OT: Dragon Day 2003

I've been here for four years and I still can't remember exactly what day Dragon Day is. Can somebody enlighten me please?

Isn't it always the Thursday before Spring Break?

Have the engineers tried to take out the dragon lately?

I was working on a plan in 1996 to slip a remote control incendiary inside its head and fire it off at the sundial, but we lost our spy (she broke up with the freshman architect she was dating) and it never happened

Jon Getty '96 wrote:

> Have the engineers tried to take out the dragon lately?

The Phoenix Society is alive and well since we left in '96, Jon. Last year, the Engineers built a Phoenix and had it hoisted above the approaching dragon by the crane that was working on the Duffield Hall construction. I think the Phoenix Society has sold t-shirts as well.

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Engineers. . . just wait to see what you're insore for this year. . .

Well, there's snow on the ground now, which means snowballs, like 2 years ago. A big snowball fight on the way to and on the Arts Quad is always fun. Show no mercy to the Architects!

Hey frenchie, don't hide among the masses like all of your friends, be men (or a women) and throw your snow balls. . .but be prepaired to take a few in the face!

Ben '03 wrote:

> Hey frenchie, don't hide among the masses like all of your
> friends, be men (or a women) and throw your snow balls. . .but
> be prepaired to take a few in the face!

That was a lot of fun two years ago. Aside from the Phoenix on the crane, last year's Dragon Day just seemed so tame by comparison.

Oh, believe me, I am prepared! That was defintely great two years ago, both with the skirmishes along East Ave and then the big all-out battle on the Arts Quad. Last year, with those stupid nerf balls, sucked in comparison to '01. I'm clearing my schedule to make sure I can do my part as an engineer to bring down the Dragon!

No one ever told me there was a Phoenix Society...

The damn plan would have worked if we'd had more help (or a more reliable spy)

For most of its history, the dragon festivities occurred on St. Patrick's day. I'd guess that with the shifting of spring break earlier in March someone decided to designate some other day Dragon Day when there was a conflict.
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