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PBK: The stats, the stalking, the matching game

Of 2008's PBKers, five did not have visible Facebook accounts, and eleven had their privacy settings activated so that Bwog could not see their profiles. But of those who did have Facebooks, see if you can match the PBKer to their favorite Facebook quote. No cheating—it's PBK.

A. "I would give the greatest sunset in the world for one sight of New York's skyline"

B. "4 mg is still quite a large scale anyway" - boss

C. "it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a jolly roll-around."

D. "O, che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!" -Voltaire, "Candide"

E. "From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put." Winston Churchill


1. Hans Renata

2. George Olive

3. Julia Kalow

4. Jason Resnikoff

5. Sarah Wansley

The winner of this game gets a job at McKinsey.

Of the PBKers who were listed in the Columbia directory (and two were mysteriously absent), the majors breakdown is as follows:

Economics: 5.5 (one is a double-major in Environmental Studies and Econ)

English: 2

Physics: 2

Chemistry: 2

Architecture: 1

History: 1

Classics: 1

Comparative Literature: 1

Italian Literature: 1

Biological Sciences: 1

Mathematics: 1

Environmental Studies: 0.5

A: 5; B: 1; C: 2, D: 3; E: 4


Posted by EAL: [#1] [reply] [track]
( posted February 2, 2008 at 6:42 PM ) (from campus)
I love the Churchill quote. WC is the man.
Posted by According to econ: [#2] [reply] [track]
( posted February 2, 2008 at 6:59 PM ) (from campus)
majors, what's the tallest mountain in North America?

Mt. McKinsey!
Posted by Nice job: [#3] [reply] [track]
( posted February 2, 2008 at 7:11 PM ) (from campus)
Bwog. FYI, the Columbia directory misses most double or joint majors. A better place to look would be lionlink.
Posted by ???: [#4] [reply] [track] (in reply to #3)
( posted February 2, 2008 at 7:37 PM ) (from campus)
is that site still around?
Posted by lionlink: [#5] [reply] [track]
( posted February 2, 2008 at 7:40 PM ) (from campus)
[ external link to wind.columbia.edu ]
Posted by erm: [#6] [reply] [track]
( posted February 2, 2008 at 8:31 PM ) (from campus)
bwog, this is creepy. if i were a PBKer i'd be more than a bit weirded out. seriously.
Posted by I plowed: [#7] [reply] [track]
( posted February 2, 2008 at 8:40 PM )
one of the 18 PBKers for a while. I guess it didn't rub off enough. Either that, or unlike her, I had a challenging major.
Posted by who the : [#8] [reply] [track]
( posted February 2, 2008 at 10:06 PM ) (from campus)
fuck cares? this is bizarre. bwog has jumped the shark. again.
Posted by where: [#9] [reply] [track]
( posted February 2, 2008 at 10:57 PM )
is the full list?
Posted by agreed: [#10] [reply] [track] (in reply to #6)
( posted February 3, 2008 at 1:41 AM )
bwog, let people do their own stalking on facebook. The facebook quote stuff is neither gossip, news, nor research on your part. Also, #7, are you trying to impress someone?
Posted by joint majors: [#11] [reply] [track]
( posted February 3, 2008 at 4:08 AM ) (from campus)
Of the econs, 1 is econ-math, 1 is econ-polisci, and 1 is econ philosophy. (Could be other joint majors - those are the ones I know of.)
Posted by joint majors: [#12] [reply] [track]
( posted February 3, 2008 at 4:09 AM ) (from campus)
Also I think another of the econs is a double major w/math.
Posted by Ha!: [#13] [reply] [track] (in reply to #7)
( posted February 3, 2008 at 10:04 AM ) (from campus)
I'v never heard that plow metaphor before, but I like it, because while a furrow is necessary for implantation, it does not imply that the seeds have, in fact, been sown.
Posted by Jon: [#14] [reply] [track] (in reply to #13)
( posted February 3, 2008 at 11:47 AM ) (from campus)
The plowing metaphor has a long history.

From Antony and Cleopatra:

"She made great Caesar lay his sword to bed; / He plowed her, and she cropped."
Posted by hmm: [#15] [reply] [track] (in reply to #14)
( posted February 3, 2008 at 12:50 PM ) (from campus)
I wonder if Cleopatra was really that hot.
Posted by if she: [#16] [reply] [track] (in reply to #15)
( posted February 3, 2008 at 7:21 PM )
hadn't been that hot, Caesar would have plowed her with the sword instead. Also, I'm honored that my plowing has inspired such cultured conversation as to cite Shakespeare. It may also explain why she always orgasmed in iambic pentameter.
Posted by Yes!: [#17] [reply] [track] (in reply to #16)
( posted February 3, 2008 at 10:21 PM ) (from campus)
And Caesar beat his sword into a plowshare...
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