A
college prank at the
University of Arkansas almost perpetrated during the Spring
1997 semester, and indeed, is still spoken of in
hushed tones in the hallways of
Yocum Hall. The gentleman living next door to one of my friends proposed a wager of 5 US dollars that he(my friend) couldn't fill his room up with
water. Of course, this is the type of bet that one cannot refuse.
We purchased large amounts of
Visqueen and
duct tape and went to work, carefully coating the lower part of the walls and floor with several layers of
plastic. Unfortunately, we were
ratted out before our
magnum opus could be culminated. Still though, I think it was a
good idea, and was probably better than the fill-the-washers-with-
detergent-turn-them-on-and-run-like-
hell idea.
See also
J. William Fulbright Peace Fountain