Tuesday, May 3, 2011

SHEN OR SOUTH?

Billionaire, philanderer, carnival barker, fellow middle child and relentless self-promoter, Donald Trump.

(When reached for comment about this post, The Donald said confidently that because his photo is used in the post it would be the greatest Shen-or-South in the history of that fetaure and possibly even the greatest BFZ post ever. Mr. Trump then went on to say that if you disagree with him about that then you are "a very stupid person.")

7 comments:

Beth said...

Oh, Josh... there are no words.

al'xae said...

What does "Shen or South" mean?

Josh Tate said...

Shen and South were the two men's dorms on campus at my old alma mater, Houghton College. It has been a while since I did a Shen or South. Looks like maybe it's time to retire the feature for good. Maybe there aren't as many Houghton types checking in at the BFZ as there used to be. I have also done East or Lambein which were the women's dorms. I know that inside jokes are rude in this sort of context where the majority of the people don't know and don't care about which dorm would be the better fit for Trump, but that is what Shen or South boils down to- an inside joke. You'd have to know the two dorm personalities to participate.

Steve said...

I don't know why the others didn't answer, but I just can't find a compelling argument for one or the other with DT. I suppose his relentless ostentation requires the creature comforts of South Hall.

MomZup said...

Definitely South!

Rocket Surgeon, Phd said...

I think the initial gut reaction is inexporably south but something about trump seems all too familiar.

Josh Tate said...

If I may quote a text from Maxon received last night via text, "Trump is Spykerman." I think that is a fitting way to bring a close to this discussion.