I want to keep this bumped because, frankly, after reading the description of Baker 13 below, I CANNOT understand why we don't have more visual evidence of this event on the net. Especially considering rule no. 5 below which states participants should "pose for all pictures". There is also mention of official pics and perv pics. SO WHERE ARE THEY ALL???
[QUOTE]There are few things more exhilirating than being outdoors while naked. This is one of the purposes of Baker 13. Sorry, we're not naked, we're wearing cream! Shaving cream, that is. Menthol, if you're daring. It tingles! Only Baker College would host (unofficially, mind you) such an event. Only a Bakerite could have thought of such a past time.
Here's how it goes: on the 13th, 26th, or 31st of the month at around (we're not too demanding) 10:15PM, the Baker Third Entrance door bursts open to the screams of "Thirteen! Join us! Thirteen!" followed by anywhere from 8 to 196 (!) naked, creamy males and females. The two big runs are Halloween (the record was in 1995, 196) and teh last run of the school year. Fewer people run in December and January, when it can get to be "this cold out." Ask a regular to tell you about this expression.
Anyway, we run out of the Third Entrance door, past the sode machines, and on to Wiess. "Cream! Wiess! Cream! Wiess!" And we do. And the first of many attacks starts. Wiess is pretty good about attacking us. Trashcans full of water, firehoses, super-soakers, and water balloons. And of course, when someone attacks you, you are allowed to attack back. One of the most noble and highly regarded things one can do as a runner is to attack the wielder of the fire hose and turn it on the attackers. After Wiess, it's on to Hanszen. "It's 10:25 and Hanszen STILL SUCKS!" Hanszen tends to be pretty lame.
Sid is next. Sid is nice to us, they use warm water. On those cold runs, nothing beats getting doused with a bucket of nice warm water. And on more than one occasion, they've had coffee and donuts available. I'm sure they didn't expect a bunch of naked people to pillage their study break, but hey, they should have planned for it. After Sid, it's Will Rice. "Real! Nice! College!" Then on to Lovett. After Lovett, we line up single file, military style, and count off.
President Gillis' house is next. He is "the man." He greets us every time with a handshake, sometimes even candy. We chat with him for a little while, and then it's off to Jones East (aka Brown). We pick a couple of floors to pillage there. Beware the other floors attacking from the stairwell. From Jones East, we head off to Brown North (or West) (aka Jones).
Sometimes Jones South puts up a good fight, more often there is no one to be seen. Some voyeurs usually yell at us from Jones North. From there, we go to Ryon and Mudd to greet the poor losers who have nothing better to do than sit in front of a computer all night. The next stop is Valhalla, the grad student bar (incidentally, Valhalla is a great hangout at other times as well). They give us free beer and other beverages (hey, how could we carry ID?) And then it's on to Fondren for the memorial service for the Thirteen Martyr: John Hunter. Ask a regular about this as well. Then body prints on the Fondren windows. Then back to Baker, with an air of reverence and respect for this highly-regarded Rice tradition. That's it, it's over. You've done your part. And you will want to do it again and again...
Baker 13 is fairly anarchistic, but there are rules that must be followed to avoid dire consequences. The reading of the rules precedes every run, and to violate them is to risk death and dismemberment by the regulars. They're quite simple, actually.
1. Don't attack unless attacked.
2. Glass only; no stone, brick, cars, or computers.
3. Always keep the most important part of your body covered-- YOUR FACE! <--- not strictly true, bare runs are quite accepted
4. Stop at all stop signs. <--- very important
5. Pose for all pictures.
6. THERE IS NO RULE NUMBER 6!
Which reminds me, there is usually an "official" picture taken of each run, on the steps of Valhalla. Sometimes perverts take pictures along the way, as well. Anyway, JOIN US! Run 13! Meet at 10PM in the BBQ pits.[END QUOTE]
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