by RAs<br />
*... does your RA tell you that you can't wear goggles just because you want to! (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... do you fight with swords made of a bent coat hanger wrapped in duct tape. Go hall-fencing! (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... is every fencer from New Jersey<br />
**... AGAIN WITH THE JERSEY HATERS!!!<br />
*... does Jesus F---ing Christ have a second meaning (it's a one time thing.) LAN 06.2<br />
**... Amen<br />
*... is a Frisbee almost essential<br />
*... is a pack of cards equally as, if not more, essential<br />
*... are the most common card games played Hearts, B.S., Big 2, Spades, Palace, Mao, Spit, Egyptian Ratscrew, Chinese Poker, and Presidents<br />
*... is grab-ass a common game whether it be in the water or on land.<br />
*... do people dress in their wackiest clothes because no one will make fun of them for it<br />
*... do people think of new variations of "[[Wanna buy a duck?]]"<br />
*... are people lightly scorned for being athletic<br />
*... are people heavily scorned for studying<br />
*... do people have competitions to put the most suffixes on a word (rockxorationage-esqueosityness)<br />
*... is everything a penis joke<br />
*... can nerds be so sexy<br />
*... are you never asked whether or not cement and milk are elements (they're not). LAN 06.2<br />
*... is there one class for seven hours a day<br />
**...and you love it<br />
*... do you realize that implementing the undead actually is a more realistic approach than whatever you were thinking about<br />
**... happened in SAR 08.2, in a inter-class debate (Logic class vs. Cog Psych A) (FALLACY!!!!!!)<br />
*... do people form lifelong friendships during the course of three weeks.<br />
**... this is sooooo true<br />
*... is gambling mildly promoted at Casino Night.<br />
*... do guys participate in Fairy Princess Day.<br />
*... do people cuddle like there's no tomorrow.<br />
*... are girls jealous of guys' boobs.<br />
**... and vice versa.<br />
*... do nerds grind for the first time (by accident but fun nonetheless)<br />
*... do people rave shamelessly.<br />
*... is the [[Last Supper]] a 15 minute affair with speeches and same-sex tongue-kissing, and ends with everyone tramping off to dance to [[Rock Lobster]].<br />
*... can entire works of [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Douglas Adams]] be recited from memory.<br />
*... do sexy chicks from Lokelani choreograph a dance to the Backstreet Boys song "Larger Than Life" dubbed the Backstreet Babes<br />
*... do people become avid ''[[Rocky Horror]]'', They Might Be Giants, and R.E.M. fans.<br />
*... do lanyard collectors get their roots.<br />
*... do RAs sell their bodies to each other for our entertainment.<br />
*... does an RA with a particularly, um, high-energy hall have a nightmare where his kids are removing the stairs to the stairwell. "What are you doing??!!" "We're removing the stairs to create a booby trap!"<br />
*... does everyone (and we mean EVERYONE) gets a gf/bf<br />
*... are there regulations concerning [[Public Displays of Affection|public displays of affection]]<br />
*... are minor revolutions staged over an RA's refusal to run [[Acting Improv]] the way it ordinarily is run.<br />
*... do people form a protest over a song unplayed.<br />
*... is eXtreme go-fish a battle to the death<br />
*... are lanyards considered the same as jelly bracelets<br />
*... can one regain one's fake virginity by way of square dance<br />
*... do we slap babies to save the world<br />
*... do we spend movie nights laying on people's bellies across the lawn<br />
*... can "suck my butt" be an answer to anything<br />
**... or "suck on my balls" (LMU PHY 08.2)<br />
*... does somebody spill their food at the cafeteria virtually every day<br />
*... do we make up stupid personal jokes like "timmy", and "just a little bit of alcohol"<br />
*... do the guys at soccer camp make fun of us, and we make fun of them back<br />
*... people can't easily revenge (masaru and his stupid pickaxe!)<br />
*... can you attack the grass<br />
*... are ALL of the guys either super tall or super short<br />
*... do people from all around the world(including Chile, Egpyt, and Hong Kong) come to unite as nerds<br />
*... do people have arguments about whether a single 'mento' should be referred to as a 'mento' or a 'mentos'.<br />
**... the package says "mentos... the chewy mint" not "mentos... the chewy mintS;" thusly, Mentos, refers to a single given chewy mint, not multiple<br />
*... can you cry and for the first time, not hide your tears<br />
*... do rinas (and rinos) and cty-nerds come together to insult each other<br />
*... people will work themselves into a fury when they hear the words "free books"<br />
*... will "nerd" and "geek" be taken as compliments 100% of the time and people proudly refer to CTY as "nerd camp". (THAT IS SO TRUE!)<br />
*... can boys be both sexy and smart<br />
**... A girl wrote this, didn't she?<br />
*... can you find people with hand-drawn Magic: the Gathering card backs taped to the front of their binders<br />
*... does not finishing your homework in study hall mean nothing and you don't have to bring it back "home" to finish it<br />
*... does God swing his lanyard every time you kill a squirrel (Lan05.1)<br />
*... can orgies, kissing, grabass, smackass, and groingrab be completely platonic<br />
*... are orgies more public and commonplace than kissing<br />
*... do crazed students find dead squirrels and beg their teachers to allow them to dissect said squirrels<br />
*... do students fish for squirrels with donuts from the dining hall<br />
*... can a girl walk around dressed like a cartoon everyday<br />
*... are boys complimented on their ability to wear girl-pants<br />
*... do you walk around singing "WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOU I TOUCH MYSELF"<br />
*... do you walk around shouting "Die, die, die, die! Live, live, live, live! Sex, sex, sex, sex! More, more, more, more! ORGY!!"<br />
**... except at Siena <br />
**... <s>and no "ORGY" at Saratoga.</s> <s>NOT TRUE!</s><s>Only to the shouts of "Fuck that Lancaster shit!"</s> It's a touchy subject.<br />
**... and Carlisle<br />
*... can you send penis-shaped balloons flying around the room---and make any and all dirty jokes that occur to you--- without getting in trouble<br />
*... can orgies be platonic<br />
*... does every meal consist of SOME type of potato (Carlisle and Lancaster and LMU and JHU)<br />
**... actually I remember one meal that didn't. It was all anyone talked about the whole meal. (LMU 06.1)<br />
*... must you take pictures of anything and everything<br />
*... is rice served breakfast, lunch, and dinner (HPU)<br />
*... can a guy gravity check for the safety of all<br />
*... do people form words using the periodic table (Iridium, Oxygen, Nickle, Carbon: Ir O Ni C)<br />
*... are grass orgies a required experience<br />
*... can a boy be the prettiest girl on campus<br />
*... can you hear words like ericoid<br />
*... can you use a violin to pick up girls (or an electric violin, or bagpipes)<br />
*... can you hear two guys have a serious conversations about how lines can/can’t have area<br />
*... can you argue the for the rights of religious homosexuals...and prove your love by making out with a same sex person sitting next to you<br />
*... can you hear people arguing about figures of speech at Passionfruit<br />
*... can someone say "He's got the big guns hidden under his skirt."<br />
*... can you appreciate the true stupidity of the Rinas<br />
*... does your mom call to tell you that you can't take medications and drink alcohol at the same time<br />
*... do you have "Optimum Breakfast Time"<br />
*... can you compare an RA to both Napoleon Dynamite and Ben Folds (Napoleon Folds/Ben Dynamite)<br />
*... are the HUB workers GORGEOUS. Especially "milk-man" (Carlisle--05)<br />
*... can someone be Ukrotish (Ukraine/Scottish)<br />
*... can you room a punk, a hippie, and a billionaire<br />
*... can you get class back on track by talking about a cow<br />
*... can you witness two animal control guys and a huge policeman with a net the size of a small CTYer chase a squirrel around a tree for hours<br />
*... can guys squeal "That squirrel is so cute!!" (LMU 06-2)<br />
*... does someone think trees are vegetables<br />
*... can you teach someone to dance by telling them to move 12 parts of their body before they completely understand when you use the word "pelvis"<br />
*... is gravity overrated<br />
*... can you see one guy attempting to remove a piece of duct tape from another guy's crotch---with his teeth. (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... can you make up a word like "splootch" and have everyone understand it<br />
*... does everyone have some type of musical ability or talent<br />
*... does EVERYTHING LEAD TO SEX<br />
*... can people say the internet is invented for porn (LMU 06-2)<br />
**... WAS, not IS<br />
*... is the accordion cool (CAR Talent Show, 05)<br />
*... are the three most obvious religious groups atheists, Jews, and Pastafarians.<br />
**... Slushites if you know Meng. (Siena 07.2)<br />
**... and [[Hall:SAR#Stefanism|Stefanists]] at Saratoga (SAR.06.2)<br />
**...and members of the Mortos Cult (CAR.07.2)<br />
*... do people spend most of the money they have on energy drinks<br />
*... are you campsick 49 weeks out of the year...<br />
*... can a tree prepare for the End of the World (LAN 06.2) (SO TRUE! There was a towel in the tree!!)<br />
**... as of 07.2 that towel is still there.<br />
*... does EVERYONE in Ukraine have penis<br />
*... can you join 30 students skipping down the street while singing "Build Me Up Buttercup," just like a cheesy 60's movie (CAR.06.1)<br />
*... can the game of RISK become a fiery session of plotting and friendship-determining back-stabbing<br />
*... do people have outdoor shin-digs or cake fights and birthday humps on their birthday<br />
*... do girls dance around their hall with no shirts on having an STD...Spontaneous Techno Dance Party (CAR.06.1)<br />
*... can over $1000 dollars worth of [[Hall of Shame:JHU|alcoholic drinks]] be found in the ceilings (JHU 06)<br />
*... can multiple straight guys sleep in the same bed and not mind<br />
*... can sexual references like wet origami be made up<br />
*... can even the newbies immediately find the wall of "Adult DVDs" at Record and Tapes (JHU)<br />
*... can people shout blasphemies at random people and not get in trouble (LAN 06)<br />
*... does your RA tell you that you can't wear science goggles just because you feel like it<br />
*... while the nation is in the middle of a same-sex marriage debate, do you celebrate the nation's birthday by cross-dressing<br />
*... do you NOT JOKE ABOUT LANYARD SWINGING<br />
**[[Frank Wang]] only swung his lanyard once...the world didn't need another Grand Canyon.<br />
*** "When Goofus swings his lanyard, everything '''dies'''..." *crash* "...including the stage..." (LAN 07.1)<br />
*... can people can juggle three Rubik's Cubes and solve them at the same time (LMU 06-1)<br />
*... can you find people with nicknames like "Firefox" (CAR 05.2)<br />
*... can you have an emo soda machine (I am broken - inside) (in K-W, CAR 06.2)<br />
*... can people worship and equation (EXTENDED EUCLIDEAN ALGORITHM) (Crypto A - Car.07.2)<br />
**... and devise a mystical creature for it - Extended Euclidean Algorithm Ninja Pirate Farie Pixy!<br />
*... can squirrels <i>always</i> be crossing.<br />
*... can piggy-backed-weight-difference-lifting-and-walking be a competitive sport - and completely hetero (BRI.08.2)<br />
*... can you trick an entire room of people into listening to you read the ingredients of Pringles (in English and Spanish) by telling them there are [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Hitchhiker's Guide]] references hidden inside (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... can you find "[[Mandatory Fun|mandatory fun]]", "inescapable bliss", and "required jubilee"<br />
*... does a [[Tunak Tunak Tun]] line go from the academic quad to the residential quad at meet market, make two circles and people still want to dance (Car 06 2.)<br />
*... does Jorge yell GO HOME! and students yell back NOBODY LOVES YOU!! without any authoritative punishment. (LMU. 06. 1 and LMU 06.2)<br />
*... do you say "I Fountain East Quad" and have everyone understand you (LMU 06.2)<br />
*... can you argue with your friends over who's geekier...and *want* to be the geekier one.<br />
*... is the meaning of life a burning cake (Baked Alaska)<br />
*... is [[Duct tape]] not only a tool but a fashion statement.<br />
*... can two girls cause a fire drill for all of KW at 7 am in a desperate attempt to straighten hair (Carlisle 06.2)<br />
*... can playing Texas Hold 'Em for two hours in class be considered "learning"<br />
*... can a couple of guys come up with a way to toast pop tarts on a household lamp, and break it(RIP-the Toaster^^), releasing possibly deadly gas into the room (Thank god for shea...).<br />
*... is the definition of what's <i>really</i> sketchy determined<br />
**... (rachel, christ, a cow, and a couch!)<br />
*... do guys go to class without pants (LMU 2-06)<br />
*... can you have everyone singing a song for you in the cafeteria on your birthday (LMU 2-06)<br />
*... can two guys stare into a tree and have a dozen people also stare in the tree trying to figure out what's up there (CAR 06.2)(LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can someone refer to themselves as "rebellious" because they claim to be 100% heterosexual<br />
*... can a bunch of guys put ICYHOT on their balls, and be proud of it (Bethlehem 06.2)<br />
*... do people burn ramen noodles (SAR 06.2)<br />
*... is mealtime the worst part of the day (LMU)<br />
*... can girls have a bigger penis than guys (KNE session 2 '06)!!!!<br />
*... can you catch AIRBORNE AIDS (KNE session 2 '06!)<br />
*... can you say OHH MY JAAYYYSUS!<br />
*... can you do yoga and laugh whenever you want<br />
*... can you hang out in the laundry room for hours until Frank kicks you out<br />
*... can you find people with the most racisttttt hair<br />
*... will people have illegal sleepovers with Asian noodles at 2:00 in the morning<br />
*... can you find nerds who are amazing enough to make the rest of the cool world jealous =]<br />
*... can you come up with ELWEES! (two crazy nerds, Basement Schneider 20, LAN 06 sess2)<br />
*... can card-throwing be considered a talent.<br />
**...and deadly one too (LAN 11.1)<br />
**and have your hallmates throw cards at you hard and trust them they'll miss you (LAN 11.1)<br />
*... will 'Joemma' babies be born (Easton 06.2)<br />
*... will you find the Swedish-Dutch-Swiss-Kid (Easton 06.2)<br />
*... will Hall Meetings and fire drills be called <i>just</i> before Alex gets in the shower and is stuck in a bathrobe for the next fifteen minutes. (Easton '06-s.2)<br />
*... can people be found playing chess during a dance.<br />
**... JOE!<br />
*... can people be found asking each other and memorizing used quiz bowl questions during a dance (LAN 06.1).<br />
*... does casual lunchtime conversation involve String Theory, Theodor Hertzl, and sexual morality.<br />
*... will boys crowd around three girls because one [Liz Breeze] can build a house of cards (Easton '06-s.2)<br />
*... can you be trampled by nerds for reasons not including books [Anna and Liz Breeze slipped on lemonade and fell during American Pie when everyone was jumping in the middle...causing several others to fall on them. It hurt.] (Easton, '06-s.2)<br />
**... also happens while moshing to Smells Like Teen Spirit (SAR 08.1)<br />
*... will you invent something that's already been created and you didn't know it [JELLO SHOTS!] (Easton, '06-s.2)<br />
*... can trees play basketball and gerbils be funny. (inside joke SAR 06.2)<br />
*... do people make jokes like, "Do you know what they say about grass? It's green." and people will laugh hysterically.<br />
*... can you meet the one, and only, FLAVVA FLAAVVVVVVVVV!!!!!!!!!!<br />
**... [[Flava Flav]]! ("Zack", the RA, SAR 06.2)<br />
***... http://www.nefferport.com/flavaflav.JPG<br />
*... do people memorize pi for fun<br />
**... and it quickly becomes a competition on who can correctly recite the most<br />
*... can there be a hall meeting where the first words are "please stop masturbating in the bathroom"<br />
**... all because there were too many people brushing their teeth<br />
*... will the third floor be terrified because girls with toilet paper around their heads come upstairs and knock on every single door saying "We ran out of toilet paper...no idea why. Can we have yours? Or coffee...coffee is good." -- [Easton, s.2, '06 TPN forever]<br />
**... http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h313/__rizzy/IMG_2152.jpg<br />
*... can you buy fruits, vegetables, cheese named after Australian animals, and yogurt from a man in a do-rag, wifebeater, and gym shorts with a card table and a cooler (CAR 07.1)<br />
*... can you sacrifice a potato to a statue of Benjamin Rush(Car 06.1) <br />
**... and the following year get your class to worship the statue and get a red stuffed dolphin as a class mascot from it(Ethics, Car 07.1)<br />
*... can you create a song about wanting to have someone's babies and NOT be thought of as a total creep.<br />
*... can you prove that pants are the same as chairs.<br />
*... must rules be enforced on studying<br />
*... can classical music be "blasted"<br />
**... at 6am in the morning to go with jacked tea from the cafeteria (LMU 07.2)<br />
**... and Avril Lavigne<br />
*... can the icebreaker "What's your favorite color?" spawn a discussion about light and pigment (in an etymologies class, no less)<br />
*... does a TA set up a game of [[Park Bench]] on his class' meeting spot (The Bench/ The Etymologies Bench/ The Bench of DOOOM) for his own entertainment (LAN 07.1)<br />
*... do people play foursquare while sitting on aluminum chairs<br />
*... do other people play foursquare by hitting the ball with sketchbooks or large stuffed grasshoppers... and get to King.<br />
*... do people mix together half-eaten tomato soup, smashed jell-o, the remainders of different sports drinks, and whatever other leftovers they feel like (which I suspect included some form of potato) in a glass... and ''drink'' it.<br />
**and ''like'' it.<br />
*... can the elusive Golden/Yellow/Blond-tailed Squirrels be found (Lancaster)<br />
*... can Frank Wang be exiled to the Hartman Green and tackled from behind. (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can photo and video recording be banned. (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... are people knighted with umbrellas. (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can we steal other people's ramen without them noticing (LOU, 07.1)<br />
*... can other people steal our ramen without noticing them<br />
**... because we were too busy stealing their ramen<br />
**... and they were too busy stealing our ramen<br />
***... so we practically just trade ramen<br />
****... and wonder why ours is chicken flavored and why theirs is coincidentally barbeque flavored<br />
*... can CTYers learn how to be intelligently lazy. (Physics B! Lan 07.2)<br />
*... is necrophilia socially acceptable<br />
**... and even attractive!<br />
*... is rock paper scissors a deadly serious sport that involves mathematical theory and no luck whatsoever<br />
*... do you ask male nurses extremely feminine questions<br />
*... can you be hysterical in the academic office until 1am (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can you pause in a conversation and hear somebody say "fucking marmosets!" over lunch (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... are you considered a priestess for possessing a spork (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... do you tally slaps on the ass during BLT<br />
*... can you learn how to hand-rave, grind, dance to Cotton-Eye Joe, and kiss all at one dance<br />
*... does EVERYBODY have the Schnade (LAN 07.2)<br />
**... and still makes out at Passionfruit anyway<br />
*... are there really long lines for four square after lunch and dinner<br />
*... can RAs be found defending pantsless campers to security guards (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can you talk about "intellectual prostitution" in class (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... can people be found playing Risk and watching Jaws at the same time (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... does spanking a robot help to prove a philosophical point (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... is boobtag platonic, but cows aren't (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... should you not smoke salmon, because it's a gateway fish (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... are bananas the atheist's worst nightmare (LAN 07.2)[this i think applies to most logic classes]<br />
*... can people become honorary Jews for eating cinnamon raisin bread at Quad Time (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can two guys sing the Pokemon theme song... and have over 400 other people join in immediately (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can a group of people systematically making out with one another be platonic and normal (LAN 07.2)<br />
**... well, maybe just normal.<br />
***... sort of normal.<br />
*... can realizing that Cthulhu and the Flying Spaghetti Monster may be the same cause a mass epiphany (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can you have a geekgasm over Starcraft II (LAN 07.2)<br />
**... .....and then realize it doesn't come out for three years (OMG it just came out *geekgasm*!!!!!!!)<br />
*... can you have the communal ramen, blessed by a high priestess of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can getting threatened with hugging cause you to hide under a table... multiple times (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can chicken in a cup break your brain (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... can Kosherization be a noun, and fuckupededest be an adjective(LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can Frank Wang getting PWNED be grounds for a serious recalculation of one's perceived order of life, the universe, and CTY hierarchy itself (LAN 07.2)<br />
**... will multiple people (some of whom I know) be astounded/offended that the last bit of the above statement isn't "everything"<br />
*... does sanity warrant scrutiny and shunnage<br />
*... do people sprinkle salt/pepper in unsuspecting victims' drinks <s>(LMU 07.2)</s> (EVERY SITE)<br />
**... or food and dessert (which doesn't taste so bad) (SAR 07.2)<br />
**... and trick people into eating/drinking hot pepper by putting it in their sprite <br />
**... especially on the 4th of July ('MURICA!)<br />
*... do people smuggle garlic bread out the cafeteria by stuffing it down her bra (LMU 07.2)<br />
*... do people go to the meds room to steal candy (LMU 07.2)<br />
*... can you seriously refer to intellectual prostitution in class (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... can you have a classroom conversation about necrophilia (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... can you dance the Macarena to "SexyBack" (first dance of LAN.07.2, every dance LAN.09.2)<br />
**... and can it actually be sexy.<br />
***... especially when the upper balcony is lined with Macarena dancers in boxers (last dance LAN 08.2)<br />
*... is groping one's boobs/waist/inside thighs be utterly platonic (LMU 07.2)<br />
*... is there Pikachu porn..[and that's not his tail] (LMU 07.2)<br />
*... does a class argue if numbers exist.<br />
*... can a Yankee and a Red Sox be friends. (CAR 07.2)<br />
*... can Scintilla be everywhere. SCINTILLLLLLAAAAAAAA! (CAR 07.2 [Latin specifically])<br />
*... PDA with a boy in a skirt<br />
*... can people argue with each other about something they agree on<br />
*... can people go to a dance looking like ninjas (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... Chinese CTYers sing Korean songs (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... do girls attach gum wrappers to everything they can get their hands on<br />
*... can you learn the game (I LOSE!)<br />
*... can there be Racism that doesn't refer to discrimination, but rather to a religion following a kid named Race. A religion in which all of the followers are called Racists.(LAN.07.2)<br />
*... can students and their TA be locked in a garden. (Advanced Chemistry, LAN.07.2)<br />
**... and some have to climb out the window to save the rest of the class. (Advanced Chemistry, LAN.07.2)<br />
*... can you draw a goatee on someone in pen and have them actually encourage it. (JHU.07.1)<br />
*... can you sit on a wall and talk about penises, CTYers and rulers. (JHU.07.1)<br />
*... can throwing bowls of unopened ramen (and cowtails and tubes of toothpaste) ensue after a discussion about thunder thighs and colossal calves. (JHU.07.1)<br />
*... can an entirely new music taste form.<br />
*... can an RA be half-worshiped for having asymmetrical hair.<br />
*... can you get ice cream three times in a day for it being your birthday.<br />
*... can you TP the outside of your RA's room on the last day and have them laugh it off.<br />
*... can someone stick a candle in a brownie bite and call it a birthday cake.<br />
*... can you FLY!<br />
*... can you never entirely rule out the possibility of a velociraptor attack.<br />
*... can you be told to keep a low profile, begin to come up with tribal dances, and still be thanked for keeping a low profile.<br />
*... can you watch Tweety Bird approach the volleyball court, start playing volleyball, and then get chased away by an angry RA. (CAR.08.1)<br />
*... is everyone a vistor.<br />
*... can you worship Satan during a Lockdown (LAN.08.1)<br />
**... can a few guys trying to kill a moth result in said campus-wide lockdown.<br />
*... can you smash fireflies and watch their splattered ends glow even after they're dead<br />
*... can you have an orgasm in front of a couple and their young children<br />
*... can you poke your friends while they are in the shower<br />
**... or take pictures of your friends while they are in the shower (SAR 08.1)<br />
*... can you cover yourself in a white sheet and pretend to be a ghost as your friends get out of the shower<br />
*... is burning puppies ethical (but only in some cases). (LOS.08.1.ETHC)<br />
*... can a class conclude that no, you cannot save your dead mother if she is, in fact, dead. (LOS.08.1.ETHC)<br />
*... does the dean of residential life get "WE LOVE YOU JASON!!!!!" yelled at him on a daily basis. (LOS.08.1)<br />
*... does a hall skip dinner for three days in a row having a "three day birthday celebration" with more junk food than has EVER been seen in one place. (LOS.08.1)<br />
*... can two people use five napkins each to get the grease out of a piece of fried chicken... and then eat them anyway. (LOS.08.1)<br />
**... and does the above probably tastes better than most the stuff in the cafeteria anyway.<br />
**... and can a student tell what the next meal in the cafeteria will be based on the type of potato had for breakfast.<br />
*... does an entire class sing "Bananaphone" at the closing ceremonies (much to the confusion and amusement of the parents.) (LOS.08.1)<br />
*... does a whole activity go around singing "Bananaphone" and annoying everyone else to death. (LOS.8.1, 08.2)<br />
*... does a whole class periodically yell "That's Wassup!", even though said words are going to haunt them forever. (LOS.8.1.LAWP)<br />
*... can the RAs perform a live action [[Tunak Tunak Tun]] for the Talent Show (CAR.00.1)<br />
*... is rape "loving without permission" (LOS.08.2 ETHC)<br />
*... can exploitation of sea turtles make sense (LOS.08.2 ETHC)<br />
