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One thing CTYers
are known for is their general weirdness. I personally know CTYers who
have spent whole days wearing signs with strange messages on them, and
whole classes who have had pillow fights on stage at closing
ceremonies. However, these acts weren't well known or significant.
There are some acts of weirdness that are much better known or wide
spread. These earn a place in the The CTY Hall of Fame.


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=== Carmen the Frog ===
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[[Image:judy.jpg|right|]]
One
of the most infamous displays of weirdness was put on by Judy at
CAR-1-96 and LAN-2-96. Through both sessions, Judy wore a stuffed green
frog named Carmen on her head. Carmen managed to hold her perch through
class, activities, hall meetings, meals, social time, and even dances.
During first session, Judy and her friend down the hall, Won, hooked
Carmen up with Won's stuff walrus John, making them "the cutest stuffed
animal couple in Carlisle." Second session, Carmen managed to become a
scapegoat for the Lancaster faculty, who unjustly blamed her for all
their problems. Wearing Carmen earned Judy the nickname "Frog girl" and
earned them both a place in the CTY Hall of Fame.
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=== Gary's Hair ===
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In
CAR.2 '95 Gary- long time staff member, former CTYer, one of the
founders of Passionfruit, and SRA for several years until his
retirement in 97- had VERY long hair, we're talking past shoulder
length here. Well, for before the talent show he shaved his head and
guess what appeared on the talent show program cover? You guessed it,
Gary's hair. Any CTYer who was there that year remember that incident,
making it part of the CTY Hall of Fame
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=== Chuck ===
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[[Image:chuck.jpg|right|chuck.jpg]]
At
CAR-1-96, the RA's were soliciting pictures for the cover of the
yearbook. One memo threatened, "if you don't send us pictures, we will
be forced to put CHUCK on the cover of the yearbook." and supplied a
picture of Chuck. However, a large percentage of the CTY population
decided that they ''wanted'' Chuck on the cover. Despite much
campaigning, Chuck never made it onto the cover of the yearbook. He
did, however, appear on the talent show program, get his own (now
defunct) web page and earn a spot in the CTY Hall of Fame.
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=== Swirly Man ===
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At
Lancaster in 1993, four guys who took geology together and (like
everyone else at CTY) had lots of in-jokes. They were all 15, and one
running joke involved interesting ways to keep the younger CTYers on
their hall in line. Swirlies became the preferred method. (Although
none was ever actually administered, they were a helluva lot of fun to
joke about). Basically, a swirly meant taking a punk by the collar and
dunking his head in the toilet. <br /> In the second week of the
session, one of them made an impromptu costume for Swirly Man, Defender
of the CTY Faith, and wrote a theme song for this new superhero that
regaled his super powers and CTY traditions. Swirly Man soon had a
sidekick named Toilet Boy; and two other superheros, Horny Man and
Mental Man, were also soon born. Each had his own theme song. The four
of them together made appearances at dances, activity periods, and
other events; but their mortal identities were never known outside of
their hall. The next year, the superheros reunited and made appearances
all over campus. At the final dance, they were in high demand among the
ladies. Their mortal identities might have slipped out that last night,
but regardless, they made it into the CTY Hall of Fame
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Edit by Andrew Dodd - I believe Swirly Man was Dan Fingerman.  I don't recall who the other superheroes were, it's been over a decade since that Geology class.  Toilet Boy may or may not have been Brad Chain.
I believe the identities of the sidekicks may have changed during the ensuing years.
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=== Pierre, the Melancholy Squirrel ===
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[[Image:pms.jpg|right|pms.jpg]]
Pierre
the Melancholy Squirrel, aka Tim Shumaker, has attended quite a few
sessions at Carlisle, from the years '95-'97. He is frequently seen at
discussion group, and in fact once led his own unofficial discussion
group, entitled "Pierre." One can spot Pierre by his half of a beard,
his infamous rants about Hobbes, Marx, and the Simpsons, and his
trademark "Buh?!?" Pierre was a frequent potraial in Improv sketches,
though Pierre himself rarely attended Improv, and was part of the acts
for both the first session and second session MC's in the '97 talent
shows. Because of all this, Pierre has become part of the CTY Hall of
Fame.
