1989

1989 MAD LIBS: If you aren't familiar with this demented game of word-play, here's the scoop: just replace the parts of speech and terms inside the parentheses with "appropriate" responses to complete the sentence. You needn't consider context or logic. Play with a group! Be wacky! Be zany! Be kind.

1. Sent from Seattle to Oregon on a temporary (noun), Karen Berlin found herself (gerund) for the third time in two years. She is now the newest account executive at Cole and Weber, Portland.

2. Siobhan Wescott's fellowship with the Senate (adjective) Committee on Indian Affairs ended this past March, and she (verb-past) back to her native Alaska. During the spring she edited papers on teaching children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and summer plans included (verb-participle) tours on a riverboat. 3. Upon (verb-participle) finals in philosophy, politics, and (plural noun) at Oxford, JanBrzeski vacationed in the Polish mountains "a bit like the Presies," writes Jan, "but (adjective) and harder to pronounce because Polish doesn't have enough (plural noun)." San Francisco will be Jan's (noun) as well as library through January. Jan claims to follow President Freedman's (noun) of reading two (plural noun) per day.

4. Here's a correction to my (adjective) column, in which I incorrectly identified the first '89 legacy. Scott Bray, (noun) of Bill Bray and Diane Fisk Bray, was born in 1988. With Bill studying at Stanford and Diane at (Ivy League nemesis), toddler Scott is developing his own transamerican commuter jet.

5. Damian Hadjuk passed his (plural noun) in physics at Princeton and is now (verb-participle) his way toward a Ph.D.

6. Tracy Geers married Lars Harvey '87 in (year) and relocated to California from (city), Ohio. Congratulations on both moves.

7. A hefty train (noun) to his London workplace gives Nabil Tamer (noun) to catch up on reading. Nabil reports that Dave Shelby is doing well but not what he's doing in Paris. Film work, I surmise.

8. It's "Lights, camera, (noun)!" for Kristenvon Summer as well, but in the (adjective) Apple. A production assistant at public station WNYC, Kristen (verb-present) on educational programming for inner-city youth.

9. Jamie Spriggs is (adjective) and (adjective), (adverb) (verb-participle) in (location). Send news of Ms. Spriggs! Hilary Justice '88 wants to know.

10. News of "AD (plural noun) Weekend," a reunion of fraternal sorts, reached me via Swiss Bank associate Ted Young, who (verb-past) on the following bro':

11. Lawyer-to-be Paul Mahoney is at Georgetown (noun), after (verb-participle) as a summer associate at Choate, Hall in Boston. "Still the (adjective) human," marvels Ted.

12. Congratulations to Ted Chung and new wife Lydia Hankins (Vassar '89), who were (verb-past) in June. Supposedly Emory Law student Doug MacGinnitie was the only man to wear (plural noun) to the ceremony. New lywed led is at Northwestern Law.

13. Rob Eleveld (verb-past) through Nuclear Propulsion School and (verb-past) through Sub School to tackle a full-time cruise in September. Correspondent Ted Young hinted at possible wedding (plural noun) for Rob.

14. Already embroiled in his third (noun) at Northwestern Medical School, Mike Stutz is allegedly eager to practice his trade on live (plural noun).

15. Following a (noun) at First Boston, JohnDrescher taught and coached at Indiana's Culver Military Academy. This summer's cross-country (noun), including (number) miles through (location) on a bike, led to Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, where John (verb-past) this fall.

With best (plural noun),

Carrie Luft, 3 Washington Square Village #2B, New York, NY 10012