NOVEMBER
      30,
      2004
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bar
      Wars
      VI:
      Return
      of
      the
      Royal
      Canadian
      Legion
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ryan
      Gallant
     
     
      Managing
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Asall
      good
      stories
      do,
      this
      one
     
     
      begins
      at
      the
      Wave
      this
      past
      Friday.
      As
     
     
      students
      from
      all
      faculties
      and
      from
      all
     
     
      parts
      of
      campus
      congregated,
      the
     
     
      stress
      of
      term
      papers
      and
      the
      fear
      of
     
     
      upcoming
      exams
      were
      miraculously
     
     
      lifted,
      as
      many
      were
      determined
      to
     
     
      forget
      their
      worries,
      to
      push
      their
     
     
      academic
      responsibilities
      to
      the
      back
      of
     
     
      their
      mind...and
      to
      get
      a
      serious
      drink-
     
     
      on.
     
    

    
     
      And
      thus,
      Bar
      Wars
      VI
      had
     
     
      begun.
      The
      annual
      Science-organized,
     
     
      widely-enjoyed
      event
      got
      off
      to
      a
      great
     
     
      start.
      As
      only
      a
      Wave
      patron,
      or
     
     
      perhaps
      our
      Vice
      President
      Activities,
     
     
      can
      attest
      to,
      Wave
      staff
      were
      in
      fine
     
     
      form,
      supplying
      the
      thirsty
      masses
      with
     
     
      incredible
      drink
      specials,
      as
      is
      often
      the
     
     
      case
      at
      our
      campus
      pub
      (open
      4pm-
     
     
      2am
      Monday
      thru
      Saturday,
      Ipm-2am
     
     
      Friday,
      closed
      Sundays).
     
    

    
     
      Now
      I
      don’t
      claim
      to
      bea
      ‘Star
     
     
      Wars’
      fanatic,
      but
      there
      was
      something
     
     
      celestially
      mesmerizing
      about
      the
     
     
      hordes
      of
      students
      braving
      the
      frigid
     
     
      temperatures
      while
      clad
      in
      black
      ‘Bar
     
     
      Wars’
      t-shirt
      and
      clambering
      out
      of
      the
     
     
      Wave
      into
      the
      busses
      on
      their
      way
      to
     
     
      Moron’s.
      I’mnot
      exactly
      sure,
      it
      could
     
     
      have
      been
      the
      promise
      of
      free
      pizza
      and
     
     
      the
      lure
      of
      more
      drinks,
      or
      perhaps
      the
     
     
      bright
      lights
      of
      the
      dance
      floor.
      What
      I
     
     
      do
      know
      is
      that
      once
      there,
      something
     
     
      about
      Gwen
      Stefani’s
      “What
      You
     
     
      Waiting
      For”
      inspired
      some
      to
      bust
      out
     
     
      some
      pretty
      impressive
      moves
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      caused
      several
      impromptu
      dance-offs,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      which
      given
      the
      state
      of
      the
      dancers,
     
     
      were
      really
      quite
      incredible.
     
    

    
     
      The
      trek
      continued
      next
      door
     
     
      to
      the
      comfortable
      confines
      of
      Dooly’s,
     
     
      where
      raucous
      activity
      turned
      to
     
     
      intense
      convos
      and
      some
      hardcore
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      games
      of
      pool.
      By
      the
      time
      the
      mob
      left
     
     
      Kent
      Street
      en
      route
      to
      much-loved
     
     
      legion,
      Myron’s
      had
      been
      relieved
      of
     
     
      several
      dozen
      pounds
      of
      pizza
      anda
      red
     
     
      candle,
      while
      Dooly’s
      was,
      by
      my
     
     
      count,
      2
      pool
      cues
      and
      4
      pool
      balls
     
     
      lighter.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      do
      you
      get
      when
      you
     
     
      cross
      some
      fun-loving,
      bingo-playing
     
     
      elderly
      people
      and
      equally
      fun-loving,
     
     
      alcohol-consuming
      university
      students?
     
     
      Well,
      you
      get
      a
      hell
      of
      a
      lot
      of
      stuff
      1
     
     
      guess,
      but
      one
      result
      is
      some
      pissed
      off
     
     
      veterans.
      Apparently,
      to
      my
      recollec-
     
     
      tion
      anyway,
      youth
      cannot
      play
      darts,
     
     
      because
      “they
      are
      dangerous,”
      and
     
     
      seniors
      do
      not
      take
      kindly
      to
      people
     
     
      taking
      over
      their
      shuffle-board
      tables.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      They
      also
      took
      some
      exception
      to
      one
     
     
      participant
      barrelling
      through
      a
      win-
     
     
      dow.
      Surprisingly
      enough,
      there
      areno
     
     
      reliable
      witnesses
      that
      can
      definitively
     
     
      confirm
      whether
      this
      individual
      ‘fell’
      or
     
     
      ‘jumped’
      through
      the
      window.
      My
     
     
      guess
      would
      be
      a
      combination
      of
      both.
     
     
      But,
      when
      it
      was
      all
      said
      and
      done,
      the
     
     
      legion
      is
      still,
      by
      far,
      the
      best
      pub
      crawl
     
     
      stop
      in
      all
      of
      Charlottetown,
      and
      we’
      ll
     
     
      all
      be
      back
      someday,
      if
      in
      fact
      they
      letus
     
     
      back
      in.
      Pub
      Crawl
      T-shirt:
      $15,
     
     
      Broken
      Window:
      $500,
      Dancing
      with
     
     
      70
      year-old
      veterans’
      wives
      and
      being
     
     
      told
      to
      “Shut
      up!”
      upwards
      of
      37
      times
     
     
      so
      that
      seniors
      could
      finish
      their
      bingo
     
     
      game?
      Priceless.
     