*... do two halls wage a war using Axe, Silly String, real string, shredded newspaper, pasta, lint and hairspray (LOS.08.2)<br />
*... do people say a series of colors after burping, and the last person makes a sex noise that sounds like a moose (LOS.08.2)<br />
*... does orthonitrophynalgalactopyranoside become a word in everyday vocabulary (GENE.LOS.08.2)<br />
*... does sneaking 7 pieces of cake on one plate out of the cafeteria become a big feat. (LOS.08.2)<br />
*... do people name frisbees after his body and her body, a stuffed cow named after your body, a fork named georgie-poo (the genetics instructor), a volleyball after kevie-poo (the genetics TA), a bed named johnny, and a blanket named bo's body, and then you start talking about them and it starts to sound sexual. (i.e. i slept on johnny last night)(LOS.08.2)<br />
*... can you be married to nineteen other people, regardless of gender and relationship status, because there wasn't enough room on the certificate for forty-two. (LAN.08.2)<br />
**... or be married to 160 other people (161 total) at one time (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... is the entire class obsessed with blue tape and perfecting slow-clapping (LOS.08.2 LOGC)<br />
*... does your class debate about whether god exists in a classroom with a crucifix over the doorway(LOS.08.2 LOGC)<br />
*... do people argue about Deal or No Deal (LOS.08.2 GAME)<br />
*... do flyswatters have a purpose other than to swat flies(LOS.08.2)<br />
*... does glomping Jason Boring and Dane Holding become a sport(LOS.08.2)<br />
*... do people shout I LOST THE GAME!!! in the stairways<br />
**... by the way, you just lost the game >:)<br />
*... do people write on their legs with glitter<br />
*... do people reply to "Go get a life!" with "I could have gotten a life, but I saved the money and went to CTY instead."<br />
*... is a cipher system named "Juicy Nazi (Misspelled as "Natzi") Cows" (CODE.A.LOS.08.2)<br />
*... can you spend half a class talking about violent overthrow of the U.S government<br />
**... violence is the answer!(LOS.08.2)<br />
***... violence is the question, the answer is YES!<br />
*... do you have classmates who list their religion on facebook as "Social Darwinism"<br />
**... promote civilization, use sterilization!<br />
*... can a teacher rip off his shirt screaming The Odyssey in Greek and be applauded. <br />
*... can you be worshiped by your hallmates just for having snacks.<br />
*... can pictures and videos be so amazing.<br />
*... can you hear/see the words "I LOSE" so often.<br />
*... can a summer camp for nerds be your WHOLE LIFE.<br />
*... will students do just about anything for Otter Pops. (LOS)<br />
*... can you fall in love in less than three (<3) weeks.<br />
*... do people fence in drag, and is it the most brilliant thing ever. (LOS.08.1)<br />
*... will your teacher have to turn around in the middle of a lesson and chastise, "No throwing ninja stars in class."<br />
*... is it acceptable, and even applauded, to draw a picture of a lion, a grappling hook, and a preposition on the blackboard and have it take up 10 minutes of class and give someone hiccups. (CAR.08.1)<br />
*... can you meet your soulmate and never even go out with him, even when he has admitted that he thinks you're "attractive" and would hook up with you if he didn't have a girlfriend at home<br />
*... do people who have never met one another break into song in the middle of cloud-watching.<br />
*... do people scream "I LOVE YOU JOJO" to their male instructors and not receive any discipline.<br />
*... can someone who's an outcast at school be thisclose to a really hot smart person. (probably every CTY site, am I right?)<br />
*... can a group of people carry on a game of frisbee with three different frisbees and not get each other killed.<br />
*... can you slowdance three times with two separate people with whom you have never had a conversation.<br />
** or six different guys...<br />
*... do girls put a lot of time and energy into how they're going to wear their lanyards at the dance.<br />
*... do boys compliment girls on how they're wearing their lanyards.<br />
**... especially during dances.<br />
*... do people get mobbed by random ballerinas.<br />
*... can squirrels be screamed at for being ugly.<br />
*... do people argue at length about whether or not it is a good idea to mix ice cream into your root beer float.<br />
*... is it considered highly uncool to receive grades lower than A in regular school.<br />
*... does the word "banana" acquire such intense personal meaning that you have to hold back tears whenever it comes up post-CTY. (Ancient Greek CAR.08.1)<br />
*... are people shunned for listening to pop music and immediately immersed in "music education" by their fellow 13-year-olds.<br />
*... can one be deemed "so cool people think he's gay."<br />
*... does a whole hall rebel against "Emo Day" by wearing bright colors--hot pink, neon green, etc.<br />
*... do two RAs carry on mysterious beasty carboard battles for 10 minutes at a time and fight to the absolute death (meaning you don't lost til the last duct-taped-on shinguard has been removed entirely from your body) (CAR.08.1)<br />
*... Are various fruits and vegetables attached to the board while writing a mathematical proof.<br />
*... do real men not lift weights or women...they lift textbooks (CAR.08.2)<br />
*... can you nickname guys Tree, Kaboom, Converse (the word that means to talk, not the shoe one), Phone, Doorknob, Waffle, and Wall. And then refer to being able to see them as "having Vision" (Stemmed from Tree-V) and be extremely sad when you have zero signal. [EST.08.1]<br />
*... does your teacher belive Stoichiometry said in a New York accent is extremely hilarious. [EST.08.1.CHMS]<br />
*... do guys run around screaming "FOR NARNIA!" ( haha, actually this was GIRLS, me and my logic class. JHU.08.1)<br />
*... do 2 halls of girls put pink in their hair?<br />
*... do classes make petitions to extend CTY?<br />
*... do punx and hippies get along?<br />
*... do u enjoy watching your teacher twitch?<br />
*... WAA!!!<br />
*... can you be a muslim fire fighter that lives in a box and drives a roflcopter?<br />
*... can you steal the skidmore beanie (No!)<br />
*... who has the rant sheet?<br />
*... can your activity be interrupted by mummies, then continue unfazed.<br />
*... can you wake up to see an RA juggling tennis balls on the roof of the dining hall.<br />
*... do people get naked at ralphs. [Naked is a delicious juice, we didn't do anything illegal...]<br />
*... does an entire hall of teenage guys call an ra's... parts, if you will, her personality, and for her to like it<br />
*... does your entire hall, class, teachers, and RA call masturbating "commiting genocide" to pake fun of pro-life stance<br />
**... in the supposedly non-biased "history of US law and politics" and "ethics" classes<br />
*... does somebody sign his goodbye email "sincerely the biggest jerk at CTY", have it be true, and he is still amazing<br />
*... will you find "only at CTY..." jokes<br />
*... is it more common to hear a song from the 1970's than soldier boy or any other recent popular song<br />
**... or "Dancing Queen" by ABBA (PHYW, SAR.09.2)<br />
*... can you drop water balloons from the second floor windows on a RA, have him see you, shoot at him with a nerf gun, and not get in trouble (Lan.08.2)<br />
*... does an entire dorm (excluding the basement. stupid basement) have a hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall nerf gun fight, when there are only 4 nerf guns and 13 nerf bullets (9 by the end of the night)<br />
*... is 4square a contact sport<br />
*... can you hold demon summonings in the dorm bathrooms, set off the fire alarm, and become immortalized in the annals of Stanford CTY history (which was the goal of the ceremony anyway)<br />
* can girls scream quite sooooo LOUD (happened when a male RA "visited" as we came down the hall soaking wet in our towels)<br />
*... does the dance floor ACTUALLY move (Carlisle 4ever)<br />
*... Can you see PacMan running around the quad one lazy Sunday morning. (LAN.09.1)<br />
*... can watching South Park be considered academic (POLY at SAR.09.2)<br />
*... can everyone in the hall be shirtless for the hall picture (SAR.09.2)<br />
**... or have people in only a towel or boxers for the picture (SAR.09.2)<br />
*... can you have a coffee drinking contest with your TA (CAR.09.2.POLY.A)<br />
*... can you have a break called during an essay writing period and people just ignore it taking another sip of coffee and<br />
stare harder at the screen(CAR.09.2.POLY.A)<br />
*... would someone ask if we can have a sleepover in which 16 people sleep in the same room only to have it denied by Swine Flu<br />
*Paranoid SRAs (CAR.09.2)<br />
*... can you find people discussing the chemical make up of a Purell Kleenex Lime Juice bomb (CAR.09.2)<br />
*... can the guys look hotter as girls than the girls do<br />
*... can you attack people with a blond wig named Bradley (Wigginstern).(Lan.09.2)<br />
**... Bradley Attack!<br />
**... and attack them with another red wig named Bartebus<br />
*... can Physics be the place where... FUN DIES, Pfl (PHYW, SAR.09.2)<br />
**... can fun quickly be reincarnated by the end of study hall (Who wrote this, by the way? ^)<br />
*... can you not only go through a year's worth of coursework, but also a year's worth if emotions<br />
*... do people call Dragostea din Tei Dragostea din Tei instead of Numa Numa.<br />
**... and scream the lyrics in public and not be stared at. (SAR 09.1)<br />
*... do people substitute a forward slash (/) for double asterisks (**) for emotes. (Battle.Net)<br />
*... can you develop severe potato withdrawal and have it manifest itself even months after the session. (CAR)<br />
*... can you run around at Meet Market introducing yourself to everyone with a fake name, just to see their reaction. (CAR.09.1)<br />
*... is Purell used as a verb. ("I want to Purell my mouth.")<br />
*... can nearly everyone on a college campus want to either be or be with Jesse Boring, academic counselor. (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... can the Greek letter "rho" be very funny (PHYW, SAR.09.2)<br />
*... do you get your temperature checked every single morning (SAR.09.2) (LAN.09.2) (LOS.09.2)<br />
**... and are people excited about it.<br />
**... can any living person get a body temperature of 88 degrees F, and have everyone think it is normal. (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... can you duct tape your teacher to the door and have it be completely con''sensual''. (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you ask about the etymology of "orgy" and get a serious answer -- "'Orgy' originally referred to religious ecstacy, so when you're having an orgy, you're excited." (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you be taught about the Greeks having thirty-nine words for "prostitute" (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you have a teacher write "I am cool" on the chalkboard, stand on a chair, and rub it onto his pants so it says "I am cool" on his butt. (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you realize that treefrogs are taking over the world. (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you read things aloud in funny voices including: Yoda, Borat, Brooklyn accent, surfer dude, valley girl, first date voice, and more. (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you have a teacher that has an (unfortunately fake) tattoo on his arm that says "NEW JERSEY LIBRARIES ROCK!" (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you call your teacher "Whipcream Daddy" (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you touch people's legs during break and not be considered a sexual freak. (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... can you put everything back togedda wit' sum RIIIIICE! (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... can you carry around an ukulele...and have people pronounce the word "Ukulele" correctly! <br />
*... can someone from chile attract crowds with three simple words: "In My Country..." (LOS.09.1)<br />
*... can the MCs for the talent show slide onto the stage in nothing but button-down shirts, boxers, socks, and sunglasses. (LOS.09.1)<br />
*... can you eat a dinosaur-Jesus sandwich. (LOS.09.2)<br />
**...do people classify jesuses as dinosaurs, but not dinosaurs as jesuses.<br />
*... can you get top-secret cookies from the NSA's cafeteria. (LAN.09.1.CODE/LAN.10.1.CODE)<br />
*... can you make a parody to Fire Burnin' making fun of the PDA rules (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... do you need to make room for Jesus[, room for Jesus on the dance floor]<br />
*... will a graphing calculator fall out of someone's back pocket (LAN.09.2.CHEM)<br />
:*... during break (LAN.10.2.FCPS.B)<br />
*... can you interrupt Courting and Wooing by hugging trees.<br />
*...can guys get pregnant from too much hugging<br />
*... do you find the university you will attend in the future. (UCSC.04.2)<br />
*... will you see Asian Santa, dressed in his entire outfit, on a day where the temperature is supposed to reach 99 degrees Fahrenheit. (LAN.10.1)<br />
*... ''see: [[Recursion]]'' (LAN.09.1)<br />
*... do guys walk better in high-heeled boots than most girls.<br />
*... do RISK games reach levels of epic proportions, including cards worth hundreds of troops and rolling the dice down the halls. (LAN.10.1)<br />
*... do you see students act out Pokemon on the quad and RAs thoroughly enjoying it. (LAN.10.1)<br />
**... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxPzZngEErM<br />
**... or during the Casino Night lipsync. (SAR.10.1)<br />
*... do you see people swing dancing, waltzing, hustling, or cha-cha-ing to Top 40 songs.<br />
*... can you find others who know the lyrics of Tong Hua (SAR)<br />
**... and who also sing it along with you on rainy days. (SAR.10.1)<br />
*... do white kids eat cup noodles<br />
*... do students tape crosses on others' backs using sex tape. (SAR.10.1)<br />
*... is discussing ninja poop on-topic and completely relevant to the class (LAN.10.1.HDIS)<br />
*... can your class dedicate an entire morning class period for yoga (JHU.10.1.LOGCA)<br />
*... can one person start singing songs from Lion King and the rest of the class join in, all without looking up from their study hall work (JHU.10.1.LOGCA)<br />
*... can you fit ideas fit into bathtubs (JHU.10.1.LOGCA)<br />
*... can you form an all girl grind line and the guys just stare (JHU.10.1)<br />
*... can you ask for a "fork" at the dinner table and have everyone burst into a laughing fit (JHU.10.1)<br />
*... can you find a group of kids eating ramen in their lounge at 4 in the morning (LAN.10.2)<br />
**... with a glowstick as the utensil<br />
*...does a teacher, in the middle of a discussion about stars, randomly ask "Has anyone seen my oven mitt?" (Astro LAN.10.2)<br />
*...does the teacher have to order students to stop working and take a break from class (LAN.10.2)<br />
*...are vending machines and gift shops so amazing (KNE.10.2.VACO)<br />
*...can you randomly get "married" to your hallmate (LMU.10.2)<br />
*...can the whole cafeteria start clapping just because. (LMU 10.2)<br />
** And LAN.10.2<br />
**... and pretty much everywhere<br />
*...does a rabbi walk back and forth past your table to make sure things don't get too insane (LAN.10.2)<br />
*...is someone assigned to stalk everyone else with a camera<br />
*...can you write a declaration of independence from your RA (RA Eric)(JHU 10.2)[LAWPsters forever!]<br />
*...would guys actually sign up for friendship bracelet making and hemp bracelets (JHU 10.2)<br />
*...playing the Penis Game with the RAs turning a deaf ear towards it (JHU 10.2)<br />
*...are there Eskimo and Puppy Kisses - <3 Maddie Caballero! (JHU 10.2)<br />
*...can you randomly start singing the Pokemon Theme song, not be considered weird, and have everyone in the room join in.<br />
*...can coconuts migrate. (JHU.10.2.MATH.C)<br />
*...does your teacher randomly speak several sentences in a Scottish accent before returning to his normal voice (Astro LAN.10.2)<br />
*...are the spoons edible (KIVO!!!)<br />
*...can eyeshadow make a statement about gay rights (LAN.10.2)<br />
*...would one read Kafka while listening to Taylor Swift (LAN.10.2.TOPI.B).<br />
*...does a teacher dress up as a pirate to teach finite machine automata (LAN.10.2.FCPS.B)<br />
*... can everyone make sexual jokes without being reprimanded . [Mr.Site Director: I have a biigg patch of love tape righht heree] [JHU.10.2]<br />
*...do couples regularly slowdance to the Pokemon theme song (CAR.10.2, probably among others)<br />
*...can you simultaneously hold a quesadilla with one hand, play frisbee with the other, and have two girls making out on the hill behind you. (LAN.09.2)<br />
*...do teachers use losing the game and spreading the schnade to explain graph theory (LAN.11.1.DATA)<br />
*...would anyone spend their time to read this ENTIRE list, and recognize at least half of the items.<br />
*...do people seeds make complete sense. (ETHC.JHU.11.1) (also BIOE.EST.11.2) <br />
*...are the people who are supposed to be more mature aren't and are complete pervs.<br />
*...does saying 'duty' make a 17 year old laugh his head off. And then making jokes about it, like, "You're bound to your duty! It's a gift from God!" "No it's not! It's a gift from within!" (ETHC.JHU.11.1)<br />
*...can shy 12 year olds turn into the loudest 17 year old perverts you will ever meet. (You know who you are.) (ETHC.JHU.11.1)<br />
*...can the young people (12, 13) become best friends with the older ones (16, 17) and not be judged for it. (I'm pretty sure this applies at every site, but if not- ETHC.JHU.11.1)<br />
*...can students revolt and tie up the staff should they ever cancel Passionfruit using our overwhelming numbers, duck tape, and art supples.<br />
*...can you find all the prodigies, mentals, nerds, and Asians of the world.<br />
*...do people read "Metroid High School" and find it funny to watch others die from the author's terrible writing! (LAN.11.1.)<br />
**…and discuss what, exactly, the author did wrong.<br />
*... do people take "swag walks" (JHU.11.1.WRIT3B)<br />
*... can an entire class burst into a fit of "awkward palm trees" (JHU.11.1.WRIT3B)<br />
*... is killing babies and drowning puppies encouraged (JHU.11.1.WRIT3B)<br />
*... Can a girl become her own species (Maxime, JHU.11.1.Bonnie's hall)<br />
*... are vegans small square lamposts, and vehgans people who don't eat animal products. (JHU.11.1)<br />
*... can 1 squared equal 5 (JHU.11.1.IMPS A)<br />
*…can teenagers listen to baby bedtime stories and love it! (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... does a group of 25 people sit outside and applaud everyone exiting or leaving the dining hall for no reason (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... can someone's name turn into a meme (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... can someone sidewalk chalk the entire perimeter of the quad (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... do you get to watch RAs fight each other to the death in improvised robot boxes (LAN.11.1) (LOS.11.2)<br />
**...also in ninja costumes or with mattresses taped to their backs (LOS.11.2)<br />
*... can the best way to annoy someone be to ask if you can sign up for Blammo (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... does a ''whole'' hall group chase one squirrel<br />
*... does a guy say "Unicorns are cute!"<br />
*... does a teacher hate the word "cute"<br />
*... does a whole class learn the Waka Waka dance<br />
*... are entire breaks and meals spent discussing ways to develop horribly inefficient, yet functional sorting algorithms. (LAN.11.1.DATA)<br />
*...does your teacher find readings for your class on sexual perversion and incest. (BIOE.EST.11.2)<br />
**...and your RA shows up for class that day and only says, "I UNDERSTAND NOW!!!"<br />
*...can an entire hall walk around singing "I Just Had Sex" and not get yelled at. <br />
*...can the RA's play "Friday" at a dance and people actually dance to it. (EST.11.2)<br />
*...can a girl randomly say, "Cheese puffs!" And for it to be relatively normal. (EST.11.2)<br />
*...can a cookie monster hat be someone's claim to fame. (EST.11.2)<br />
*...can a floor make up a parody of "We are Family" to find everyone. (Third Floor Easton 11.2 c:)*<br />
*...where code names go to the extreme<br />
*...you can say all the crap you want about someone you JUST met and no-one gives a flying monkey because you're not going to see that person after 3 weeks<br />
*...you can be whoever the fuck you want because no-one knows you:)<br />
*...friendships, last a lifetime<br />
*...does a squirrel fall out of a tree, everyone be shocked, and someone randomly say, "OOH. Squirrel !"<br />
*...can someone make a bandaid out of laopard duct tape. And it be relatively comfortable. EST 11.2<br />
*...can cartoons become the bane of your existence<br />
*...can songs that are relatively upbeat make you cry<br />
*...can building a ducttape bathtub be acceptable hall bondage (LAN 11.2 Katy's Hall)<br />
*...Can people be banned from Thomas for making the squirrels uncomfortable (LAN.11.2)<br />
*...Is marching up the stairs carrying two suitcases full of SKL yelling "BECAUSE WE ARE MANLY WOMEN!" not commented on. (LAN.11.2 Katy's hall)<br />
*...Can people come up with 8 different methods of boobtag:<br />
*...Grab, Grope, Punch, Poke, "I JUST WANNA FEEL YOUR BOOBS!", Double handed, Carwash, and Juggler (LAN.11.2)<br />
*...Can it take over a half hour to cut through Alex Kohanski's ponytail. (LAN.11.2)<br />
*...does one boy become an entire hall's inside joke...mainly due to his girlfriend. (Venya Guschin LAN.11.2)<br />
*…can someone make a sailboat out of chicken parmesan in one minute. (LAN 11.2)<br />
*…is a French fry happy to fall down a girl’s shirt. (LAN 11.2)<br />
*...is people-watching a legitimate activity that is encouraged (JHU.11.1)<br />
*...can you have deodorant bombing wars in the hallways (JHU.11.1 REAS and ASTR) <br />
*...can your instructor and TA be absolute frisbee-throwing ninjas and puzzle-masterminds (JHU.11.1 REAS)<br />
*...can you duct tape 49 bananas and 1 apple to your RA's door (LAN 11.2)<br />
**...and spend the next three days eating them during hall meetings<br />
*...can you make dying duck screams on the LAST morning of CTY as you march down the stairs with your friends and have a RA tell you "Girls, please don't do this tomorrow." (LAN 11.2)<br />
*...will your teacher ask "what's the difference between a whore and a slut?" (LAN.HDIS.11.2)<br />
*...will secret messages/acronyms be understood by your TA (LAN 11.2)<br />
*...can Kiyun's legs be used as a pillow<br />
**...and a blanket <br />
***...and a conversation starter... <br />
*...can you make a CTY parody of Friday (CAR.11.1)<br />
*...can you kidnapp two RA's and an SRA and keep them hostage so that you get your own continent... and more (CHS 11.2)<br />
*...Crazy? I'm not crazy, but people call me nuts! (CHS 11.2)<br />
*...Where Whovians can freely speak of the TARDIS<br />
*...Can an instructor call his students 'stupid' for being too smart.(CAR.12.2)<br />
*...Reading too much is a very bad thing.(CODE.SUN.12.1)<br />
*...can an RA tell you to stop dancing because it looks way too much like bloodbending (SAR.12.1)<br />
*... Fail the Kinsey test (Princeton.12.1)<br />
*...Can dinner never be ready! Cena nunquam parata est! (Lancaster 12.1 Latin)<br />
*...Can you run around chasing guys in white sheets dressed up like a Ghostbuster and not get stopped for running. (LAN 12.1)<br />
*...can a discussion about sexuality be the best way to understand Sartre (EXIT CAR 12.1)<br />
*...can kids lip synch to "Boyfriend" and then be followed by RAs lip synching to "What Makes You Beautiful" (SAR.12.1)<br />
*...can you argue over whose subconscious is controlling reality...and actually have valid points<br />
*...can you take a chisel... (LAN.12.1)<br />
*...can an RA yell at you to stop dancing because it looks too much like bloodbending (SAR 12.1)<br />
*...can you perform SKL mouth-to-mouth exchange. It tastes better! (LAN.12.1)<br />
*...can you have a Floorgy (LAN.12.1)<br />
*...can you COUNTER the latest jokes (For those of you who understand, fine. For the one this is aimed at, heeheeheehee...) (LAN.12.1)<br />
*...can you walk into a dormroom you've never been in before and say (or think, depending on who you are) "I'M HOMEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (I'm sure this applies at every site.....)<br />
*...can you go to Acting Improv and ___ (Fill this in)<br />
**...yell "AIR ASSASSINATION!" as you dive towards Johnny Tamburo with your shin-guard chopstick ducttape hidden blade and be called out for CTYI. (LAN. 12.1)<br />
**...see a guy dump a canister of Pringles on a girl during the one time where there IS actually a park bench...and then dump a second one the next time he goes up. (LAN. 12.1)<br />
***...I had to help clean that. Thanks for reminding me.<br />
****...He actually dumped them on me and I'm a guy xD The reason he did it is cause I (Blammo god Bob) blammoed him by asking him to give me his spoon. He did, I said thanks, blammoed him with it, then walked away to AI<br />
**...QUADS<br />
*YOLO run down the hall - YOLO running is when you run down your respective hall in a towel while shouting "YOLOOO" (JHU. 12.2)<br />
*can you sneak out cookies in coffee cups every lunch and dinner (JHU 12.2)<br />
*...can you have Bradley the Burgeritto be your nephew (JHU 12.1)<br />
*...can you have a joke about being... ''wet'' at water day (JHU 12.1)<br />
**...so many opportunities with that last part...<br />
*...can you pronounce pants ''ponce'' (JHU 12.1)<br />
**...or "payants"<br />
**...or "punts" (No joke-one of my friends actually says it in that way)<br />
*...can you party all day erryday (JHU.12.1)<br />
*...can you just walk around saying "it's because we know we're beautiful" (JHU.12.1)<br />
*...can you have a mobile Afterdance during the walk back to the dorms when it's thundering and lightning (but no rain) (LAN. 12.1)<br />
**...fastest IHTINB I ever saw. Also the most fun.<br />
**...there was an afterdance during that night?<br />
*...I like turtles (EST. 12.2)<br />
*...where the ice cream flavors are named after bodily excretions (LAN.12.2)<br />
*...where a guy is a walking duct tape dispenser (LAN.12.2)<br />
*...where there is a stripper(LAN)<br />
**... who goes up to tour groups!<br />
***...wearing drag and proclaiming "15 dolla for whole package" while rubbing chest sensuously<br />
*...where we THROW IT ON THE GROUND! (LAN.12.2)<br />
*...can you GANGNAM STYLE!<br />
**... it's at the top of iTunes list as of September 18, 2012 =D<br />
*...can the Latin have a war with the Ancient Greek!<br />
**...GREEKS WON<br />
***...only because the Latins had a Pax Romana<br />
****...Latins were the farmers. Romans had the P.R. And "I can't wait to kick some Roman ass!" Reference anyone?<br />
*****...the Latins are our nickname and we were Roman... yes, the Latins were a tribe but we were Romans<br />
******...and one of the Greeks was wearing a tin helmet, with fingerprints on our door afterword :P<br />
*...can you call your TA a sexy panda with no friends! (LAN 12.2 BIOL A)<br />
*... can a summer camp have a nice butt<br />
**...or nice quads<br />
*...can you see a muffin explode<br />
*... are midterms secretly RPGs (Crypto A CAR.13.1)<br />
*..."Pockets" is a great conversation/argument starter (LAN.13.1 TOPI)<br />
*...Can you lose last dance for laundry (LAN.13.1)<br />
**ADMIN IMPOSED ADMIN IMPOSED CTY DO YOUR LAUNDRY<br />
**Moral of the story, never do your laundry<br />
*...can one have two complete strangers sleeping under one's bed while frantically finishing one's passionfruit speech next door (SAR.13.1)<br />
