pranks and funnies

So I am a fan of a good prank, providing that it is neither mean nor destructive.  I have participated in my fair share of pranks in the past...tying the doorknobs together in the sorority house, kidnapping fraternity sweatshirts, or post-it noting cars to name a few.  A good prank can be good for a few laughs and a great prank is worth repeating.  

Today I realized I was the victim of a rather hilarious prank that I fully intend on pulling on another unsuspecting victim.  Over the past week or so I have received some really strange catalogs in the mail, including one for Chinese herbs and another for wigs.  At first, I didn't really think anything of it, figuring that my name had inadvertently been placed on a mailing list.  Today, I finally figured out where they were coming from.  As I was eating dinner, my roommate wandered into the kitchen and we sat and chatted for a bit as I went through the mail.  We sometimes go through the mail together and look at the grocery ads, search for coupons, and make fun of the weird advertisements that come in the "valpak".  At the bottom of the stack of mail today, there was a catalog entitled "Gaelsong: Celebrating the Celtic Spirit" that sold all sort of strange medieval clothes and Irish themed statues.  Continuing the tradition of making fun of the mail, I read the title aloud and started laughing.  Then I saw my name on the address label.  I looked over to Allison and wondered, "where the heck did they get my name?"  She started laughing...a lot.  It was a suspicious amount of laughter, really.  She finally confessed that she had gone online to a website where you can order a variety of free catalogs and signed me up for about 8 different random catalogs.  Apparently, I should be expecting a few more in the next few weeks, including one about wooden toilets.  She was pleased that I had actually noticed them (instead of just throwing them out) and had been wondering where they came from.  We had a really good laugh about all the really, really weird things we could order.  I thought it was a hilarious prank and really want to send random catalogs to people in the future.  So keep an eye on your mail!

In other funny news, I heard about an amusing conversation in the clinic today.  In the operatory across from mine, my classmate was working on a comprehensive initial exam with a a patient, who was a tiny elderly woman with white hair.  He came to the dental history portion of the exam and started joking about the ridiculous questions that we need to ask.  When he got to the question "do you play contact sports?", he started teasing her about playing football.  She looked at him and replied, "No.  I don't play football, but I know a tight end when I see one!"