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=== The Chair Sculpture ===
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In the
Writing 2A class room at SAR-2-95, there was an interesting artifact.
In the back of the room, there was a large, pyramid shaped sculpture
made entirely of chairs, the kind with desks attached. It appears the
creators, Ben and Bailey, thought that there were too many chairs in
the classroom, and got them out of the way by piling them precariously
on top of one another. Rumors of the sculpture spread and soon many
CTYers were making pilgrimages to see it. Though it was dismantled at
the end of the session, it earned a place in the CTY Hall of Fame.
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=== The Squirrel Theory ===
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[[Image:squirrel.jpg|right|squirrel.jpg]]
At
Clinton Session One of '97, an interesting theory circulated.
Basically, it stated that there is but a single squirrel. He is a
mystical five-dimensional beast, which means he can travel in the
regular 3, and also time and dimensions.
His dimension hopping abilities allow him to go into another dimension
and pull back a copy of himself from that dimension, which explains how
you could see more than one at once, or in different places, or how
they would look different, because in other dimensions, he would have
undergone different life's conditions, and that would have altered his
appearance. This theory, created by Dwight Bussman, was told throughout
the session, and remembered well by CTYers who were there, thus earning
it a place in the CTY Hall of Fame.
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=== Radio Invitation ===
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Two students at Loyola Marymount had found out, through a teacher, of the
existence of Loyola Marymount campus radio. The radio broadcasts
throughout the campus (and outside some). On the second Friday of the
session, they managed to find where this radio station was, and
actually got into the studio, bringing a thrid student along with them. Eventually, the DJ was convinced to give the "genius kids" (as she called them) airtime. After giving their remarks on how much fun the session was ("we call it 'Center for Tortured Youth') and on the "anal" CTY administration, they got a brilliant idea and announced that a big party with lots of booze was happening that evening where the CTY dance was going to take place, inviting anyone who wished to come. To their surprise that night, several people showed up but were turned back by the puzzled RAs "guarding" the dance. The sheer intuitiveness of the stunt earned it a place in the CTY Hall of Fame.
Afterword: Although the two students who had the original idea for this were Nevermores, the third wasn't and made a point of secretly bringing at least one person up to see the radio station the next two years. If you are at CTY LMU and want to see the radio station, take the elevator in the building that houses the cafeteria up to the top floor. Turn left onto the hallway and go down it until you reach a door on the left with lots of cool stickers on it. Go through the door and walk around; you can see a really nice view of the campus through the window, plus, a lot of the DJ's are really cool to talk to and have great taste in music. ;-)
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=== The Gummie Bear House of Horrors ===
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[[Image:gummie.jpg|right|thumb|]]
The
second floor Kimball hall at Saratoga 1996-1 saw an excellent example
of the weirdness that CTY can induce this session. Following a sunday
trip into Saratoga Springs,
construction was begun by students Daniel Terry (astronomy), Michael
Tolan
(Math), et al. on "The Gummi bear House of Horrors." This frightening
exhibit
took the remainder of the first session to complete, including around
40
examples of mutilated sugar. Among these bears were "Ritualistic
Satanic
Sacrifice Bear" and "Jeffery Dahmer Bear" as well as a bear mashed into
the
carpet, and one nailed to the door (hammers are good things to have at
CTY).
Also adorning the room was a sign proudly proclaiming "Don't Feed the
Rinas"
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=== Offering to Hecate ===
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At CAR Session
1&2 '00, The Latin class started the 'Offerings to Hecate'. Hecate
was the Roman goddess of the crossroads, and traditionally when Romans
crossed major intersections, they left food on the road for her, so she
wouldn't come and take their souls. They started to drop food in the
crosswalks between the HUB and the academic quad... little things at
first, like crackers, but then it evolved into things like whole
toasted bagels with cream cheese, ice cream bars, whole sandwiches
(with lettuce and tomato, of course), and peeled bananas. It spread
through the campus, and soon many people who didn't know of Hecate were
making offerings to keep her from stealing their souls. It continued
into second session, until RAs, citing the mess and the waste of food,
put a stop to it.