**...before being interrupted by the SRA who doesn't even care/notice that you are in the completely wrong room. <br />
*...do you see people fighting over who gets to wear the bleached bandeau from reverse tie dyeing (JHU.13.1)<br />
*...do you play X-BOX every single break because your class is in the digital media center (REAS.JHU.13.1)<br />
**...AND YOU PLAYED MODERN WARFARE WITH THE TEACHER<br />
*...can you get jumped on, right after an hour of flute practice, by a crazy girl holding a spoon and yelling "BLAMMO!!!"<br />
*...can you yell give hickeys to various people in only a few minutes. (LAN 13.1)<br />
*...can you twerk in front of the entire camp (SAR 13.2))<br />
*...can it be perfectly normal to legally analyze the lyrics of 99 problems(LAWP JHU 13.1)<br />
*...can you not get in trouble for randomly attacking people as a pedophiliac sheep(JHU 13.1)<br />
*...can someones last name in your phone be the country they're from<br />
*...do you have a legitatimate explanation behind every nickname for the guys in your class<br />
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*...can you find safety goggle face marks attractive<br />
*... can you see a guy regurgitate over 300 digits of pie at the talent show<br />
*...can you talk about what it would be like for the guys in your class to be gynecologists<br />
*... do elevators literally bring you closer, and make it socially acceptable to be sandwiched between two people of the opposite gender (SEA.13.2)<br />
*... can you have synchronized showers<br />
*... you can deep conversations in the shower<br />
*... can you completely be the nerd that you are inside and not be judged, in fact, be loved all the more for it.=]<br />
*... do friars supposedly have cross-shaped lightsabres.<br />
*... is guessing a person's ethnicity a good icebreaker at dinner, when the basketball girls have taken all the seats and you have to sit with random people.<br />
*... can a guy accidentally have four girlfriends (BRI.08.2)<br />
*... can guitar amp feedback be an alarm clock (BRI.08.2)<br />
*... can hugging strangers be an activity (BRI.08.1)<br />
*... does the world (somehow) make sense.<br />
*... can you see two guys dress like girls and lipsync "Hips Don't Lie" (SAR.08.1)<br />
**... or to "Womanizer" (SAR.09.2)<br />
**...or an entire group of guys to 'Single Ladies' (SAR.13.1)<br />
*... can the debate on the pronunciation of "ethereal" take up more than half of the class time (SAR 07.2)<br />
**... it's pronounced ethereal as in rhymes with cereal!<br />
**... but ether-eel sounds better!<br />
**…or even ether-real!<br />
*... can you talk about crap the size of Danny DeVito at the talent show for 15 minutes (in front of all the administration) and not get in trouble for it<br />
*... can you ride the dumbwaiter (SAR, McLellan hall, among other sites)<br />
*... can random people on college tours be undaunted when faced with CTY Pirates, and Morris wearing a dress while knitting (CAR.07.2)<br />
*... do girls melt duct tape into their hair with their flat-iron (and eventually get it out, too)<br />
*... is duct tape acceptable (and loved) attire<br />
*... does [[Harry Potter]] suddenly become filled with sexual references<br />
**... And so do Alex Rider, Chronicles of Narnia, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...<br />
*... does everyone love everyone else<br />
*... can you love tape someone you don't know (and not be sued for harassment)<br />
*... can you milk a duck at 5:07 in the morning<br />
*... do people steal cafeteria trays<br />
**... or plates for autographs<br />
*... can your RA be in the shower when the fire alarm goes off, have to go outside in a towel and have Synergy stare at her (SAR 06.1, HPU 07.1)<br />
**... only RAs? This happened to me (I'm a student) LMU 06.1<br />
**... this happened to my friend [a student] every single fire alarm. Or we called hall meeting. It was hilarious [EAS, 06.2]<br />
**... this happened twice within the same hour to our quad..many girls were in the shower, and it was a weekend so there were lots of people outside. as soon as we got back from the first alarm, it sounded again. (Quad 1, CAR 07.1)<br />
**... at SAR.09.2, there was a girl who took 40 minute showers just so that the fire alarm would go off while she showered. Every time, she managed to miss the alarm by a few minutes.<br />
**... I came out of the shower as a "boiled shrimp" according to my RA. (HPU.06.1)<br />
**...can one sleep through the fire alarm. (SAR.09.1)<br />
*... can you meet a person, fall in love with them, and depart to your own edges of the country/world in under 3 weeks<br />
**... but meet up the next year again and still be in love<br />
*... are people psuedo-immortality whores and feel the need to write down all sorts of inside jokes on this page<br />
**... and proud of it<br />
***... insanely proud<br />
****... more than just "insanely"<br />
*****... How about "psychotically"?<br />
*... is Sexual Harassment a Joke (JHU 06.2)<br />
*... do people cheer for sex from someone they've never seen<br />
**... but they were sexy<br />
***... I hear you<br />
*... does Goofus dance like <i>this</i><br />
*... can you see a bunch of kids in blue shirts do the Cotton Eye Joe in the middle of a sidewalk in front of a [[Saratoga Springs/places#The_Gawking_House|completely metrosexual house]]<br />
*... is homosexuality and cross-dressing encouraged<br />
**... And what is wrong with that, I ask?<br />
*... are people known best for the noises they make<br />
**...long live the Random Pterodactyl Hiccup (Lauren from Crypto A - CAR.07.2)<br />
*... do people worship a delicious piece of golden-fried chicken (All hail the [[Island Coconut Chicken]]!) LAN.06.2<br />
**... it died for our sins!<br />
***... so did Rachel and Christ<br />
****... because of Kai<br />
*... is boob molesting taught by nevermores<br />
**... and strongly disapproved by RAs<br />
*... does your RA tell you that you can't wear goggles just because you want to! (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... do you fight with swords made of a bent coat hanger wrapped in duct tape. Go hall-fencing! (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... is every fencer from New Jersey<br />
**... AGAIN WITH THE JERSEY HATERS!!!<br />
*... does Jesus F---ing Christ have a second meaning (it's a one time thing.) LAN 06.2<br />
**... Amen<br />
*... is a Frisbee almost essential<br />
*... is a pack of cards equally as, if not more, essential<br />
*... are the most common card games played Hearts, B.S., Big 2, Spades, Palace, Mao, Spit, Egyptian Ratscrew, Chinese Poker, and Presidents<br />
*... is grab-ass a common game whether it be in the water or on land.<br />
*... do people dress in their wackiest clothes because no one will make fun of them for it<br />
*... do people think of new variations of "[[Wanna buy a duck?]]"<br />
*... are people lightly scorned for being athletic<br />
*... are people heavily scorned for studying<br />
*... do people have competitions to put the most suffixes on a word (rockxorationage-esqueosityness)<br />
*... is everything a penis joke<br />
*... can nerds be so sexy<br />
*... are you never asked whether or not cement and milk are elements (they're not). LAN 06.2<br />
*... is there one class for seven hours a day<br />
**...and you love it<br />
*... do you realize that implementing the undead actually is a more realistic approach than whatever you were thinking about<br />
**... happened in SAR 08.2, in a inter-class debate (Logic class vs. Cog Psych A) (FALLACY!!!!!!)<br />
*... do people form lifelong friendships during the course of three weeks.<br />
**... this is sooooo true<br />
*... is gambling mildly promoted at Casino Night.<br />
*... do guys participate in Fairy Princess Day.<br />
*... do people cuddle like there's no tomorrow.<br />
*... are girls jealous of guys' boobs.<br />
**... and vice versa.<br />
*... do nerds grind for the first time (by accident but fun nonetheless)<br />
*... do people rave shamelessly.<br />
*... is the [[Last Supper]] a 15 minute affair with speeches and same-sex tongue-kissing, and ends with everyone tramping off to dance to [[Rock Lobster]].<br />
*... can entire works of [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Douglas Adams]] be recited from memory.<br />
*... do sexy chicks from Lokelani choreograph a dance to the Backstreet Boys song "Larger Than Life" dubbed the Backstreet Babes<br />
*... do people become avid ''[[Rocky Horror]]'', They Might Be Giants, and R.E.M. fans.<br />
*... do lanyard collectors get their roots.<br />
*... do RAs sell their bodies to each other for our entertainment.<br />
*... does an RA with a particularly, um, high-energy hall have a nightmare where his kids are removing the stairs to the stairwell. "What are you doing??!!" "We're removing the stairs to create a booby trap!"<br />
*... does everyone (and we mean EVERYONE) gets a gf/bf<br />
*... are there regulations concerning [[Public Displays of Affection|public displays of affection]]<br />
*... are minor revolutions staged over an RA's refusal to run [[Acting Improv]] the way it ordinarily is run.<br />
*... do people form a protest over a song unplayed.<br />
*... is eXtreme go-fish a battle to the death<br />
*... are lanyards considered the same as jelly bracelets<br />
*... can one regain one's fake virginity by way of square dance<br />
*... do we slap babies to save the world<br />
*... do we spend movie nights laying on people's bellies across the lawn<br />
*... can "suck my butt" be an answer to anything<br />
**... or "suck on my balls" (LMU PHY 08.2)<br />
*... does somebody spill their food at the cafeteria virtually every day<br />
*... do we make up stupid personal jokes like "timmy", and "just a little bit of alcohol"<br />
*... do the guys at soccer camp make fun of us, and we make fun of them back<br />
*... people can't easily revenge (masaru and his stupid pickaxe!)<br />
*... can you attack the grass<br />
*... are ALL of the guys either super tall or super short<br />
*... do people from all around the world(including Chile, Egpyt, and Hong Kong) come to unite as nerds<br />
*... do people have arguments about whether a single 'mento' should be referred to as a 'mento' or a 'mentos'.<br />
**... the package says "mentos... the chewy mint" not "mentos... the chewy mintS;" thusly, Mentos, refers to a single given chewy mint, not multiple<br />
*... can you cry and for the first time, not hide your tears<br />
*... do rinas (and rinos) and cty-nerds come together to insult each other<br />
*... people will work themselves into a fury when they hear the words "free books"<br />
*... will "nerd" and "geek" be taken as compliments 100% of the time and people proudly refer to CTY as "nerd camp". (THAT IS SO TRUE!)<br />
*... can boys be both sexy and smart<br />
**... A girl wrote this, didn't she?<br />
*... can you find people with hand-drawn Magic: the Gathering card backs taped to the front of their binders<br />
*... does not finishing your homework in study hall mean nothing and you don't have to bring it back "home" to finish it<br />
*... does God swing his lanyard every time you kill a squirrel (Lan05.1)<br />
*... can orgies, kissing, grabass, smackass, and groingrab be completely platonic<br />
*... are orgies more public and commonplace than kissing<br />
*... do crazed students find dead squirrels and beg their teachers to allow them to dissect said squirrels<br />
*... do students fish for squirrels with donuts from the dining hall<br />
*... can a girl walk around dressed like a cartoon everyday<br />
*... are boys complimented on their ability to wear girl-pants<br />
*... do you walk around singing "WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOU I TOUCH MYSELF"<br />
*... do you walk around shouting "Die, die, die, die! Live, live, live, live! Sex, sex, sex, sex! More, more, more, more! ORGY!!"<br />
**... except at Siena <br />
**... <s>and no "ORGY" at Saratoga.</s> <s>NOT TRUE!</s><s>Only to the shouts of "Fuck that Lancaster shit!"</s> It's a touchy subject.<br />
**... and Carlisle<br />
*... can you send penis-shaped balloons flying around the room---and make any and all dirty jokes that occur to you--- without getting in trouble<br />
*... can orgies be platonic<br />
*... does every meal consist of SOME type of potato (Carlisle and Lancaster and LMU and JHU)<br />
**... actually I remember one meal that didn't. It was all anyone talked about the whole meal. (LMU 06.1)<br />
*... must you take pictures of anything and everything<br />
*... is rice served breakfast, lunch, and dinner (HPU)<br />
*... can a guy gravity check for the safety of all<br />
*... do people form words using the periodic table (Iridium, Oxygen, Nickle, Carbon: Ir O Ni C)<br />
*... are grass orgies a required experience<br />
*... can a boy be the prettiest girl on campus<br />
*... can you hear words like ericoid<br />
*... can you use a violin to pick up girls (or an electric violin, or bagpipes)<br />
*... can you hear two guys have a serious conversations about how lines can/can’t have area<br />
*... can you argue the for the rights of religious homosexuals...and prove your love by making out with a same sex person sitting next to you<br />
*... can you hear people arguing about figures of speech at Passionfruit<br />
*... can someone say "He's got the big guns hidden under his skirt."<br />
*... can you appreciate the true stupidity of the Rinas<br />
*... does your mom call to tell you that you can't take medications and drink alcohol at the same time<br />
*... do you have "Optimum Breakfast Time"<br />
*... can you compare an RA to both Napoleon Dynamite and Ben Folds (Napoleon Folds/Ben Dynamite)<br />
*... are the HUB workers GORGEOUS. Especially "milk-man" (Carlisle--05)<br />
*... can someone be Ukrotish (Ukraine/Scottish)<br />
*... can you room a punk, a hippie, and a billionaire<br />
*... can you get class back on track by talking about a cow<br />
*... can you witness two animal control guys and a huge policeman with a net the size of a small CTYer chase a squirrel around a tree for hours<br />
*... can guys squeal "That squirrel is so cute!!" (LMU 06-2)<br />
*... does someone think trees are vegetables<br />
*... can you teach someone to dance by telling them to move 12 parts of their body before they completely understand when you use the word "pelvis"<br />
*... is gravity overrated<br />
*... can you see one guy attempting to remove a piece of duct tape from another guy's crotch---with his teeth. (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... can you make up a word like "splootch" and have everyone understand it<br />
*... does everyone have some type of musical ability or talent<br />
*... does EVERYTHING LEAD TO SEX<br />
*... can people say the internet is invented for porn (LMU 06-2)<br />
**... WAS, not IS<br />
*... is the accordion cool (CAR Talent Show, 05)<br />
*... are the three most obvious religious groups atheists, Jews, and Pastafarians.<br />
**... Slushites if you know Meng. (Siena 07.2)<br />
**... and [[Hall:SAR#Stefanism|Stefanists]] at Saratoga (SAR.06.2)<br />
**...and members of the Mortos Cult (CAR.07.2)<br />
*... do people spend most of the money they have on energy drinks<br />
*... are you campsick 49 weeks out of the year...<br />
*... can a tree prepare for the End of the World (LAN 06.2) (SO TRUE! There was a towel in the tree!!)<br />
**... as of 07.2 that towel is still there.<br />
*... does EVERYONE in Ukraine have penis<br />
*... can you join 30 students skipping down the street while singing "Build Me Up Buttercup," just like a cheesy 60's movie (CAR.06.1)<br />
*... can the game of RISK become a fiery session of plotting and friendship-determining back-stabbing<br />
*... do people have outdoor shin-digs or cake fights and birthday humps on their birthday<br />
*... do girls dance around their hall with no shirts on having an STD...Spontaneous Techno Dance Party (CAR.06.1)<br />
*... can over $1000 dollars worth of [[Hall of Shame:JHU|alcoholic drinks]] be found in the ceilings (JHU 06)<br />
*... can multiple straight guys sleep in the same bed and not mind<br />
*... can sexual references like wet origami be made up<br />
*... can even the newbies immediately find the wall of "Adult DVDs" at Record and Tapes (JHU)<br />
*... can people shout blasphemies at random people and not get in trouble (LAN 06)<br />
*... does your RA tell you that you can't wear science goggles just because you feel like it<br />
*... while the nation is in the middle of a same-sex marriage debate, do you celebrate the nation's birthday by cross-dressing<br />
*... do you NOT JOKE ABOUT LANYARD SWINGING<br />
**[[Frank Wang]] only swung his lanyard once...the world didn't need another Grand Canyon.<br />
*** "When Goofus swings his lanyard, everything '''dies'''..." *crash* "...including the stage..." (LAN 07.1)<br />
*... can people can juggle three Rubik's Cubes and solve them at the same time (LMU 06-1)<br />
*... can you find people with nicknames like "Firefox" (CAR 05.2)<br />
*... can you have an emo soda machine (I am broken - inside) (in K-W, CAR 06.2)<br />
*... can people worship and equation (EXTENDED EUCLIDEAN ALGORITHM) (Crypto A - Car.07.2)<br />
**... and devise a mystical creature for it - Extended Euclidean Algorithm Ninja Pirate Farie Pixy!<br />
*... can squirrels <i>always</i> be crossing.<br />
*... can piggy-backed-weight-difference-lifting-and-walking be a competitive sport - and completely hetero (BRI.08.2)<br />
*... can you trick an entire room of people into listening to you read the ingredients of Pringles (in English and Spanish) by telling them there are [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Hitchhiker's Guide]] references hidden inside (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... can you find "[[Mandatory Fun|mandatory fun]]", "inescapable bliss", and "required jubilee"<br />
*... does a [[Tunak Tunak Tun]] line go from the academic quad to the residential quad at meet market, make two circles and people still want to dance (Car 06 2.)<br />
*... does Jorge yell GO HOME! and students yell back NOBODY LOVES YOU!! without any authoritative punishment. (LMU. 06. 1 and LMU 06.2)<br />
*... do you say "I Fountain East Quad" and have everyone understand you (LMU 06.2)<br />
*... can you argue with your friends over who's geekier...and *want* to be the geekier one.<br />
*... is the meaning of life a burning cake (Baked Alaska)<br />
*... is [[Duct tape]] not only a tool but a fashion statement.<br />
*... can two girls cause a fire drill for all of KW at 7 am in a desperate attempt to straighten hair (Carlisle 06.2)<br />
*... can playing Texas Hold 'Em for two hours in class be considered "learning"<br />
*... can a couple of guys come up with a way to toast pop tarts on a household lamp, and break it(RIP-the Toaster^^), releasing possibly deadly gas into the room (Thank god for shea...).<br />
*... is the definition of what's <i>really</i> sketchy determined<br />
**... (rachel, christ, a cow, and a couch!)<br />
*... do guys go to class without pants (LMU 2-06)<br />
*... can you have everyone singing a song for you in the cafeteria on your birthday (LMU 2-06)<br />
*... can two guys stare into a tree and have a dozen people also stare in the tree trying to figure out what's up there (CAR 06.2)(LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can someone refer to themselves as "rebellious" because they claim to be 100% heterosexual<br />
*... can a bunch of guys put ICYHOT on their balls, and be proud of it (Bethlehem 06.2)<br />
*... do people burn ramen noodles (SAR 06.2)<br />
*... is mealtime the worst part of the day (LMU)<br />
*... can girls have a bigger penis than guys (KNE session 2 '06)!!!!<br />
*... can you catch AIRBORNE AIDS (KNE session 2 '06!)<br />
*... can you say OHH MY JAAYYYSUS!<br />
*... can you do yoga and laugh whenever you want<br />
*... can you hang out in the laundry room for hours until Frank kicks you out<br />
*... can you find people with the most racisttttt hair<br />
*... will people have illegal sleepovers with Asian noodles at 2:00 in the morning<br />
*... can you find nerds who are amazing enough to make the rest of the cool world jealous =]<br />
*... can you come up with ELWEES! (two crazy nerds, Basement Schneider 20, LAN 06 sess2)<br />
*... can card-throwing be considered a talent.<br />
**...and deadly one too (LAN 11.1)<br />
**and have your hallmates throw cards at you hard and trust them they'll miss you (LAN 11.1)<br />
*... will 'Joemma' babies be born (Easton 06.2)<br />
*... will you find the Swedish-Dutch-Swiss-Kid (Easton 06.2)<br />
*... will Hall Meetings and fire drills be called <i>just</i> before Alex gets in the shower and is stuck in a bathrobe for the next fifteen minutes. (Easton '06-s.2)<br />
*... can people be found playing chess during a dance.<br />
**... JOE!<br />
*... can people be found asking each other and memorizing used quiz bowl questions during a dance (LAN 06.1).<br />
*... does casual lunchtime conversation involve String Theory, Theodor Hertzl, and sexual morality.<br />
*... will boys crowd around three girls because one [Liz Breeze] can build a house of cards (Easton '06-s.2)<br />
*... can you be trampled by nerds for reasons not including books [Anna and Liz Breeze slipped on lemonade and fell during American Pie when everyone was jumping in the middle...causing several others to fall on them. It hurt.] (Easton, '06-s.2)<br />
**... also happens while moshing to Smells Like Teen Spirit (SAR 08.1)<br />
*... will you invent something that's already been created and you didn't know it [JELLO SHOTS!] (Easton, '06-s.2)<br />
*... can trees play basketball and gerbils be funny. (inside joke SAR 06.2)<br />
*... do people make jokes like, "Do you know what they say about grass? It's green." and people will laugh hysterically.<br />
*... can you meet the one, and only, FLAVVA FLAAVVVVVVVVV!!!!!!!!!!<br />
**... [[Flava Flav]]! ("Zack", the RA, SAR 06.2)<br />
***... http://www.nefferport.com/flavaflav.JPG<br />
*... do people memorize pi for fun<br />
**... and it quickly becomes a competition on who can correctly recite the most<br />
*... can there be a hall meeting where the first words are "please stop masturbating in the bathroom"<br />
**... all because there were too many people brushing their teeth<br />
*... will the third floor be terrified because girls with toilet paper around their heads come upstairs and knock on every single door saying "We ran out of toilet paper...no idea why. Can we have yours? Or coffee...coffee is good." -- [Easton, s.2, '06 TPN forever]<br />
**... http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h313/__rizzy/IMG_2152.jpg<br />
*... can you buy fruits, vegetables, cheese named after Australian animals, and yogurt from a man in a do-rag, wifebeater, and gym shorts with a card table and a cooler (CAR 07.1)<br />
*... can you sacrifice a potato to a statue of Benjamin Rush(Car 06.1) <br />
**... and the following year get your class to worship the statue and get a red stuffed dolphin as a class mascot from it(Ethics, Car 07.1)<br />
*... can you create a song about wanting to have someone's babies and NOT be thought of as a total creep.<br />
*... can you prove that pants are the same as chairs.<br />
*... must rules be enforced on studying<br />
*... can classical music be "blasted"<br />
**... at 6am in the morning to go with jacked tea from the cafeteria (LMU 07.2)<br />
**... and Avril Lavigne<br />
*... can the icebreaker "What's your favorite color?" spawn a discussion about light and pigment (in an etymologies class, no less)<br />
*... does a TA set up a game of [[Park Bench]] on his class' meeting spot (The Bench/ The Etymologies Bench/ The Bench of DOOOM) for his own entertainment (LAN 07.1)<br />
*... do people play foursquare while sitting on aluminum chairs<br />
*... do other people play foursquare by hitting the ball with sketchbooks or large stuffed grasshoppers... and get to King.<br />
*... do people mix together half-eaten tomato soup, smashed jell-o, the remainders of different sports drinks, and whatever other leftovers they feel like (which I suspect included some form of potato) in a glass... and ''drink'' it.<br />
**and ''like'' it.<br />
*... can the elusive Golden/Yellow/Blond-tailed Squirrels be found (Lancaster)<br />
*... can Frank Wang be exiled to the Hartman Green and tackled from behind. (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can photo and video recording be banned. (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... are people knighted with umbrellas. (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can we steal other people's ramen without them noticing (LOU, 07.1)<br />
*... can other people steal our ramen without noticing them<br />
**... because we were too busy stealing their ramen<br />
**... and they were too busy stealing our ramen<br />
***... so we practically just trade ramen<br />
****... and wonder why ours is chicken flavored and why theirs is coincidentally barbeque flavored<br />
*... can CTYers learn how to be intelligently lazy. (Physics B! Lan 07.2)<br />
*... is necrophilia socially acceptable<br />
**... and even attractive!<br />
*... is rock paper scissors a deadly serious sport that involves mathematical theory and no luck whatsoever<br />
*... do you ask male nurses extremely feminine questions<br />
*... can you be hysterical in the academic office until 1am (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can you pause in a conversation and hear somebody say "fucking marmosets!" over lunch (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... are you considered a priestess for possessing a spork (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... do you tally slaps on the ass during BLT<br />
*... can you learn how to hand-rave, grind, dance to Cotton-Eye Joe, and kiss all at one dance<br />
*... does EVERYBODY have the Schnade (LAN 07.2)<br />
**... and still makes out at Passionfruit anyway<br />
*... are there really long lines for four square after lunch and dinner<br />
*... can RAs be found defending pantsless campers to security guards (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can you talk about "intellectual prostitution" in class (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... can people be found playing Risk and watching Jaws at the same time (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... does spanking a robot help to prove a philosophical point (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... is boobtag platonic, but cows aren't (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... should you not smoke salmon, because it's a gateway fish (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... are bananas the atheist's worst nightmare (LAN 07.2)[this i think applies to most logic classes]<br />
*... can people become honorary Jews for eating cinnamon raisin bread at Quad Time (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can two guys sing the Pokemon theme song... and have over 400 other people join in immediately (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can a group of people systematically making out with one another be platonic and normal (LAN 07.2)<br />
**... well, maybe just normal.<br />
***... sort of normal.<br />
*... can realizing that Cthulhu and the Flying Spaghetti Monster may be the same cause a mass epiphany (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can you have a geekgasm over Starcraft II (LAN 07.2)<br />
