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JAYPLAY SAYS
CALL
(602)435-3694
Luke Johnson is conducting an experiment. He wants to see how many strangers will call his cell phone. Johnson's video on YouTube.com asks viewers to call his Phoenix, Ariz. phone number, (602) 435-3694. Callers who miss talking to Johnson himself are greeted by his voice mail, reiterating the experiment's goal: to see how many people will call a number just because it's on the Internet. So, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKXH7h8bD10, watch his video, then give Luke Johnson a call. Don't forget to mention you read about him in Jayplay.
BUY ADVANCEMENTS IN BEER BONGOLOGY
Looking for a rare or out-of-print book? Abebooks.com, through one of its 13,500 booksellers, can help. Just use the search function to find books by title, author, keyword or ISBN and buy what you need through the site. Abebooks.com also offers access to international editions of text books, which usually sell for much less than American versions. Abebooks.com is so confident that it can find any book, that its ad campaign features fake "obscure"books, including Advancement in Beer Bongology and Whoops, I Was Wrong, by George W. Bush. Bonus: you can actually buy copies of the books from the ad campaign. Unfortunately, the inside pages of these books are blank.
Becka Cremer
Becka Cremer
STUDY WITH NOTEPODS
Like Sparknotes for your iPod, or CliffsNotes for your computer, NotePods take the reading out of required books. InterLingua Educational Publishing has recorded summaries of some of the most frequently assigned required-reading books and plays. Download summaries from *notepods.com* for just $1.99 each and load them onto your iPod or other MP3 player. Now you can absorb Tolstoy on the treadmill or *Beowulf* on your bike. That beats reading any day.
Becka Cremer
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TABLOID FANTASY
LEAGUE
If you like the concept of fantasy football but you know more about Tom Cruise than about Tom Brady, the Tabloid Fantasy League could be for you.The concept is simple:players bet on whose face will appear on each of four tabloid magazines,then,when the mags hit the shelves,players earn points based on the accuracy of their guesses.Navigate to www.TABFL.com, create an account and see how in-tune you are with the stars. Bonus:winners of the virtual game can receive actual prizes,including iPod and Coach bags.
Becka Cremer
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FASHION FIND
Nan Wang (left),
Overland Park
p sophomore,
sports a logo
from a cross-
state
Annie Hagg (right),
Palatine, Ill.
senior wears her Hunting Ridge
Elementary
School
hopdie.
Flaunting the logo of another university is a great way to annoy KU sports nurses, and when that logo is on a sweats shirt, it's a great way to stay warm too. Laura Gerth, Omaha, Neb., graduate student, wears her Luther College sweatshirt, even though she doesn't think anyone
Sweatshirts were once reserved for sleeping and working out, but now the hooded tops are considered comfortable everyday wear — and a way to show school spirit, even if it's not for KU.
LOGO HOODIES
actually knows where the college is. She doesn't own any KU attire, so she wears this as an alternative, she says. In the spirit of keeping nostalgia alive, Annie Hagg, Palatine, Ill. senior, says she dug a bit deeper into the back of her closet and dusted off a classic from her days in elementary school. "It's one of my favorites because back when I was a fat kid in elementary school, I couldn't fit into it. Now it fits."
Bart Vandever