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Volume LXXXII <strong>Winter</strong> <strong>2008</strong> Issue Two<br />

Editors-in-Chief:<br />

Alexander G. King WASP, ‘08<br />

Rahul M. Sharodi Indian, ‘07<br />

Executive Editor:<br />

Johnny McNulty Irish, ‘07.5<br />

Managing Editors:<br />

Kevin Kimura Asian, ‘08<br />

Jon Weinblatt Jewish, ‘08<br />

Jotham Klein Jewish, ‘10<br />

Alex Jacobson White, ‘10<br />

Associate Editors:<br />

Rish Chaudhuri Indian, ‘09<br />

Walker Hawkins Jewish, ‘10<br />

Matt Bloch White, ‘11<br />

Shai Nir White, ‘11<br />

Kelly Dolor Black, ‘11<br />

Will Hayes White, ‘11<br />

Don’t blame us, we’re<br />

OurEthnically Diverse Editorial Staff<br />

SAC is the man! I mean, not like "you da<br />

man," but like, <strong>The</strong> Man that's keeping us<br />

down. SAC, or 'Babylon,' is the committee<br />

responsible for handing out money. We were<br />

offended that only White Protestant Men are<br />

allowed on the board, but it let us get an<br />

Editor-in-Chief elected so we let it pass. But<br />

still, naming it the Supreme Aryan Council<br />

seems a little much. Crackers.<br />

Queen of all Layout:<br />

Jana Hirsch Jewish, ‘10<br />

Spoons:<br />

Shelby Prindaville White, ‘08<br />

John Bninski Polish, ‘09<br />

Shane Tepper White ‘09<br />

Sri Kothur Indian, ‘09<br />

Anya Mezina White, ‘09<br />

Steve Lovejoy White, ‘10<br />

Tatiana Aparicio Latina, ‘10<br />

Chris Kemendo White, ‘10<br />

Agnes Nam Asian, ‘11<br />

Alex Marcus White, ‘11<br />

Emerson Brooking White, ‘11<br />

Maureen Devenny White, ‘11<br />

Greg Marvin White, ‘11<br />

Ben Grinberg White, ‘11<br />

Karla Forjoe Black, ‘11<br />

Kelsey Colgan Canadian, ‘11<br />

Brian Brauntuch White, ‘11<br />

Logan Steinhardt White, ‘11<br />

Lauren Kapsalakis Greek, ‘11<br />

Matt Newberg White, ‘11<br />

Mo Shahin Egyptian, ‘11<br />

Nia Crosley Black, ‘11<br />

Drew Rizzo White, ‘11<br />

Greg Rollman White, ‘11<br />

Sammy Kim Asian, ‘11<br />

Talia Lev White, ‘11<br />

Steve Tsai Asian, ‘11<br />

Zach Saltman White, ‘11<br />

Yiyi Zhou Asian, ‘11<br />

Sean Mahoney White, ‘11<br />

Tanya Bogin White, ‘11<br />

<strong>Punch</strong> would like to thank $AC, Smoke’s, Greek<br />

Lady, our generous alums, the 400 and Joe Luchtan<br />

and Penn Dhamaka for lending us ethnic-y costumes.<br />

Heretofore notwithstanding: Alright, we kinda<br />

push the envelope a little hard in this issue. But don't<br />

worry, only a few members of <strong>Punch</strong> <strong>Bowl</strong>'s staff are<br />

actually racist; the rest are just Republican. Everyone<br />

can have a laugh at their own expense, but if you<br />

can't, congratulations: you're a racist. And if you still<br />

find yourself offended, just imagine us standing over<br />

your shoulder going "Oh yeah, we went there!" after<br />

every joke.<br />

©<strong>Punch</strong>bowl <strong>2008</strong>. Seriously, it’s copywrited. We’re<br />

looking at you, <strong>The</strong> Onion.