**... .....and then realize it doesn't come out for three years (OMG it just came out *geekgasm*!!!!!!!)<br />
*... can you have the communal ramen, blessed by a high priestess of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can getting threatened with hugging cause you to hide under a table... multiple times (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can chicken in a cup break your brain (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... can Kosherization be a noun, and fuckupededest be an adjective(LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can Frank Wang getting PWNED be grounds for a serious recalculation of one's perceived order of life, the universe, and CTY hierarchy itself (LAN 07.2)<br />
**... will multiple people (some of whom I know) be astounded/offended that the last bit of the above statement isn't "everything"<br />
*... does sanity warrant scrutiny and shunnage<br />
*... do people sprinkle salt/pepper in unsuspecting victims' drinks <s>(LMU 07.2)</s> (EVERY SITE)<br />
**... or food and dessert (which doesn't taste so bad) (SAR 07.2)<br />
**... and trick people into eating/drinking hot pepper by putting it in their sprite <br />
**... especially on the 4th of July ('MURICA!)<br />
*... do people smuggle garlic bread out the cafeteria by stuffing it down her bra (LMU 07.2)<br />
*... do people go to the meds room to steal candy (LMU 07.2)<br />
*... can you seriously refer to intellectual prostitution in class (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... can you have a classroom conversation about necrophilia (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... can you dance the Macarena to "SexyBack" (first dance of LAN.07.2, every dance LAN.09.2)<br />
**... and can it actually be sexy.<br />
***... especially when the upper balcony is lined with Macarena dancers in boxers (last dance LAN 08.2)<br />
*... is groping one's boobs/waist/inside thighs be utterly platonic (LMU 07.2)<br />
*... is there Pikachu porn..[and that's not his tail] (LMU 07.2)<br />
*... does a class argue if numbers exist.<br />
*... can a Yankee and a Red Sox be friends. (CAR 07.2)<br />
*... can Scintilla be everywhere. SCINTILLLLLLAAAAAAAA! (CAR 07.2 [Latin specifically])<br />
*... PDA with a boy in a skirt<br />
*... can people argue with each other about something they agree on<br />
*... can people go to a dance looking like ninjas (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... Chinese CTYers sing Korean songs (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... do girls attach gum wrappers to everything they can get their hands on<br />
*... can you learn the game (I LOSE!)<br />
*... can there be Racism that doesn't refer to discrimination, but rather to a religion following a kid named Race. A religion in which all of the followers are called Racists.(LAN.07.2)<br />
*... can students and their TA be locked in a garden. (Advanced Chemistry, LAN.07.2)<br />
**... and some have to climb out the window to save the rest of the class. (Advanced Chemistry, LAN.07.2)<br />
*... can you draw a goatee on someone in pen and have them actually encourage it. (JHU.07.1)<br />
*... can you sit on a wall and talk about penises, CTYers and rulers. (JHU.07.1)<br />
*... can throwing bowls of unopened ramen (and cowtails and tubes of toothpaste) ensue after a discussion about thunder thighs and colossal calves. (JHU.07.1)<br />
*... can an entirely new music taste form.<br />
*... can an RA be half-worshiped for having asymmetrical hair.<br />
*... can you get ice cream three times in a day for it being your birthday.<br />
*... can you TP the outside of your RA's room on the last day and have them laugh it off.<br />
*... can someone stick a candle in a brownie bite and call it a birthday cake.<br />
*... can you FLY!<br />
*... can you never entirely rule out the possibility of a velociraptor attack.<br />
*... can you be told to keep a low profile, begin to come up with tribal dances, and still be thanked for keeping a low profile.<br />
*... can you watch Tweety Bird approach the volleyball court, start playing volleyball, and then get chased away by an angry RA. (CAR.08.1)<br />
*... is everyone a vistor.<br />
*... can you worship Satan during a Lockdown (LAN.08.1)<br />
**... can a few guys trying to kill a moth result in said campus-wide lockdown.<br />
*... can you smash fireflies and watch their splattered ends glow even after they're dead<br />
*... can you have an orgasm in front of a couple and their young children<br />
*... can you poke your friends while they are in the shower<br />
**... or take pictures of your friends while they are in the shower (SAR 08.1)<br />
*... can you cover yourself in a white sheet and pretend to be a ghost as your friends get out of the shower<br />
*... is burning puppies ethical (but only in some cases). (LOS.08.1.ETHC)<br />
*... can a class conclude that no, you cannot save your dead mother if she is, in fact, dead. (LOS.08.1.ETHC)<br />
*... does the dean of residential life get "WE LOVE YOU JASON!!!!!" yelled at him on a daily basis. (LOS.08.1)<br />
*... does a hall skip dinner for three days in a row having a "three day birthday celebration" with more junk food than has EVER been seen in one place. (LOS.08.1)<br />
*... can two people use five napkins each to get the grease out of a piece of fried chicken... and then eat them anyway. (LOS.08.1)<br />
**... and does the above probably tastes better than most the stuff in the cafeteria anyway.<br />
**... and can a student tell what the next meal in the cafeteria will be based on the type of potato had for breakfast.<br />
*... does an entire class sing "Bananaphone" at the closing ceremonies (much to the confusion and amusement of the parents.) (LOS.08.1)<br />
*... does a whole activity go around singing "Bananaphone" and annoying everyone else to death. (LOS.8.1, 08.2)<br />
*... does a whole class periodically yell "That's Wassup!", even though said words are going to haunt them forever. (LOS.8.1.LAWP)<br />
*... can the RAs perform a live action [[Tunak Tunak Tun]] for the Talent Show (CAR.00.1)<br />
*... is rape "loving without permission" (LOS.08.2 ETHC)<br />
*... can exploitation of sea turtles make sense (LOS.08.2 ETHC)<br />
*... do two halls wage a war using Axe, Silly String, real string, shredded newspaper, pasta, lint and hairspray (LOS.08.2)<br />
*... do people say a series of colors after burping, and the last person makes a sex noise that sounds like a moose (LOS.08.2)<br />
*... does orthonitrophynalgalactopyranoside become a word in everyday vocabulary (GENE.LOS.08.2)<br />
*... does sneaking 7 pieces of cake on one plate out of the cafeteria become a big feat. (LOS.08.2)<br />
*... do people name frisbees after his body and her body, a stuffed cow named after your body, a fork named georgie-poo (the genetics instructor), a volleyball after kevie-poo (the genetics TA), a bed named johnny, and a blanket named bo's body, and then you start talking about them and it starts to sound sexual. (i.e. i slept on johnny last night)(LOS.08.2)<br />
*... can you be married to nineteen other people, regardless of gender and relationship status, because there wasn't enough room on the certificate for forty-two. (LAN.08.2)<br />
**... or be married to 160 other people (161 total) at one time (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... is the entire class obsessed with blue tape and perfecting slow-clapping (LOS.08.2 LOGC)<br />
*... does your class debate about whether god exists in a classroom with a crucifix over the doorway(LOS.08.2 LOGC)<br />
*... do people argue about Deal or No Deal (LOS.08.2 GAME)<br />
*... do flyswatters have a purpose other than to swat flies(LOS.08.2)<br />
*... does glomping Jason Boring and Dane Holding become a sport(LOS.08.2)<br />
*... do people shout I LOST THE GAME!!! in the stairways<br />
**... by the way, you just lost the game >:)<br />
*... do people write on their legs with glitter<br />
*... do people reply to "Go get a life!" with "I could have gotten a life, but I saved the money and went to CTY instead."<br />
*... is a cipher system named "Juicy Nazi (Misspelled as "Natzi") Cows" (CODE.A.LOS.08.2)<br />
*... can you spend half a class talking about violent overthrow of the U.S government<br />
**... violence is the answer!(LOS.08.2)<br />
***... violence is the question, the answer is YES!<br />
*... do you have classmates who list their religion on facebook as "Social Darwinism"<br />
**... promote civilization, use sterilization!<br />
*... can a teacher rip off his shirt screaming The Odyssey in Greek and be applauded. <br />
*... can you be worshiped by your hallmates just for having snacks.<br />
*... can pictures and videos be so amazing.<br />
*... can you hear/see the words "I LOSE" so often.<br />
*... can a summer camp for nerds be your WHOLE LIFE.<br />
*... will students do just about anything for Otter Pops. (LOS)<br />
*... can you fall in love in less than three (<3) weeks.<br />
*... do people fence in drag, and is it the most brilliant thing ever. (LOS.08.1)<br />
*... will your teacher have to turn around in the middle of a lesson and chastise, "No throwing ninja stars in class."<br />
*... is it acceptable, and even applauded, to draw a picture of a lion, a grappling hook, and a preposition on the blackboard and have it take up 10 minutes of class and give someone hiccups. (CAR.08.1)<br />
*... can you meet your soulmate and never even go out with him, even when he has admitted that he thinks you're "attractive" and would hook up with you if he didn't have a girlfriend at home<br />
*... do people who have never met one another break into song in the middle of cloud-watching.<br />
*... do people scream "I LOVE YOU JOJO" to their male instructors and not receive any discipline.<br />
*... can someone who's an outcast at school be thisclose to a really hot smart person. (probably every CTY site, am I right?)<br />
*... can a group of people carry on a game of frisbee with three different frisbees and not get each other killed.<br />
*... can you slowdance three times with two separate people with whom you have never had a conversation.<br />
** or six different guys...<br />
*... do girls put a lot of time and energy into how they're going to wear their lanyards at the dance.<br />
*... do boys compliment girls on how they're wearing their lanyards.<br />
**... especially during dances.<br />
*... do people get mobbed by random ballerinas.<br />
*... can squirrels be screamed at for being ugly.<br />
*... do people argue at length about whether or not it is a good idea to mix ice cream into your root beer float.<br />
*... is it considered highly uncool to receive grades lower than A in regular school.<br />
*... does the word "banana" acquire such intense personal meaning that you have to hold back tears whenever it comes up post-CTY. (Ancient Greek CAR.08.1)<br />
*... are people shunned for listening to pop music and immediately immersed in "music education" by their fellow 13-year-olds.<br />
*... can one be deemed "so cool people think he's gay."<br />
*... does a whole hall rebel against "Emo Day" by wearing bright colors--hot pink, neon green, etc.<br />
*... do two RAs carry on mysterious beasty carboard battles for 10 minutes at a time and fight to the absolute death (meaning you don't lost til the last duct-taped-on shinguard has been removed entirely from your body) (CAR.08.1)<br />
*... Are various fruits and vegetables attached to the board while writing a mathematical proof.<br />
*... do real men not lift weights or women...they lift textbooks (CAR.08.2)<br />
*... can you nickname guys Tree, Kaboom, Converse (the word that means to talk, not the shoe one), Phone, Doorknob, Waffle, and Wall. And then refer to being able to see them as "having Vision" (Stemmed from Tree-V) and be extremely sad when you have zero signal. [EST.08.1]<br />
*... does your teacher belive Stoichiometry said in a New York accent is extremely hilarious. [EST.08.1.CHMS]<br />
*... do guys run around screaming "FOR NARNIA!" ( haha, actually this was GIRLS, me and my logic class. JHU.08.1)<br />
*... do 2 halls of girls put pink in their hair?<br />
*... do classes make petitions to extend CTY?<br />
*... do punx and hippies get along?<br />
*... do u enjoy watching your teacher twitch?<br />
*... WAA!!!<br />
*... can you be a muslim fire fighter that lives in a box and drives a roflcopter?<br />
*... can you steal the skidmore beanie (No!)<br />
*... who has the rant sheet?<br />
*... can your activity be interrupted by mummies, then continue unfazed.<br />
*... can you wake up to see an RA juggling tennis balls on the roof of the dining hall.<br />
*... do people get naked at ralphs. [Naked is a delicious juice, we didn't do anything illegal...]<br />
*... does an entire hall of teenage guys call an ra's... parts, if you will, her personality, and for her to like it<br />
*... does your entire hall, class, teachers, and RA call masturbating "commiting genocide" to pake fun of pro-life stance<br />
**... in the supposedly non-biased "history of US law and politics" and "ethics" classes<br />
*... does somebody sign his goodbye email "sincerely the biggest jerk at CTY", have it be true, and he is still amazing<br />
*... will you find "only at CTY..." jokes<br />
*... is it more common to hear a song from the 1970's than soldier boy or any other recent popular song<br />
**... or "Dancing Queen" by ABBA (PHYW, SAR.09.2)<br />
*... can you drop water balloons from the second floor windows on a RA, have him see you, shoot at him with a nerf gun, and not get in trouble (Lan.08.2)<br />
*... does an entire dorm (excluding the basement. stupid basement) have a hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall nerf gun fight, when there are only 4 nerf guns and 13 nerf bullets (9 by the end of the night)<br />
*... is 4square a contact sport<br />
*... can you hold demon summonings in the dorm bathrooms, set off the fire alarm, and become immortalized in the annals of Stanford CTY history (which was the goal of the ceremony anyway)<br />
* can girls scream quite sooooo LOUD (happened when a male RA "visited" as we came down the hall soaking wet in our towels)<br />
*... does the dance floor ACTUALLY move (Carlisle 4ever)<br />
*... Can you see PacMan running around the quad one lazy Sunday morning. (LAN.09.1)<br />
*... can watching South Park be considered academic (POLY at SAR.09.2)<br />
*... can everyone in the hall be shirtless for the hall picture (SAR.09.2)<br />
**... or have people in only a towel or boxers for the picture (SAR.09.2)<br />
*... can you have a coffee drinking contest with your TA (CAR.09.2.POLY.A)<br />
*... can you have a break called during an essay writing period and people just ignore it taking another sip of coffee and<br />
stare harder at the screen(CAR.09.2.POLY.A)<br />
*... would someone ask if we can have a sleepover in which 16 people sleep in the same room only to have it denied by Swine Flu<br />
*Paranoid SRAs (CAR.09.2)<br />
*... can you find people discussing the chemical make up of a Purell Kleenex Lime Juice bomb (CAR.09.2)<br />
*... can the guys look hotter as girls than the girls do<br />
*... can you attack people with a blond wig named Bradley (Wigginstern).(Lan.09.2)<br />
**... Bradley Attack!<br />
**... and attack them with another red wig named Bartebus<br />
*... can Physics be the place where... FUN DIES, Pfl (PHYW, SAR.09.2)<br />
**... can fun quickly be reincarnated by the end of study hall (Who wrote this, by the way? ^)<br />
*... can you not only go through a year's worth of coursework, but also a year's worth if emotions<br />
*... do people call Dragostea din Tei Dragostea din Tei instead of Numa Numa.<br />
**... and scream the lyrics in public and not be stared at. (SAR 09.1)<br />
*... do people substitute a forward slash (/) for double asterisks (**) for emotes. (Battle.Net)<br />
*... can you develop severe potato withdrawal and have it manifest itself even months after the session. (CAR)<br />
*... can you run around at Meet Market introducing yourself to everyone with a fake name, just to see their reaction. (CAR.09.1)<br />
*... is Purell used as a verb. ("I want to Purell my mouth.")<br />
*... can nearly everyone on a college campus want to either be or be with Jesse Boring, academic counselor. (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... can the Greek letter "rho" be very funny (PHYW, SAR.09.2)<br />
*... do you get your temperature checked every single morning (SAR.09.2) (LAN.09.2) (LOS.09.2)<br />
**... and are people excited about it.<br />
**... can any living person get a body temperature of 88 degrees F, and have everyone think it is normal. (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... can you duct tape your teacher to the door and have it be completely con''sensual''. (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you ask about the etymology of "orgy" and get a serious answer -- "'Orgy' originally referred to religious ecstacy, so when you're having an orgy, you're excited." (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you be taught about the Greeks having thirty-nine words for "prostitute" (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you have a teacher write "I am cool" on the chalkboard, stand on a chair, and rub it onto his pants so it says "I am cool" on his butt. (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you realize that treefrogs are taking over the world. (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you read things aloud in funny voices including: Yoda, Borat, Brooklyn accent, surfer dude, valley girl, first date voice, and more. (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you have a teacher that has an (unfortunately fake) tattoo on his arm that says "NEW JERSEY LIBRARIES ROCK!" (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you call your teacher "Whipcream Daddy" (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you touch people's legs during break and not be considered a sexual freak. (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... can you put everything back togedda wit' sum RIIIIICE! (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... can you carry around an ukulele...and have people pronounce the word "Ukulele" correctly! <br />
*... can someone from chile attract crowds with three simple words: "In My Country..." (LOS.09.1)<br />
*... can the MCs for the talent show slide onto the stage in nothing but button-down shirts, boxers, socks, and sunglasses. (LOS.09.1)<br />
*... can you eat a dinosaur-Jesus sandwich. (LOS.09.2)<br />
**...do people classify jesuses as dinosaurs, but not dinosaurs as jesuses.<br />
*... can you get top-secret cookies from the NSA's cafeteria. (LAN.09.1.CODE/LAN.10.1.CODE)<br />
*... can you make a parody to Fire Burnin' making fun of the PDA rules (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... do you need to make room for Jesus[, room for Jesus on the dance floor]<br />
*... will a graphing calculator fall out of someone's back pocket (LAN.09.2.CHEM)<br />
:*... during break (LAN.10.2.FCPS.B)<br />
*... can you interrupt Courting and Wooing by hugging trees.<br />
*...can guys get pregnant from too much hugging<br />
*... do you find the university you will attend in the future. (UCSC.04.2)<br />
*... will you see Asian Santa, dressed in his entire outfit, on a day where the temperature is supposed to reach 99 degrees Fahrenheit. (LAN.10.1)<br />
*... ''see: [[Recursion]]'' (LAN.09.1)<br />
*... do guys walk better in high-heeled boots than most girls.<br />
*... do RISK games reach levels of epic proportions, including cards worth hundreds of troops and rolling the dice down the halls. (LAN.10.1)<br />
*... do you see students act out Pokemon on the quad and RAs thoroughly enjoying it. (LAN.10.1)<br />
**... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxPzZngEErM<br />
**... or during the Casino Night lipsync. (SAR.10.1)<br />
*... do you see people swing dancing, waltzing, hustling, or cha-cha-ing to Top 40 songs.<br />
*... can you find others who know the lyrics of Tong Hua (SAR)<br />
**... and who also sing it along with you on rainy days. (SAR.10.1)<br />
*... do white kids eat cup noodles<br />
*... do students tape crosses on others' backs using sex tape. (SAR.10.1)<br />
*... is discussing ninja poop on-topic and completely relevant to the class (LAN.10.1.HDIS)<br />
*... can your class dedicate an entire morning class period for yoga (JHU.10.1.LOGCA)<br />
*... can one person start singing songs from Lion King and the rest of the class join in, all without looking up from their study hall work (JHU.10.1.LOGCA)<br />
*... can you fit ideas fit into bathtubs (JHU.10.1.LOGCA)<br />
*... can you form an all girl grind line and the guys just stare (JHU.10.1)<br />
*... can you ask for a "fork" at the dinner table and have everyone burst into a laughing fit (JHU.10.1)<br />
*... can you find a group of kids eating ramen in their lounge at 4 in the morning (LAN.10.2)<br />
**... with a glowstick as the utensil<br />
*...does a teacher, in the middle of a discussion about stars, randomly ask "Has anyone seen my oven mitt?" (Astro LAN.10.2)<br />
*...does the teacher have to order students to stop working and take a break from class (LAN.10.2)<br />
*...are vending machines and gift shops so amazing (KNE.10.2.VACO)<br />
*...can you randomly get "married" to your hallmate (LMU.10.2)<br />
*...can the whole cafeteria start clapping just because. (LMU 10.2)<br />
** And LAN.10.2<br />
**... and pretty much everywhere<br />
*...does a rabbi walk back and forth past your table to make sure things don't get too insane (LAN.10.2)<br />
*...is someone assigned to stalk everyone else with a camera<br />
*...can you write a declaration of independence from your RA (RA Eric)(JHU 10.2)[LAWPsters forever!]<br />
*...would guys actually sign up for friendship bracelet making and hemp bracelets (JHU 10.2)<br />
*...playing the Penis Game with the RAs turning a deaf ear towards it (JHU 10.2)<br />
*...are there Eskimo and Puppy Kisses - <3 Maddie Caballero! (JHU 10.2)<br />
*...can you randomly start singing the Pokemon Theme song, not be considered weird, and have everyone in the room join in.<br />
*...can coconuts migrate. (JHU.10.2.MATH.C)<br />
*...does your teacher randomly speak several sentences in a Scottish accent before returning to his normal voice (Astro LAN.10.2)<br />
*...are the spoons edible (KIVO!!!)<br />
*...can eyeshadow make a statement about gay rights (LAN.10.2)<br />
*...would one read Kafka while listening to Taylor Swift (LAN.10.2.TOPI.B).<br />
*...does a teacher dress up as a pirate to teach finite machine automata (LAN.10.2.FCPS.B)<br />
*... can everyone make sexual jokes without being reprimanded . [Mr.Site Director: I have a biigg patch of love tape righht heree] [JHU.10.2]<br />
*...do couples regularly slowdance to the Pokemon theme song (CAR.10.2, probably among others)<br />
*...can you simultaneously hold a quesadilla with one hand, play frisbee with the other, and have two girls making out on the hill behind you. (LAN.09.2)<br />
*...do teachers use losing the game and spreading the schnade to explain graph theory (LAN.11.1.DATA)<br />
*...would anyone spend their time to read this ENTIRE list, and recognize at least half of the items.<br />
*...do people seeds make complete sense. (ETHC.JHU.11.1) (also BIOE.EST.11.2) <br />
*...are the people who are supposed to be more mature aren't and are complete pervs.<br />
*...does saying 'duty' make a 17 year old laugh his head off. And then making jokes about it, like, "You're bound to your duty! It's a gift from God!" "No it's not! It's a gift from within!" (ETHC.JHU.11.1)<br />
*...can shy 12 year olds turn into the loudest 17 year old perverts you will ever meet. (You know who you are.) (ETHC.JHU.11.1)<br />
*...can the young people (12, 13) become best friends with the older ones (16, 17) and not be judged for it. (I'm pretty sure this applies at every site, but if not- ETHC.JHU.11.1)<br />
*...can students revolt and tie up the staff should they ever cancel Passionfruit using our overwhelming numbers, duck tape, and art supples.<br />
*...can you find all the prodigies, mentals, nerds, and Asians of the world.<br />
*...do people read "Metroid High School" and find it funny to watch others die from the author's terrible writing! (LAN.11.1.)<br />
**…and discuss what, exactly, the author did wrong.<br />
*... do people take "swag walks" (JHU.11.1.WRIT3B)<br />
*... can an entire class burst into a fit of "awkward palm trees" (JHU.11.1.WRIT3B)<br />
*... is killing babies and drowning puppies encouraged (JHU.11.1.WRIT3B)<br />
*... Can a girl become her own species (Maxime, JHU.11.1.Bonnie's hall)<br />
*... are vegans small square lamposts, and vehgans people who don't eat animal products. (JHU.11.1)<br />
*... can 1 squared equal 5 (JHU.11.1.IMPS A)<br />
*…can teenagers listen to baby bedtime stories and love it! (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... does a group of 25 people sit outside and applaud everyone exiting or leaving the dining hall for no reason (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... can someone's name turn into a meme (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... can someone sidewalk chalk the entire perimeter of the quad (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... do you get to watch RAs fight each other to the death in improvised robot boxes (LAN.11.1) (LOS.11.2)<br />
**...also in ninja costumes or with mattresses taped to their backs (LOS.11.2)<br />
*... can the best way to annoy someone be to ask if you can sign up for Blammo (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... does a ''whole'' hall group chase one squirrel<br />
*... does a guy say "Unicorns are cute!"<br />
*... does a teacher hate the word "cute"<br />
*... does a whole class learn the Waka Waka dance<br />
*... are entire breaks and meals spent discussing ways to develop horribly inefficient, yet functional sorting algorithms. (LAN.11.1.DATA)<br />
*...does your teacher find readings for your class on sexual perversion and incest. (BIOE.EST.11.2)<br />
**...and your RA shows up for class that day and only says, "I UNDERSTAND NOW!!!"<br />
*...can an entire hall walk around singing "I Just Had Sex" and not get yelled at. <br />
*...can the RA's play "Friday" at a dance and people actually dance to it. (EST.11.2)<br />
*...can a girl randomly say, "Cheese puffs!" And for it to be relatively normal. (EST.11.2)<br />
*...can a cookie monster hat be someone's claim to fame. (EST.11.2)<br />
*...can a floor make up a parody of "We are Family" to find everyone. (Third Floor Easton 11.2 c:)*<br />
*...where code names go to the extreme<br />
*...you can say all the crap you want about someone you JUST met and no-one gives a flying monkey because you're not going to see that person after 3 weeks<br />
*...you can be whoever the fuck you want because no-one knows you:)<br />
*...friendships, last a lifetime<br />
*...does a squirrel fall out of a tree, everyone be shocked, and someone randomly say, "OOH. Squirrel !"<br />
*...can someone make a bandaid out of laopard duct tape. And it be relatively comfortable. EST 11.2<br />
*...can cartoons become the bane of your existence<br />
*...can songs that are relatively upbeat make you cry<br />
*...can building a ducttape bathtub be acceptable hall bondage (LAN 11.2 Katy's Hall)<br />
*...Can people be banned from Thomas for making the squirrels uncomfortable (LAN.11.2)<br />
*...Is marching up the stairs carrying two suitcases full of SKL yelling "BECAUSE WE ARE MANLY WOMEN!" not commented on. (LAN.11.2 Katy's hall)<br />
*...Can people come up with 8 different methods of boobtag:<br />
*...Grab, Grope, Punch, Poke, "I JUST WANNA FEEL YOUR BOOBS!", Double handed, Carwash, and Juggler (LAN.11.2)<br />
*...Can it take over a half hour to cut through Alex Kohanski's ponytail. (LAN.11.2)<br />
*...does one boy become an entire hall's inside joke...mainly due to his girlfriend. (Venya Guschin LAN.11.2)<br />
*…can someone make a sailboat out of chicken parmesan in one minute. (LAN 11.2)<br />
*…is a French fry happy to fall down a girl’s shirt. (LAN 11.2)<br />
