Humor isn’t easy. I have just reached this conclusion as I blankly stare at the unforgiving blinking of my HP computer cursor. How can I best introduce the new Harbus Humor section? That damn cursor mocks me. Dude, I should have asked for a Dell. It wouldn’t have changed the cursor taunting much, but at… Continue reading Welcome from the Humor Editor
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Second Semester Cold Call: A Survivor's Guide
February 27, 2002. It was all but inevitable. I had tempted fate for too long and I was in for a cosmic smackdown. I had somehow avoided cold calls for the entire year, but regardless of my false sense of security, I finally got the dreaded cold call for the Nucor case. As I sat… Continue reading Second Semester Cold Call: A Survivor's Guide
Where the Girls Aren't
Beautiful voices. Dance moves. Energy and charisma. Great legs. The women in this year’s Hasty Pudding theatrical have all the characteristics you look for in leading ladies. Except…. dude, these are dudes. The disturbingly attractive “women” on stage are cross dressers, decked to make any Pricilla Ball goer green with envy. The Hasty Pudding troupe… Continue reading Where the Girls Aren't
Poetry Review: Billy Collins, U.S. Poet Laureate
Poetry and HBS students typically go together like Microsoft Excel and art history majors. In his December 12 appearance at Harvard, the U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins reminded me how poetry can provide time for simple things business school can push aside: an easy laugh, a few minutes of reflection, or a little help getting… Continue reading Poetry Review: Billy Collins, U.S. Poet Laureate
Falling in Love With Am‚lie
Falling in Love With Am‚lieLe Fabuleux destin d’Am‚lie Poulain (Am‚lie)Director: Jean-Pierre JeunetStudio: MiramaxScreenplay: Guillame Laurent, Jean-Pierre JeunetStarring: Audrey Tautou (Am‚lie Poulain)Rating: R The tagline that appears most in articles and trailers about Am‚lie is “you’ll fall in love with her.” You’ll get no argument from my end. In my personal opinion, Am‚lie (the short translation… Continue reading Falling in Love With Am‚lie
A Landmark Editorial
The Harbus News Corporation would like to make it clear that absolutely everything in the humor section of all the summer editions of the Harbus should be treated as pure, unqualified, unadulterated fiction with no factual bias, truth or reference to reality what so ever, the only exceptions being this editorial and certain Section reports… Continue reading A Landmark Editorial
In Philadelphia They Call It A Split Knish
Last week, Boston witnessed the final performance of the triple surprise orgasm, stunningly rendered by a quivering Robin Givens. The last gasp played to a packed house as The Vagina Monologues ended an extended run at the Wilbur Theatre. It was a moment that New England will not soon forget, a performance that officially ended… Continue reading In Philadelphia They Call It A Split Knish
Special K-Doing Good
It’s nearly Easter. Spring has sprung. Shouldn’t we be seeing some Section Love to report on by now? Sadly, your correspondent has failed to detect any romantic blossoms in the Garden of K-sorry, mere Cohort Love doesn’t count-so this bulletin must focus instead on the public activities of the finest class to grace HBS in… Continue reading Special K-Doing Good
Stop Me If You've Heard This One…
The plot is absurdly unoriginal. Four well-to-do African-American males are forced to reflect on their ideas of friendship and commitment and intimacy and relationships and life when one of the four friends announces he is getting married. This is ground already covered by “The Wood” and “The Best Man,” both released less than two years… Continue reading Stop Me If You've Heard This One…
"Motherland"
Vineeta Vijayaraghavan’s debut novel deserves the rave reviews it is getting. Set in the early 90s in India, the book explores the scenario of reverse migration. Maya is a fifteen year old girl from New York, spending the summer at her grandmother’s house in a small tea estate in India. Maya had been brought up… Continue reading "Motherland"
My Action Plan for Humor
If there’s one thing I’ve learned at HBS, it’s the fundamental importance of a good action plan. Of course, a good action plan is supposed to break everything out into “short”, “medium”, and “long” terms, with detailed minute-by-minute timelines and full consideration of all possible contingencies, such as how competitor’s reactions and the sudden onset… Continue reading My Action Plan for Humor
Photo Caption Contest
Send me your crazy captions for the picture on the right and I will publish the funny ones. Send captions to humor@mba2004.hbs.edu by Wednesday at 5PM. humor@mba2004.hbs.edu by Wednesday at 5 p.m.
This week's photo caption contest:
Send me your crazy captions for the picture on the right and I will publish the funny ones. Send captions to humor@mba2004.hbs.edu by Wednesday at 5PM.