Letter From<br />

<strong>The</strong> President<br />

Sup Dawgs!<br />

When <strong>Punch</strong> <strong>Bowl</strong> asked me to write the opening letter for their diversity<br />

issue, I was delighted. A lot of people (like seriously a lot) tell me I'm<br />

not a racist. "Amy," they tell me, "you're not a racist." People tell me that<br />

because I understand not everyone is white, and also because I pay them.<br />

No one is more understanding than me, because I've made myself committed<br />

to learning about these non-white people. Sometimes, I make<br />

friends with people because they aren't white. If that's not not racist, I don't<br />

what is.<br />

I wasn't always so great though. When I was Provost of Princeton, I<br />

never once had to deal with minorities. <strong>The</strong> faculty was white, the students<br />

were white, hell, even the minorities were white (did you know they started<br />

letting in Catholics lolz). But I've learned a lot since then, like that it<br />

isn't polite to stare at a minority. Or point. Or giggle while whispering to<br />

your assistant. Oh the things you learn. Being at Penn has taught me so much about those unfortunate<br />

people who aren't white. Like, that Jewish Guilt has nothing to do with having killed Christ(!), or<br />

that Farrakhan isn't the name of a Pokémon. But like Pokémon, minorities are meant to be collected,<br />

sold, and evolved during battle using energy cards (just ask my gardener Juan, aka Blastoise).<br />

But while it's fun to have your help battle for your twelve-year-old's amusement, racism is bad (or<br />

so my speechwriters tell me). In general, we shouldn't generalize, because not all stereotypes are true.<br />

I mean, even though people say Jewish people can't dance, that's not true, because the ones I've<br />

hooked up with DEF had some moves (call me, Rabbi Steinbergstein!). And even though Asians are<br />

short and speak funny languages, they still know kung fu.<br />

I even learned racism isn't always about race (lol, I know, I know). But seriously, there are other<br />

kinds. Like take gay people for instance. <strong>The</strong>y face discrimination like all the time. I love gay people<br />

though, I totally understand them. Well, lesbians at least, cause if I was a chick, I'd be into me too.<br />

But gay guys… I dunno. If I was a guy I'd still be into me, but like, me as a girl. Not me as a guy. You<br />

know what I mean.<br />

So in conclusion, diversity is awesome. It allows people like you and me to understand other cultures,<br />

and helps us forget about our horribly, horribly racist ancestors. And don't even get me started<br />

on all the different types of porn! But now my assistants are telling me that I can't conclude on a sentence<br />

about porn (wtf), so I'll leave you with this: We already have your money, so at least pretend you’re<br />

not racist. Byeee!<br />

Seriously not a racist,<br />

Amy Gutmann<br />

If You Like Our Magazine, Check Out Our Website:<br />

www.<strong>The</strong><strong>Punch</strong><strong>Bowl</strong>.net<br />

It’s updated daily with content from our writers, and it has past issues of the magazine too<br />

PUNCHBOWL 3 Volume LXXXII, <strong>Winter</strong> ‘08


PUNCHBOWL 4 Volume LXXXII, <strong>Winter</strong>, ‘08


GREAT MOMENTS IN DIVERSITY HISTORY<br />

10,000 BC: First White Man<br />

Archaeologists recently were surprised to find what is thought to<br />

be the earliest specimen of Homo Albus. <strong>The</strong> remains were found<br />

in a tigerskin polo shirt and with a rudimentary golf club.<br />

Through cave paintings nearby, the archaeologists deciphered<br />

his probable life story. <strong>The</strong> man, "Og Frederick Thurston III"<br />

discovered he was different from his peers when dancing around<br />

the fire, he found himself ridiculed by his brethren. Unable to<br />

compete in hunting and gathering, he instead founded a country<br />

club and excluded everyone else.<br />

1880: Opening of the First Indian Casino<br />

After watching Dances With Wolves, Native Americans realize<br />

that hunting buffalo is not a viable long-term fiscal strategy.<br />

Taking advantage of economic irrationality of the white man<br />

and the synergy between their natural affinity for alcohol and the<br />

gaming industry, American Indians opened their first casino in<br />

1880. <strong>The</strong>y took a piece of god-forsaken wasteland and turned<br />

