-W AV -W I 2B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 18, 2004 The Michigan Daily - Random fails her Caic exam By Doug Wernert Daily TV/New Media Editor The Michigan Daily: Hi, is Kelly there? Random: This is Kelly. TMD: Hi Kelly, I'm calling from the Michigan Daily and you've been selected to do this week's random student inter- view. R: Oh great. How long with this take? TMD: It was take as long as it takes. Shouldn't you just be willing to do this? R: All right, fine. TMD: Here we go, first question: Are you excited for Thanksgiving? R: Yes. TMD: What are you thankful for? R: Um ... family, friends, I don't know. Do you want something interesting? TMD: Yeah, aren't you thankful for the Daily? R: Yeah, of course. TMD: Why are you thankful for the Daily? R: I don't know ... I don't really read it, sorry. TMD: You don't read the Daily? Do you still want to do this interview? R: I don't think you want me to do this interview. TMD: I think I do want you to do this interview. Do you even know what this is? R: No TMD: It's an interview that appears in the Daily so maybe if you read it, you can read yourself doing the interview. R: OK, well, I'm thankful for dorm food. TMD: Why? R: Because I can eat it? TMD: Yeah, but then you can be thank- ful for air, then, so you could breathe. R: Well, I'm thankful for that, too! TMD: Are you going to the Thanks- giving Day parade in Detroit? R: No, but I was in it a couple years ago! TMD: What did you do? R: I danced. TMD: Were you on a float? R: No, I walked the whole way. Is that the end of the questions? TMD: Of course not. That wouldn't have been much of an interview. R: Well, I have a calculus exam tomor- row so I have to study. TMD: Well, I understand that, but you wanted to do this interview. R: I didn't want to do it! You wanted me to do it! TMD: But you agreed! What's the better grade-school make-out game: spin the bottle or seven minutes in heaven? R: Spin the bottle. We never actually did seven minutes in heaven when we were in grade school. TMD: Why not? Could nobody make out for seven minutes? R: I guess not. I guess I came from a very innocent town, apparently. TMD: Or a town that didn't feel like making out for extended periods of time. Who's the cooler old guy: the Planter's peanut guy or the Kentucky Fried Chick- en guy? R: The Kentucky Fried Chicken guy. TMD: Because he's the colonel? R: Basically. Plus, I don't really know who the Planter's peanut guy is. TMD: He's the guy on the cover of the can. R: I don't eat Planter's that much. TMD: Do you eat KFC? R: Yeah, who doesn't? TMD: I don't. R: Well, you're really not cool. TMD: I'm not cool because I don't eat chicken? R: Well, I have to study for calculus and you're making me take this survey. TMD: It's not a survey, it's an inter- view! Who's the cooler Fred: Fred Flint- stone or Fred Durst? R: Fred Flintstone. Because of, you know, the vitamins. TMD: I once OD'd on Fred Flintstone vitamins when I was a little kid. True story. R: I believe it. That was last week, wasn't it? TMD: No ... I was 6. What did you want to be when you were a little kid? R: I wanted to be a doctor. TMD: Not if you fail calculus. R: If you don't let me study, I am. TMD: All right, we'll just keep going then. What's your favorite Disney movie? R: "Lilo and Stitch," hands down." TMD: I guess that's pretty good. I'm a fan of "The Lion King" myself. R: Close second. TMD: Why didn't Hakuna Matata become a huge mainstream catch phrase? R: It did! Our senior class this year voted that as their motto! TMD: Aren't they about five years too late on that one? R: Haha, I don't know. TMD: That's understandable. If you had a choice between a Hakuna Matata shirt and a Buck the Fuckeyes shirt, which one would you get? R: Hakuna Matata. TMD: Awww, that's so nice of you. R: Well I'm a nice person to be doing' this survey. TMD: It's an interview! Are you on The Facebook? R: No, I'm a loser. I should be on it. TMD: Have you heard about the thing where you can say you're looking for Ran- dom Play? R: Yes, I have. TMD: Yeah, aren't you a little freaked out by it? R: Yeah, I tell my friends not to ask them to be their friends. TMD: Ouch. But who doesn't want a little random play? R: Haha, not really sure. TMD: Are you a fan of "The O.C?" R: No, but my hall is. TMD: So you're not on The Facebook and you're not a fan of "The O.C." R: My chemistry group always plans their meetings right when "The O.C." is on. TMD: What kind of group is that? R: I don't know. They suck! They plan them during "The Bachelor," too. TMD: Cool. Do you think old people ever drag race each other? R: Oh yeah. TMD: How fast do you think they go? Like 30 miles an hour? R: I'd say 60 would be a safer esti- mate. TMD: That's how fast I drive nor- mally. R: But you're not old. TMD: Well, not yet. R: Are you really going to put me in the newspaper? TMD: I just might. R: Well, I sound kind of ignorant, don't I? TMD: Yeah, but you're perfect. Go study for your exam. R: OK, I'll look for myself in the paper I don't read. TMD: Yeah, maybe you should read it this Thursday. R: OK! table of contents The Random Student Interview W Icometo JLJ Wet roltt Exploring the Train Station Music from Motown House Art: The Heidelberg story Restoring Detroit 'U' Style 0jjCruisin' Woodward Andrew Gaerig goes to the movies Adam Rosen: Love, war and housing Eating in the city be Aiga afitg MAGAZINE ADAM ROTTENBERG - YOUCA. THAT A BAGEOP ENTERTAINMENT REDUX Courtesy of Lions Gate WEEKEND BOX OFFICE Gross in millions of dollars 1. The Incredibles (50.1) - Conservative propaganda from Disney? What's next, "Nemo 2: Nemo Finds Jesus"? 2. The Polar Express (25.3) - Tom Hanks plays every character; what could possibly go wrong? 3. After the Sunset (11.1) - Selma Hayek wears a lot of bikinis, and I think there's also something about heist. 4. 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