Briefs

Briefs

Mob Boss Expecting You in His Office, “Worried Sick”

Written by: Lawrence Lee

New reports state that Ben “Big Bear” Barenstork, head of one of two major local mobs, is still awaiting your presence in his office by midnight, …

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Lassie Unable to Warn Timmy About 2008 Financial Crisis

Written by: The MQ

In 2008, Timmy Martin from the long-running television series “Lassie,” was about to buy mortgage-backed securities to improve his financial portfolio. Lassie, seeing the shady practices …

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Area Vat Not Sure Why There’s a Brain in It

Written by: Hannah Rosenblatt

A large, dark vat awoke early last Friday to find an unsettling feeling in its center. It soon realized that the discomfort was caused by a …

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NBC realizes Human Trafficking “Not As Funny As Expected”

Written by: Summer Davis

In a statement issued after the cancellation of the planned comedy show Mail Order Family, NBC expressed regrets that “sadly human trafficking is a concept that …

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Oxford Comma Sues UCSD for Lack of Use, Malpractice and Negligence

Written by: The MQ

In a release, the Oxford Comma claims that UCSD’s negligence has led to grievous errors over the past five years. In addition, UCSD is accused of …

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Congressional Bill, Known as “Zeno’s Bill,” First Has to Get Half its Votes

Written by: Barak Tzori

“Zeno’s bill,” introduced by New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen, is having a hard time getting traction in Congress. The legislation that intends to give tortoises a …

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Incoming Freshman Ready for First Day of Existential Crisis

Written by: Cole Greenbaun

Freshman Rachel Torres has been excited all summer for school to start and for her first real ground-shattering existential crisis at UCSD. “I’ve just been so …

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Area Man Realizes after Four Hours That He’s Not in the Turn Lane

Written by: Matt Olson

Tim Douglas, 47, ruined his family dinner last Sunday after he accidentally pulled in behind a parked car instead of getting into the right turn lane …

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Classmate Boldly Repeats Professor

Written by: The MQ

The podcast for the COGS 101A class from September 23rd caught flack earlier this week for wasting students’ time by having an apparent glitch which caused …

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Area Brain Found in Vat

Written by: Hannah Rosenblatt

The lid of a dark vat was surprisingly lifted for the first time early last Friday, to reveal an apparent passageway into an unknown space of …