it into a god-less roulette-filled wasteland. <strong>The</strong>y realized they<br />

could finally give whitey a taste of his own medicine by taking<br />

his money instead of his STDs. However, whites still took their<br />

women, self-respect, baseball team, and their lives in the United<br />

States…but you have to start somewhere.<br />

1. Which race is your ideal partner<br />

a) White-Asian mix<br />

b) White-White mix<br />

c) Asian-aZn mix<br />

d) White Shiksa<br />

2. Favorite Movie Quote<br />

a) "Toga Toga Toga"-Animal House<br />

b) "<strong>The</strong>y are the enemy"-Malcom X<br />

c) "It's 40%. Well, 40 over 120 equals X<br />

over 100 and then you cross-multiply and<br />

get the value of X"-Mean Girls<br />

d) "You're what Grammy Hall would call<br />

a real Jew"-Annie Hall<br />

3. Favorite Scapegoat<br />

a) Blacks, Democrats, Poor Whites.<br />

b) Slavery, Poverty, George W. Bush.<br />

c) Humble Endowment.<br />

d) <strong>The</strong>re are other scapegoats<br />

4. Which instrument do you play<br />

a) Guitar …Hero.<br />

b) Disses, Rhymes and Bitches.<br />

c) Anything… that is piano or violin.<br />

d) Shofar.<br />

5. What website do you visit most often<br />

a) Asian Porn<br />

b) Porn<br />

c) Asian Porn<br />

1919: First Token/Minority sidekick<br />

Obviously, since they can't sustain a film alone. minorities finally<br />

realized that the only way to break into Hollywood was to be<br />

the bumbling idiot at the beck and call of the white hero. <strong>The</strong><br />

first minority was Charlie Chaplin's mulatto brother, D'Charlie<br />

in his iconic role, Negro Stable Hand #2. He first appeared in<br />

the 1919 silent classic, <strong>The</strong> Furious Irishman, and delivered the<br />

