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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
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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!
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