Nerd Jousting

Whatever happened to the days when college meant drinking beer, chasing girls (or boys depending on your preference), and going to football games? Believe it or not, a group of colleges have started Quiddich teams and are, and I use the term loosely, “competing” with each other. Yes, I said Quiddich, the fictional game played by the students at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter books.

This Science Blog site tells the full tale…

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2007/11/college_quidditch_teams_whatll.php

Granted, the schools involved don’t field BCS caliber football teams, but come on, Quiddich? Why can’t they stick to real college games like intramural flag football, Frisbee golf and maybe hackey-sack? (editor’s note: Isn’t there something Darwinian about the potential for one or more of said participants to take a broom stick to head, neck, thigh area?)

And don’t you just want to punch that Vassar guy in the face, just on general principle? (editor’s note: can’t talk, I’m on my way to Vassar to go punch that guy in the face).