immortal title card which set the tone for minority sidekucks in<br />

the 20th Century: "Oh no, mister! That's not a gelding, that's a<br />

lady! Damn!"<br />

1960: A Penn student discovered the distinction between an<br />

Indian from India and an Indian from indigenous America after<br />

ordering maize and buffalo at New Delhi.<br />

1972: <strong>The</strong> Founding of Du Bois House<br />

In a spectacular reversal of Brown vs. Board of Education, several<br />

black students at Penn petition the courts for their own residence<br />

because "white people are crazy as hell." Sick of hearing<br />

Dave Matthews Band and watching awkward renditions of the<br />

"Souljah Boy dance," they realized they needed their own space<br />

on campus, separate but equal from Gregory House.<br />

Last Week: Gaysian-American male succeeds with first "converted"<br />

blacked-out Sigma Nu brother.<br />

FIND YOUR TRUE RACE QUIZ<br />

d) <strong>The</strong>Economist.com<br />

e) <strong>The</strong><strong>Punch</strong>bowl.net<br />

6. If you could break one rule, what<br />

would it be<br />

a) Killing the wife.<br />

b) Talking in movie theatres.<br />

c) Dividing by zero.<br />

d) Bejewling my yarmulke.<br />

7. What is your ideal job<br />

a) Professional golfer.<br />

b) Professional golf caddie. (sorry Tiger).<br />

c) Male protagonist in movie.<br />

d) Alan Greenspan.<br />

8. How would you name your kids<br />

a) As long as they can get into the country<br />

club<br />

b) only after rearranging letters and altering<br />

the number of syllables<br />

c) dropping forks down the stairs<br />

d) after Alan Greenspan<br />

9. What was your childhood dream<br />

a) To be president<br />

b) To be judged by the contents of my<br />

ipod<br />

c) Consult fortune cookie<br />

d) To open not-Chanukah presents on<br />

Christmas morning<br />

<strong>The</strong> Results!<br />

Mostly As = White: You oppress everyone<br />

else despite loving their music and<br />

paying $150 to copy their skin color. But<br />

on the plus side, you own everything, so<br />

feel free to walk through your people's<br />

cities. But not at night, because that's when<br />

they come out.<br />

Mostly Bs = Black: You've got more soul<br />

than anyone, but it was acquired through<br />

400 years of oppression. Bummer. But<br />

hey, once you rise up and take down <strong>The</strong><br />

Man, you could be the world's first<br />

Chabillionaire.<br />

Mostly Cs = Asian: <strong>The</strong>re are more of<br />

you than anybody in the world, but here in<br />

America you're just known as that chick<br />

with the sideways vagina.<br />

Mostly Ds = Jew: You're just like regular<br />

white people, except they hate you for<br />

killing the Son of God. You control the<br />

media, the financial markets, and pretty<br />

much anything that somebody hates.You<br />

find comfort in your people's homeland of<br />

New Jersey.


HOW TO THROW A MULTICULTURAL PARTY<br />

Throwing a party can be exciting. But when deciding upon how to organize it, one must be careful to make everyone feel welcome, even the Irish.<br />

Here are some ways to run a party without receiving a call from the ACLU the next day:<br />

Have Diverse Food for Diversity Guests<br />

Any veteran party scholar knows that the most diverse food is of<br />

the "dippable" variety: for Mexicans, chips and salsa. For Middle<br />

Easterners, pita and hummus. For the French or people from the<br />

1970s, you can offer fondue. But to make everyone comfortable<br />

and create a metaphor for intercultural harmony, you can mix all the<br />

dips together! As for deserts, a classic race gap bridging morsel is<br />

the half-and-half chocolate/vanilla cookie. To accommodate more<br />

diversity, however, tenth-and-tenth-and-tenth-and-tenth-and-tenthand-tenth-and-tenth-and-tenth-and-tenth-and-tenth<br />

cookies may<br />

be more appropriate.<br />

Use Decorations that Will Appeal to Everyone<br />

National flags are passé and you'll inevitably leave someone out.<br />

Consider instead multi-purpose decorations. For instance: Asian<br />

people feel most at home when you have paper lanterns around;<br />

but slip some candy inside, and they can double as piñatas! A few<br />

carefully-arranged flowers at the base can turn a hookah into a<br />

delightful centerpiece for practically any occasion. Afro-Caribbean<br />

witch doctors appreciate seeing the shrunken heads of their enemies,<br />

and Klansmen like seeing dead darkies.<br />

Pay Attention to Seating Arrangements<br />

A good host makes a seating arrangement that will maximize fun<br />

social interactions while minimizing awkwardness. <strong>The</strong> Japanese,<br />

for instance, probably shouldn't be put next to the Koreans after<br />

WWII; the same goes for the Germans and anyone. Perhaps you<br />

might want to put the Samoans between them because they are<br />

wide. Also, you should separate the Bloods and Crips because while<br />

the Bloods donate their philanthropic funds to the Metropolitan<br />

Opera, the Crips prefer to direct their patronage of the arts towards<br />

to the Civic Opera, which leads to some uncomfortable silences. By<br />

all means seat the Jews next to all your Arab guests; they're quite<br />

used to it.<br />

Be Sure to Include Party Favors<br />

<strong>The</strong> inclusion of party favors is a particularly delicate issue, as a<br />

group will feel lasting resentment if they do not receive a favorable<br />

gift, and the last thing needed is another ethnic cleansing against a<br />

more favored gift group. Assault rifles are always a good choice for<br />

African children, and lend an implicit (but non-binding) statement<br />

of support to any militant group. White people will be pleasantly<br />

surprised to find a jovial black friend included, and a malaria vaccine<br />

should delight any South American party-goers. And finally,<br />

finger traps should satisfy -or at least incapacitate- the Chinese.<br />

Some Fun Party Activity Ideas<br />

It's also important to have some fun culturally-appropriate<br />

games planned. Like Jello-wrestling for Lesbians, stand-up<br />

karaoke for Jews, or competitive pebble-considering for<br />

Buddhists. If you can think of a good game, remember that<br />

midgets love big people tossing and Sub-Saharan Africans love<br />

to eat. For Vikings, try raping and/or pillaging (depending on<br />

funds available).<br />

PREGAME DIVERSELY!<br />

Now more than ever, college students are looking for different ways to get drunk before getting drunk. Luckily for those of us at Penn, our<br />

