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Timothy Gunatilaka


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Frog Pose hurts my knees, but that's okay

Somebody's farting. Somebody's falling. Somebody's flexing her hips in preparation for a Valentine's rendezvous.

The Hearts of the Palms

@Street Text:For whatever reason, I feel like I've been wanting you all my life. You don't understand, I'm so glad we're at the same place at the same time... How do you tell someone you like her?

WWGD?

I stand before you in protest. In protest of myself. I am intelligent, I scored higher on the SATs than the vast majority of you, I enjoy anchovies but don't eat beef, I drive quite poorly, I attend an Ivy League university, primarily because my parents made me, and it seems that white girls do not want to date me.

Tom Cruise is gay

Top Gun is the gayest movie ever made. Gayest movie ever. So like the entire movie should be seen as this allegory about one man's struggle with his sexuality.

Room: George Wallace!

Cohabitants: College and Wharton junior Erin Sweeney of New Orleans, College senior Rebecca Tracy of Sewell, New Jersey, and College junior Mei Elansary of Dunn Loring, Virginia * All current residents at 4028 Walnut are participating in the Penn Public Service Internship. Did you know anyone in the program before moving in? Erin: None of us knew each other, but we did a lot of bonding things.

Blasians or Wafricans?

How did you meet? Ben: We met at a winter retreat of Campus Crusade fellowship of Christian athletes.

The Binaca Experiment

How often are you two [twins Taylor and Blake] mistaken for one another? Blake: Pretty much everyday.

Secrets of sorority pledging

Bid Day has come and gone, marking the single most important moment of your social existence. After much deliberation, you finally decided upon the sorority that you felt to be the best fit.

Recipe: Hold the mustard

Yesterday, all I ate was half a bag of Tostitos and a slice of cake... In this special segment of Recipe, fpp's food segment, formerly known as You Eat Like Fucking Pigs, we offer recipes created, written, devised and plagiarized by your fellow students, who have probably suffered the same misguided steps you have in simply trying to satiate those late-night munchies. Tonight, I am thinking Tabasco and mustard soup. The Most Delicious Mushrooms Ever (marinade is also great for steak) 1/2 cup oil (vegetable or peanut--not olive) 1/4 cup soy sauce 3 tbsp.

Room: Don't see the zebras at the zoo

Room: 1708 Harnwell College House Room Cohabitants: College juniors Shai Chu of Hong Kong, Carol Chow of Salt Lake City, Utah, Aliya Ansari of Mamaroneck, N.Y., and Elana Dvor of Philadelphia. Do the bears normally kiss? Shai: They're kissing bears. Which one is the female bear? Shai: I think the one wearing the skirt is the... girl bear? I don't know.
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