Entertainment Excuses to party by Bret Hodgert Design Editor We all need to celebrate. The human race has been celebrating for one reason or another since the beginning of time. If you are like most people, you look forward to upcoming holidays as an excuse to let it all out and party. Let me ask you this, “Why wait?” Through the combined efforts of religons, governments, and people all over the world, we now have an excuse to celebrate EVERYDAY! But whatever you do, just don’t tell the postal service. “Party Excuses” will run every week in The Print from now on. This column will give you several reasons to celebrate every day. Wed., Feb 11- If you know where Cameroon is, today is Cameroon Youth Day. Today is also Iranian National Day and Japanese Empire Day. As far as birthdays go, Thomas Edison was bom on this day in Febuary. Thurs., Feb 12- Amazingly enough, both Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were bom on this date in 1809. Fri., Feb 13- Today is the start of National Kraut and Frankfurter Week. If you’re real­ WHERE: ly smart though, you’ll skip the cabbage and hot dogs and go to C.C.C.’s My Bloody Valentines Dance. Sat., Feb. 14- What better reason to celebrate than Valen­ tine’s Day? If you happen to be a cult follower of Dionysus, today is Viticulturists’ Day. Its said that Dionysians go big for the wine and merriment on this one. Oregon became a state today in 1859. Sun., Feb. 15- That ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia takes place today. Lupercalia is a fertility celebration that started centuries ago and is still celebrated today. If. you are an E.R.A activist, you will be happy to know that today is Susan B. Anthony’s birthday. Happy Bir­ thday Susie B. Mon., Feb 16- Today is the start of International Friendship Week. It is also the start of the Ponquet Acadian Winter Festival. I don’t know what a Ponquet or an Acadian is, but I do know that Winter Festival means Party. Tues., Feb. 17- It looks like to­ day is actually fairly boring. You’re on your own for this one. Prof. Von Hergenshiemer: the man with two brains Dear Man w/ 2 Brains, Where does the hair on our heads come from? It is something I have always wondered about. Signed Wondering in O.C. Dear Vondering- Ver does ze hair come from is a zimple qvestion to answer. Ze hair on our heads is actually vrooted deep in our nazal passages. You vill notice zat peo­ ple who sniffle a lot hafe longer, fuller heads of hair. You vill also notice zat ze peo­ ple going bait hardly sniffle at all and are constantly hafing to clip the hanging nose hairs. Ozer People hafe ozer theories on ze same subject, but zen, dey only hafe one brain. Dear Two Heads, Why are there so many dead ’possums on the road after it rains? Signed Grossed out at Clackamas Community College. Dear Grossed, Ze first thing I vant to say is zat I do not hafe two heads, I just hafe two of ze brains. Please, from now on, do not be such a yutz. In regards to your qvestion, I hafe come up vit ze perfect theory. Oppussums, being ze scavengers zat zey are, like to chew on ze dead vorms (that’s worms you schmuck.) Anyvay, after a rain zer are lots of dead vorms in ze road. ’Possums, being ze intelligent creature zat zey are, know zet ze car driving on ze roads vill hafe many dead vorms stuck in ze tires. Ze ’possum, looking for ze quick snack, inevitably meets the inevitable. Dear Man With Two Brains: I How did you get two brains' Signed S.M. Dear S.M. Ven I vas a small child, I vi sucked up by a giant UFO. Ven] vas put back on ze earth ten yea later, I had two brains and ze vj amounts of knowledge vith vichl answer these qvestions. Zis is not really true, but | German doctors zat brainwash I me to say zat, said zat zey von I kill me if I said zat zey hl operated on me experimentally, I vas not suppose to say zat eithtl so forget you heard it. If you have a question for Tl Man With Two Brains, pleafl leave them in the box at the J tivities office window. Profess! Von Hergenshiemi (TMWTB)will answer as mail questions as possible. CC Mall ADMISSION: Clackamas Community College Page 10 «