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Not Out Today: 'Poon Parody Misguided

"Male Vagina' Actually Anus," reads the leadstory headline, clearly the result of months ofbrainstorming and focus group research.

And in another deft turn of comedic brilliance,the parody ridicules Dean of Students Archie C.Epps III--who will retire this July after 28 yearsof service to Harvard--for being overweight.

In recent years, the Lampoon, whose alumniinclude late-night talk show host Conan C. O'Brien'85 and Communist chronicler John Reed '10, haslost its monopoly on the campus humor market.

New humor magazines such as Demon and Satire Vhave stolen some of the Lampoon's thunder--a trendwhich some students have attributed to the factthat they are, in fact, humorous.

But if the Crimson parody is any indication,the 'Poon is moving to reclaim its supremacy inthe campus toilet-joke market.

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Staff writers for the parody--which bearslittle resemblance to The Crimson--includedVirgil, Charles Dickens, Truman Capote, fictionalalumnus Tyrone Slothrop '40 and Gregory S. Krauss'00, who is also a Crimson executive.

Warburton, a cognitive neuroscienceconcentrator, warned that though the 'Poon mayhave been foiled this time, the pranksters havemore tricks up their sleeves.

"Dude, I got a bag of tricks up my sleeve," hesaid

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