*...is people-watching a legitimate activity that is encouraged (JHU.11.1)<br />
*...can you have deodorant bombing wars in the hallways (JHU.11.1 REAS and ASTR) <br />
*...can your instructor and TA be absolute frisbee-throwing ninjas and puzzle-masterminds (JHU.11.1 REAS)<br />
*...can you duct tape 49 bananas and 1 apple to your RA's door (LAN 11.2)<br />
**...and spend the next three days eating them during hall meetings<br />
*...can you make dying duck screams on the LAST morning of CTY as you march down the stairs with your friends and have a RA tell you "Girls, please don't do this tomorrow." (LAN 11.2)<br />
*...will your teacher ask "what's the difference between a whore and a slut?" (LAN.HDIS.11.2)<br />
*...will secret messages/acronyms be understood by your TA (LAN 11.2)<br />
*...can Kiyun's legs be used as a pillow<br />
**...and a blanket <br />
***...and a conversation starter... <br />
*...can you make a CTY parody of Friday (CAR.11.1)<br />
*...can you kidnapp two RA's and an SRA and keep them hostage so that you get your own continent... and more (CHS 11.2)<br />
*...Crazy? I'm not crazy, but people call me nuts! (CHS 11.2)<br />
*...Where Whovians can freely speak of the TARDIS<br />
*...Can an instructor call his students 'stupid' for being too smart.(CAR.12.2)<br />
*...Reading too much is a very bad thing.(CODE.SUN.12.1)<br />
*...can an RA tell you to stop dancing because it looks way too much like bloodbending (SAR.12.1)<br />
*... Fail the Kinsey test (Princeton.12.1)<br />
*...Can dinner never be ready! Cena nunquam parata est! (Lancaster 12.1 Latin)<br />
*...Can you run around chasing guys in white sheets dressed up like a Ghostbuster and not get stopped for running. (LAN 12.1)<br />
*...can a discussion about sexuality be the best way to understand Sartre (EXIT CAR 12.1)<br />
*...can kids lip synch to "Boyfriend" and then be followed by RAs lip synching to "What Makes You Beautiful" (SAR.12.1)<br />
*...can you argue over whose subconscious is controlling reality...and actually have valid points<br />
*...can you take a chisel... (LAN.12.1)<br />
*...can an RA yell at you to stop dancing because it looks too much like bloodbending (SAR 12.1)<br />
*...can you perform SKL mouth-to-mouth exchange. It tastes better! (LAN.12.1)<br />
*...can you have a Floorgy (LAN.12.1)<br />
*...can you COUNTER the latest jokes (For those of you who understand, fine. For the one this is aimed at, heeheeheehee...) (LAN.12.1)<br />
*...can you walk into a dormroom you've never been in before and say (or think, depending on who you are) "I'M HOMEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (I'm sure this applies at every site.....)<br />
*...can you go to Acting Improv and ___ (Fill this in)<br />
**...yell "AIR ASSASSINATION!" as you dive towards Johnny Tamburo with your shin-guard chopstick ducttape hidden blade and be called out for CTYI. (LAN. 12.1)<br />
**...see a guy dump a canister of Pringles on a girl during the one time where there IS actually a park bench...and then dump a second one the next time he goes up. (LAN. 12.1)<br />
***...I had to help clean that. Thanks for reminding me.<br />
****...He actually dumped them on me and I'm a guy xD The reason he did it is cause I (Blammo god Bob) blammoed him by asking him to give me his spoon. He did, I said thanks, blammoed him with it, then walked away to AI<br />
**...QUADS<br />
*YOLO run down the hall - YOLO running is when you run down your respective hall in a towel while shouting "YOLOOO" (JHU. 12.2)<br />
*can you sneak out cookies in coffee cups every lunch and dinner (JHU 12.2)<br />
*...can you have Bradley the Burgeritto be your nephew (JHU 12.1)<br />
*...can you have a joke about being... ''wet'' at water day (JHU 12.1)<br />
**...so many opportunities with that last part...<br />
*...can you pronounce pants ''ponce'' (JHU 12.1)<br />
**...or "payants"<br />
**...or "punts" (No joke-one of my friends actually says it in that way)<br />
*...can you party all day erryday (JHU.12.1)<br />
*...can you just walk around saying "it's because we know we're beautiful" (JHU.12.1)<br />
*...can you have a mobile Afterdance during the walk back to the dorms when it's thundering and lightning (but no rain) (LAN. 12.1)<br />
**...fastest IHTINB I ever saw. Also the most fun.<br />
**...there was an afterdance during that night?<br />
*...I like turtles (EST. 12.2)<br />
*...where the ice cream flavors are named after bodily excretions (LAN.12.2)<br />
*...where a guy is a walking duct tape dispenser (LAN.12.2)<br />
*...where there is a stripper(LAN)<br />
**... who goes up to tour groups!<br />
***...wearing drag and proclaiming "15 dolla for whole package" while rubbing chest sensuously<br />
*...where we THROW IT ON THE GROUND! (LAN.12.2)<br />
*...can you GANGNAM STYLE!<br />
**... it's at the top of iTunes list as of September 18, 2012 =D<br />
*...can the Latin have a war with the Ancient Greek!<br />
**...GREEKS WON<br />
***...only because the Latins had a Pax Romana<br />
****...Latins were the farmers. Romans had the P.R. And "I can't wait to kick some Roman ass!" Reference anyone?<br />
*****...the Latins are our nickname and we were Roman... yes, the Latins were a tribe but we were Romans<br />
******...and one of the Greeks was wearing a tin helmet, with fingerprints on our door afterword :P<br />
*...can you call your TA a sexy panda with no friends! (LAN 12.2 BIOL A)<br />
*... can a summer camp have a nice butt<br />
**...or nice quads<br />
*...can you see a muffin explode<br />
*... are midterms secretly RPGs (Crypto A CAR.13.1)<br />
*..."Pockets" is a great conversation/argument starter (LAN.13.1 TOPI)<br />
*...Can you lose last dance for laundry (LAN.13.1)<br />
**ADMIN IMPOSED ADMIN IMPOSED CTY DO YOUR LAUNDRY<br />
**Moral of the story, never do your laundry<br />
*...can one have two complete strangers sleeping under one's bed while frantically finishing one's passionfruit speech next door (SAR.13.1)<br />
**...before being interrupted by the SRA who doesn't even care/notice that you are in the completely wrong room. <br />
*...do you see people fighting over who gets to wear the bleached bandeau from reverse tie dyeing (JHU.13.1)<br />
*...do you play X-BOX every single break because your class is in the digital media center (REAS.JHU.13.1)<br />
**...AND YOU PLAYED MODERN WARFARE WITH THE TEACHER<br />
*...can you get jumped on, right after an hour of flute practice, by a crazy girl holding a spoon and yelling "BLAMMO!!!"<br />
*...can you yell give hickeys to various people in only a few minutes. (LAN 13.1)<br />
*...can you twerk in front of the entire camp (SAR 13.2))<br />
*...can it be perfectly normal to legally analyze the lyrics of 99 problems(LAWP JHU 13.1)<br />
*...can you not get in trouble for randomly attacking people as a pedophiliac sheep(JHU 13.1)<br />
*...can someones last name in your phone be the country they're from<br />
*...do you have a legitatimate explanation behind every nickname for the guys in your class<br />
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*...can you find safety goggle face marks attractive<br />
*...can you talk about what it would be like for the guys in your class to be gynecologists<br />
*... do elevators literally bring you closer, and make it socially acceptable to be sandwiched between two people of the opposite gender (SEA.13.2)<br />
*... can you have synchronized showers<br />
*... you can deep conversations in the shower<br />
*... can you completely be the nerd that you are inside and not be judged, in fact, be loved all the more for it.=]<br />
*... do friars supposedly have cross-shaped lightsabres.<br />
*... is guessing a person's ethnicity a good icebreaker at dinner, when the basketball girls have taken all the seats and you have to sit with random people.<br />
*... can a guy accidentally have four girlfriends (BRI.08.2)<br />
*... can guitar amp feedback be an alarm clock (BRI.08.2)<br />
*... can hugging strangers be an activity (BRI.08.1)<br />
*... does the world (somehow) make sense.<br />
*... can you see two guys dress like girls and lipsync "Hips Don't Lie" (SAR.08.1)<br />
**... or to "Womanizer" (SAR.09.2)<br />
**...or an entire group of guys to 'Single Ladies' (SAR.13.1)<br />
*... can the debate on the pronunciation of "ethereal" take up more than half of the class time (SAR 07.2)<br />
**... it's pronounced ethereal as in rhymes with cereal!<br />
**... but ether-eel sounds better!<br />
**…or even ether-real!<br />
*... can you talk about crap the size of Danny DeVito at the talent show for 15 minutes (in front of all the administration) and not get in trouble for it<br />
*... can you ride the dumbwaiter (SAR, McLellan hall, among other sites)<br />
*... can random people on college tours be undaunted when faced with CTY Pirates, and Morris wearing a dress while knitting (CAR.07.2)<br />
*... do girls melt duct tape into their hair with their flat-iron (and eventually get it out, too)<br />
*... is duct tape acceptable (and loved) attire<br />
*... does [[Harry Potter]] suddenly become filled with sexual references<br />
**... And so do Alex Rider, Chronicles of Narnia, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...<br />
*... does everyone love everyone else<br />
*... can you love tape someone you don't know (and not be sued for harassment)<br />
*... can you milk a duck at 5:07 in the morning<br />
*... do people steal cafeteria trays<br />
**... or plates for autographs<br />
*... can your RA be in the shower when the fire alarm goes off, have to go outside in a towel and have Synergy stare at her (SAR 06.1, HPU 07.1)<br />
**... only RAs? This happened to me (I'm a student) LMU 06.1<br />
**... this happened to my friend [a student] every single fire alarm. Or we called hall meeting. It was hilarious [EAS, 06.2]<br />
**... this happened twice within the same hour to our quad..many girls were in the shower, and it was a weekend so there were lots of people outside. as soon as we got back from the first alarm, it sounded again. (Quad 1, CAR 07.1)<br />
**... at SAR.09.2, there was a girl who took 40 minute showers just so that the fire alarm would go off while she showered. Every time, she managed to miss the alarm by a few minutes.<br />
**... I came out of the shower as a "boiled shrimp" according to my RA. (HPU.06.1)<br />
**...can one sleep through the fire alarm. (SAR.09.1)<br />
*... can you meet a person, fall in love with them, and depart to your own edges of the country/world in under 3 weeks<br />
**... but meet up the next year again and still be in love<br />
*... are people psuedo-immortality whores and feel the need to write down all sorts of inside jokes on this page<br />
**... and proud of it<br />
***... insanely proud<br />
****... more than just "insanely"<br />
*****... How about "psychotically"?<br />
*... is Sexual Harassment a Joke (JHU 06.2)<br />
*... do people cheer for sex from someone they've never seen<br />
**... but they were sexy<br />
***... I hear you<br />
*... does Goofus dance like <i>this</i><br />
*... can you see a bunch of kids in blue shirts do the Cotton Eye Joe in the middle of a sidewalk in front of a [[Saratoga Springs/places#The_Gawking_House|completely metrosexual house]]<br />
*... is homosexuality and cross-dressing encouraged<br />
**... And what is wrong with that, I ask?<br />
*... are people known best for the noises they make<br />
**...long live the Random Pterodactyl Hiccup (Lauren from Crypto A - CAR.07.2)<br />
*... do people worship a delicious piece of golden-fried chicken (All hail the [[Island Coconut Chicken]]!) LAN.06.2<br />
**... it died for our sins!<br />
***... so did Rachel and Christ<br />
****... because of Kai<br />
*... is boob molesting taught by nevermores<br />
**... and strongly disapproved by RAs<br />
*... does your RA tell you that you can't wear goggles just because you want to! (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... do you fight with swords made of a bent coat hanger wrapped in duct tape. Go hall-fencing! (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... is every fencer from New Jersey<br />
**... AGAIN WITH THE JERSEY HATERS!!!<br />
*... does Jesus F---ing Christ have a second meaning (it's a one time thing.) LAN 06.2<br />
**... Amen<br />
*... is a Frisbee almost essential<br />
*... is a pack of cards equally as, if not more, essential<br />
*... are the most common card games played Hearts, B.S., Big 2, Spades, Palace, Mao, Spit, Egyptian Ratscrew, Chinese Poker, and Presidents<br />
*... is grab-ass a common game whether it be in the water or on land.<br />
*... do people dress in their wackiest clothes because no one will make fun of them for it<br />
*... do people think of new variations of "[[Wanna buy a duck?]]"<br />
*... are people lightly scorned for being athletic<br />
*... are people heavily scorned for studying<br />
*... do people have competitions to put the most suffixes on a word (rockxorationage-esqueosityness)<br />
*... is everything a penis joke<br />
*... can nerds be so sexy<br />
*... are you never asked whether or not cement and milk are elements (they're not). LAN 06.2<br />
*... is there one class for seven hours a day<br />
**...and you love it<br />
*... do you realize that implementing the undead actually is a more realistic approach than whatever you were thinking about<br />
**... happened in SAR 08.2, in a inter-class debate (Logic class vs. Cog Psych A) (FALLACY!!!!!!)<br />
*... do people form lifelong friendships during the course of three weeks.<br />
**... this is sooooo true<br />
*... is gambling mildly promoted at Casino Night.<br />
*... do guys participate in Fairy Princess Day.<br />
*... do people cuddle like there's no tomorrow.<br />
*... are girls jealous of guys' boobs.<br />
**... and vice versa.<br />
*... do nerds grind for the first time (by accident but fun nonetheless)<br />
*... do people rave shamelessly.<br />
*... is the [[Last Supper]] a 15 minute affair with speeches and same-sex tongue-kissing, and ends with everyone tramping off to dance to [[Rock Lobster]].<br />
*... can entire works of [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Douglas Adams]] be recited from memory.<br />
*... do sexy chicks from Lokelani choreograph a dance to the Backstreet Boys song "Larger Than Life" dubbed the Backstreet Babes<br />
*... do people become avid ''[[Rocky Horror]]'', They Might Be Giants, and R.E.M. fans.<br />
*... do lanyard collectors get their roots.<br />
*... do RAs sell their bodies to each other for our entertainment.<br />
*... does an RA with a particularly, um, high-energy hall have a nightmare where his kids are removing the stairs to the stairwell. "What are you doing??!!" "We're removing the stairs to create a booby trap!"<br />
*... does everyone (and we mean EVERYONE) gets a gf/bf<br />
*... are there regulations concerning [[Public Displays of Affection|public displays of affection]]<br />
*... are minor revolutions staged over an RA's refusal to run [[Acting Improv]] the way it ordinarily is run.<br />
*... do people form a protest over a song unplayed.<br />
*... is eXtreme go-fish a battle to the death<br />
*... are lanyards considered the same as jelly bracelets<br />
*... can one regain one's fake virginity by way of square dance<br />
*... do we slap babies to save the world<br />
*... do we spend movie nights laying on people's bellies across the lawn<br />
*... can "suck my butt" be an answer to anything<br />
**... or "suck on my balls" (LMU PHY 08.2)<br />
*... does somebody spill their food at the cafeteria virtually every day<br />
*... do we make up stupid personal jokes like "timmy", and "just a little bit of alcohol"<br />
*... do the guys at soccer camp make fun of us, and we make fun of them back<br />
*... people can't easily revenge (masaru and his stupid pickaxe!)<br />
*... can you attack the grass<br />
*... are ALL of the guys either super tall or super short<br />
*... do people from all around the world(including Chile, Egpyt, and Hong Kong) come to unite as nerds<br />
*... do people have arguments about whether a single 'mento' should be referred to as a 'mento' or a 'mentos'.<br />
**... the package says "mentos... the chewy mint" not "mentos... the chewy mintS;" thusly, Mentos, refers to a single given chewy mint, not multiple<br />
*... can you cry and for the first time, not hide your tears<br />
*... do rinas (and rinos) and cty-nerds come together to insult each other<br />
*... people will work themselves into a fury when they hear the words "free books"<br />
*... will "nerd" and "geek" be taken as compliments 100% of the time and people proudly refer to CTY as "nerd camp". (THAT IS SO TRUE!)<br />
*... can boys be both sexy and smart<br />
**... A girl wrote this, didn't she?<br />
*... can you find people with hand-drawn Magic: the Gathering card backs taped to the front of their binders<br />
*... does not finishing your homework in study hall mean nothing and you don't have to bring it back "home" to finish it<br />
*... does God swing his lanyard every time you kill a squirrel (Lan05.1)<br />
*... can orgies, kissing, grabass, smackass, and groingrab be completely platonic<br />
*... are orgies more public and commonplace than kissing<br />
*... do crazed students find dead squirrels and beg their teachers to allow them to dissect said squirrels<br />
*... do students fish for squirrels with donuts from the dining hall<br />
*... can a girl walk around dressed like a cartoon everyday<br />
*... are boys complimented on their ability to wear girl-pants<br />
*... do you walk around singing "WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOU I TOUCH MYSELF"<br />
*... do you walk around shouting "Die, die, die, die! Live, live, live, live! Sex, sex, sex, sex! More, more, more, more! ORGY!!"<br />
**... except at Siena <br />
**... <s>and no "ORGY" at Saratoga.</s> <s>NOT TRUE!</s><s>Only to the shouts of "Fuck that Lancaster shit!"</s> It's a touchy subject.<br />
**... and Carlisle<br />
*... can you send penis-shaped balloons flying around the room---and make any and all dirty jokes that occur to you--- without getting in trouble<br />
*... can orgies be platonic<br />
*... does every meal consist of SOME type of potato (Carlisle and Lancaster and LMU and JHU)<br />
**... actually I remember one meal that didn't. It was all anyone talked about the whole meal. (LMU 06.1)<br />
*... must you take pictures of anything and everything<br />
*... is rice served breakfast, lunch, and dinner (HPU)<br />
*... can a guy gravity check for the safety of all<br />
*... do people form words using the periodic table (Iridium, Oxygen, Nickle, Carbon: Ir O Ni C)<br />
*... are grass orgies a required experience<br />
*... can a boy be the prettiest girl on campus<br />
*... can you hear words like ericoid<br />
*... can you use a violin to pick up girls (or an electric violin, or bagpipes)<br />
*... can you hear two guys have a serious conversations about how lines can/can’t have area<br />
*... can you argue the for the rights of religious homosexuals...and prove your love by making out with a same sex person sitting next to you<br />
*... can you hear people arguing about figures of speech at Passionfruit<br />
*... can someone say "He's got the big guns hidden under his skirt."<br />
*... can you appreciate the true stupidity of the Rinas<br />
*... does your mom call to tell you that you can't take medications and drink alcohol at the same time<br />
*... do you have "Optimum Breakfast Time"<br />
*... can you compare an RA to both Napoleon Dynamite and Ben Folds (Napoleon Folds/Ben Dynamite)<br />
*... are the HUB workers GORGEOUS. Especially "milk-man" (Carlisle--05)<br />
*... can someone be Ukrotish (Ukraine/Scottish)<br />
*... can you room a punk, a hippie, and a billionaire<br />
*... can you get class back on track by talking about a cow<br />
*... can you witness two animal control guys and a huge policeman with a net the size of a small CTYer chase a squirrel around a tree for hours<br />
*... can guys squeal "That squirrel is so cute!!" (LMU 06-2)<br />
*... does someone think trees are vegetables<br />
*... can you teach someone to dance by telling them to move 12 parts of their body before they completely understand when you use the word "pelvis"<br />
*... is gravity overrated<br />
*... can you see one guy attempting to remove a piece of duct tape from another guy's crotch---with his teeth. (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... can you make up a word like "splootch" and have everyone understand it<br />
*... does everyone have some type of musical ability or talent<br />
*... does EVERYTHING LEAD TO SEX<br />
*... can people say the internet is invented for porn (LMU 06-2)<br />
**... WAS, not IS<br />
*... is the accordion cool (CAR Talent Show, 05)<br />
*... are the three most obvious religious groups atheists, Jews, and Pastafarians.<br />
**... Slushites if you know Meng. (Siena 07.2)<br />
**... and [[Hall:SAR#Stefanism|Stefanists]] at Saratoga (SAR.06.2)<br />
**...and members of the Mortos Cult (CAR.07.2)<br />
*... do people spend most of the money they have on energy drinks<br />
*... are you campsick 49 weeks out of the year...<br />
*... can a tree prepare for the End of the World (LAN 06.2) (SO TRUE! There was a towel in the tree!!)<br />
**... as of 07.2 that towel is still there.<br />
*... does EVERYONE in Ukraine have penis<br />
*... can you join 30 students skipping down the street while singing "Build Me Up Buttercup," just like a cheesy 60's movie (CAR.06.1)<br />
*... can the game of RISK become a fiery session of plotting and friendship-determining back-stabbing<br />
*... do people have outdoor shin-digs or cake fights and birthday humps on their birthday<br />
*... do girls dance around their hall with no shirts on having an STD...Spontaneous Techno Dance Party (CAR.06.1)<br />
*... can over $1000 dollars worth of [[Hall of Shame:JHU|alcoholic drinks]] be found in the ceilings (JHU 06)<br />
*... can multiple straight guys sleep in the same bed and not mind<br />
*... can sexual references like wet origami be made up<br />
*... can even the newbies immediately find the wall of "Adult DVDs" at Record and Tapes (JHU)<br />
*... can people shout blasphemies at random people and not get in trouble (LAN 06)<br />
*... does your RA tell you that you can't wear science goggles just because you feel like it<br />
*... while the nation is in the middle of a same-sex marriage debate, do you celebrate the nation's birthday by cross-dressing<br />
*... do you NOT JOKE ABOUT LANYARD SWINGING<br />
**[[Frank Wang]] only swung his lanyard once...the world didn't need another Grand Canyon.<br />
*** "When Goofus swings his lanyard, everything '''dies'''..." *crash* "...including the stage..." (LAN 07.1)<br />
*... can people can juggle three Rubik's Cubes and solve them at the same time (LMU 06-1)<br />
*... can you find people with nicknames like "Firefox" (CAR 05.2)<br />
*... can you have an emo soda machine (I am broken - inside) (in K-W, CAR 06.2)<br />
*... can people worship and equation (EXTENDED EUCLIDEAN ALGORITHM) (Crypto A - Car.07.2)<br />
**... and devise a mystical creature for it - Extended Euclidean Algorithm Ninja Pirate Farie Pixy!<br />
*... can squirrels <i>always</i> be crossing.<br />
*... can piggy-backed-weight-difference-lifting-and-walking be a competitive sport - and completely hetero (BRI.08.2)<br />
*... can you trick an entire room of people into listening to you read the ingredients of Pringles (in English and Spanish) by telling them there are [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Hitchhiker's Guide]] references hidden inside (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... can you find "[[Mandatory Fun|mandatory fun]]", "inescapable bliss", and "required jubilee"<br />
*... does a [[Tunak Tunak Tun]] line go from the academic quad to the residential quad at meet market, make two circles and people still want to dance (Car 06 2.)<br />
*... does Jorge yell GO HOME! and students yell back NOBODY LOVES YOU!! without any authoritative punishment. (LMU. 06. 1 and LMU 06.2)<br />
*... do you say "I Fountain East Quad" and have everyone understand you (LMU 06.2)<br />
*... can you argue with your friends over who's geekier...and *want* to be the geekier one.<br />
*... is the meaning of life a burning cake (Baked Alaska)<br />
*... is [[Duct tape]] not only a tool but a fashion statement.<br />
*... can two girls cause a fire drill for all of KW at 7 am in a desperate attempt to straighten hair (Carlisle 06.2)<br />
*... can playing Texas Hold 'Em for two hours in class be considered "learning"<br />
*... can a couple of guys come up with a way to toast pop tarts on a household lamp, and break it(RIP-the Toaster^^), releasing possibly deadly gas into the room (Thank god for shea...).<br />
*... is the definition of what's <i>really</i> sketchy determined<br />
**... (rachel, christ, a cow, and a couch!)<br />
*... do guys go to class without pants (LMU 2-06)<br />
*... can you have everyone singing a song for you in the cafeteria on your birthday (LMU 2-06)<br />
*... can two guys stare into a tree and have a dozen people also stare in the tree trying to figure out what's up there (CAR 06.2)(LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can someone refer to themselves as "rebellious" because they claim to be 100% heterosexual<br />
*... can a bunch of guys put ICYHOT on their balls, and be proud of it (Bethlehem 06.2)<br />
*... do people burn ramen noodles (SAR 06.2)<br />
*... is mealtime the worst part of the day (LMU)<br />
*... can girls have a bigger penis than guys (KNE session 2 '06)!!!!<br />
*... can you catch AIRBORNE AIDS (KNE session 2 '06!)<br />
*... can you say OHH MY JAAYYYSUS!<br />
*... can you do yoga and laugh whenever you want<br />
*... can you hang out in the laundry room for hours until Frank kicks you out<br />
*... can you find people with the most racisttttt hair<br />
*... will people have illegal sleepovers with Asian noodles at 2:00 in the morning<br />
*... can you find nerds who are amazing enough to make the rest of the cool world jealous =]<br />
*... can you come up with ELWEES! (two crazy nerds, Basement Schneider 20, LAN 06 sess2)<br />
*... can card-throwing be considered a talent.<br />
**...and deadly one too (LAN 11.1)<br />
**and have your hallmates throw cards at you hard and trust them they'll miss you (LAN 11.1)<br />
*... will 'Joemma' babies be born (Easton 06.2)<br />
*... will you find the Swedish-Dutch-Swiss-Kid (Easton 06.2)<br />
*... will Hall Meetings and fire drills be called <i>just</i> before Alex gets in the shower and is stuck in a bathrobe for the next fifteen minutes. (Easton '06-s.2)<br />
*... can people be found playing chess during a dance.<br />
**... JOE!<br />
*... can people be found asking each other and memorizing used quiz bowl questions during a dance (LAN 06.1).<br />
*... does casual lunchtime conversation involve String Theory, Theodor Hertzl, and sexual morality.<br />
*... will boys crowd around three girls because one [Liz Breeze] can build a house of cards (Easton '06-s.2)<br />
*... can you be trampled by nerds for reasons not including books [Anna and Liz Breeze slipped on lemonade and fell during American Pie when everyone was jumping in the middle...causing several others to fall on them. It hurt.] (Easton, '06-s.2)<br />
**... also happens while moshing to Smells Like Teen Spirit (SAR 08.1)<br />
*... will you invent something that's already been created and you didn't know it [JELLO SHOTS!] (Easton, '06-s.2)<br />
*... can trees play basketball and gerbils be funny. (inside joke SAR 06.2)<br />
*... do people make jokes like, "Do you know what they say about grass? It's green." and people will laugh hysterically.<br />
*... can you meet the one, and only, FLAVVA FLAAVVVVVVVVV!!!!!!!!!!<br />