diverse student body brings with it an equally diverse array of drinking techniques. Here are a few.<br />

Man, fuck the Monroe Doctrine with the "Gringo and<br />

Tonic". Enjoy smoking your Havana Honey with this concoction<br />

made up of nationalized liquor and the people's club soda.<br />

Note: does not go well with crackers.<br />

Nothing says I'm the shit like the "Popped Cosmopolitan"<br />

Like most of the stuff you wear this would this would be considered<br />

gay if you didn't constantly say you fuck mad bitches.<br />

Sure, you're slightly overweight, but a few sips of this Crunk<br />

Juice and you won't realize you're a terrible dancer dressed like<br />

you're a walking tribute to the 80s.<br />

Join the Asian invasion in Kings Court and take a<br />

"Yellowdriver" straight to the head. It's ½ shot of tap water<br />

and O'douls mixed with lemonade in a Hello Kitty cup.<br />

PLO More like BYO with the "Palestinian Party Bottle".<br />

Just, mix up 2 parts gin, 1 part Kahlua, and 3 parts agnst in a tall<br />

glass bottle. Top it of with an colorful gasoline soaked rag that<br />

really gets the party started. <strong>The</strong>n light it on fire and throw it at<br />

your date, an Israeli widow.<br />

6<br />

PUNCHBOWL<br />

Drop a few beads at the bar and feed your addiction to whiteman's<br />

fury with "Firewater". Tell Running-Wolf-Behind-Bar<br />

to mix 1 shot of corn ethanol, 2 shots of buffalo urine, and he'll<br />

know to slip in 3 teaspoons of nicotine.<br />

Start your day off like a Latin Legend with a "Tequila<br />

Sunrise" … at Home Depot.<br />

Party likes it's 1939 with "<strong>The</strong> Third Reich and Coke".<br />

This drink is the final solution to your sobriety. Selected from<br />

only the purest Aryan Master-Ryes this is the perfect drink for<br />

beer hall rallies or mixers with gypsy Sorority girls. Plus it always<br />

ends way better than dropping Jäger bombs with the Brits<br />

.<br />

Hillel is a great place to start the night with a "Chutzpah".<br />

Our Jewish classmates love to kick it off with 2 shots of<br />

Manischevitz in the blood of a Gentile child.<br />

Praise Allah with "Allahu Akbar". Throw in 1 shot of not-<br />

Franzia and 2 shots of not-tequila, served with 3 strips of notbacon,<br />

and take it all down not facing away from Mecca.


DIVERSITY SCORING GUIDE<br />

In the landmark Supreme Court case of Grutter v. Bollinger, the University of Michigan's quota system of awarding extra points to applicants<br />

based on diversity was unconstitutional. Why Because of some whack racist bullshit, of course. But since the federal government<br />

lacks jurisdiction in Penn's ivory tower, our school has adopted that system. Here are the juicy highlights from Penn's new Diversity<br />

