Lauren Terrizzi Freshman sitting outside 7-11

Ad campaigns, thumb wars, life as a girl's bike seat all discussed at two local convenience stores

WILDCAT: What else do you do besides go to school?

TERRIZZI: I'm a receptionist at Desert Toyota.

WILDCAT: If you could create a slogan for Toyota, what would it be?

TERRIZZI: Dependability.

WILDCAT: That'd be a pretty boring slogan. No one would buy your car. If you can't think of a slogan, how do you expect to make it in the business world?

TERRIZZI: Well, I'm not a marketing major. I would go into management and I wouldn't be the one to make up the slogans.

WILDCAT: I'm a slogan major, and I think you have a lot of work to do, but you could benefit a lot from learning about slogans.

TERRIZZI: Very much so.

David Erickson Circle-K employee

WILDCAT: We were just over at 7-11 and the cashier over there said he wanted to fight you. Will you fight him?

ERICKSON: No, I feel sorry for that guy.

WILDCAT: Would you have a thumb war with him?

ERICKSON: Possibly.

WILDCAT: If the United States had a thumb war versus Iraq, who would win?

ERICKSON: Probably us.

WILDCAT: What about if the United States had a war against the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers?

ERICKSON: They would, because they're more technologically advanced.

WILDCAT: If you could morph into anything, what would it be?

ERICKSON: A girl's bicycle seat.

WILDCAT: What's the funniest thing that's ever happened at Circle K?

ERICKSON: How about the people that come in here and ask, "Um, do you sell cigarettes?"