Ship Ahoy!

The Black Pearl, now parked in front of A-100 with a  valid staff parking pass.

Denizens of IVC, especially those who attempt to locate parking in the staff lot directly in front of A-100, will have noticed recently that one of the vehicles finding refuge in the ever-shrinking lot is a hearty mini-van version of the Black Pearl, Jack Sparrow's fine craft (though Rebel Girl's son will explain that the Black Pearl was originally owned by Davy Jones, lead singer of the Monkees, and then Jack Sparrow, only to be stolen by Barbossa who teaches in the Physical Sciences).  Rebel Girl has often wondered which faculty member or staff would drive a pirate ship but has been too busy to inquire.

But Rebel Girl digresses.

The Black Pearl now resides quite regularly in the staff lot.  Go see for yourself.

One fine lad did today and this was his report:

He too was looking for safe port in the heat wave. Plus he had a class to teach. The Black Pearl got to a vacant site first and dropped anchor. Too bad for our lad. He noticed, as so many of us have in recent days, that the wenches who disembarked didn't fit the usual description of staff and or faculty. They seemed, uh, younger, more frisky.

He called out, all friendly like. "Do you work here?" he asked. He has a friendly face, one of the the friendliest. So they answered.

"No," came the reply.

"You can't park here then," he said.

"Yes we can," came the reply. "We have a permit."

"But the lot is just for faculty and staff."

"My dad works here. He's a professor."

"Doesn't matter."

"He said we could."

"Who's your dad?"

And here it comes, faithful readers:

"Howard Gensler."

Blimey.

You can't make this stuff up.

Not Johnny Depp.

Johnny Depp.

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