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If at All Possible, Involve a Cow: The Book of College Pranks
If at All Possible Involve a Cow The Book of College Pranks Author:Neil Steinberg A WORK OF SCHOLARSHIP... A GUIDE TO LIFE ... A CELEBRATION OF GENIUS — Great college pranks have always been hushed up and hidden, suppressed by humiliated school administrations and white-knuckled archivists at colleges and universities throughout the land. — Until now. — Neil Steinberg spent years -- years, mind you -- ferreting out the sto... more »ries behind hundreds of awe-inspiring pranks, which are collected here in the first book devoted to this scandalously overlooked subject. You'll hum the "mission Impossible" theme as you read how Caltech students infiltrated the University of Washington halftime show in "the Great Rose Bowl Hoax." You'll hide from police with Harvard students as they make off with the Sacred Cod of the State of Massachusetts. You'll cast your ballots along with Ohio State undergrads as they elect Maudine the cow homecoming queen.
True tales from over 100 schools, coast to coast, in the U.S. and Canada
A history of the art form, from colonial days when rioting and horse-shaving were considered "pranks" to the computer whiz technopranks of today
Cameo appearances by celebrity pranksters from Japes Fenimore Cooper to John Updike and celebrity victims from Kaiser Wilhelm to Ronald Reagan
Actual photographs, a handy index, heartfelt acknowledgments, a touching dedication, and an accurate table of contents.