**... [[Flava Flav]]! ("Zack", the RA, SAR 06.2)<br />
***... http://www.nefferport.com/flavaflav.JPG<br />
*... do people memorize pi for fun<br />
**... and it quickly becomes a competition on who can correctly recite the most<br />
*... can there be a hall meeting where the first words are "please stop masturbating in the bathroom"<br />
**... all because there were too many people brushing their teeth<br />
*... will the third floor be terrified because girls with toilet paper around their heads come upstairs and knock on every single door saying "We ran out of toilet paper...no idea why. Can we have yours? Or coffee...coffee is good." -- [Easton, s.2, '06 TPN forever]<br />
**... http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h313/__rizzy/IMG_2152.jpg<br />
*... can you buy fruits, vegetables, cheese named after Australian animals, and yogurt from a man in a do-rag, wifebeater, and gym shorts with a card table and a cooler (CAR 07.1)<br />
*... can you sacrifice a potato to a statue of Benjamin Rush(Car 06.1) <br />
**... and the following year get your class to worship the statue and get a red stuffed dolphin as a class mascot from it(Ethics, Car 07.1)<br />
*... can you create a song about wanting to have someone's babies and NOT be thought of as a total creep.<br />
*... can you prove that pants are the same as chairs.<br />
*... must rules be enforced on studying<br />
*... can classical music be "blasted"<br />
**... at 6am in the morning to go with jacked tea from the cafeteria (LMU 07.2)<br />
**... and Avril Lavigne<br />
*... can the icebreaker "What's your favorite color?" spawn a discussion about light and pigment (in an etymologies class, no less)<br />
*... does a TA set up a game of [[Park Bench]] on his class' meeting spot (The Bench/ The Etymologies Bench/ The Bench of DOOOM) for his own entertainment (LAN 07.1)<br />
*... do people play foursquare while sitting on aluminum chairs<br />
*... do other people play foursquare by hitting the ball with sketchbooks or large stuffed grasshoppers... and get to King.<br />
*... do people mix together half-eaten tomato soup, smashed jell-o, the remainders of different sports drinks, and whatever other leftovers they feel like (which I suspect included some form of potato) in a glass... and ''drink'' it.<br />
**and ''like'' it.<br />
*... can the elusive Golden/Yellow/Blond-tailed Squirrels be found (Lancaster)<br />
*... can Frank Wang be exiled to the Hartman Green and tackled from behind. (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can photo and video recording be banned. (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... are people knighted with umbrellas. (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can we steal other people's ramen without them noticing (LOU, 07.1)<br />
*... can other people steal our ramen without noticing them<br />
**... because we were too busy stealing their ramen<br />
**... and they were too busy stealing our ramen<br />
***... so we practically just trade ramen<br />
****... and wonder why ours is chicken flavored and why theirs is coincidentally barbeque flavored<br />
*... can CTYers learn how to be intelligently lazy. (Physics B! Lan 07.2)<br />
*... is necrophilia socially acceptable<br />
**... and even attractive!<br />
*... is rock paper scissors a deadly serious sport that involves mathematical theory and no luck whatsoever<br />
*... do you ask male nurses extremely feminine questions<br />
*... can you be hysterical in the academic office until 1am (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can you pause in a conversation and hear somebody say "fucking marmosets!" over lunch (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... are you considered a priestess for possessing a spork (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... do you tally slaps on the ass during BLT<br />
*... can you learn how to hand-rave, grind, dance to Cotton-Eye Joe, and kiss all at one dance<br />
*... does EVERYBODY have the Schnade (LAN 07.2)<br />
**... and still makes out at Passionfruit anyway<br />
*... are there really long lines for four square after lunch and dinner<br />
*... can RAs be found defending pantsless campers to security guards (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can you talk about "intellectual prostitution" in class (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... can people be found playing Risk and watching Jaws at the same time (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... does spanking a robot help to prove a philosophical point (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... is boobtag platonic, but cows aren't (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... should you not smoke salmon, because it's a gateway fish (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... are bananas the atheist's worst nightmare (LAN 07.2)[this i think applies to most logic classes]<br />
*... can people become honorary Jews for eating cinnamon raisin bread at Quad Time (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can two guys sing the Pokemon theme song... and have over 400 other people join in immediately (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can a group of people systematically making out with one another be platonic and normal (LAN 07.2)<br />
**... well, maybe just normal.<br />
***... sort of normal.<br />
*... can realizing that Cthulhu and the Flying Spaghetti Monster may be the same cause a mass epiphany (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can you have a geekgasm over Starcraft II (LAN 07.2)<br />
**... .....and then realize it doesn't come out for three years (OMG it just came out *geekgasm*!!!!!!!)<br />
*... can you have the communal ramen, blessed by a high priestess of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can getting threatened with hugging cause you to hide under a table... multiple times (LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can chicken in a cup break your brain (LAN 06.2)<br />
*... can Kosherization be a noun, and fuckupededest be an adjective(LAN 07.2)<br />
*... can Frank Wang getting PWNED be grounds for a serious recalculation of one's perceived order of life, the universe, and CTY hierarchy itself (LAN 07.2)<br />
**... will multiple people (some of whom I know) be astounded/offended that the last bit of the above statement isn't "everything"<br />
*... does sanity warrant scrutiny and shunnage<br />
*... do people sprinkle salt/pepper in unsuspecting victims' drinks <s>(LMU 07.2)</s> (EVERY SITE)<br />
**... or food and dessert (which doesn't taste so bad) (SAR 07.2)<br />
**... and trick people into eating/drinking hot pepper by putting it in their sprite <br />
**... especially on the 4th of July ('MURICA!)<br />
*... do people smuggle garlic bread out the cafeteria by stuffing it down her bra (LMU 07.2)<br />
*... do people go to the meds room to steal candy (LMU 07.2)<br />
*... can you seriously refer to intellectual prostitution in class (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... can you have a classroom conversation about necrophilia (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... can you dance the Macarena to "SexyBack" (first dance of LAN.07.2, every dance LAN.09.2)<br />
**... and can it actually be sexy.<br />
***... especially when the upper balcony is lined with Macarena dancers in boxers (last dance LAN 08.2)<br />
*... is groping one's boobs/waist/inside thighs be utterly platonic (LMU 07.2)<br />
*... is there Pikachu porn..[and that's not his tail] (LMU 07.2)<br />
*... does a class argue if numbers exist.<br />
*... can a Yankee and a Red Sox be friends. (CAR 07.2)<br />
*... can Scintilla be everywhere. SCINTILLLLLLAAAAAAAA! (CAR 07.2 [Latin specifically])<br />
*... PDA with a boy in a skirt<br />
*... can people argue with each other about something they agree on<br />
*... can people go to a dance looking like ninjas (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... Chinese CTYers sing Korean songs (JHU 07.2)<br />
*... do girls attach gum wrappers to everything they can get their hands on<br />
*... can you learn the game (I LOSE!)<br />
*... can there be Racism that doesn't refer to discrimination, but rather to a religion following a kid named Race. A religion in which all of the followers are called Racists.(LAN.07.2)<br />
*... can students and their TA be locked in a garden. (Advanced Chemistry, LAN.07.2)<br />
**... and some have to climb out the window to save the rest of the class. (Advanced Chemistry, LAN.07.2)<br />
*... can you draw a goatee on someone in pen and have them actually encourage it. (JHU.07.1)<br />
*... can you sit on a wall and talk about penises, CTYers and rulers. (JHU.07.1)<br />
*... can throwing bowls of unopened ramen (and cowtails and tubes of toothpaste) ensue after a discussion about thunder thighs and colossal calves. (JHU.07.1)<br />
*... can an entirely new music taste form.<br />
*... can an RA be half-worshiped for having asymmetrical hair.<br />
*... can you get ice cream three times in a day for it being your birthday.<br />
*... can you TP the outside of your RA's room on the last day and have them laugh it off.<br />
*... can someone stick a candle in a brownie bite and call it a birthday cake.<br />
*... can you FLY!<br />
*... can you never entirely rule out the possibility of a velociraptor attack.<br />
*... can you be told to keep a low profile, begin to come up with tribal dances, and still be thanked for keeping a low profile.<br />
*... can you watch Tweety Bird approach the volleyball court, start playing volleyball, and then get chased away by an angry RA. (CAR.08.1)<br />
*... is everyone a vistor.<br />
*... can you worship Satan during a Lockdown (LAN.08.1)<br />
**... can a few guys trying to kill a moth result in said campus-wide lockdown.<br />
*... can you smash fireflies and watch their splattered ends glow even after they're dead<br />
*... can you have an orgasm in front of a couple and their young children<br />
*... can you poke your friends while they are in the shower<br />
**... or take pictures of your friends while they are in the shower (SAR 08.1)<br />
*... can you cover yourself in a white sheet and pretend to be a ghost as your friends get out of the shower<br />
*... is burning puppies ethical (but only in some cases). (LOS.08.1.ETHC)<br />
*... can a class conclude that no, you cannot save your dead mother if she is, in fact, dead. (LOS.08.1.ETHC)<br />
*... does the dean of residential life get "WE LOVE YOU JASON!!!!!" yelled at him on a daily basis. (LOS.08.1)<br />
*... does a hall skip dinner for three days in a row having a "three day birthday celebration" with more junk food than has EVER been seen in one place. (LOS.08.1)<br />
*... can two people use five napkins each to get the grease out of a piece of fried chicken... and then eat them anyway. (LOS.08.1)<br />
**... and does the above probably tastes better than most the stuff in the cafeteria anyway.<br />
**... and can a student tell what the next meal in the cafeteria will be based on the type of potato had for breakfast.<br />
*... does an entire class sing "Bananaphone" at the closing ceremonies (much to the confusion and amusement of the parents.) (LOS.08.1)<br />
*... does a whole activity go around singing "Bananaphone" and annoying everyone else to death. (LOS.8.1, 08.2)<br />
*... does a whole class periodically yell "That's Wassup!", even though said words are going to haunt them forever. (LOS.8.1.LAWP)<br />
*... can the RAs perform a live action [[Tunak Tunak Tun]] for the Talent Show (CAR.00.1)<br />
*... is rape "loving without permission" (LOS.08.2 ETHC)<br />
*... can exploitation of sea turtles make sense (LOS.08.2 ETHC)<br />
*... do two halls wage a war using Axe, Silly String, real string, shredded newspaper, pasta, lint and hairspray (LOS.08.2)<br />
*... do people say a series of colors after burping, and the last person makes a sex noise that sounds like a moose (LOS.08.2)<br />
*... does orthonitrophynalgalactopyranoside become a word in everyday vocabulary (GENE.LOS.08.2)<br />
*... does sneaking 7 pieces of cake on one plate out of the cafeteria become a big feat. (LOS.08.2)<br />
*... do people name frisbees after his body and her body, a stuffed cow named after your body, a fork named georgie-poo (the genetics instructor), a volleyball after kevie-poo (the genetics TA), a bed named johnny, and a blanket named bo's body, and then you start talking about them and it starts to sound sexual. (i.e. i slept on johnny last night)(LOS.08.2)<br />
*... can you be married to nineteen other people, regardless of gender and relationship status, because there wasn't enough room on the certificate for forty-two. (LAN.08.2)<br />
**... or be married to 160 other people (161 total) at one time (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... is the entire class obsessed with blue tape and perfecting slow-clapping (LOS.08.2 LOGC)<br />
*... does your class debate about whether god exists in a classroom with a crucifix over the doorway(LOS.08.2 LOGC)<br />
*... do people argue about Deal or No Deal (LOS.08.2 GAME)<br />
*... do flyswatters have a purpose other than to swat flies(LOS.08.2)<br />
*... does glomping Jason Boring and Dane Holding become a sport(LOS.08.2)<br />
*... do people shout I LOST THE GAME!!! in the stairways<br />
**... by the way, you just lost the game >:)<br />
*... do people write on their legs with glitter<br />
*... do people reply to "Go get a life!" with "I could have gotten a life, but I saved the money and went to CTY instead."<br />
*... is a cipher system named "Juicy Nazi (Misspelled as "Natzi") Cows" (CODE.A.LOS.08.2)<br />
*... can you spend half a class talking about violent overthrow of the U.S government<br />
**... violence is the answer!(LOS.08.2)<br />
***... violence is the question, the answer is YES!<br />
*... do you have classmates who list their religion on facebook as "Social Darwinism"<br />
**... promote civilization, use sterilization!<br />
*... can a teacher rip off his shirt screaming The Odyssey in Greek and be applauded. <br />
*... can you be worshiped by your hallmates just for having snacks.<br />
*... can pictures and videos be so amazing.<br />
*... can you hear/see the words "I LOSE" so often.<br />
*... can a summer camp for nerds be your WHOLE LIFE.<br />
*... will students do just about anything for Otter Pops. (LOS)<br />
*... can you fall in love in less than three (<3) weeks.<br />
*... do people fence in drag, and is it the most brilliant thing ever. (LOS.08.1)<br />
*... will your teacher have to turn around in the middle of a lesson and chastise, "No throwing ninja stars in class."<br />
*... is it acceptable, and even applauded, to draw a picture of a lion, a grappling hook, and a preposition on the blackboard and have it take up 10 minutes of class and give someone hiccups. (CAR.08.1)<br />
*... can you meet your soulmate and never even go out with him, even when he has admitted that he thinks you're "attractive" and would hook up with you if he didn't have a girlfriend at home<br />
*... do people who have never met one another break into song in the middle of cloud-watching.<br />
*... do people scream "I LOVE YOU JOJO" to their male instructors and not receive any discipline.<br />
*... can someone who's an outcast at school be thisclose to a really hot smart person. (probably every CTY site, am I right?)<br />
*... can a group of people carry on a game of frisbee with three different frisbees and not get each other killed.<br />
*... can you slowdance three times with two separate people with whom you have never had a conversation.<br />
** or six different guys...<br />
*... do girls put a lot of time and energy into how they're going to wear their lanyards at the dance.<br />
*... do boys compliment girls on how they're wearing their lanyards.<br />
**... especially during dances.<br />
*... do people get mobbed by random ballerinas.<br />
*... can squirrels be screamed at for being ugly.<br />
*... do people argue at length about whether or not it is a good idea to mix ice cream into your root beer float.<br />
*... is it considered highly uncool to receive grades lower than A in regular school.<br />
*... does the word "banana" acquire such intense personal meaning that you have to hold back tears whenever it comes up post-CTY. (Ancient Greek CAR.08.1)<br />
*... are people shunned for listening to pop music and immediately immersed in "music education" by their fellow 13-year-olds.<br />
*... can one be deemed "so cool people think he's gay."<br />
*... does a whole hall rebel against "Emo Day" by wearing bright colors--hot pink, neon green, etc.<br />
*... do two RAs carry on mysterious beasty carboard battles for 10 minutes at a time and fight to the absolute death (meaning you don't lost til the last duct-taped-on shinguard has been removed entirely from your body) (CAR.08.1)<br />
*... Are various fruits and vegetables attached to the board while writing a mathematical proof.<br />
*... do real men not lift weights or women...they lift textbooks (CAR.08.2)<br />
*... can you nickname guys Tree, Kaboom, Converse (the word that means to talk, not the shoe one), Phone, Doorknob, Waffle, and Wall. And then refer to being able to see them as "having Vision" (Stemmed from Tree-V) and be extremely sad when you have zero signal. [EST.08.1]<br />
*... does your teacher belive Stoichiometry said in a New York accent is extremely hilarious. [EST.08.1.CHMS]<br />
*... do guys run around screaming "FOR NARNIA!" ( haha, actually this was GIRLS, me and my logic class. JHU.08.1)<br />
*... do 2 halls of girls put pink in their hair?<br />
*... do classes make petitions to extend CTY?<br />
*... do punx and hippies get along?<br />
*... do u enjoy watching your teacher twitch?<br />
*... WAA!!!<br />
*... can you be a muslim fire fighter that lives in a box and drives a roflcopter?<br />
*... can you steal the skidmore beanie (No!)<br />
*... who has the rant sheet?<br />
*... can your activity be interrupted by mummies, then continue unfazed.<br />
*... can you wake up to see an RA juggling tennis balls on the roof of the dining hall.<br />
*... do people get naked at ralphs. [Naked is a delicious juice, we didn't do anything illegal...]<br />
*... does an entire hall of teenage guys call an ra's... parts, if you will, her personality, and for her to like it<br />
*... does your entire hall, class, teachers, and RA call masturbating "commiting genocide" to pake fun of pro-life stance<br />
**... in the supposedly non-biased "history of US law and politics" and "ethics" classes<br />
*... does somebody sign his goodbye email "sincerely the biggest jerk at CTY", have it be true, and he is still amazing<br />
*... will you find "only at CTY..." jokes<br />
*... is it more common to hear a song from the 1970's than soldier boy or any other recent popular song<br />
**... or "Dancing Queen" by ABBA (PHYW, SAR.09.2)<br />
*... can you drop water balloons from the second floor windows on a RA, have him see you, shoot at him with a nerf gun, and not get in trouble (Lan.08.2)<br />
*... does an entire dorm (excluding the basement. stupid basement) have a hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall vs. hall nerf gun fight, when there are only 4 nerf guns and 13 nerf bullets (9 by the end of the night)<br />
*... is 4square a contact sport<br />
*... can you hold demon summonings in the dorm bathrooms, set off the fire alarm, and become immortalized in the annals of Stanford CTY history (which was the goal of the ceremony anyway)<br />
* can girls scream quite sooooo LOUD (happened when a male RA "visited" as we came down the hall soaking wet in our towels)<br />
*... does the dance floor ACTUALLY move (Carlisle 4ever)<br />
*... Can you see PacMan running around the quad one lazy Sunday morning. (LAN.09.1)<br />
*... can watching South Park be considered academic (POLY at SAR.09.2)<br />
*... can everyone in the hall be shirtless for the hall picture (SAR.09.2)<br />
**... or have people in only a towel or boxers for the picture (SAR.09.2)<br />
*... can you have a coffee drinking contest with your TA (CAR.09.2.POLY.A)<br />
*... can you have a break called during an essay writing period and people just ignore it taking another sip of coffee and<br />
stare harder at the screen(CAR.09.2.POLY.A)<br />
*... would someone ask if we can have a sleepover in which 16 people sleep in the same room only to have it denied by Swine Flu<br />
*Paranoid SRAs (CAR.09.2)<br />
*... can you find people discussing the chemical make up of a Purell Kleenex Lime Juice bomb (CAR.09.2)<br />
*... can the guys look hotter as girls than the girls do<br />
*... can you attack people with a blond wig named Bradley (Wigginstern).(Lan.09.2)<br />
**... Bradley Attack!<br />
**... and attack them with another red wig named Bartebus<br />
*... can Physics be the place where... FUN DIES, Pfl (PHYW, SAR.09.2)<br />
**... can fun quickly be reincarnated by the end of study hall (Who wrote this, by the way? ^)<br />
*... can you not only go through a year's worth of coursework, but also a year's worth if emotions<br />
*... do people call Dragostea din Tei Dragostea din Tei instead of Numa Numa.<br />
**... and scream the lyrics in public and not be stared at. (SAR 09.1)<br />
*... do people substitute a forward slash (/) for double asterisks (**) for emotes. (Battle.Net)<br />
*... can you develop severe potato withdrawal and have it manifest itself even months after the session. (CAR)<br />
*... can you run around at Meet Market introducing yourself to everyone with a fake name, just to see their reaction. (CAR.09.1)<br />
*... is Purell used as a verb. ("I want to Purell my mouth.")<br />
*... can nearly everyone on a college campus want to either be or be with Jesse Boring, academic counselor. (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... can the Greek letter "rho" be very funny (PHYW, SAR.09.2)<br />
*... do you get your temperature checked every single morning (SAR.09.2) (LAN.09.2) (LOS.09.2)<br />
**... and are people excited about it.<br />
**... can any living person get a body temperature of 88 degrees F, and have everyone think it is normal. (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... can you duct tape your teacher to the door and have it be completely con''sensual''. (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you ask about the etymology of "orgy" and get a serious answer -- "'Orgy' originally referred to religious ecstacy, so when you're having an orgy, you're excited." (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you be taught about the Greeks having thirty-nine words for "prostitute" (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you have a teacher write "I am cool" on the chalkboard, stand on a chair, and rub it onto his pants so it says "I am cool" on his butt. (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you realize that treefrogs are taking over the world. (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you read things aloud in funny voices including: Yoda, Borat, Brooklyn accent, surfer dude, valley girl, first date voice, and more. (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you have a teacher that has an (unfortunately fake) tattoo on his arm that says "NEW JERSEY LIBRARIES ROCK!" (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you call your teacher "Whipcream Daddy" (LAN.09.2.ETYM)<br />
*... can you touch people's legs during break and not be considered a sexual freak. (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... can you put everything back togedda wit' sum RIIIIICE! (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... can you carry around an ukulele...and have people pronounce the word "Ukulele" correctly! <br />
*... can someone from chile attract crowds with three simple words: "In My Country..." (LOS.09.1)<br />
*... can the MCs for the talent show slide onto the stage in nothing but button-down shirts, boxers, socks, and sunglasses. (LOS.09.1)<br />
*... can you eat a dinosaur-Jesus sandwich. (LOS.09.2)<br />
**...do people classify jesuses as dinosaurs, but not dinosaurs as jesuses.<br />
*... can you get top-secret cookies from the NSA's cafeteria. (LAN.09.1.CODE/LAN.10.1.CODE)<br />
*... can you make a parody to Fire Burnin' making fun of the PDA rules (LAN.09.2)<br />
*... do you need to make room for Jesus[, room for Jesus on the dance floor]<br />
*... will a graphing calculator fall out of someone's back pocket (LAN.09.2.CHEM)<br />
:*... during break (LAN.10.2.FCPS.B)<br />
*... can you interrupt Courting and Wooing by hugging trees.<br />
*...can guys get pregnant from too much hugging<br />
*... do you find the university you will attend in the future. (UCSC.04.2)<br />
*... will you see Asian Santa, dressed in his entire outfit, on a day where the temperature is supposed to reach 99 degrees Fahrenheit. (LAN.10.1)<br />
*... ''see: [[Recursion]]'' (LAN.09.1)<br />
*... do guys walk better in high-heeled boots than most girls.<br />
*... do RISK games reach levels of epic proportions, including cards worth hundreds of troops and rolling the dice down the halls. (LAN.10.1)<br />
*... do you see students act out Pokemon on the quad and RAs thoroughly enjoying it. (LAN.10.1)<br />
**... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxPzZngEErM<br />
**... or during the Casino Night lipsync. (SAR.10.1)<br />
*... do you see people swing dancing, waltzing, hustling, or cha-cha-ing to Top 40 songs.<br />
*... can you find others who know the lyrics of Tong Hua (SAR)<br />
**... and who also sing it along with you on rainy days. (SAR.10.1)<br />
*... do white kids eat cup noodles<br />
*... do students tape crosses on others' backs using sex tape. (SAR.10.1)<br />
*... is discussing ninja poop on-topic and completely relevant to the class (LAN.10.1.HDIS)<br />
*... can your class dedicate an entire morning class period for yoga (JHU.10.1.LOGCA)<br />
*... can one person start singing songs from Lion King and the rest of the class join in, all without looking up from their study hall work (JHU.10.1.LOGCA)<br />
*... can you fit ideas fit into bathtubs (JHU.10.1.LOGCA)<br />
*... can you form an all girl grind line and the guys just stare (JHU.10.1)<br />
*... can you ask for a "fork" at the dinner table and have everyone burst into a laughing fit (JHU.10.1)<br />
*... can you find a group of kids eating ramen in their lounge at 4 in the morning (LAN.10.2)<br />
**... with a glowstick as the utensil<br />
*...does a teacher, in the middle of a discussion about stars, randomly ask "Has anyone seen my oven mitt?" (Astro LAN.10.2)<br />
*...does the teacher have to order students to stop working and take a break from class (LAN.10.2)<br />
*...are vending machines and gift shops so amazing (KNE.10.2.VACO)<br />
*...can you randomly get "married" to your hallmate (LMU.10.2)<br />
*...can the whole cafeteria start clapping just because. (LMU 10.2)<br />
** And LAN.10.2<br />
**... and pretty much everywhere<br />
*...does a rabbi walk back and forth past your table to make sure things don't get too insane (LAN.10.2)<br />
*...is someone assigned to stalk everyone else with a camera<br />
*...can you write a declaration of independence from your RA (RA Eric)(JHU 10.2)[LAWPsters forever!]<br />
*...would guys actually sign up for friendship bracelet making and hemp bracelets (JHU 10.2)<br />
*...playing the Penis Game with the RAs turning a deaf ear towards it (JHU 10.2)<br />
*...are there Eskimo and Puppy Kisses - <3 Maddie Caballero! (JHU 10.2)<br />
*...can you randomly start singing the Pokemon Theme song, not be considered weird, and have everyone in the room join in.<br />
*...can coconuts migrate. (JHU.10.2.MATH.C)<br />
*...does your teacher randomly speak several sentences in a Scottish accent before returning to his normal voice (Astro LAN.10.2)<br />
*...are the spoons edible (KIVO!!!)<br />
