Two stories really stand out in my mind from sophmore year in Rain Tree Apts: stapling Tyler's socks and underwear to his ceiling, and the crotch staples incident.
Tyler Nebeker was a cool roommate (although he's living in Portland now, and won't return any of my phone calls) who always had a lot of energy, and could take a joke. One day -- again, out of sheer boredom -- Preston and I decided to raid Tyler's drawers and staple all of his underwear to the ceiling. I think he was rooming with Dave Hall at the time, who did not stand in our way for this rainy day project. When Tyler got home, I think the extent of his comments were "Oh, that's nice." Here you see him admiring our craftwork:
A day or so later, a random thought came into my mind, and just after Preston went and grabbed the double-decker bus up to campus, I went into his dresser and proceeded to put about 30 or so staples into the crotch of a pair of his underwear, and then put them back.
A week or more later, I was hanging out in the living room talking with Tyler and another roommate, Kirk Hedman, when all of a sudden we hear Preston scream out in pain, followed by a "What the hell is this?!" Tyler and I walk back to find out what the deal was, and Preston is standing there now in shorts, holding the modified underwear. Apprently, he had put them on without noticing the staples, and then had literally jumped into some jeans, trying to dress quickly -- and drew some blood. Of course, when I remember what I did and explain to it everyone, we all laugh hysterically.
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