    

    
     
      And
      so
      the
      Bar
      Wars
      battle
     
     
      continued,
      proceeding
      back
      up
      Kent
     
     
      Street
      and
      back
      to
      Myron’s,
      before
     
     
      hitting
      the
      Page,
      complete
      with
      its
     
     
      break-neck
      staircase
      and
      sophisticated
     
     
      clientele.
      And
      this
      is
      where
      the
      majority
     
     
      of
      the
      Bar
      Wars
      VI
      warriors
      ended
      their
     
    
   
   
    
     
      night,
      in
      the
      grips
      ofa
      good
      old
      down-
      _
     
    
   
   
    
     
      home
      rave.
      Well
      as
      close
      as
      you
      can
      get
     
     
      to
      a
      rave
      on
      PEI.
      Still
      others
      landed
     
     
      back
      at
      Myron’s,
      others
      back
      dancing
     
     
      tothe
      musical
      stylings
      of
      Jimmy
      Swiftat
     
     
      the
      Wave,
      while
      others,
      after
      being
     
     
      blind-sided
      in
      the
      face
      by
      some
      drunken
     
     
      idiot
      or
      after
      travelling
      through
      windows.
     
     
      at
      the
      legion,
      ended
      the
      evening
      treating
     
     
      various
      wounds
      of
      various
      levels
      of
     
     
      severity.
      The
      rest
      awoke
      the
      next
     
     
      morning
      treating
      wounds
      of
      their
      own,
      a
     
     
      lack
      of
      sleep,
      a
      nice
      pounding
      in
      the
     
     
      head,
      and
      worst
      ofall,
      the
      reminder
      that
     
     
      exams
      are
      but
      a
      week
      away.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Allinall,
      a
      pretty
      damn
      good
      night.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      ©
      18
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Did
      you
      know...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Some
      important
      dates
      in
      December:
     
     
      Dec.
      1:
      St.
      Eligius
      Day,
      patron
      of
     
     
      agricultural
      workers,
      knife
      makers.
     
     
      Dec.
      2:
      St.
      Bibiana’s
      Day,
      patron
     
     
      against
      hangovers.
     
    

    
     
      Dec.
      3:
      National
      Ice-Cream
      Box
      Day
     
     
      Dec.
      6:
      Feast
      of
      Nicholas
      of
      Myra,
     
     
      patron
      of
      bakers,
      barrel
      makers,
     
     
      brewers
     
    

    
     
      Dec.
      10:
      St.
      Eulalia,
      the
      patron
      of
     
     
      sailors,
      mariners
      and
      rain
     
    

    
     
      Dec.
      13:
      Ice
      Cream
      and
      Violins
      Day
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Have
      you
      ever
      had
      an
      ice
      cream
     
     
      headache
      before?
      This
      is
      caused
      by
     
     
      blood
      vessel
      spasms
      which
      are
     
     
      triggered
      by
      the
      intense
      cold
      from
      the
     
     
      ice
      cream.
      The
      resulting
      headache
      is
     
     
      much
      the
      same
      as
      a
      migraine
      -
      the
     
     
      spasms
      interrupt
      the
      blood
      flow
      and
     
     
      cause
      the
      vessels
      to
      swell.
      To
      avoid
      this,
     
     
      just
      eat
      your
      ice
      cream
      slower.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      the
      4th
      century
      B.C.,
      Roman
     
     
      emperor
      Nero
      ordered
      people
      to
      bring
     
     
      ice
      from
      the
      mountains
      to
      be
      combined
     
     
      with
      fruit
      toppings
      on
      his
      deserts.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      a
      research
      firm
      polled
      some
     
     
      1,000
      adults
      about
      what
      they
      did
      with
     
     
      fruitcake,
      38%
      said
      they
      gave
      it
      away,
     
     
      28%
      actually
      ate
      it,
      13%
      used
      it
      as
      a
     
     
      doorstop,
      9%
      scattered
      it
      for
      the
      birds,
     
     
      4%
      threw
      it
      out,
      and
      8%
      couldn’t
     
     
      remember.
     
    

    
     
      Russell
      Baker,
      The
      New
      York
      Times
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Plums
      stimulate
      the
      bowel
      movement.
     
     
      Its
      skin
      contains
      a
      substance
      that
      is
     
     
      responsible
      for
      that
      effect,
      so
      if
      you
      peel
     
     
      the
      fruit,
      you
      won’t
      be
      bothered
      with
      the
     
     
      well-known
      side
      effects
      of
      this
      lovely
     
     
      fruit.
     
    

    
     
      CDC.gov
      -
      5
      a
      Day
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      cold
      glass
      of
      grapefruit
      juice
      is
      part
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      the
      morning
      routine
      for
      a
      lot
      of
      people.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      you
      may
      not
      realize,
      however,
      is
     
     
      that
      this
      same
      juice
      might
      interact
      with
     
     
      drugs
      you
      are
      taking.
      Grapefruit
      juice
     
     
      can
      have
      a
      major
      effect
      on
      the
      potency
     
     
      of
      various
      medications
      and
      can
      even
     
     
      cause
      an
      overdose
      when
      taking
     
     
      prescribed
      doses.