*...can eyeshadow make a statement about gay rights (LAN.10.2)<br />
*...would one read Kafka while listening to Taylor Swift (LAN.10.2.TOPI.B).<br />
*...does a teacher dress up as a pirate to teach finite machine automata (LAN.10.2.FCPS.B)<br />
*... can everyone make sexual jokes without being reprimanded . [Mr.Site Director: I have a biigg patch of love tape righht heree] [JHU.10.2]<br />
*...do couples regularly slowdance to the Pokemon theme song (CAR.10.2, probably among others)<br />
*...can you simultaneously hold a quesadilla with one hand, play frisbee with the other, and have two girls making out on the hill behind you. (LAN.09.2)<br />
*...do teachers use losing the game and spreading the schnade to explain graph theory (LAN.11.1.DATA)<br />
*...would anyone spend their time to read this ENTIRE list, and recognize at least half of the items.<br />
*...do people seeds make complete sense. (ETHC.JHU.11.1) (also BIOE.EST.11.2) <br />
*...are the people who are supposed to be more mature aren't and are complete pervs.<br />
*...does saying 'duty' make a 17 year old laugh his head off. And then making jokes about it, like, "You're bound to your duty! It's a gift from God!" "No it's not! It's a gift from within!" (ETHC.JHU.11.1)<br />
*...can shy 12 year olds turn into the loudest 17 year old perverts you will ever meet. (You know who you are.) (ETHC.JHU.11.1)<br />
*...can the young people (12, 13) become best friends with the older ones (16, 17) and not be judged for it. (I'm pretty sure this applies at every site, but if not- ETHC.JHU.11.1)<br />
*...can students revolt and tie up the staff should they ever cancel Passionfruit using our overwhelming numbers, duck tape, and art supples.<br />
*...can you find all the prodigies, mentals, nerds, and Asians of the world.<br />
*...do people read "Metroid High School" and find it funny to watch others die from the author's terrible writing! (LAN.11.1.)<br />
**…and discuss what, exactly, the author did wrong.<br />
*... do people take "swag walks" (JHU.11.1.WRIT3B)<br />
*... can an entire class burst into a fit of "awkward palm trees" (JHU.11.1.WRIT3B)<br />
*... is killing babies and drowning puppies encouraged (JHU.11.1.WRIT3B)<br />
*... Can a girl become her own species (Maxime, JHU.11.1.Bonnie's hall)<br />
*... are vegans small square lamposts, and vehgans people who don't eat animal products. (JHU.11.1)<br />
*... can 1 squared equal 5 (JHU.11.1.IMPS A)<br />
*…can teenagers listen to baby bedtime stories and love it! (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... does a group of 25 people sit outside and applaud everyone exiting or leaving the dining hall for no reason (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... can someone's name turn into a meme (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... can someone sidewalk chalk the entire perimeter of the quad (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... do you get to watch RAs fight each other to the death in improvised robot boxes (LAN.11.1) (LOS.11.2)<br />
**...also in ninja costumes or with mattresses taped to their backs (LOS.11.2)<br />
*... can the best way to annoy someone be to ask if you can sign up for Blammo (LAN.11.1)<br />
*... does a ''whole'' hall group chase one squirrel<br />
*... does a guy say "Unicorns are cute!"<br />
*... does a teacher hate the word "cute"<br />
*... does a whole class learn the Waka Waka dance<br />
*... are entire breaks and meals spent discussing ways to develop horribly inefficient, yet functional sorting algorithms. (LAN.11.1.DATA)<br />
*...does your teacher find readings for your class on sexual perversion and incest. (BIOE.EST.11.2)<br />
**...and your RA shows up for class that day and only says, "I UNDERSTAND NOW!!!"<br />
*...can an entire hall walk around singing "I Just Had Sex" and not get yelled at. <br />
*...can the RA's play "Friday" at a dance and people actually dance to it. (EST.11.2)<br />
*...can a girl randomly say, "Cheese puffs!" And for it to be relatively normal. (EST.11.2)<br />
*...can a cookie monster hat be someone's claim to fame. (EST.11.2)<br />
*...can a floor make up a parody of "We are Family" to find everyone. (Third Floor Easton 11.2 c:)*<br />
*...where code names go to the extreme<br />
*...you can say all the crap you want about someone you JUST met and no-one gives a flying monkey because you're not going to see that person after 3 weeks<br />
*...you can be whoever the fuck you want because no-one knows you:)<br />
*...friendships, last a lifetime<br />
*...does a squirrel fall out of a tree, everyone be shocked, and someone randomly say, "OOH. Squirrel !"<br />
*...can someone make a bandaid out of laopard duct tape. And it be relatively comfortable. EST 11.2<br />
*...can cartoons become the bane of your existence<br />
*...can songs that are relatively upbeat make you cry<br />
*...can building a ducttape bathtub be acceptable hall bondage (LAN 11.2 Katy's Hall)<br />
*...Can people be banned from Thomas for making the squirrels uncomfortable (LAN.11.2)<br />
*...Is marching up the stairs carrying two suitcases full of SKL yelling "BECAUSE WE ARE MANLY WOMEN!" not commented on. (LAN.11.2 Katy's hall)<br />
*...Can people come up with 8 different methods of boobtag:<br />
*...Grab, Grope, Punch, Poke, "I JUST WANNA FEEL YOUR BOOBS!", Double handed, Carwash, and Juggler (LAN.11.2)<br />
*...Can it take over a half hour to cut through Alex Kohanski's ponytail. (LAN.11.2)<br />
*...does one boy become an entire hall's inside joke...mainly due to his girlfriend. (Venya Guschin LAN.11.2)<br />
*…can someone make a sailboat out of chicken parmesan in one minute. (LAN 11.2)<br />
*…is a French fry happy to fall down a girl’s shirt. (LAN 11.2)<br />
*...is people-watching a legitimate activity that is encouraged (JHU.11.1)<br />
*...can you have deodorant bombing wars in the hallways (JHU.11.1 REAS and ASTR) <br />
*...can your instructor and TA be absolute frisbee-throwing ninjas and puzzle-masterminds (JHU.11.1 REAS)<br />
*...can you duct tape 49 bananas and 1 apple to your RA's door (LAN 11.2)<br />
**...and spend the next three days eating them during hall meetings<br />
*...can you make dying duck screams on the LAST morning of CTY as you march down the stairs with your friends and have a RA tell you "Girls, please don't do this tomorrow." (LAN 11.2)<br />
*...will your teacher ask "what's the difference between a whore and a slut?" (LAN.HDIS.11.2)<br />
*...will secret messages/acronyms be understood by your TA (LAN 11.2)<br />
*...can Kiyun's legs be used as a pillow<br />
**...and a blanket <br />
***...and a conversation starter... <br />
*...can you make a CTY parody of Friday (CAR.11.1)<br />
*...can you kidnapp two RA's and an SRA and keep them hostage so that you get your own continent... and more (CHS 11.2)<br />
*...Crazy? I'm not crazy, but people call me nuts! (CHS 11.2)<br />
*...Where Whovians can freely speak of the TARDIS<br />
*...Can an instructor call his students 'stupid' for being too smart.(CAR.12.2)<br />
*...Reading too much is a very bad thing.(CODE.SUN.12.1)<br />
*...can an RA tell you to stop dancing because it looks way too much like bloodbending (SAR.12.1)<br />
*... Fail the Kinsey test (Princeton.12.1)<br />
*...Can dinner never be ready! Cena nunquam parata est! (Lancaster 12.1 Latin)<br />
*...Can you run around chasing guys in white sheets dressed up like a Ghostbuster and not get stopped for running. (LAN 12.1)<br />
*...can a discussion about sexuality be the best way to understand Sartre (EXIT CAR 12.1)<br />
*...can kids lip synch to "Boyfriend" and then be followed by RAs lip synching to "What Makes You Beautiful" (SAR.12.1)<br />
*...can you argue over whose subconscious is controlling reality...and actually have valid points<br />
*...can you take a chisel... (LAN.12.1)<br />
*...can an RA yell at you to stop dancing because it looks too much like bloodbending (SAR 12.1)<br />
*...can you perform SKL mouth-to-mouth exchange. It tastes better! (LAN.12.1)<br />
*...can you have a Floorgy (LAN.12.1)<br />
*...can you COUNTER the latest jokes (For those of you who understand, fine. For the one this is aimed at, heeheeheehee...) (LAN.12.1)<br />
*...can you walk into a dormroom you've never been in before and say (or think, depending on who you are) "I'M HOMEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (I'm sure this applies at every site.....)<br />
*...can you go to Acting Improv and ___ (Fill this in)<br />
**...yell "AIR ASSASSINATION!" as you dive towards Johnny Tamburo with your shin-guard chopstick ducttape hidden blade and be called out for CTYI. (LAN. 12.1)<br />
**...see a guy dump a canister of Pringles on a girl during the one time where there IS actually a park bench...and then dump a second one the next time he goes up. (LAN. 12.1)<br />
***...I had to help clean that. Thanks for reminding me.<br />
****...He actually dumped them on me and I'm a guy xD The reason he did it is cause I (Blammo god Bob) blammoed him by asking him to give me his spoon. He did, I said thanks, blammoed him with it, then walked away to AI<br />
**...QUADS<br />
*YOLO run down the hall - YOLO running is when you run down your respective hall in a towel while shouting "YOLOOO" (JHU. 12.2)<br />
*can you sneak out cookies in coffee cups every lunch and dinner (JHU 12.2)<br />
*...can you have Bradley the Burgeritto be your nephew (JHU 12.1)<br />
*...can you have a joke about being... ''wet'' at water day (JHU 12.1)<br />
**...so many opportunities with that last part...<br />
*...can you pronounce pants ''ponce'' (JHU 12.1)<br />
**...or "payants"<br />
**...or "punts" (No joke-one of my friends actually says it in that way)<br />
*...can you party all day erryday (JHU.12.1)<br />
*...can you just walk around saying "it's because we know we're beautiful" (JHU.12.1)<br />
*...can you have a mobile Afterdance during the walk back to the dorms when it's thundering and lightning (but no rain) (LAN. 12.1)<br />
**...fastest IHTINB I ever saw. Also the most fun.<br />
**...there was an afterdance during that night?<br />
*...I like turtles (EST. 12.2)<br />
*...where the ice cream flavors are named after bodily excretions (LAN.12.2)<br />
*...where a guy is a walking duct tape dispenser (LAN.12.2)<br />
*...where there is a stripper(LAN)<br />
**... who goes up to tour groups!<br />
***...wearing drag and proclaiming "15 dolla for whole package" while rubbing chest sensuously<br />
*...where we THROW IT ON THE GROUND! (LAN.12.2)<br />
*...can you GANGNAM STYLE!<br />
**... it's at the top of iTunes list as of September 18, 2012 =D<br />
*...can the Latin have a war with the Ancient Greek!<br />
**...GREEKS WON<br />
***...only because the Latins had a Pax Romana<br />
****...Latins were the farmers. Romans had the P.R. And "I can't wait to kick some Roman ass!" Reference anyone?<br />
*****...the Latins are our nickname and we were Roman... yes, the Latins were a tribe but we were Romans<br />
******...and one of the Greeks was wearing a tin helmet, with fingerprints on our door afterword :P<br />
*...can you call your TA a sexy panda with no friends! (LAN 12.2 BIOL A)<br />
*... can a summer camp have a nice butt<br />
**...or nice quads<br />
*...can you see a muffin explode<br />
*... are midterms secretly RPGs (Crypto A CAR.13.1)<br />
*..."Pockets" is a great conversation/argument starter (LAN.13.1 TOPI)<br />
*...Can you lose last dance for laundry (LAN.13.1)<br />
**ADMIN IMPOSED ADMIN IMPOSED CTY DO YOUR LAUNDRY<br />
**Moral of the story, never do your laundry<br />
*...can one have two complete strangers sleeping under one's bed while frantically finishing one's passionfruit speech next door (SAR.13.1)<br />
**...before being interrupted by the SRA who doesn't even care/notice that you are in the completely wrong room. <br />
*...do you see people fighting over who gets to wear the bleached bandeau from reverse tie dyeing (JHU.13.1)<br />
*...do you play X-BOX every single break because your class is in the digital media center (REAS.JHU.13.1)<br />
**...AND YOU PLAYED MODERN WARFARE WITH THE TEACHER<br />
*...can you get jumped on, right after an hour of flute practice, by a crazy girl holding a spoon and yelling "BLAMMO!!!"<br />
*...can you yell give hickeys to various people in only a few minutes. (LAN 13.1)<br />
*...can you twerk in front of the entire camp (SAR 13.2))<br />
*...can it be perfectly normal to legally analyze the lyrics of 99 problems(LAWP JHU 13.1)<br />
*...can you not get in trouble for randomly attacking people as a pedophiliac sheep(JHU 13.1)<br />
*...can someones last name in your phone be the country they're from<br />
*...do you have a legitatimate explanation behind every nickname for the guys in your class<br />
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This is a [[lexicon]] of CTY terms, organized by site.<br />
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==General==<br />
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* '''[[Activities]]:''' Scheduled social events and such that CTYers are required to attend after classes and on weekends. Popular ones include Discussion Group and [[Acting Improv]].<br />
* '''"[[American Pie]]":''' A song by Don McLean that is played at every CTY/CAA site as the last song at every dance (except for Skidmore Session 1 last dance).<br />
* '''[[Baby CTY]]:''' CTY Young Students Program.<br />
* '''[[Canon]]:''' The songs which must be played at all CTY dances. The Canon varies by site (and sometimes even by session).<br />
* '''[[CTY]]:''' Center for Talented Youth. See also: [[CTY expansions]].<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy|CTYer]]:''' A CTY student or alumnus; also, in some cases, anyone who is associated with CTY and understands the CTY spirit. "My college roommate was a CTYer too, but I didn't know her when I was there."<br />
* '''CTY-I/CTY-A:''' Short for CTY inappropriate and appropriate, respectively, used by students and staff alike. Another term, CTYS was created at LAN.06.2 during Passionfruit when serveral people misheard the term "CTY-esque". CTYS has no meaning. Similarly, the term CTY-C gained mild popularity in CAR.09.2, meaning CTY-Contraband.<br />
* '''[[CTY-L]]:''' The main CTY e-mailing list.<br />
* '''CTY-Bi/CTBi: ''' A sexual orientation. Being attracted to both sexes at CTY, but normally identifying as hetero or homosexual.<br />
* '''CTY-M:''' CTY memories.<br />
* '''[[CTY Withdrawal|CTY Withdrawal/Post-CTY Depression]]:''' The feeling of sadness that CTYers, especially nomores, experience after leaving CTY. Can last for days, weeks, or until the day before CTY of the next year. Often abbreviated 'PCTYD'.<br />
* '''Double sessioner:''' Someone who goes to two sessions in one year, regardless of site.<br />
* '''[[ERS]]:''' Egyptian Ratscrew, a popular card game at CTY.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Five-year Freak|Five-year Freak]]:''' Lucky fobber who through some combination of birthdate, grade-skippage, and pure luck is eligible to attend CTY for five years as opposed to the usual four.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Flying Squirrel|Flying Squirrel]]:''' Someone who changes sites. For example, Suzie went to Lancaster in 2004 and in 2005, she went to Carlisle. At Carlisle, Suzie was referred to as a flying squirrel. (Note: Such people can also be called sperm.)<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Forevermore|Forevermore]]:''' Any CTY alumnus, who will always be a part of CTY.<br />
* '''[[Grass orgy]]:''' In a grass orgy, one CTYer lies down on the grass, a second CTYer lies down with his or her head on the first CTYer's stomach, a third CTYer lies down on top of the second CTYer, and so on, until many CTYers are all lying on top of one another on the grass. Also known as 'tummy chains,' 'stummy lays,' 'cuddle puddles', or 'grorgies.' Variations include couch orgies (corgies) or floor orgies (floorgies).<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall bonding|Hall bondage]]:''' A Sunday activity in which a CTYer is required to hang out with other students living on their hall. May occasionally be after Study Hall for a weird hall. The RAs refer to this time period as "hall bonding," but then again, RAs are strange.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall hopping|Hall hopping]]:''' Either legal or illegal practice of having sleepovers in other halls. Usually illegal.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Hall meeting|Hall meeting]]:''' A meeting of one's hall, normally before lights out, but after Quad Time. It is conducted by the RA, and is used to announce news and sign up for activities. Also a good chance to annoy your RA.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Illegal sleepover|Illegal sleepover]]:''' (Also called ISOs)Sneaking into others' rooms overnight on weekdays or when sleepovers are not allowed. A common practice in these sleepovers is "practicing" on each other.<br />
* '''[[Mafia]]:''' A popular activity game involving God/mediator, a doctor/angel, a detective/cop, mafia, and townspeople.<br />
* '''[[Mandatory Fun]]:''' Activities, especially weekend activities. It is one of the oldest terms in the CTY lexicon, dating back at least to the mid-80s. Mandatory Fun activities have a very notorious reputation for being extremely boring and/or stupid. It was referred to as Non-Mandatory Fun at LMU through 2006, although the term Mandatory fun was adopted in 07.2.<br />
* '''[[Mao]]:''' A very popular CTY card game, played at a variety of different sites. Its first rule is "you may not discuss the rules of Mao." Also popular with math teams such as ARML. There are an unlimited number of variants: Chicago math team Mao is the same as Massachusetts math team Mao, but is quite different from CTY Mao. <br />
* '''Maybemore:''' A term invented on Facebook on August 9, 2011 after LAN 11.2. After some CTYers, including a (now maybe-not) nevermore, began having some confusion over whether they were going to CTY next year, the term "maybemore" was coined. May or may not reach more common usage.<br />
* '''[[Meet Market]]:''' The evening social time at CTY lasting from 9:00 - 10:00. Called Quad Time at some sites, and Social Time at LMU.<br />
* '''[[Nevermore]]:''' At most sites, a Nevermore is a CTYer who can no longer return due to reaching the age limit of 16. At Lancaster and Carlisle, a Nevermore is a CTYer who cannot return for other reasons and is not yet 16. Some tradition-unaware CTYers use this term interchangably with "nomore," or do not know what either are.<br />
* '''[[Nomore]]:''' At most sites, a Nomore is a CTYer who cannot return due to reasons other than age. At Lancaster and Carlisle, a Nomore is a CTYer who can no longer return because they have reached the age limit of 16. Some tradition-unaware CTYers use this term interchangably with "nevermore," or do not know what either are.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#One Hit Wonder|One Hit Wonder]]:''' Someone who is both a first year and a nomore/nevermore. Sometimes called "One Shot" or "One Year Tragedy."<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Onemore|Onemore]]:''' A CTYer whose next year will be his or her nomore/nevermore year. Similarly, there are twomores (tumors), threemores, minus-onemores, etc.<br />
* '''[[Passionfruit]]:''' A morning ritual involving toasting friends and drinking juice. After the Canon, it is one of the most important and universal CTY traditions. Some sites have Passionfruit every week (Carlisle), others only on the last day.<br />
* '''Quad:''' The large, grassy area in between all of the residential buildings where CTYers spend their free time. At some sites, "Quad" also refers to the buildings around the Quad, as in, "I live in Quad 10." <br />
* '''[[Quad Time]]:''' Evening social time from 9:00-9:40. Has a reputation of seeming unbearably short. Called "Meet Market" or "Social Time" at some sites.<br />
* '''[[RA]]:''' Residential Advisor. Like camp counselors, RAs are in charge of watching students while they aren't in class, organizing activities, and conducting hall meetings. Can be pronounced as "R.A." or as "Rah."<br />
* '''[[Raving]]:''' Alternative and more common term for glowsticking.<br />
* '''[[Rina|Rinas/Rinos]]:''' Through some strange coincidence, several CTY sites have, in their histories, been shared with ballet camps. Males are called "rinos" (pronounced "rhino") whereas females are "rinas." CTYers have had a quarrelsome history with all other camps, whose numbers are usually far outmatched by CTY.<br />
* '''[[Scum]]:''' A popular card game at Lancaster; there are several variations, including [[Scum: The Masquerade]] and Scum: The Ascension.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Seven-year Satan|Seven-year Satan]]:''' Someone who has been at every single possible year of Baby CTY and CTY and has an optimal birthday, age, and grade level in school. Not to be confused with the position of Satan at Lancaster.<br />
* '''[[Shorthand Dates]]:''' The format of expressing CTY sessions, sites, and courses.<br />
* '''[[Silent Football]]:''' A complex game involving an invisible football, hallucinations, and tattling. This game is most popular at Lancaster, especially Second Session, and, to a lesser degree, Carlisle-second.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Six-year Satan Spawn|Six-year Satan Spawn]]:''' Someone who has, through some combination of Baby CTY and CTY, been at CTY for six years.<br />
* '''[[Hall#Sleepover|Sleepover]]:''' A sleepover is... a sleepover. Sleepovers may occur on Friday and Saturday nights, although sometimes only one due to RAs' patrol duties. Any number of people may be in one room, although RAs may cancel sleepovers if they become too loud.<br />
* '''[[Squirrel|Squirrel/Sperm]]:''' A first year CTYer. Squirrel is the more prevalent term at Lancaster. Sperm is the more common term at Carlisle despite administrative attempts to quash it; it is used to designate someone who has never been to Passionfruit. "Even though Katie is a squirrel, she understands the essence of CTY."<br />
* '''[[TA]]/LA/PA:''' Teaching Assistant, Lab Assistant, Program Assistant; these terms are synonymous, but each site only uses one. Usually, they are college/grad students who assist with instructing classes.<br />
* '''[[The Game]]:''' (LAN/CAR/LMU/SAR/JHU) A game that is very popular at Lancaster and came to Carlisle in 06.2. You just lost the game. Darn.<br />
* '''[[Thursday]]:''' A day of the week marked by bathrobe and towel-wearing. Also the end of the world. At Carlisle, the day most often used for Poetry Night.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy#Two-year Tragedy|Two-year Tragedy]]:''' A second year who is 16 and thus cannot return to CTY.<br />
* '''[[Student Hierarchy|Uber-CTY/Uber-CTYer]]:''' Person or thing that embodies the spirit of CTY and is very involved in the life of CTY. Ex: "Sarah is such an uber-ctyer."<br />
* '''[[Veil law]]:''' Rules instituted in the '80s that boys cannot be in girls' rooms, and girls cannot be in boys' rooms. Rarely referred to by name.<br />
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==Lancaster==<br />
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* '''[[Acting Improv]]:''' Best. Activity. Ever. It is a very popular activity that brings a lot of laughs and brings people out of their comfort zones. <br />
* '''[[Agreedball]]:''' A sport invented for CTY Lancaster by two RAs whose catch phrase was "agreed." The purpose of the game is to be agreeable.<br />
* '''[[Alcove]]:''' The great-great-grandspawn of the Digiclan at Lancaster. Originated in 2001. Was in exile during 2002-2004 (due to the lack of an actual Alcove), but was revived in 2005. Rumored to have killed/been killed by Game Corner. Died in 2007, was resurrected in 2008.<br />
* '''Arches:''' A popular place for activities at Lancaster, outside of North/South Ben and the cafeteria. The Arches are also meeting places, places for activities and places to sign up for things. Arches split into North Arches, Central Arches, and South Arches.<br />
* '''[[ASFC]]:''' The field house at Lancaster, which contains a pool, small basketball courts, and an indoor track. During 2004, this space was used for meals while the dining hall was reconstructed. Also used for indoor dances when outdoor dances are rained out.<br />
* '''Astro Dance Party:''' During 07.2, the Astronomy class would dance the "Macarena" at their meeting place (one of the many trees on the quad) and the "Cha Cha Slide" on their way to their building (a challenge in and of itself). Usually the entire class, sometimes including the TA, Emi Wang, participated with confidence. They were occasionally joined by other students.<br />
* '''[[Big Top]]:''' A very painful memory from 04.2.<br />
* '''[[Blammo]]:''' A popular game involving plastic spoons, God, and stalking.<br />
* '''[[Boobtag]]:''' Tag. With the prefix "boob."<br />
* '''Continuum:''' A word used to describe people who look exactly alike, starting with Zev Hurwich in 06.1. Noted people included in the continuum are Zev Hurwich, Zev Chonoles (as anti-continuum), Everett Maus (Ev), and Maddie Stevens (Mev). Also known as the MevEvZev Continuum, or any variation on that (ZevEvMev, etc).<br />
* '''Debunking:''' Refers to either (a) revealing a falsehood (usually a myth); or (b) making everyone in Lancaster de-bunk their bunk beds. Also known as "Room Tetris." Debunking is generally only an issue in dorms with modular furniture, such as Schnader. Unfortunately for the RAs (who generally do all the debunking during one study hall), most rooms are not truly "rectangular" due to protrusions such as power/phone outlets and air conditioning units. This often results in strange furniture configurations.<br />
* '''[[Dermot]]:''' A midlife crisis, and a legendary RA.<br />
* '''[[Digiclan]]:''' A group of Lancaster CTYers that started as a group of students who took [[Digital Logic]] in the early '90s. They are known for their weirdness and their (currently defunct) webpage.<br />
* '''[[Passionfruit#Electric Tree|Electric Tree]]:''' A tree on Hartman Green that has an electrical outlet installed at the base of its trunk; used to play music by They Might Be Giants after the [[Passionfruit]].<br />
* '''Find the Saltine:''' A game invented in the television series ''Scrubs'' during the fifth season episode "My Half Acre." It was introduced to CTY Lancaster by John Harrison during 07.2. In this game, one person hides a saltine somewhere on his person; then, the other players must find the saltine. Each person gets one guess per day as to the location of the saltine. When someone finds the saltine, the hider announces, "You, sir, have found the saltine," and the finder then hides it. Rinse and repeat.<br />
* '''[[FNORD| ]]:''' Kinda weird that there's no title for this entry, huh? Just a blank spot, no visible word.<br />
* '''[[Fob]]:''' Little plastic things first issued in 2003 at Lancaster that magically opened doors with a simple wave. Stands for "For Opening Buildings" or "For Opening Bras." It is a universal curse-word substitute.<br />
* '''Fobmasters/Fobsters/FoBoys:''' a sort-of clan originating in CTY Lancaster 05.1; mostly boys from Atlee 3 and their friends. They produced jokes like Motherfobber and the Fob Dance, and the Switchfob.<br />
** '''[[Fob|Switchfob]]:''' An awesome way to open buildings in which a Lancaster CTYer would squeeze the fob between his or her room key and meal card. The fob would fly out. This trick became quite popular to the point that some people would fob Stager Hall, which was usually unlocked.<br />
* '''Forque/Forke:''' A fork given to a person by the infamous Dr. Forque from 04.1 during the fork shortage.<br />
* '''God Fob:''' An RA fob that can open any door at any time. Only a lucky few students get them. Mostly used to sneak in right after dinner before Study Hall. If caught in the building at unauthorized times, RAs have the right to confiscate these.<br />
