Mad Libs

March 11, 2011 - Cassie Dinges - Community Editor

Come ________ (number) o’clock on Friday, I am out of here. Goodbye tests, goodbye my ________ (adjective) room, goodbye _________ (noun). I have been waiting ______ (number) weeks for this break, and it’s almost here. I booked my ________ (mode of transportation) ticket ages ago; my friends and I are going to the _______ (adjective) location of __________ (place).

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Worst Date Ever Mad Libs

My Valentine's date was ____________ (adjective). I originally planned on __________ (verb) all the pictures of my exes, then ________ (verb) my _________ (noun) in case I got the urge to ________(verb) them. Disappointed with my lack of holiday enthusiasm, my ________ (adjective) friend, ________ (name of friend) decided to set me up with his/her third ________ (relative), _______ (number) times removed.

Still _________ (adjective) about the date, I dressed in a _______ (adjective) outfit: a ______ (material) shirt, jeans, my _______ (adjective) shoes that my ________ (relative) got me last __________ (holiday). I was ready exactly on time for my date to meet me at the trendy restaurant, The _______ (foreign word) ______ (noun). Waiting for the ______ (boy/girl) of my dreams, I wondered if my love match would be as __________ (adjective), or as _______ (adjective) as my friend described. It's possible, they did say that their relative liked working with ________s (noun). That's always a good sign in my book!

My hopes were soon thoroughly dashed. My date arrived _____ (number) minutes late, telling me that they need to pick up their ______ (noun) from ______ (location). Dinner was awful, he/she _______ (verb) their _______ (body part) with a fork, were rude to the waiter and sent back their meal because he/she said the lighting hurt their eyes. It's totally _______ (adjective), I know!

My friend swore it would be true love; I swear my date from ______ (location) is the best reason to stay inside next time V-Day rolls around.

Mad Libs

By Cassie Dinges - Community Editor

William Jewell College students, staff and faculty beware! Inclement weather conditions are expected to continue until _______________ (month). In the next week alone, Liberty will be getting ____________ (number) inches of snow, according to the Weather Channel. The College has called zero snow days since 1849, so students are encouraged to ___________ (verb) in many layers of their _____________ (brand) clothing and brave the ________________ (adjective) cold.

Due to the snowstorms sweeping across the nation, the country’s best scientists are researching the cause of this ___________ (adjective) weather. After _________ (verb) for __________ (number) weeks, experts surmise that weather conditions will be terrible forever. Soon, storms will rain down ________ (noun) instead of water, and hailstones will be the size of ____________ (noun) and _________ (color). On the rare sunny day, the temperature in __________ (month) is expected to be a(n) ____________ (adjective) ____________ (number) degrees.

Education halts for nothing, so classes will continue, regardless of _____________ (natural disaster), _____________ (holiday) or ______________ (supernatural creature) apocalypse. Whatever the cause of these imminent disasters, three things are certain in life: death, taxes and class. It’s a shame, too. I was looking forward to eating ___________ (food) flavored ramen while watching reruns of ______________ (sitcom) for the next ____________ (number) months.

Mad Libs

November 12, 2010 - Cassie Dinges - Community Editor

As citizens in a ____________ (noun) saturated world, I should have known that no good can come when the ____________ (noun) strikes midnight. Why would registration at William Jewell College be any different?

I __________(verb, past tense) my advising meeting. __________ (advisor’s name) was ___________ (adverb) charming, and oh so ______________ (adjective). As per usual, we __________ (verb, past tense) what classes I should take, their opinion being based on meeting curriculum, mine being anything to avoid that _________(adjective) 7:45 a.m. time slot.

_____________(number) minutes before midnight, I pulled out my laptop and ____________(verb, past tense) my lucky __________(noun). My friend, _____________ (name of a friend) said that it helped them get a slot in ___________ (CTI course) and I am __________ (adjective) to get the ____________(number) hours I need!

My eyes poised on the screen, my fingers equipped with the agility of the stealthiest ninja.  As the minutes __________ (verb, past tense), I typed _________(adverb) to try and log-in to MyJewell web advisor. I began to get ____________ (emotion), as I stared __________(adverb) at my screen in disbelief. A whole _____________ (number) minutes had gone by, and loading bar seemed frozen.

Finally, my computer managed to __________ (verb) at spot on the registration screen. The screen with the little blue “submit” button, the _________ (noun) of my existence. Every joint in my body tense, I ____________ (verb, past tense) for my moment to arrive. The moment of victory over all others, the moment where I could look into the face of my peers and yell, “_____________ (interjection)!”

I heard the clock chime, and my finger ____________ (verb, past tense) the button faster than what I had thought was possible. Breath held, I stared at the _____________ (adjective) screen. Then, tragedy struck: a little white screen delivering the ____________ (adjective) message of a failed Internet connection. Arms extended to the heavens, I cried out, “_____________ (interjection)!”

To make a long story short, that’s how I came to be enrolled in “Finding Your Inner ________(noun) 101.” This is a true story of a registration gone wrong. I thought it could never happen to me. I wish the first-years good luck. Come the time to register for next semester, I ___________ (verb, future tense) WiFi from McDonald’s as I get the _________ (adjective) schedule. I will be smirking between bites of my celebratory McRib sandwich.