Archives - Bryan Burke
applejack
Dam Funny: A Review of “Hundreds of Beavers” – North America’s Largest Rodent Takes Center Stage
Our protagonist awakes in shoulder-deep snow. He is alone, without any worldly possessions. His applejack business is as good as gone.
cars
Rust, Rude Remarks, and Waterlogged Trunks: The Northwest Auto Mall Nightmare
At no point did he utter the phrase “New York State Inspection,” and the vehicle failed to display an inspection sticker.
age of technology
System.out.println(“Coding on paper.”);
I enjoy the occasional coding problem, as the differently-colored special words scratch a certain itch deep, deep down in my monkey brain.
2010's bangers
Sports! A layman’s perspective
7:19: They warm up? Music was cut, and now they're just playing. The puck is very small, and I cannot see anything.
backrooms
The basement of Carlson Library is literally the backrooms
No one comes here to hang out. Only to come close to a mental breakdown and hammer out the worst problem set known to man.
Barry Manilow
Her Name Was Rosemary! She Was an “It”-Girl!
What have we gained from this? I ask this genuinely, because I do not know. If we are Sisyphus, Party School is our rock.
Campus
UR ASME’s 21st Pumpkin Launch helps student organizations soar to new heights
Seasoned viewers, first timers, on-campus, and off-campus community members alike ogled the soaring squashes.
arms race
The mice make me crazy
Wait! There is still hope! We are not animals. We have technology! Google says mouse traps. I say let the arms race begin.
Barry Manilow
Her name was Rosemary! She was an “It”-Girl!
Mills’ relationship with Rosemary feels actively teenage and real, which makes the humor that follows it fall flatter.
campus
CT Views: Todd Theatre’s “Orlando”
“Orlando” may be the second most campy thing to hit campus — falling just short of Sigma Delta Tau’s annual Mr. UofR pageant.