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=== No Biting The Signs ===
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[[Image:signs.jpg|right|signs.jpg]]
At
Skidmore in 1997 the administration was making new rules left and
right. People were having new rules created for them such as "No
dancing in the rain," "Don't Make an Idiot of Yourself" and "No
stuffing bras" so Jeremiah and Tim decided they wanted a rule of their
own. The solution was to bite all those handy rule sheets and signs the
RAs posted around our dorm. Soon it caught on and several other
degenerates were chomping on the signs. Eventually the powers that be
got sick of it and decided that was enough. They called a meeting
before one of the dances and asked for the vandals to fess up, rather
than ruin a perfectly good dance for all the guys, they confessed and
claimed temporary insanity. Luckily, no one got in trouble. But out of
this event came a new rule, "No Biting the Signs," and a new entry in
the CTY Hall of Fame.
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=== Terry Is God ===
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In
94 at Saratoga, an RA named Terry Olson became the God figure of a
small cult. This came about when Terry broke his leg while
demonstrating a dance for his RA group that he wanted them to perform
during the mandatory Lip Synch that year. Several members of his RA
group hailed him as a martyr and soon elevated him to a deity. To
spread their "religion," Terryism, they performed a skit at the Talent
Show, with an insert in the program about [http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Nebula/6140/cty/terryisgod.html Terryism]
Also, later, they altered their CTY t-shirts to read "The Center for
Terryistic Youth." Easily one of the strangest things to happen at CTY,
it deserves a place in the CTY Hall of Fame.
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=== Hope for the Flowers ===
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[[Image:rose.jpg|right|rose.jpg]]
Hope for the Flowers
is a book about caterpillars, with lots of nice pictures. But it is
more than that. It's a sort of inspirational warm-fuzzy type thing too.
saraht started the tradition of reading Hope For the Flowers aloud. The
second Saturday of each session, CTYers gather under a tree at the
upper quad in Carlisle and enjoy the peace and togetherness. Though
many CTYers don't know about Hope for the Flowers, it is a wonderful
tradition that deserve to grow into a passionfruit-like event. Thus,
I'm adding it to the CTY Hall of Fame.
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=== The Things That Aren't Sexy Song ===
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[[Image:strom.jpg|right|strom.jpg]]
After receiving much peer pressure, I decided to include the [http://www.eviliza.org/cty/culture/canon/notsexy.html Things That Aren't Sexy Song]
in this hall, even though it also appears in the Sounds of CTY. After
being sung by the MCs at the 97-2 CAR talent show, it took the campus
by storm. Many CTYers had the tune stuck in their heads, and Jeffrey
Morrow, the songs author, was kept busy filling the demand for copies
of the lyrics. Things that weren't cool began being referred to as "not
sexy." Its impact on the culture of CTY led it to be included in the
CTY Hall of Fame.
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=== Ug ===
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[[Image:ug-.jpg|right|]]
Ug.
First presented in a magnificent commercial preformed by Josh, Kevin,
Ben, Bailey, Nathanael, and Chip at SAR-2-95, Ug was carried over to
CAR-1-96 by Josh and Yours Truly. Ug is wonderful work of art, made
from a old bed spring. Yes, Ug truly deserves a place in the CTY hall
of fame.
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=== "Free Lee-Kai" === 
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[[Image:Free_lee_kai.jpg]]
In 2000 at
Saratoga, this kid Lee-Kai was caught in the girls' dorm.  When he was
caught, he apparently pulled a condom out of his pocket and said, "At
least I was being safe!"  The next day he was locked in an
administrative office and wasn't allowed to see or talk to anyone.
