We’ve all been annoyed when they shout outside Dwinelle or Wheeler halls during that deafeningly silent in-class midterm, but now Downtown Berkeley merchants are complaining about the Crazies, too.The Clog is glad to hear somebody else is doing something about it. The won’t-really-do-anything “grassroots” campaign (read: petition) gets the residents off our backs for being students obnoxious and proves that we’re not the most hated in the average Berkeley resident’s eyes … the religious zealots with their PA systems hold that position, and they’re already on a soapbox to receive the award. How convenient.We don’t know how effective Operation Shut Up Soapboxing League will be, but if it’s anything like Oakgate, we might as well put up our feet and blast the music.Worried the petition won’t get passed quickly enough? Ready to concede a united front with the people of Berkeley? Why bother? You have a defense to the inevitably bureaucratic process involved that no liberal-minded, technology-fearing Berkeley hippie would own: an iPod that, with the right headphones, deafens outside noise and generates an auto-reply “Don’t talk to me” message across your forehead.So gossip loudly all you want about the terrible sushi you had last week that like, totally could have been because you knocked back ten sake bombs or possibly several subsequent shots of tequila because Berkeley cares more about the Bible-thumpers. And getting rid of the homeless.Image Source: Salgu Wissmath, Daily CalLOUD ENOUGH TO RAISE THE DEAD [SF Gate]Council Sends Commons Initiative to Commissions [Daily Cal]

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