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Story ideas for 02/10 (updated!)

February 4, 2010 by Meryem Dede  
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Slant issue 02/10, Meetings Thursdays at 8 PM

This issue will have LLamapalooza in it! =)

Submit your writing(s) by Sunday at 1pm

Production runs from:

Sunday from 5-10

Monday from 1-11pm

Tuesday from 5-8pm

For all: Sarratt 130

Features

Front Page (300 words) x 3

Big Stories= 500-800 wordsish

Short Stories= 375-500 wordsish

Top 10 list

Around the Loop (ATL)

Fucked Image

Bastard Confession

Center Spread

Throwaways (w/ pics)

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  1. IPad:
    1. Apple releases a yoga mat like no one has ever seen before!
    2. Facing copyright charges from Fujitsu who already have a product called iPad
      1. i.     People already skeptical of the name exclaim: “WHY??”
      2. ii.     Mad dash for copyrighting i-items
  2. Guys go to the store, buy iPads for their girlfriends
  3. J.D. Salinger is dead
    1. And yet Ozzy Ozborne someone how still alive
    2. Tesco grocery bans wearing P.J.’s in their stores. Perhaps they’ve been to people of Walmart?
    3. Pres. Of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, marries third wife. In other news, the site of the 2010 World Cup has just been moved to the Dark Ages.
    4. VSG Election
      1. Primary exit polls:
        1. i.     44% of student body voted
        2. ii.     Senior class had highest turnout with 56%
        3. iii.     It’s like the real elections!
        4. Top 10 worst Baby names
          1. 1. Window
          2. Vandy Basketball!
          3. Hustler opinion columns: “If we’re going down, Greek life is coming with us!”
          4. Fraternities becoming sororities

10. Vandy students who were rejected from Harvard enraged by lack of “Southern” weather

  1. Finally believe in global climate change

11. Vandy spoken word member takes sign language classes, performance becomes significantly less interesting

12.  R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet”

  1. you gotta see it.

13. Fashion section

  1. Hobo fashion
  2. Fashion where everything is $1,000,0000’s
  3. Spoofing Versus

14. Shoe of the week (spoofing Versus)

  1. What you already own!
    1. i.     Contentment
  2. Pure gold

15. “Party and Bullshit” (there is just so much Versus stuff to spoof)

  1. Soirées and this paper
  2. IMF money-loaning policies
  3. 7 Deadliest sins McGill party
  4. Post-raging pics

16. Non-drunk accidents anecdotes (DIBS: Claire S)

17.  Mr. Jesus Bojangles, the snowman (DIBS: Clay)

18. Fucked image: Dino with a monocle, wearing a tux, with balloons tattoo (DIBS: Brendan)

19.  Super bowl

  1. Bastard Confession: “Who Dat? I Dat.” – Peyton Manning
  2. Victory virginity for the Siants
  3. Manning= championship whore

20. Hardcore guys at the gym (DIBS: Justin)

21. V-Day (centerspread)

  1. How to write a break-up letter (DIBS: Charlotte)
  2. The Grinch decides to steal hearts (DIBS: Clay)
  3. Worst Candy hearts (DIBS: Kyle and Brendan)
    1. i.     Morning after pills
    2. ii.     Twilight hearts
    3. iii.     Etc.

22. Mardi Gras—point/counterpoint w/ Vandy vs. New Orleans

  1. NOLA version (DIBS: Justin)
    1. i.     Show me your tits
  2. Vandy Version
    1. i.     Show me your Vandy card

23. Rites of Spring lineup (DIBS: Meryem)

24. Top 10 worst Baby names

  1. Window
  2. Jesus Condom
  3. Le-A
  4. Eurethra

25. Vandy-Girl Game (DIBS: Meryem)

  1. Point system

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STILL UNUSED IDEAS

1. Randomly awesome (and deceptive) websites

http://www.menarebetterthanwomen.com
i. Self-explanatory

www.HighDEAS.com
i. The place for “inspiration”

www.redtube.com
i. Sneaky porn site

www.LPSG.org
i. Large Penis Support Group

http://www.studentology.net/tuesday/
i. Is it Tuesday?

http://iamawesome.com/
i. At least someone thinks so.

http://dicktowel.com/
i. Courtesy of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

more…)

2. Funny Calls to Action
a. Submit the most ridiculous opinion articles ever to the Hustler to see which one gets printed

3. Divinity school publishes their own humor magazine?

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One Response to “Story ideas for 02/10 (updated!)”
  1. Chris Watkins says:

    Dibs on the Snow/Weather article