* '''[[Hammertime]]:''' The time zone in which Lancaster Session 2 is located. Inseperably associated with Silent Football.<br />
* '''[[LLRT]]:''' The Land of The Large Round Tables. A group of Lancaster CTYers, and a offshoot of the DigiClan. LLRT originally referred to a group of CTYers in 1993; the name has passed down through several generations and has since become the Alcove. It is also the name of Dining Hall 4 at Lancaster, where LLRTers ate.<br />
* '''Kosherization:''' Making Kosher a place which was not previously so. Performed upon the Alcove during 07.2.<br />
* '''Nerdgasm:''' Referring to any event of such nerdish proportions it can/does produce orgasm. A particularly appropriate example was when, for the LAN.06.2 [[Talent Show]], one CTYer solved a Rubik's Cube onstage while reciting the first 200 digits of pi.<br />
* '''PoserMofo/PoserMobo:''' An inside joke stemming from the PoserMobile commercial from LAN.05.1, usually the Logic A kids.<br />
* '''Purpling:''' A term used by some residents of Schnader in 06.1 to describe a boy (blue) walking into a girls' hall (pink), or vice versa.<br />
* '''[[Second Saturday]]:''' Lancaster's version of "Drag Day" which at Lancaster is referred to as "Cross-dress Day." This occurs on the second Saturday of each session and is marked by gratuitous references from ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''.<br />
*'''Sir/good sir:''' The kivo man,who was fond of reprimanding students while using the prefix"sir". A song by the name of "Sir" was performed by the band "Half-Straight" in Lancaster 10.2<br />
* '''[[Spencer]]:''' An all-mighty being whose glory campers learned about in 08.1 and presumably 08.2<br />
* '''[[Hall:LAN#Thormanism|Thormanism]]:''' A religion started in 05.1 by a group of MIND students based on a god, Rachel Thorman.<br />
* '''Thorny Crown:''' A laurel crown made by Rachel Larrowe (with help from David Federman, Elena Karras and others), commissioned by Zev Hurwich when offered a bunch of grapes by Rina Polyakov. It was passed down from Zev to Everett Maus as a relic with unspecified purpose. In 08.1 Ev passed it down to Elena (the king in american pie) but she has chosen to stop this as a passed down position. Instead it will simply be the job of some kind hearted CTYer to buy grapes as soon as possible, eat said grapes very quickly, and then craft a crown out of the stems of said grapes. David Federman (the King) also wore it in "American Pie." As of 08.1 the crown serves the specific purpose of being worn by the King in "American Pie," and the original crown has been replaced by one made of duct tape and decorated with grape stems by Elena Karras. The newest thorny crown was made of paper towel, duct tape, and grape stems. In 10.1 Paul Wolfteich will make the thorny crown but will not necessarily be the one to wear it in American Pie. <br />
* '''[[Turkey Hill]]:''' A convenience store right outside of F&M campus. Each hall visits Turkey Hill twice; extra visits may be won from Mandatory Fun. This special store has been made the top grossing Turkey Hill through CTYer's efforts. <br />
* '''[[Ultimate Frisbee#Ultimizzle Frisbizzle Tournamizzle|Ultimizzle Frisbizzle Tournamizzle]]:''' Name of the Ultimate Frisbee tournament held 05.1 and 06.2. Marked a general overuse of the suffix -izzle, and inspired the 05.2 Alcove shirt.<br />
* '''Winged Llama:''' Llama. With wings.<br />
* '''Your mother:''' She doesn't work here. This was a running joke that can be traced back to a speech given by Chris Mahoney, Site Director at Lancaster for the first week of 01.1, at the opening ceremonies.<br />
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==Carlisle==<br />
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* '''[[Carlisle/places|Anita Tuvin Schlechter]]:''' The auditorium used for dances, the Talent Show, etc., named after Anita Tuvin Schlecter by her father, who donated the building. A bear owned by McKenzie Hull 06.2 was named after her, tradmarking the phrase, "Anita Tuvin Schlechter: the woman, the building, the bear."<br />
* '''[[Betty the Cardswiper]]:''' The cardswiper at the HUB. She was infamous for saying, "Hello. Thank You."<br />
* '''Blue Js:''' The site-renowned "gang" consisting of the members of Superquad, Quad 4, Floor 2. It was started because over half the hall's names started with the letter "J"; the rest had honorary J's added. These Existentialism and Cognitive Psychology students were known for their Blue Js hands (later stolen by the Groundbats of Session 2). These hands were infamously turned upside-down to become the symbol of the rival hall (Quad 5, Floor 2) Phoenix. Blue Js were well known for their late night Blue Js runs, and their covering of the campus with pink chalk birds.<br />
* '''Bocongalicious:''' Something that has to do with Bocong in many ways. "Have a Bocongalicious Summer!" was a common yearbook signature during 07.1.<br />
* '''Cake:''' Site Director Bret's analogy of CTY being a cake in 06.1; 06.2 had a sandwich. Safety on top, learning on the bottom, and fun (and CTYers) in the middle, protected by a safe learning environment. Referred to constantly and spread to Lancaster by way of Jeff Sachs's Passionfruit speech.<br />
* '''Conspiracy to fatten:''' A conspiracy involving the ratio of eating and inactive time to activity time. With four-and-a-half hours of eating time (2 hours for breakfast, 1 hour for lunch, 1.5 hours for dinner), nine hours of class, eight hours of sleep, the only conclusion is that Carlislians are being fattened up for the slaughter and an eventual feeding to Galen, the rarely seen academic dean.<br />
* '''[[Couching]]:''' The act of sitting on the couches in the HUB during free time. A coucher is one who couches.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#The Devil's Den|The Devil's Den]]:''' The convenient store in the HUB. Filled with lots and lots and lots of energy drinks, along with other junk food items.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Double-Klineing]]:''' Spending both activity periods in the [[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Kline gym]].<br />
* '''Fschnargling:''' (the 'f' is silent) An activity that was deemed by the 10.2 RAs as contraband, but seems to refer to CTY-I PDA.<br />
* '''Fun With The Hos(e):''' An awesome weekend activity thought up by Luke in 06.2 and attended by most of the Game Theory class and others. It involved simply playing around with a water hose and water balloons.<br />
* '''Fun Free Friday:''' The second Friday of the session when the RAs make all of the activities sound horrible. Most of them really are awful, but some of them are actually fun activities with bad names. Also, much to the dismay of many students, Kline is not offered either activity period.<br />
* '''Goregasm/Goregy:''' DISS.06.2 had such a severe obsession with Al Gore, especially after seeing an ''Inconvenient Truth'', that they decided to start an Al Gore-based religion. The word Goregasm was invented to describe the feelings an Al Gore lover gets when doing anything Al Gore related, an event referred to as a Goregy when occurring collectively. The term was coined by David.<br />
* '''[[Goth Day]]:''' Carlisle's "Goth Day." It is debatable whether it takes place on Second Wednesday or Second Thursday. Although Goth Day was traditionally on Thursday, many have adopted the tradition to Wednesday. Used interchangably with "Emo Day."<br />
* '''[[Hall:CAR#Groundbats|Groundbats]]:''' Flying rodents that can dig in the sky and fly in the ground. Groundbats were also a past hall theme, resurrected by RA Jacob in 2006.<br />
* '''Ha!:''' A game that involves laying on the stomachs of other players and trying to make them laugh by saying "HA!"<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places|HUB]]:''' The Holland Union Building, a place for eating and hanging out at Carlisle.<br />
* '''[[HUB Donuts]]:''' The legendarily tasty donuts served at breakfast in the HUB cafeteria. Embraced by a few CTYers of 06.2, they are truly orgasmically good.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places|HUB Potatoes]]:''' Potatoes served at every meal in the cafeteria of the HUB. Also the theme of the 10.1 Talent Show<br />
* '''Helen Muller:''' One of two Alaskans from the same school in Anchorage. Attended Carlisle '05 - '08. Takes care of people when they are sick.<br />
* '''[[Jacob the Jeweler]]:''' Resident Advisor Jacob Weisfeld, Captain himself, who resided over the MIND.B.CAR.06.2 and EXIT.B.CAR.06.2 boys.<br />
* '''[[J'hanja'kwanzi]]:''' A game invented by CTYers during 10.2, using a chess board and nicknames for each of the pieces, involving political or historical humor; typically, the purpose of the game is to eliminate all of the opponent's pieces by shaking the board.<br />
* '''Jon Hecht:''' A onemore at CAR.06.2 who was a prominent member of the [[Hall:CAR#Cucumber Cult|Cucumber Cult]]. He was very notable through his height and bright red hair, for which he was dubbed "The Beacon."<br />
* '''[[Kill Murray/Save Murray]]:''' An improvisational game where two players, using their creativities and two markers, try to either to kill (red marker) or to save (green marker) a brown stick figure named Murray.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Kline Gym|Kline]]:''' The gym at Carlisle.<br />
* '''Kunigunda (and Lisa):''' The mascot of EXIT.B.CAR.06.1.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#KW|KW]]:''' The offices at Carlisle where you go if you get sick or get in trouble.<br />
* '''[[User:Marxi|Marxi]]:''' A fantastic, short, loveable, eccentric CTYer. Dated Ippy at CAR.05.2. Nomore in '06. Partially responsible for Kumquat receiving said nickname.<br />
* '''[[Carlisle/places#Massey's|Massey's]]:''' The creamery near Dickinson where students often enjoy Meet Markets when RAs take side trips. Frequently used as rewards for good behavior.<br />
* '''Nate's Grandma:''' An activity at CAR.06.2. Also known as "Christian's Hall Bonding."<br />
* '''Plaid Shorts Day:''' Monday of every week, during which everyone wore some form of plaid shorts or other plaid textured clothes. Popular in 07.1.<br />
* '''Purple Wednesday:''' An attempt by members of Beth's hall in 10.1 to get all the students to wear purple on every Wednesday of the session. This was somewhat successful after students wrote in sidewalk chalk that Wednesday was purple day.<br />
* '''[[Drag Day|Second Tuesday]]:''' Carlisle's "Cross-dressing day."<br />
* '''[[Slackjaw]]:''' A staring-contest-like game that became popular in Carlisle.<br />
* '''Space Nazi:''' A group of RAs who would go around during dances of 06.1 to students who were grinding and tell them to "leave room for Jesus." A common response to this was, "I'm Jewish."<br />
* '''Squeegle''' : Variation of "your mom" used during 06.2. The word was created by two brothers, Steve and Don Norum, who had trouble insulting each other's mother, for obvious reasons. As a result, Steve began saying "squeegle" whenever he could have made a mother joke. Squeegle is also a game invented by the [[Hall:CAR#Cucumber Cult|Cucumber Cult]].<br />
* '''Taku Appreciation:''' Appreciation of the POLY.B.CAR.07.2. TA, Taku; it eventually became an activity. Taku returned to TA for POLY.B.CAR.12.1, and a Taku appreciation activity was held on the last Wednesday of the session, surprisingly without knowledge of the past year's activity. Live the life of a legend.<br />
* '''Tea Cooler:''' An indescribable iced tea/lemonade-like product made by Lenkerbrook Farms found at Carlisle. It's like lemonade only better. There have been worries about the level of radioactivity in some of its other products due to its proximity to Three Mile Island. <br />
* '''The Weather Girls:''' Spurring from a Casino Night Karaoke rendition of "It's Raining Men," the Weather Girls can be identified by standing in public and gathering upon a call of "Weather Girls Assemble!"<br />
* '''Toga Day/Third Monday:''' Theme day invented by nevermores Maliya, Lee, Claire, and Swati.<br />
* '''TreSync''' Amusing dance performed by the male RAs during the 07.2 Talent Show. They performed to the renowned N'Sync's "Bye Bye Bye."<br />
* '''[[Vertical Rule]]:''' The rule that says if you're at Meet Market and you don't sit up straight, you get a bright light in your eyes and many RAs looking at you suspiciously. However, the vertical rule can be bent if you are out in the open or perpendicular to each other, as in playing the game Ha! (ways to get around the rule: say you're looking at the stars).<br />
*'''Yams:''' The mating call or random blurting of the word yams, coming from a large group of nevermores of 2013 session 1<br />
* '''Yong-Min Syndrome (YMS):''' Extreme perversion in thought, speech, or action. Made by Phil's and Scott's hall in 07.1.<br />
* '''Poetry Night:''' Poetry readings done every Thursday and last Wednesday at Meet Market. Presided over by the Poetry Goddess.<br />
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==Saratoga Springs (Skidmore)==<br />
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* '''Amnesty Box:''' On the first night, each RA collects all contraband and puts it in an Amnesty Box with no risk of punishment. All items in the amnesty box are given back at the end of session. (Note: total amnesty does not actually extend to things like machetes, as evidenced in 12.2)<br />
* '''Cookie Trade:''' The door between Rounds 3 and Howe 3 is closed because they are boys' and girls' dorms, respectively. Occasionally an RA will allow a cookie trade, where the door is kept open and boys and girls can chat, trade food, etc. without breaking any rules.<br />
* '''David Dance:''' A one hour long dance following evening classes (9PM-10PM) on the last Wednesday of a session, first held 12.2. Most Canon songs are played at this dance. Is named such because site director David created it.<br />
* '''Dipshit:''' A SILENT game in which everyone sits in a circle with one's legs crossed. One hits one's knee (right or left, depending on the player's whim) and then the player next to him/her does so, etc. One may not speak unless the leader of the game calls on him/her. The King/Queen of the Quad usually leads the game, and failing at the game (or speaking out of turn) will result in embarrassing, yet mandatory, "punishments." Also called "Dipstick" to appease pesky staff.<br />
* '''The Duckpond:''' A pond on the edge of campus with a fountain and algae. On the last morning, passionfruit is held there. During the session, the popular weekly "Reading by the Duck Pond" is held there,<br />
* '''Fruit:''' A quad time game where everyone playing forms a circle, and picks a fruit to be their name for the game (or whatever theme you feel like playing, such as Harry Potter characters). You go around and declare your name, and someone starts off in the middle with a towel. This person says one of the names, and if they can hit that person before they say another person's name, the person that was hit goes into the middle. If the person says another name, that person has to say another name, and so on. <br />
* '''Harold and Maude:''' Movie that was introduced to Saratoga by RAs Val and Kenny in 2005. This movie is considered one of the greatest cult movies of all time, and has a great soundtrack by Cat Stevens.<br />
* '''Jazzies:''' The jazz camp people, usually used to refer to cute boys at the jazz camp. They are distinct group from Rinas/Rinos and are better liked.<br />
* '''Jonsson Tower:''' In the event of (insert calamitous disaster of choice here), how long would it take to reach the top of Jonsson Tower? 1 MINUTE 12 SECONDS!!!!<br />
* '''Rinas and Rinos:''' The ballerina camp people, female ballerinas are referred to as "rinas" and male ballerinas as "rinos".<br />
* '''[[Synergy]]:''' A term from 06.1 that means teamwork, originating from a cult-like following based on a speech made by the Site Director.<br />
* '''Tater:''' A stuffed potato. He is used to separate grinders or dancers who are too close. He was stolen by Manan (SRA '06) during the first Mandatory Fun Saturday of Second Session. Where's Tater?<br />
* '''[[Varsity Catch]]:''' A game in which a bunch of people run around with a ball, throwing it to each other. When the ball isdropped or kicked, everyone stops and yells at the offender, "You're the worst!" The game is then resumed.<br />
*'''Michael Silver''' is amazing.<br />
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==Loudonville (Siena)==<br />
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* '''Butt Rock:''' A popular landmark that was supposed to be a commemorative heart for 9/11 victims, but from one angle it actually looks like a giant pink butt. CTYers are technically not supposed to sit on it. Also, the butt rock gets heated in the sun *wink wink*.<br />
* '''The Friars:''' Jedi who roam the campus in space age golf carts. Angering a friar may result in a lightning bolt striking you down where you stand. CTYers have been known to be run over by the golf carts.<br />
* '''The Slushites of Meng:''' The followers of the religion and person known as Meng Cheng.<br />
* '''The Dermites:''' The followers of the religion of [[Dermot]] and his magic hat, rivals to the Slushites of Meng.<br />
** '''"Meng wills it!":''' A phrase that the Slushites commonly used as an excuse for anything.<br />
* '''STD:''' Abbreviation of "social time detention" where a CTYer has broken a rule and is forced to miss a designated social time. The term was coined 07.1, but really caught on 08.1.<br />
* '''The Ten-Plus-One Commandments:''' At Hamilton, the basic rules were displayed in "thou shalt not" form. Originally there were ten, but over the years, they were rewritten until there were eleven, or ten plus one. The final commandment was "No sitting on window ledges or crossing them on your way out the window." This was necessitated by the actions of one John Hague, a.k.a. Spam, a former CTYer and now RA, who sat on a Hamilton window ledge.<br />
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==Los Angeles (LMU)==<br />
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* '''Lame Train Way of Life:''' An ideology that gives people the permission to take themselves out of potentially explosive situations (a.k.a., an excuse to be lazy). From the reign of the late Tom Ryan III.<br />
* '''Schmorntel:''' A happy red rhinoceros that flies and exists. From LOGC.07.1.<br />
* '''Rabÿt:''' A swedish death metal rabbit that helps you to logic down. From LOGC.07.2.<br />
* '''English:''' A manfairy with a big frilly tutu, purple sparkly elbow gloves, and a giant pencil that spews poisonous ink. From ETYM.07.2.<br />
*'''Foreign Camp:''' A camp with Spaniards and other Europeans that apparently take classes in English on campus. This is never seen; usually they're just smoking outside of Jamba Juice or being rude to CTYers.<br />
*'''Guitar Camp:''' A guitar workshop that is usually on campus only during first session but during 2010 overlapped both sessions. While CTY and guitar camp were at odds for years in 09.1 a tentative peace was made for them and several of them actually gave CTYers their lanyards when asked. A year later, however, in 2010, most of the guitar camp boys just think CTYers are very strange.<br />
* '''Kobe Camp:''' A camp of kids who take over the cafeteria for about a week. During their stay, they usually annoy everyone with their inferior stupidity.<br />
*'''Peace, Not Potatoes:''' A campaign made during 09.1 by the LAWP class in which they carried out a hypothetical experiment to see how many people would notice the black arm bands, sometimes called "Protest Bands," worn by LAWPsters. Later, the bands evolved into "Memory Bands" made out of black duct tape and worn as bracelets. <br />
* '''The Potato Cycle:''' The way potatoes supposedly get recycled through the LMU cafeteria. Through study of the potato cycle, one can predict what future meals may bring.<br />
* '''The Potato Generator:''' The large, white (and somewhat rusting), dumpster-impostor attached to the back of the LMU cafeteria. It is said to be the origin of all the potatoes that are in the meals. During 09.1, 3 times in a row, there were no potatoes in the lunch - causing general uprising and worry. Some argued that the Potato Generator was broken, and later that day, a huge truck was seen hauling the Generator away, and then putting it back in place. Meals with potatoes resumed. However, some may now question whether or not the Potato Generator really is the site of the recycling and creation of LMU potatoes, due to the fact that several PCTYDers of 09.1 met the actual Executive Chef of the LMU Caf - Jeff Mercer. When asked about the abundance of potatoes, he replied, "I'm Irish."<br />
* '''BLAMMO:''' Organized by the Trinity's Son in 2012, BLAMMO begins with with signups during the second or third social time, and assignments and spoons are granted during a ceremony of the third or fourth social time. The game is played until the end of the session, and everyone still alive is given the title of the winner of BLAMMO.<br />
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==Baltimore (JHU)==<br />
* '''BLAMMO:''' Brought to JHU in 09.2, this is the same game mentioned above in "Lancaster," but has slight variations in rules. The title is always written in caps.<br />
* '''Bumpkin:''' A term used by Simon and Stefan's halls in 06.2.<br />
* '''Hyena Time:''' Also, "High on Life"; refers to the first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of 07.2, specifically used by Pasha to describe his hall. During this weekend, the hall was characterized by hysterical, uncontrollable, and seemingly contagious laughter, perpetuated all the while by underwear/underwhere?, quizzical/testical, dead baby, dumb blonde, and bunga jokes. The phrase came about because the laughter of one particular boy, Henly, sounded very much like a loud hyena.<br />
* '''LAME:''' Lanyards Are My Everything, from the Talent Show Act (06.2).<br />
* '''Megaphone (THE Megaphone):''' The white megaphone carried by staff. This megaphone is used to, in addition to the typical functions of a megaphone, relay the message to students that A) class has begun, get to your designated areas please, B) Activities have begun, get to your designated areas please, or C) BE QUIET ALREADY!! This is done via a button on the megaphone that plays a tune, which past generations have christened "The Chinese Ice-Cream Truck Tune." In short, this megaphone is sacred. It's one of the most reliable timekeepers at JHU. IT CONTROLS YOUR LIFE. *Twilight Zone music* <br />
* '''The Most Holy and Epic Tome of BLAMMO:''' A tome carried ONLY by the God(dess) of BLAMMO, which contains rules, regulations, archives, instructions, and sign up sheets for the game BLAMMO. While one may ask to see a certain passage in the book (ie, to read the rules or to sign up,) the God(dess) of BLAMMO reserves the right to deny anyone the privilege to look at, touch, or bask in the radiating epicness of the Tome if he/she sees fit. Stealing said Tome may result in a battalion of rabid squirrels wielding jackhammers to descend from the treetops and maul the perpetrator. <br />
* '''Ninja:''' A phrase coined and used by Pasha's Hall, specifically Kevin Yang, in 07.2. Used as a general adjective of awesomeness: "OMG, that was so ninja!" Anything can qualify for ninja status, but those that are chosen are typically flashy stunts, or brilliant moves. For an example, click [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4IaXXwMDTg here].<br />
* '''PASHA!:''' A cry issued by Pasha's hall in 07.2 at every mention of his name. The Pasha cry is very unique; it involves a shortened "pa" sound and a much louder, stressed, elongated "sha" sound. Hall members would often repeat this cry up to ten times. <br />
* '''Sketchy Dudes:''' A term used by Nell's Hall 09.1 for non-lanyard wearing people; also in reference for when to hit the big blue button on the lamps, ie. "it is okay to hit the button when a sketchy dude is in the immediate proximity, especially if wearing black or having followed you for some time."<br />
* '''Viet's iPods:''' Refers to an RA in JHU.06 who mercilessly confiscated iPods because listening to them was not allowed. It is said that he once walked to the office with twenty iPods in his arms. He was also a really mean and nasty RA in general.<br />
* '''Woosh!''' Coined by Trevor's Hall in JHU.09, it became a catchphrase of the hall along with "The Team." Usually expresses triumph and happiness.<br />
* '''Yeah Jawn!''' Coined by Addison's Hall in Jhu 10.1 was heard throughout the session even at closings.<br />
* '''What?''' '''WHAT!''' '''What?''' '''WHAT!''' '''Yeah''' '''YEAH!''' Addison's hall used this at the end of the first dance and colour wars. 11.2<br />
* '''MILANESE''' The amazing math logic teacher who jumped over an RA at the basketball game.<br />
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==Hawaii==<br />
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* '''Club Iron (CFe):''' Week-long activity devoted to long runs, hills, and rotten coconuts. Run by RA Hillary and Office Manager Ali during Session 2 of 2005.<br />
* '''Honorary Title:''' A new tradition at KNE in which somebody earns a title from their peers. If the name sticks for the whole session, it is an honorary title.<br />
* '''The JellyFish Doughnuts:''' The students of MARI.B.KNE.05.2. Known for their superiority to the Nudies of Maria.<br />
* '''PandaClan:''' The students of FCPS.KNE.03.1, so named because of a very bad panda joke told by the instructor, which then spread through campus like a radioactive, mutant virus. Students were known to hide behind bushes, jumping out at passers-by shouting, "I'm a PANDA!"<br />
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==Easton==<br />
*'''CAAmp/ CAAmpers:''' (Pronounced either Camp or CAA CAMP) refers to CAA sites and the people who go to these sites.<br />
*'''Cross-Dressing Wednesday:''' The last Wednesday of the last week of a session. It is not official but most CAAmpers will borrow clothes from their friends of the opposite gender and dress like them for the day. Most boy CAAmpers, if they are ambitious will get in trouble for dressing "inappropriate" with short skirts, and stuffed bras showing.<br />
*'''Goth Monday:''' The last Monday of the last week of a session. Similar to Cross-Dressing day but CAAmpers will dress in goth attire.<br />
* '''Joemma babies:''' Pronounced "joe-ma"; a collection of short stories developed by many students of the 06.2 Whodunit Class. It was based off the idea that Joe Suttin and Emma Youtsmith were having a summer romance. It was a favorite hobby of some in the class to use Joe and Emma in the stories that they had to write.<br />
*'''Preppy Tuesday:''' The last Tuesday of the last week of a session. Just like Goth Monday but CAAmpers dress in preppy attire.<br />
*'''South College Hall'''- boys dorm and CTY main site office<br />
*'''squirrels'''-lots of squirrels<br />
*'''farinon'''-meal center<br />
*'''dances'''-every friday night at marlo room in Farinon at night-no study hall!<br />
* bab'''='''y carlos- name used to call someone at CTY as some one from Hangover 2<br />
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==San Francisco==<br />
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* '''Social movement:''' Dances are not permitted at SFSU because of campus policy, so in keeping with the site's focus on social justice, this Friday night tradition became publicized as the weekly social movement instead.<br />
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==Seattle==<br />
*"'The Summer We Came to Life:"' A book found by an RA group during a weekend scavenger hunt, that happened to have a very explicit scene. "CTY is the Summer We Came to Life" <br />
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