Prank Calling

Prank Calling

Rebekah Steiner, education major

WILDCAT: So this is a totally random call. Lucky you. Where do you live?

STEIMER: I actually live in a sorority house.

WILDCAT: Really, which one?

STEIMER: Alpha Epsilon Phi.

WILDCAT: So, what are you doing tonight?

STEIMER: I just got back from work and now we're watching ER.

WILDCAT: Do you think that all that doctor mumbo-jumbo that goes on on ER is accurate?

STEIMER: Probably not. I feel like it's sometimes over the top.

WILDCAT: I know, it seems to me that the doctors get hurt and need medical attention much more often than the regular people. Why do you think that is?

STEIMER: Not quite sure. Um · I have another call, hold on one second.

WILDCAT: (waiting · waiting · waiting) I think she hung up on me. Hello? Hmm · next call.

Molly Lien , pre-business freshman

WILDCAT: Hi, who's this?

LIEN: Molly.

WILDCAT: Hi Molly. Have you ever or have you ever hoped to receive a random phone call on a Thursday night?

LIEN: No I haven't.

WILDCAT: Wonderful. So, what do you think thus far?

LIEN: That I'm ready for spring break. And I'm sick of business math.

WILDCAT: What are you doing for spring break?

LIEN: Going to Rosarita.

WILDCAT: Nice. You should get a fun tan. Have you ever used that self-tanning lotion?

LIEN: Yeah, a couple of times, but I don't think it works very well.

WILDCAT: Yeah. I don't think that something that puts orange streaks all over my legs works very well either. I speak from a personal experience. It was rather tragic.

LIEN: Yeah, but you only live once, right?

WILDCAT: Exactly. I mean, at some point, everyone should have macaroni-and-cheese colored legs. Speaking of mac and cheese, if you were a noodle, what type would you be?

LIEN: Hmmm · let's see, I've got to think about that one, probably the spiral.

WILDCAT: Spiral. Why?

LIEN: Because, I have to think about this for a little while

WILDCAT: I think that if a spiral noodle and an elbow noodle went to a party, the spiral would be more likely to get out and shake its groove thang. Yeah, I think that's probably why. The spiral ones seem more spontaneous and fun.

÷ Interviews by Rebekah Kleinman