Everyone hung around the window of the office to see him, and he was
passed food through the window.  When his supporters were seen, the authorities moved him somewhere he couldn't be found. Almost immediately, people started chanting "FREE LEE-KAI!"  Then, the sidewalk chalk came out. All
over the walkways and even the side of the building under the office
windows, everyone wrote "Free Lee-Kai."  When the RAs dutifully washed it off, his supporters skipped dailys and stood outside the windows
chanting and writing even more.  The administration got pissed, but
some people got to say goodbye to Lee-Kai.  The movement earned itself a spot in the CTY Hall of Fame.
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Edit:  Though the Skidmore staff hate the chalk writing on the brick surfaces, as it is almost impossible to get off, some CTYers were still writing "Free Lee-Kai" on multiple buildings at least two years after the incident.
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=== The Deaf Mexicans ===
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[[Image:deaf.jpg|right|deaf.jpg]]
On
the first day of second session, a article appeared on the front page
of the New York Times, detailing the discovery of a evil scheme, in
which Deaf Mexicans were forced into slavery in the US. This in itself
wouldn't have gained the attention of CTYers, if the New York Times
hadn't displayed such a strange obsession with the story. For the rest
of the week, front page headlines blared things like, "DEAF MEXICANS
WRITE POSTCARDS!!" while on page 8, small countries were being over
thrown. When they caught Versatci's killer on page two, the Deaf
Mexicans were eating waffles on page 1. This bizarre media event
captured the minds of CTYers and inspired several wonderful discussion
about the Deaf Mexicans, a song that was almost sung at the Talent
Show, and an entry into the CTY hall of Fame.
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=== Milo's Hat ===
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[[Image:hat.jpg|150px|]]
[[Image:hat2.jpg|150px|]]
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CAR-1-96
CTYers may remember a mysterious figure roaming the campus in a cool
black hat. Well, the figure was probably Milo, and the hat was probably
Milo's infamous hat. Though Milo's Hat was worn sunrise to lights out
almost every day of the session, after CTY, Milo lost the hat in a bet,
giving the hat an opportunity to return in the care of Yours Truly at
CAR-97-1&2. Once again, it was a common sight on the Dickinson
Campus, and thus it became a member of the CTY Hall of Fame.
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=== "I Am Not Offended"/Guys in Drag ===
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[[Image:ha-.jpg|150px|]]
[[Image:drag.jpg|100px|]]
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On
the second Tuesday of CAR-97-2, well over 100 CTYers supported the
cause of Guys-In-Drag buy wearing signs saying things such as "I Am Not
Offended," "Censorship makes me VERY Uncomfortable," and "Guys in Drag
are Sexy." Nearly 30 guys risked being heckled by Soccer Players and
HUB workers to wear drag at one point or another on that day. No
lipstick was worn, however. Though drag seen often at CTY dances and
what not (and notably, by the second session Quiz Bowl team from Quad
3, dubbed "Ugly Men in Drag"), sheer numbers earn this event a place in
the CTY Hall of Fame.
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=== The Duck ===
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[[Image:passingduck.png|right|]]
Starting in 1993 and continuing since then, a small fuzzy duck has been
passed from one CTYer to another at Lancaster. Originally purchased for
13 dollars for a talent show act, the original owner felt silly for
spending 13 dollars for a duck he was only going to use once. So, one
day, in Thomas 1, he passed the duck to someone else. The next year,
they passed it to a new person. And so on, through the years, to the
present day. The bizarreness and long-life of this ritual surely earns
it a place in the CTY Hall of fame.
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=== The Digi Clan ===
[[Image:digi.jpg|right|digi.jpg]]
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The
DigiClan started in 1994 at Lancaster, with a group of students taking
digi. Through the years, the DigiClan has grown and expanded. It runs a
mailing list, a [http://www.digiclan.org webpage], and
holds many reunions. Soon after its creation, it merged with the Land
of the Large Round Tables, and since then, it has been adding members,
some CTYers, some not. A perfect example of CTY friendships overcoming
distance and time, the DigiClan deserves a place in the CTY hall of
fame.
