Marshmallows were an every halftime thing in my day.
by Rockbrig97 (2018-11-09 12:01:50)

In reply to: Just wondering: 1. When did this Marshmallow thing start?  posted by 1NDGal


Late 90s, early 2000s.

The highlight (er, lowlight?) was in 1999 when the upperclassmen weren't satisfied with mere marshmallows and started bringing huge fish, octopus, and other crazy things in. I believe it was the Halloween game in 1999 when a student was captured in an Observer photo swinging an octopus over his head.


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by T-Bone  (2018-11-09 12:57:28)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Is this the game? (link)
by nd44  (2018-11-09 12:12:13)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I was there, and remember the Octopus.


The headline below it is even more curious
by domerdan_2006  (2018-11-09 18:12:29)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

"SMC changes marketing strategy to focus on women"

An all-women school, focusing on women. Breakthrough thinking from the SMC chicks in '98.


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by The Holtz Room  (2018-11-09 15:36:53)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


I see some familiar faces
by HTownND  (2018-11-09 14:07:56)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

In that photo.

I may have gotten stopped by a priest one section over for swinging the octupus one time.

He held my student ID for a half, but then gave it back before I left with a small penance.


yup, my senior year *
by bbill99  (2018-11-09 13:58:36)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


He was a fan of Kelly's.
by KeoughCharles05  (2018-11-09 13:42:59)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

One leg for each regular season victory.


Me too. *
by milhouse  (2018-11-09 13:38:15)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


You were wearing a huge banana suit, if I recall correctly. *
by Giggity_Giggity  (2018-11-09 14:43:29)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


I've been wearing a huge banana all my life.
by milhouse  (2018-11-09 14:54:00)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

On that day, however, I also wore a huge banana suit. It was Halloween...


Nit
by ndtnguy  (2018-11-09 12:42:49)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

An octopus is not a squid, Michelle.

I also enjoy the headline on the article below: "SMC Changes Marketing Plan to Focus on Women." You do wonder if their admission rate went up a lot after they stopped marketing to men.


Page 9 of that edition has a letter to the editor
by Rockbrig97  (2018-11-09 12:31:53)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

taking a shot at disgraced former Atlanta Braves GM John Coppolella.


Yep
by HTownND  (2018-11-09 14:12:36)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Now I want to know what he wrote about his fellow “banned for lifer” Pete Rose


Page 24 at my link
by Boston Domer  (2018-11-09 14:58:14)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I was curious to read his discussion about the best baseball teams of all time, as the 2018 Red Sox have obviously rendered those debates meaningless. Although he was talented enough to become a MLB GM, he could not predict that in the future one team would come and put the debate to bed for eternity.


That's the one! A year earlier than I remembered...
by Rockbrig97  (2018-11-09 12:17:24)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Man, those halftimes were crazy.


See what bad football does. *
by irishhawk49  (2018-11-09 12:26:51)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post