The Greatest Humanitarian?

May 24, 2007, 7:17 pm; posted by
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Last Friday I went to the movies with my girlfriend (and sister to several of my fellow Bweinh!tributors) Rose to see Shrek 3. The movie was alright, certainly not as good as either of its predecessors, but it is not the movie itself with which I am concerned. Instead, it was the ticket-buying process.

I was just returning from a trip to Basileia, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship NY/NJ’s biggest throwdown of the year, and feeling generous when the lady at the ticket counter asked me if I wanted to donate a dollar to some organization whose name I can’t remember. When I asked her what the organization did, she said that it had something to do with heart disease. I assumed they took the “anti” side and assented.

Of course, this put me into the dire predicament of having to sign my name on a star to put onto the wall near the ticket counter. I was fairly certain that no one ever, EVER read the names on the wall; still, it seemed tacky to put only my name on the star, but it seemed equally so to put both our names on it as though we could only come up with a dollar between us to fight the evils of heart disease.

Another person working the other side of the ticket counter piped up and said that I should sign “Batman.” I think I must’ve given her a funny look because she went on to explain that people often sign with superhero names, with Batman and the X-Men making frequent appearances. I thought it was an interesting tradition, but I thought it was too obvious for superheroes to take a stand against suffering. It’s practically in the job description. The next minute or so was devoted to thinking up ideas for my signature (it was a slow period at the counter).

Suddenly, one of us stumbled upon it. A name so controversial that I recommend a new Clash of the Titans right here and now to resolve the greatest debate of our time:

Robert Goulet: The Greatest Humanitarian?


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2 Comments to “The Greatest Humanitarian?”

  1. Aarong on May 24th, 2007 8:53 pm

    While I applaud you for your creativity(and your generosity), I wonder if the appellation ‘Shrek’ wouldn’t have been more appropriate and even funnier?

  2. MC-B on May 25th, 2007 7:23 pm

    Perhaps, but it follows too well from something that actually relates to my life, and I was going for something a bit more random.

    Additionally, Mr. Goulet needs all the good press he can get after being exposed as an office goblin in that Emerald Nuts commercial.

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