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Show Tuesday, January 25, 1972 SIGNPOST Page 5 y, It's your I 'X-'r -1 nickel A &&J? " """" jyjt Calchera t By Stephen M. Calchera Responsibility and the Wheel You probably wouldn't believe it, the way I write, but there is a certain responsibility in writing a column for a paper. My problem is that I don't always recognize that responsibility. My editor will testify to that. You see I'm supposed to write a column a week. Some weeks, however, I'm just not inspired, not to say that Weber is uninspiring we'll leave that unsaid for the moment. My editor thinks I'm just rationalizing the fact that I'm basically a lazy individual with the inertia of Jupiter. My editor is a very perceptive person. Anyway, the wheel is, after all, a mechanical device. The reason I bring this up is because most of us take the wheel for granted. This attitude is indicative of our culture. Bilt then so is the hot dog, so why do I bring it up? To be profound? Well, not exactly. It makes copy, not necessarily good copy, but copy nonetheless. Tragedy of the Empty Navel Seriously, though, there is a multitude of things we accept without recognizing their true value. Olives, for instance. Where would all the martini drinkers be without olives? Or bellybutton lint, without which all bellybuttons would be tragically impotent in their emptiness. Or consider the plight of a world without hell-o. Or the Ogden Temple without its escalators. Or America without Spiro T. Agnew. Or Weber State College without its . (I believe in audience participation, so fill in the blank with whatever strikes you. If you would like to add to this list of important things we take for granted, just write me in care of the Sunnydale Home for the Befuddled.) A World Without Coke A few years ago it was discovered that quite possibly cyclamates are bad for you, thus they were banned. Now we are told that super stuff Madison Ave. has praised for so ro.any years, namely hexachlorophene, isn't too great for your body either. Well, this got me to thinking about what might be the next cultural condiment to be banned. What if it were discovered that panty hose are bad for your health? A ban on such an item would have far-reaching and devastating consequences on this nation. Or what if we were told we could no longer drink Coca Cola because it was found to cause acute schizophrenia along with a bad case of acne? What would we do with all our things if we didn't have Coke to go better with them? And without Coke who would bring peace and love to this embattled plant of ours? Think about it. In an earlier episode of "It's Your Nickel" I speculated on the possible significance or our new bell tower. I subsequently received a short letter saying that while my speculation was a good try, I failed to note that resting on top of our phallus is a box. Obviously, only a frustrated women's libber would point out such a thing. I do, however, feel obligated to reply that one must also note that our phallus is the only thing supporting that box. In ending let me leave you with this thought: He who hesitates is often appreciated more. JANUARY SALE m VA VA pants i blazers blouses $4.88 $6.88 $1388 1 $088 m I 3 for $10.00 m VA tmmong CLOTMtER n to brides J yy v with love... Jl A, y' BRIDAL feM? UPS BAZAAR CX f J for prospective brides see and ni(i?J) f ) hear all this-and more: TrfxL V 3 kf"on snow wtn more tnan JrsQ a display of all our bridal services JvSJ V"i guest lecturers with advice about V?2Xh L-r J table setting, budgeting, bridal ' N (YN I' NyN etiquette and meal planning ' T:SJ X XL furniture, tableware and housewares nr (xj VT for your creative browsing I II K. q V AND door prizes including a 'I Ji GWnT) weekend at the Hotel Utah V 3) fiy. J honeymoon suite and a Grand Prize ' TaHX ( f an Alaskan cruise for two on the (j P COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS v UOl Tickets are available at ZCMI IC Lsyi) Wedding Registries, Bridal Salons; oM" LJL Stationery, Diamond and Junior '""plfw. JJ |