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Thoroughly Benign Protest Act in Front of Earl

Last week's felling of the tree in front of Earl sparked a mild-mannered quasi-protest act by an unidentified group of individuals who have placed a papier-mache Lorax on the stump of the Tree That Once Was.

Bwog would never suggest, however, that in order to create the papier-mache Lorax, the merry protesters would have had to have used paper, one of man's favorite tree-based substances.



Posted by hmmm: #1 · reply · track
March 12, 2008 at 2:30 PM (from campus)
ohhhh bwwwogggggg, how pithyyyyyy
Posted by I speak: #2 · reply · track
March 12, 2008 at 2:58 PM (from campus)
for the trees! For the trees have no tongues!
Posted by also: #3 · reply · track
March 12, 2008 at 2:59 PM (from campus)
that's not papier mache at all. Though it is made of paper.
Posted by the lorax: #4 · reply · track
March 12, 2008 at 3:14 PM
he's cute!
Posted by i think: #5 · reply · track
March 12, 2008 at 3:28 PM
the statement is more important than the small use of paper
Posted by Treebeard: #6 (in reply to #2) · reply · track
March 12, 2008 at 3:32 PM (from campus)
I am an Ent, and I do not need your charity.
Posted by You need: #7 · reply · track
March 12, 2008 at 3:39 PM (from campus)
a thneed!
Posted by Yikes: #8 · reply · track
March 12, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Looks like something from South Park.
Posted by Videogame Enthusiast: #9 (in reply to #8) · reply · track
March 12, 2008 at 3:51 PM (from campus)
False. It actually looks like the red virus from Dr. Mario.
Posted by It's: #10 · reply · track
March 12, 2008 at 4:04 PM (from campus)
people like you that make me hate this place.
Posted by haha: #11 · reply · track
March 12, 2008 at 4:08 PM (from campus)
this is brilliant.
Posted by Classics Fan: #12 · reply · track
March 12, 2008 at 4:54 PM (from campus)
Good use of the praeteritio, Bwog.
Posted by does that make: #13 · reply · track
March 12, 2008 at 5:01 PM (from campus)
PrezBo the Once-ler?
Posted by wish: #14 · reply · track
March 12, 2008 at 6:46 PM (from campus)
he were at least the right colors.
Posted by uhh: #15 · reply · track
March 12, 2008 at 7:05 PM (from campus)
What is this unidentified group of individuals protesting? Wind?
Posted by keb: #16 · reply · track
March 12, 2008 at 9:06 PM (from campus)
As a friend of one of the unnamed individuals I feel I must say that this was not an act of protest, but rather embracing an opportunity to have a little fun. The stump was perfect for a Lorax. They just wanted to be creative and light hearted.
Posted by Alum: #17 (in reply to #16) · reply · track
March 13, 2008 at 1:40 AM
I agree--I'd love to see more coverage of actual fun things on campus. Lord knows I get enough dirt on the scandals from Gawker. So get to it Bwog--has Jester been up to anything lately? What about the crazy Shakespeare kids? There must be some people on campus who aren't thinking about the (ex) governor all day.

Props to the Hawkmadineblog, though.
Posted by random: #18 · reply · track
March 13, 2008 at 2:28 AM (from campus)
The red one looks like a jellybean on withdrawal.
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