Many of you have been wondering what that funny poster was doing on the
door of room Ne43-828

Well, now the story is about to be told.  Unbeknowest to the faithful GSL
lunch crew, our famous rock star and occassional graduate student, Geo
Homsy had been secretly negotiating contract deals to perform live in
Berlin on the day we signed up to do GSL.  

Of course, we've all heard the excuses before: "I've got to finish my
thesis,"  "I'll be presenting a paper at a conference", "My doctor
recommends mylantra"  But, "sorry guys, I'll be performing an
electronically controlled, propane powered musical instrument, which
produces percussive tones by exploding propane/air mixtures, inside of
open ended steel pipes?"  We just wish we were that cool.

   Well, since he can't be with us, perhaps he will treat us to a
free live concert of Large Hot Pipe Organ on the site of the
soon-to-be-erected Stata Complex.   Meanwhile, please enjoy our carefully
prepared meal. Lamb saag, raita, mango lassi, and several other
delectable Indian recipies that I can't pronounce.  All at this week's

 G R A D U A T E   S T U D E N T    L U N C H
12:30PM  8th floor AI Playroom.

...brought to you by Raissa, Radhika, Rebecca, and Jeremy.  And, in
absentia, Geo.


"It tastes just like cold stew.  It's very meaty, moist and succulent.
  If we don't get right in there, tasting, smelling, looking at the
  product, we're not qualified to judge it.  If we don't taste it
  ourselves, how do we know we are offering the best product we can?"
 
  -- John Murray, during a tasting session at the Kal-Kan (dog food) plant
     in Vernon, California. [taken from _The Emperors of Chocolate: The
     Secret World of Hershey and Mars_]