Breaking out the Thumbs! Dunmore addition.......

I was looking for just the right topic to bring me out of self-imposed semi-retirement. OK, it was more like two weeks, but you get the picture. Anyway, DWB provided me with the perfect answer.

It has been nearly a decade since the now elite PSU Dunmore House was formed. At that time we were just a rag-tag bunch of misfits from various parts of the United States. We drank too much, looked at pictures of boobies on the Internet, and and hoped for better days ahead. Fast forward ten years and you find an astute group of young professionals. Well, young professionals who drink too much, looks at pictures of boobies on the Internet, and hope for better days ahead.

In honor of this momentous occasion, I had to break out the thumbs once again to take a trip down memory lane to freshman year. At least 5 people out will understand what all these things mean. If not, we'll explain it you later. Feel free to add your own.

Thumbs up: To the Dunmore House crew. To me, the Chad, Von, DWB, CWG, and Jonboy. We stuck together and remain a tight group till this day. However, we definitely need to work on getting together more frequently than once every two or three years.

Thumbs down: The oppressive dorm rooms. I can't believe that two people are able to fully function in such a small space. You have to try an get a whole apartment's worth of stuff in there so you get some sense of normalcy. It's actually pretty amazing what you can accomplish with a little bit of ingenuity. However, its more or less a glorified prison cell. In fact, Michael Vick would be well served to be taking some notes here.

Thumbs up: Clorox. It cleans and disinfects. Let's just leave it at that.

Thumbs down: The shadiest of all the kids on our floor, our neighbors Dave and Alex. I still say that something wasn't quite right about them. Their holier than thou attitude got to me. I'd believe anything about them. You could tell me that they were an al Qaeda sleeper cell and I'd probably believe you.

Thumbs up: Grillers and dollar nachos. Listen, when you are a freshman and don't have a ton of money, the little things mean a lot. Grillers had the loaded nachos for a $1 that we would get on a Friday or Saturday night. Those were the days.....

Thumbs down: Day old turkey. By law, all I am allowed to say is that there was a phenomenal gentlemen's club that was open to anyone over the age of 18. I don't want to say that it was a dump, but have you ever seen a strip club that was completely empty on a Saturday night except for a few socially awkward exchange students? I didn't think so. In fact, the place did such great business that it was shut down and replaced by a laundromat.

Thumbs up: "Me piss on the door....." Look, having to clean up the aftermath was not pleasant but it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. I'm pretty sure that the recipient of that golden shower is currently a drunken caddy hustling at the local public course.

Thumbs down: Yuengling, Johnny Walker Black label, Goldschlager, and other various alcohols. We probably lost more days of productivity to these substances than we care to mention.

Thumbs down: Buy-ee. OK, I know that's not how you spell the name, but its close enough. To the best of my knowledge he still owes Jonboy $70 and McCrone a pair of dress shoes.

Ok, its getting a little late, and I could go on doing these things for the next 8 to 10 hours. Like I said before, feel free to add your own and I might add some more as we go along.

~K