Scoring Guide.<br />

Black +5<br />

Really Black +10<br />

Like Really, Really Black +2<br />

No, seriously, like Wesley Snipes black +600<br />

L +15<br />

G 0<br />

B -10 (50% of penn's campus is B at<br />

2AM)<br />

T + 20<br />

A T Who Is At Times B, G, and L -<br />

Priceless<br />

Earth +2<br />

Wind -10<br />

Fire +7<br />

Water +20<br />

Heart -30<br />

All of them +Captain Planet<br />

WASP from Maryland with above-average<br />

SAT scores = Meh…<br />

Scottish + 5<br />

Really Scottish +uh, ok, I guess<br />

Like, really, really Scottish +Freedom!<br />

I didn't even know how you go about<br />

being this Scottish +Let's get pissed!!!<br />

Hispanic +20<br />

Hispanic From Mexico -20<br />

Hispanic Who Can Cook and Clean +50<br />

Dominican Baseball Phenom +100<br />

Hispanic Jew -5<br />

Mormon +10<br />

Mormon with 3 Moms +0<br />

Mormon not from Utah +30<br />

Fundamentalist Mormon -20<br />

Huntsman Mormon +3000<br />

Guido +'ey!<br />

Child Prodigy +50<br />

Harry Potter +60 to Gryffindor<br />

Zoom-Zoom Mazda Kid -40 (whispered)<br />

Dakota Fanning +Aww<br />

Haley Joel Osment +3 Dead People<br />

Flamboyant gays = -15<br />

Hilariously flamboyant gays = +30<br />

Hilariously flamboyant gays from New Jersey<br />

= 0<br />

Women = -3<br />

Women Engineer = +7<br />

Barely Legal = +100<br />

Women engineers, if they can cook = + 10<br />

Barely Legal engineers, if they can cook<br />

= Accepted<br />

Jew = -5<br />

Jew interested in Finance = -10<br />

Jew interested in Finance from New York =<br />

-30<br />

Jew interested in Finance from New York<br />

with a huge, throbbing circumcised<br />

endowment = +500<br />

Actually, that's really gay = -1000<br />

Volume LXXXII, <strong>Winter</strong> ‘08 7


In a Panties Drawer<br />

In Math 104<br />

At a Frat Party<br />

On the Basketball Court<br />

At Crown Fried Chicken


Where Asians<br />

Belong<br />

DON’T<br />

Asians have been hard-working, dedicated people since their arrival in the US. From their humble beginnings building the railroads to their<br />

lucrative future building space railroads, Asians have always been there for America. But some people (read: not us) don't take kindly to<br />

Asian-Americans. <strong>The</strong>y are racists, harboring regressive and repugnant views that endanger the values upon which this nation was founded.<br />

And these people (read: still not us) think that great individuals such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li should stay away from various<br />

places around America and at Penn. Racists blow. That being said, here are a few of those places:<br />

Behind the Wheel of a Car<br />

Under the Button<br />

Participating in Drinking Games<br />

In DuBois<br />

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PUNCHBOWL 10 Volume LXXXII, <strong>Winter</strong> ‘08<br />

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THE PROS/CONS OF COMING OUT<br />

When deciding whether or not to come out of the closet, a prospective homosexual must weigh many issues in their decision, such as financial<br />

concerns, family considerations, and fabulousness rationing. What follows is a condensed list of those points, both positive and negative. <strong>The</strong>re<br />

are only two jokes about lesbians because we are afraid of them.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Pros<br />

