We all know there's some pretty funky stuff to be found on that incredible
apex of human accomplishment we call the Internet.  But some of it really
does its best to surpass belief.

Take Go Mama Go!, for instance.  The multinational pasta-sauce corporation
Ragu commissioned a game some years back, starring its iconic mascot
"Mama", a kindly Italian grandmother type.  In this game ... well, it's
perhaps best expressed in the words of one of its outstanding theme songs:

Mama
You ought to meet her
With her tomato trampolines
And her flying eggbeater
Meatballs all around, trying to bring her appetite down
But she'll bring them to their knees with her blast of cheese.
Mama.  She's boss of sauce.

You too can experience "the next step in interactive cheese" at
http://www.eat.com/mamarama2/ .  Let me know if you beat my high score.

Meanwhile, at this week's GSL, we're bringing you the last step in
interactive cheese with our marvelous all-Italian feast.  Lasagna, some
with beefy beef beef, some with spinach and pesto.  Garlic bread, of a
sort which, we have it on the best authority, is both addictive *and*
fattening.  Caesar salad, with real lettuce.  Cupcakes, because simply
nothing's more Italian than cupcakes.  And we promise that all the sauce
is Ragu.  Friday at 12:20, eighth floor playroom.

Brought to you by them mastas of pastas and bosses of sauces
Emma Brunskill
Natalia Hernandez
Michal Karczmarek
Dave Wentzlaff
Justin Werfel




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Veterans.  Where would we be without the brave people who fought to
protect our country throughout its history?  What rights, that we all take
for granted, might be revoked without the protection provided by our
veterans?

Perhaps we wouldn't be able to vote for the candidate or spoiler of our
choice.  Or maybe we wouldn't be able to use strong crypto in our web
browsers.  Or we may even be denied the most basic of rights, the right to
peacably assemble on the 8th floor on a friday afternoon and enjoy some
nice, hot, home-cooked Chinese food at GSL.

So, come to GSL tomorrow at noon to remember our veterans, since if you
come next week, there will be no food.  (Mostly) brought to you by the
guys who were supposed to cook next week.

 Yajun Fang
 Kevin Fu
 Nick Matsakis
 Tevfik Metin Sezgin



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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 23:31:32 -0500 (EST)
From: Christine Alvarado 
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Subject: GSL elementary school style
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Just like the good old days(*) -- sandwiches (ham, cheese, turkey, pb&j,
etc), fruit, carrots, chips, milk, and even ice cream for dessert!  And
there will even be sugar!(**)  Pure and simple, just like every kid's
dream. Your parents never let you eat it out of the bag back then, so now
is your chance.

Lunchtime will then be followed with naptime.  So after you eat you will
be required to find a space on the floor and lay perfectly still
for at least 15 minutes.  No whispering with your neighbor.

All this will take place tomorrow at noon (or thereabouts) in the 8th
floor playroom as usual.  In an effort towards environmental
conciousness(***), please bring your own plates and cups if you can.


Brought to you this week by me and HomeRuns... which reminds me, please
take a moment to do two things:
1. sign up for the empty weeks if you haven't already signed up.
2. make sure you can cook the week you are signed up for.  I will have the
list tomorrow at GSL.


Christine



(*) Of course, your parents are not here, so assembling your lunch will be
a little more complicated than opening your lunchbox and extracting the
contents... in fact there will be no lunchboxes involved.

(**) I got it for free with my order from homeruns.

(***) Ummm, and because I just realized I forgot to order plates, napkins,
cups and utensils... I sure hope that GSL closet doesn't let me down.