Oh those Wacky Students

[hellison]

And the zany hamster-posting pranks they get up to...

http://education.guardian.co.uk/students/news/story/0,12891,1688415,00.html

Bizarre story. And possibly more disturbing because they're at Cambridge and, you'd *think* have at least some intellegence but with quotes like this, it appears not -

When asked why he gave a false name and address when purchasing the hamster, Jordan said: "Because I thought it would be a bit suspicious posting a hamster if I got caught."

Yes. Just a bit.

EDIT - according to the BBC they got fined and banned from owning animals for 10 years.
Personally I think this is going completely the wrong way. They should have been sent to work at a vets or animal shelter so they could see first hand what happens when people mistreat animals and hopefully learn a bit of empathy and feeling for something other than their over-priviledged selves.

Oh. And given a hefty kick up the arse too.

Comments

[thesme-01.livejournal.com]

It kind of puts our little antics into perspective, doesn't it.
What Happens to the Brain of the Student? (And I'm including my younger self in this)

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Possibly the sudden release from Home and School and Adult Supervision makes them all (us included) go a bit over the top.
And no we weren't exactly saints by any means. But we did generally know stealing signs (etc) was a Bad Thing and there's a bit of a difference between sticking eggs and ham to the geology building [1] and shoving a hamster in the post.



[1] It seemed like the right thing to do at the time.

[thesme-01.livejournal.com]

soiwon'tmentionhugebigsigns
orcaraerials

[thesme-01.livejournal.com]

oh - you did the signs
soiwon'tmentionwheeliebinsortrafficconesorsuspiciousblueglassvasethingsorsausagesandbicyclesorcaraerials

but you're right. we'd never have posted an animal.

[hellison.livejournal.com]

suspiciousblueglassvasethings? Eh?

[thesme-01.livejournal.com]

suspiciousblueglassvasethingsthataren'tvasesatallandhaveappendageshangingoutofthemandnearlygotusintroublewhentheRUCcameround

[hellison.livejournal.com]

oooh. But it wasn't the suspiciousbluevase they were interested at all, it was the bigtrafficislandthingythattheytookawaywiththem :p Damn them!

[thesme-01.livejournal.com]

and they never wrote to you to tell you where it was neither

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Bastard RUC PSNI fascists! Typical broken promises and political policing at its WORST.

[thesme-01.livejournal.com]

And they expect you to join the Policing Board! I don't THINK so!
How'se the beard these days Gerry (sorry got a bit confused there)

[tyrell.livejournal.com]

That's always the right thing to do *nodnod*

[adelpha.livejournal.com]

Were they green?

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Rofl ;p they should have been!

[thesme-01.livejournal.com]

Were what green, the signs, the ham, the eggs, the traffic cone, the traffic island or the suspiciousbluevase or the RUC? (as they were at the time)

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Dear gods woman, don't you read Dr Seuss??

Green eggs and ham!

[thesme-01.livejournal.com]

no i don't obviously.

being too busy praying to the FSM

OH btw the FSM car thingies are on their way from the USofA!

[hellison.livejournal.com]

heathen! http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0007158467/qid=1137670125/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_3_1/202-2144758-3915866

ps yay FSM

[whit-merule.livejournal.com]

But I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not LIKE them, Sam-I-Am. :(

[adelpha.livejournal.com]

The eggs, and ham.
Were they green eggs and ham?
The vase and cone
I might have known,
But the eggs and ham,
Unsure I am.