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Ordway’s statement about “news-mongering” and “cartooning” refers to The Crimson and the Lampoon, respectively, which began publishing after the Advocate...
Douglas McIntyre ’77, vice chair of the Advocate’s Board of Trustees, says that the campus used to be dominated by three publications, the Lampoon, The Crimson and the Advocate. He called the relationship between the three a “friendly rivalry...
This is even more apparent when looking at the response that a Georgetown Lampoon article (“Wearing Your Collar Down is for Poor People”) triggered. The humor piece begins, “When my ancestors came over to this great country 400 years ago, they had a vision for a utopia, free from minorities, liberals, poor people, homosexuals, and immigrants,” and goes on to say, “Maybe I’ll offer you a hundred bucks to flip my collar up for me. I earned it, you middle-class...
...relief, I found that these same, incredibly talented people know when it’s time to put down the violin or exit the Lampoon. They then turn on the X-box, or gather to watch the latest episode of “Sex and the City” or “The Simpsons.” Some may hop on the T to catch dinner in the North End or watch a musical in Boston. Perhaps the wilder ones wander to the Quad to drink and dance the night away. But, to the impressionable prefrosh, I would just...
...prolific rumors that H Bomb is desperate for decent copy have a grain of truth—thousands of student dollars can’t buy quality prose—the final product may end up confusing eager readers for yet another Lampoon parody...