Quoting Big X from 23:56, 9th Jul 2006
it used to be more interesting becuase of the legends who used to live there, you will here tales of gregor 'on fire' munro, chris 'fuckit fuckit' applin, tom 'scooter' greaves and alex 'pole' chruscikowski. they used to run that joint, but now its mainly full of girls....but a few legends like mike 'megabus' ford remain.....
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"Never apologise for showing feeling, in doing so you apologise for truth" Disraeli
hm... just trying to work out who you are, but that can wait. First up, i've been in John Burnet a long time, but now i've left it for good I have a different perspective on the place.
The best part about John Burnet is the fact that when the shit hits the fan in your life, people there will help you. You never seriously know who your friends are until that moment, and you'd be surprised when you find yourself with people rallying round to help you after you've just been flung out of hall/ been dumped/ caught something nasty/ having a breakdown due to the above. I cannot over-exagerate the high level of camaraderie in that hall, but then again this wonderful little perk of the Atholl does tend to fluctuate from year to year.
However here's a shortened version of what can drive any sane minded person up the wall about John Burnet:
- You lose your privacy. Not just if you're sharing a room, but in general. The open speculations about your love/social/mental life by wagging tongues in front hall will persevere until you're lucky enough to get a flat out of hall. (Even then you might not be safe!)
- The idolatry of previous John Burneters. (Big X, your post pretty much smacks of this.) Living in the shadow of someone else's heyday of depravity has parallels to having a ridiculously successful older sibling whom you'll never be able to out-do, and puts a fair load of expectation on the first years.
- The catch 22 situation of the fuckwitt award. The award is given out once a week to the person who's done the most stupid thing that week. It's a quirky form of recognition given out to someone for something abnormally depraved or debauched, and a good excuse for dinnertime conversation, as that's when the award is given out. But i also worked out in my 2nd year at JBH that it only goes out to people who are well known and established well enough in the hall. So basically, you cant be recognised until you're considered a legend, but you cant be a legend until you've been awarded recognition.
- Other: bad lighting. poor food. fire alarms at anti-social hours.
Sorry if i've gone and burst a bubble somewhere, but some tabboos need to come down. Overall it's safe for human habitation. Unlike Mcintosh Hall, the water runs clear in JBH and people survive when they fall out of windows
edited for spelling and the like.
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Nothing is easier than to condemn the evildoer, nothing is harder than to understand him.
F.Dostoevsky