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=== Boycott Oxygen Day ===
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[[Image:o2-.jpg|right|]]
At
Lancaster 90-2, Crash Matuzek realized that oxygen played a key role in
many destructive processes, such as rust and burning. Furthermore, she
discovered that the element was a waste product of the first
inhabitants of earth. To make a statement, Crash and her friend Robyn
declared August 1st Boycott Oxygen Day. Propaganda was created, chiefly
in the form of signs, saying things like "Every day, billions of people
breathe oxygen. Every day, hundreds of thousand of people die. Think
about it." and signed "AP Chem Students for an Anaerobic Tomorrow.
There was no big celebration, but picketing and signs were there. Since
then, the day has lived on with the O2 (subscript 2 - the molecule of
oxygen) in a circle with a line through it painted on the backs of CTY
shirts. The holiday was still confirmed to be around for at least five
years after Crash was gone, making it a part of the CTY Hall of Fame
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=== Rocky Horror Picture Show, CTY Style ===
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[[Image:rocky.jpeg|right|rocky.jpeg]]
The last dance of CAR97-1 and the second dance of CAR97-2 were attended by
some well-known characters. Through the efforts of saraht, Guinevere,
and Yours Truly, CTYers were assembled and costumed to look like the
cast from the Rocky Horror Picture Show. The entire cast was present,
as well as many TimeWarpers, and the costumes were remarkably well
done. At both dances, the majority of CTYers gathered around the group
to watch them preform the TimeWarp in true Rocky Horror Stage Show
fashion. The group also stopped traffic on High Street prior to the
first session dance, and were warned not to walk on High Street "for
their own safety" before the second session dance. The overwhelming
final product of this venture cause the cast of the Rocky Horror
Picture Show, CTY Style, to be added to the CTY Hall of Fame.
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=== The Protest ===
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During the second dance at Loudonville 2004 Session 1,  American Pie was cut short twice. As this wasn't the first time during that dance a canon song had been cut short (End of the World), the CTYers all over the dance floor began sitting down in protest, following the example of Tim Mullen and shouted and the RA's running the sound equipment.  Soon, the site director came in and yelled at everyone to be quiet, which they did, although they still refused to stand. The RA in charge then played Time Warp, resulting in everyone returning to their feet to dance and lights out being pushed back about 10 minutes due to the lengthened dance. After Time Warp, they played American Pie for a third and, finally, successful time. 
Mike Gonan  later reported that it was a software glitch in "Windows Media Player," even though the DJ used iTunes.  Even after the fact had been proven otherwise, he absolutely insisted.
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=== RainbowGhettoFabulous Day ===
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Throughout 2003 and 2004, session 2, at the CTY site in Bristol, RI (at Roger Williams University) a phenomenal holiday entitled RainbowGhettoFabulous Day has taken place. This holiday was first created by Ally. Methods for celebration include mostly wearing extremely colorful clothing, possibly including coloring your hair with rainbow markers, along with occasionally shouting "I love you!" to another random CTY-er (or non-CTY-er, if you really want to confuse people), giving hugs, wishing people a Happy RainbowGhettoFabulous Day and smiling. Its purpose is to spread joy and love to everyone (has nothing to do with gay pride).
Eventually, the holiday became such a large part of this site, this session that at the end, when the RAs performed their goodbye performance of "You know you've been at CTY Bristol too long when...," two of the RAs, Jill and Brandon, finished the sentence with "you understand--and celebrate--RainbowGhettoFabulous Day." They were, of course, decked out in colorful clothing, necklaces etc.
The holiday now occurs whenever Ally and her friends decide that they need one.
Edit:
Hello, My name is Ally and I am the founder of rainbowghettofabulous day. Rainbowghettofabulous day was created when in 2001, I witnessed a rainbow. That session was the session of wannabe gangsters, so it was appropriate to yell "hollER" to everyone you met. When I witnessed the rainbow I had achieved an enlightment: Rainbowghettofabulous. This holiday is intended to spread love happiness and joy.Feel it! and don't forget to rock some rainbow toe socks<3
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So that's the CTY Hall of Fame. Respect it! It's part of our CTY heritage.

Revision as of 18:42, 12 July 2005