"Folklore of Student Life" holds the accumulated wisdom and wit of several IU undergraduate classes and of a good many IU undergraduates, all focused upon the folklore -- those shared avenues of creativity and expression -- that is part of the college experience at Indiana University. This website is a joint production of Prof John McDowell and his students in a number of undergraduate classes
Contemporary computer lore: Text 1 Contributor: Jennifer Harber Informants: http://www.computerjokes.net/050.htm; By: Alam Saeed Title: The 12 Bugs of Christmas Semester/ Year: Fall 2005 For the first bug of Christmas, my manager said to me See if they can do it Continue Reading …
tem 3: “Starkle” At this link: Starkle The third song I present was found through doing research through Google. It is called “Starkle.” It has many tongue twisters in the lyrics. It is typically sung at parties and I assume Continue Reading …
Pugsly’s Response Received from David Roth, alias Pugsly: I was a music student at Indiana University School of Music in the late 70s and early 1980s. My interest in computers was sparked by using software that ran on the CDC Continue Reading …
The Navy Seal Copypasta Original posting was made to internet image-board 4chan in 2010. Two rumored sources of genesis. The first, more commonly accepted, is that it was created on 4chan’s weapons board in response to an anonymous comment. The Continue Reading …
Text 2 Contributor: Jennifer Harber Informants: http://www.computerjokes.net/023.htm; By: Anonymous Title: Murphy’s Laws of Computing Semester/ Year: Fall 2005 1. When computing, whatever happens, behave as though you meant it to happen. 2. When you get to the point where you Continue Reading …
Text 2 Title: Illiac 4 Class: F220 Semester/ Year: Spring 1982 Contributor: Mark Vonderschmitt A computer named Illiac 4 Had a rather tough bug in its core. It chewed up its cards, And spewed yards and yards Of illogical tape Continue Reading …
Item 4: “Irish Drinking Song” At this site: Lyrics The last song I present is very popular on student’s MySpaces. It is called “Irish Drinking Song” by the Dropkick Murphys. Many students have this song as their favorite. The song Continue Reading …
Item 2: “I Used to Work in Chicago” At this link: I Used to Work in Chicago The second song I present was found on Yahoo! again. It is called “I Used to Work in Chicago.” It is typically sung Continue Reading …
Text 3 Contributor: Jennifer Harber Informants: http://www.computerjokes.net/023.htm; By: Anonymous/ Various Title: How You Know You Are A High Tech Worker Semester/ Year: Fall 2005 It’s dark when you drive to and from work. You see a good looking person and Continue Reading …
I sexually identify as an attack helicopter The copypasta originated in the online first-person shooter (FPS) gaming community in March of 2014. This community has long had a vocal minority that actively opposes “political correctness,” sends death threats to developers Continue Reading …