<strong>The</strong> Cons<br />

1. You’re gay!<br />

2. Can move your Will & Grace DVD collection from back<br />

of closet to on top of DVD player<br />

3. You can finally sell your Ford Truck to buy a Mini-<br />

Cooper.<br />

4. <strong>The</strong> thick bay area fog makes beautiful rainbows<br />

5. You own 63 pairs of shoes!<br />

6. Catered to by unsolicited prostitutes<br />

7. Refined fashion sense attracts notice<br />

8. Can stop telling people you love Georgia O’Keefe for her<br />

artistic merit<br />

9. Hot lesbians are hot<br />

10. What people have long known - that you are an annoying<br />

asshole - will suddenly be confused with being well-read,<br />

dapper, and particular.<br />

11. Perfect excuse to escape your small-town past and move<br />

to the big city.<br />

12. Disposable income, y'all!<br />

13. Can stop pretending to go to LGBT center just for free<br />

printing<br />

1. You’re gay.<br />

2. Must burn your Eminem collection<br />

3. Driving a pink Mini convertible is so fucking gay.<br />

4. Obligated to incorporate gay pride rainbow into everything<br />

possible<br />

5. <strong>The</strong>re was no room left in the closet for you, and now<br />

everyone knows your gay.<br />

6. Unsolicited bigotry<br />

7. AIDS puts bags under your eyes.<br />

8. Start to get tired of the giant vaginas on your wall<br />

9. Most lesbians are not<br />

10. Other gays will be able to figure out you're still a<br />

douchebag<br />

11. Once your career as a fashion designer goes south,<br />

daddy and your small-town friends won’t be there.<br />

12. Santorum<br />

13. Bitches - you can live without 'em, but they want to live<br />

with you.


DIVERSIFIYING YOUR FRIEND PORTFOLIO<br />

With OCR just around the corner, much of campus will be abuzz about hedge funds and corporate ass-kissing, so few will have time for friends. But like<br />

stocks, friends have to be chosen carefully, retained for long periods of time, and split into small pieces if they grow too much. Additionally, like your stock<br />

portfolio, you should have a diverse collection of ethnic friends. Here are some exclusive insider tips (but don't tell the SEC) on how to create a diversified<br />

portfolio of friends (seriously, don't tell the SEC):<br />

Arabs: If there's one sure way to win the hearts and minds of<br />

Arabs, it's liberation. Try to liberate Arabs wherever you see<br />

them. Arabs are very proud people, so they will try to politely<br />

deny that they require liberation, but just smile, cock your gun,<br />

and liberate. <strong>The</strong>y'll thank you later. Leave a permanent presence<br />

in their home to make sure they stay liberated. In fact, you may<br />

want to sublet part of their apartment to your Jewish friend just<br />

to make sure they're ok.<br />

Japanese: Sail a gunboat to the front door of the family<br />

home, deliver a letter requesting that Tomo be allowed to come<br />

out and play with you in designated areas of the front yard.<br />

Announce that you will return in a year with a force twice as<br />

large to receive the reply. In case they get uppity, drop a bomb<br />

with the power of a thousand suns in their living room, and<br />

receive their undying subservience and efficient technology in<br />

return.<br />

Minnesota Gays: Tap tap, left right, forward back, right,<br />

drop paper, flush, zip. Wait for tapped reply. Extend tentative,<br />

yet firm hand into neighboring stall. Shake.<br />

Women: In the event of catastrophic disaster, survivors must<br />

sometimes eat their dead. In that same vein, sometimes you must<br />

befriend women. Whether you yourself are a woman is irrelevant;<br />

the process remains equally distasteful. <strong>The</strong> key to garnering<br />

a woman's friendship is to never stop talking. Women lead<br />

notoriously boring lives, and letting them talk could lead to a<br />

conversation about menstrual cycles, Stairmasters, Atkinsfriendly<br />

pastas, and commitment. This can be hard remember<br />

when you're not trying to sleep with them.<br />

Native Americans: Native Americans seem to hang around<br />

no matter what you do, claiming that this is "their land," and<br />

"they must protect their culture." Try complimenting your new<br />

friend on his role as an extra in "Dances With Wolves" or<br />

"Pocohantas." If these methods don't work, they'll tolerate you<br />

as long as you spend long hours at the blackjack table.<br />

Cavemen: Build a time machine. Set it for 20,000 BC. 20,000<br />

BCE if you're Jewish. <strong>The</strong>n take a plane to France. Oh wait ...<br />

