Be in the Know presents our guest blogger Mike Geraghty. Mike Geraghty is a UNR alumni, writer, comedian, gangster rapper, meat enthusiast, bartender, Golden Tee gold card holder, one of the leading proponents of firm hand shaking, Trekky, self trained and declared expert on alcohol safety, and a pretty decent guy. Furthermore, in no way is Be in the Know in agreement with or in support of and certainly not responsible for the comments written by Mike Geraghty. That being said, we are pleased to present:
Laser Tag: America
“If you’re anything like me then sometimes life gets you down. Also, if you’re anything like me then sometimes when life gets you down you feel like shooting your friend in the face with a laser gun. “
-President Calvin Coolidge (allegedly)
It is an unfair request to ask of a writer to compose a singular work based on laser tag. That’s like giving a young child a birthday party bag filled with unlimited happiness then asking the kid to take a nap. Through apathetic protest I have assembled several ramblings followed by non sequitur musings all of which are themed with the very awesome topic of concentrated light beam trajectories.
Which of the following scenarios makes the student sound more wondrous?
GROWN UP: Hello student. What did you do today?
STUDENT: Oh, I just spent some time studying. Went to the gym for a bit. That’s about all.
Or…
GROWN UP: Hello student. What did you do today?
STUDENT: I was loaded into an arena with several other students at which point I had to blast my way to freedom by cutting down my peers with a laser rifle in an intergalactic hunger games style gauntlet of smoky, cauterized victory. I also went to Subway.
After falling down three flights of stairs and two glass ceilings, Dr. Phil landed awkwardly on a sawhorse.
When asked if he was OK, Dr. Phil said, “If I had a laser cannon, that T-Rex wouldn’t be so cocky.”
I believe it was the French Post-Impressionist Paul Gauguin who said, “Paint with your eyes closed to see the truth. Paint with lasers to see what it’s like to listen to Dubstep in an art studio.”
Star Trek has phasers. Star Wars has blasters. The Joe Crowley Student Union is the only one that has lasers.
Laser tag is really fun as long as it’s not the kind of Laser tag that involves chasing the guy from American Gladiators.
Nevada: the state with such liberal gun laws that the university’s student union has laser fights.
If you have never tried laser tag then you are a fool. It is as much fun as an adult as it is as a child. Friday, February 8, 2013 from 8p-11p there will be FREE LASER TAG in the Joe Crowley Student Union. On that day, during those 3 hours, there will be no better way, in the city of Reno, to relieve stress, have fun, or play with space weapons.
*all quotes and stories about celebrities in this blog were made up. That means you can’t sue #DisclaimerCopOut