Photo Caption Contest
This week’s picture:Send me your crazy captions for the picture on the let (keep it clean, please) and I will publish the funny ones. Send captions to humor@mba2004.hbs.edu by Wednesday at 5PM. humor@mba2004.hbs.edu by Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Photo Caption Contest
This week’s picture: Send me your crazy captions for the picture on the right (keep it clean, please) and I will publish the funny ones. Send captions to… humor@mba2004.hbs.edu by Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Saturday Night Live Emmy Award Winner Enthralls Crowd
If the old adage holds true that people’s ears burn when they are being talked about, then conservatives must have been in some pain last Tuesday evening. Comedian-turned-political commentator Al Franken (think Saturday Night Live) entertained an overflowing crowd on September 30th at the First Parish Church in Harvard Square. Fully an hour before the… Continue reading Saturday Night Live Emmy Award Winner Enthralls Crowd
This week's picture caption contest
Send me your crazy captions for the picture on the right (keep it clean, please) and I will publish the funny ones. Send captions to… humor@mba2004.hbs.edu by Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Announcing the Harbus Caption Contest
Yup, there are just too many crazy photos out there not to do something with. So send me your crazy captions for the picture on the right (keep it clean, please) and I will publish the funny ones. Send captions to humor@mba2004.hbs.edu by Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Partner: ? Listed
Ahhh. The return to Boston. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the new classes are in full swing. Life is good and sweet (so far) as a second-year. Oh, and any of you second-year brethren that haven’t updated your classcards to let everyone know what you did for the summer, make sure you… Continue reading Partner: ? Listed
Harbus Humor
Do you think you are funny? Do you enjoy writing? If so, have I got a deal for you. The Harbus humor section (read: “Me.”) is looking for contributors for both its regular section as well as the HarHarBus, our one-page “Onion”-esque satirical news page. Also, we are looking for an RC assistant editor to… Continue reading Harbus Humor
Be Funny!
It’s deadline time and I am feeling the crunch. While many of the Class of 2004 are scurrying to clean up their resumes, desperately seeking synonyms for words like gopher and grunt (which we are told are not suggested for the HBS format), I am struggling with a different monkey on my back. Forget the… Continue reading Be Funny!
Warren Buffett Speaks His Mind in Burden Auditorium
The man who as a boy collected and sold used golf balls, started a pinball machine business in high school, and later stepped in as the interim chairman and chief executive of Salomon Brothers for an annual salary of one dollar, rolled into town last week full of the honesty, insightfulness and good humor for… Continue reading Warren Buffett Speaks His Mind in Burden Auditorium
Letter to the Editor
Allen [Dear Editor], At least one of the questions for That Guy wasn’t funny. I don’t believe Iraq is a good humor topic (and the many passionate contributions in last week’s issue support that idea). I also don’t think this kind of section I joke is funny either. “Section I sucks” is not exactly what… Continue reading Letter to the Editor
Tremont 647: boldly flavored American cuisine
Tremont 647 is a wonderful 70-seat restaurant located in trendy South Boston where boldly flavored American cuisine with inventive global influences is routinely served up. With a growing national reputation as one of the country’s most exciting young chefs, Andy Husband’s delicious dishes are ones you don’t want to miss out on. His commitment to… Continue reading Tremont 647: boldly flavored American cuisine
Humor Editor Fails to Write Harbus Farewell, Papers
EC student Maria Wich-Vila (OE) is well aware of the fact that, as outgoing humor editor/writer for the HBS newspaper, she is here supposed to write some sort of fond farewell, a last Harbus hurrah. However, continuing with her breathtaking record so far this term, she won’t be able write such a farewell, because she… Continue reading Humor Editor Fails to Write Harbus Farewell, Papers
Partner: Listed?
As we all know, right next to your classcard picture (mine is terrible) is that insidious little word: Partner. After that is a space for input which defaults to “None Listed”. Now, this little space, depending on where you are in your life, can seem a lot bigger than it actually is. Let’s be honest…the… Continue reading Partner: Listed?
News In Brief:
EC Students Start Cramming for Friendships(HBS) EC students on campus started cramming for friendships last week, just like they crammed for finals in college. According to the EC student Hal Kernan, “Once I realized there were only four weeks left of school, I started emailing all the people I’ve tangentially known over the past two… Continue reading News In Brief:
Don’t Drop the Grenade! Seriously…Don’t.
Managing your commitments at work and school can often make you feel like you are juggling lots of priorities. Imagine yourself juggling three things: bouncy balls, eggs, and grenades. That is exactly how I imagine and manage my commitments. We all know that we don’t want to drop the grenades. Boom! These are the projects… Continue reading Don’t Drop the Grenade! Seriously…Don’t.
Back To School, Back To Cool
For most of us in the Class of 2013, this August marks our seventeenth “back to school” season. Since we’ve experienced this familiar ritual so many times in the past, we can relate to the anticipatory excitement it sparks in us as enthusiastic students. I myself certainly want to be prepared for the big first… Continue reading Back To School, Back To Cool
Dating. HBS. Kwame. Goodbye.
Surprisingly, I am at a loss for words. Yes, I know expectations are higher than in high school when I first lost my … pencil and I was taking an AP History exam (even though this is my last column, it shall remain classy!). But in his final column, what can your famous dating columnist… Continue reading Dating. HBS. Kwame. Goodbye.
