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Twisted Titles
Imagine entering into a Twisted Title universe: an alternate Las Vegas
for vegans where inebriated mice and pigs with laryngitis roam; a virtual
setting for
Hamlet; a brothel populated by fairytale characters; or the Dukes
of Hazzard remade for King Jong-il’s amusement. Let your demented
imagination loose, by changing only one letter of a book, play, movie,
saying, or whatever, and add a snappy underline.

Las Vegan
Resort for vegetarians.
Jerome Fishkin ’65

Flee speech
Exit sign in Cal hall.
Bill Sibbett ’50

To be or net to be
Virtual Denmark.
Ron Berman ’58

Nuke Ellington
Destroying the music of
a great American composer.
Mark Glazer ’75

The Brothels Grimm
Where Wilhelm and Jacob
first ran into Cinderella,
Snow White, et al.
Eric Wallace ’62
The Nukes of Hazzard
Kim Jong-il’s favorite film.
Heather Scott ’98

The Grateful Head
Still has hair.
Jeanette Schemel ’41

Vat and mouse
Souse.
Ellen Schneider ’65

High hell shoes
No kidding.
Anna Santos de Dios ’91

The Missing Oink
Pig with laryngitis.
Rolf Augustine ’60

Barking permit
Dog license.
Jo Anne Strand '52

Word Nerds’ Challenge
The mass of
Word Nerd-ists we initially tapped into has consolidated into a hardcore group-this issue, six valiant souls contributed a grand total of 29 entries. Of that group, an honorable mention goes to Ron Matejcek ’54, who single-handedly emailed in 10 of them. To rescue Word Nerd from imminent death, try your hand at picking a prominent California name or place, scramble the letters (leaving none out and adding none), reassemble the letters into a heretofore hidden meaning (added punc-tuation is permissible), and include
the parenthetical just as you do in
Twisted Titles.


Nuclear Fallout
O’cut all real fun:
Academic analysis of nuclear
terrorism= cosmic killjoy.
Justin Jelincic ’80

San Francisco Giants
Constrain fan gas:
That’s a problem
with too much beer.
Ron Matejcek ’54

San Diego
God in sea.
Joe Kunkel ’52
Golden Gate Bridge
Big red elegant god:
A barrier would stop the sacrifices.
David Hammer ’66

Campanile
Manic peal:
Sometimes it can really
taunt you after a difficult final.
Eric Wallace ’62

Cal alumni
U all manic!
Ja Nai’ Humphrey’02





GAMES SUBMISSIONS:
Please e-mail your submission (
calmonthly@alumni.berkeley.edu) with “Word Nerd” or “Twisted Title” in the subject line. You can also mail a hard copy to Games, California Monthly, CAA, Alumni House, Berkeley, CA 94720-7520 or fax it to 510/642-6252.

Articles

Cover Page
Power hunting
Also: Interview with Steven Chu
China charging up
Fault lines of 1906
Shangri-la-la
COVER STORY: Listening to Katrina
Also: Berkeley 911
WEB ONLY: Berkeley-based rescue and relief computer program
I-House: A 75-year-old California varietal

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