maybe you should take a plane to France first, and then use the<br />

time machine. Now call up directory assistance and ask for the<br />

nearest caveman cave. Crap, this is really hard. OK, now turn on<br />

your TV and wait for a Geico commercial. Goddammit! Forget<br />

it, you don't need any caveman friends.<br />

Fat People: No. No no no no no. No. Ew. No.<br />

Canadians: First, lower their Health Points with Meowth's<br />

SCRATCH attack. <strong>The</strong>y may use HARDEN to increase their<br />

defense, but you can disrupt the move with a HYDRO PUMP<br />

to the face. While they're stunned and weak, use your POKE-<br />

BALL. If they're still too powerful to tame, use TAIL WHIP or<br />

WHIRLWIND to disrupt their accuracy. This time to be sure,<br />

use your MASTER BALL. That should wor…oh what the hell!<br />

RUN! RUN! RUN! Ah…you died.<br />

South Americans: <strong>The</strong> best way to befriend our neighbors<br />

to the south is to be a good neighbor at home. So be sure to be<br />

generous if they need to borrow a cup of sugar or a kilo of baking<br />

powder, store some goods in your apartment, or ask you to<br />

hold on to a baggie in your stomach during a ten hour<br />

Greyhound journey.


USEUL PHRASES IN OTHER LANGUAGES<br />

13 Volume LXXXII, <strong>Winter</strong> ‘08


HOW TO SPOT AN INFIDEL<br />

In today's fast-paced world, it can be hard to distinguish one of Allah's servants from His enemies. <strong>Punch</strong> <strong>Bowl</strong> understands that identifying<br />

and punishing an infidel is a task few have the time for, so we have prepared a handy checklist for the mujahadeen-on-the-go:<br />

Is his turban on backwards<br />

Has she voiced an opinion<br />

Does he have freckles<br />

Is she festive in December<br />

Does he fondly remember his childhood<br />

Does he hold public office<br />

Is he unable to point to Mecca on the fly<br />

Has he been in possession of his bags the entire time<br />

When you tell him he might get stoned, is he happy<br />

Does he have horns and breathes fire/concentrating in<br />

Finance<br />

Does he tolerate you<br />

Is he not attacking infidels at that moment<br />

Can you see her<br />

Is his mustache not full-bodied and bushy<br />

Has she heard of sexual pleasure<br />

Is he a muslim, but you still don't like him anyway<br />

Is she eating pork<br />

Does he only believe in 4 pillars of faith<br />

Can you see her ankles<br />

Did he invite you to speak at Columbia<br />

Is she not on the jihad listserve<br />

Does she believe in the Holocaust<br />

Are there homosexuals in his country<br />

Has she been on the Hajj fewer than three times<br />

Does he complain about waking up at 4 AM for<br />

prayer<br />

If you offer him a Cinnabon at noon during Ramadan,<br />

will he eat it<br />

Is he wearing a Crusader outfit<br />

Everyone knows that a person who is an "Oreo" is "Black<br />

on the outside, but White on the inside." Similarly,<br />

"Twinkies" are "Yellow on the outside, White on the<br />

inside." Here are some lesser-known, but equally delicious/offensive,<br />

racially-oriented foods:<br />

Mexican Jumping Bean: Mexican on outside; black on inside<br />

(because it jumps).<br />

Fig Newton: Tan on outside, brown on inside, makes mess in<br />

bed.<br />

Pepto-Bismol: Pink on outside, pink on the inside.<br />

Caramel Apple: Brown on outside, white on inside, green<br />

intermediately.<br />

Kiwi: Hairy on outside, Martian on inside.<br />

Aloo Gobi: Brahmin on outside, Untouchable on inside.<br />

Pemmican: Sioux on outside, Ute on inside.<br />

Gelt: Gold and Jewy on outside, black and chewy inside.<br />

Marijuana Cigarette: Dutchie on outside, Jamaican on inside.<br />

General Tso’s chicken: Manchu on outside, Han on the inside<br />

Bleach: White and turns other people around them whiter.<br />

Powdered Jelly Doughnut: Lots of makeup, squishy, communist.<br />

Everlasting Gobstopper: Asian person acting like an Indian<br />

person acting like a black person acting like…<br />

Tootsie Roll Pop: We all know how much we hate it when<br />

blue people act like they’re black.<br />

Human: Various on outside, red on inside.<br />

Chocolate-Covered Coffee Bean: Brown on the outside,<br />

Javanese on inside.<br />

14<br />

PUNCHBOWL

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