Comments on: Quidditch, anyone? http://mattelliott.ca/2009/01/28/quidditch-anyone/ Wed, 06 May 2009 03:06:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: JWB http://mattelliott.ca/2009/01/28/quidditch-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-76 JWB Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:24:01 +0000 http://mattelliott.ca/?p=154#comment-76 I forget exactly what it was (possibly a news report), but I saw some video about Quidditch clubs at universities. They literally do run around in scarves holding broomsticks between their legs. I didn't catch any wooshing sounds, but they were talking over most of the footage anyway, so yeah, probably some wooshing sounds in there. Possibly the most mindfuckingly insane thing about these clubs is what they do for the golden snitch. They get somebody really fast (usually a member of the university's track team) to dress up in a gold leotard and run around. As per traditional rules of Quidditch, once the snitch is caught (ie once the track dude in the gold pants finally gets tired and someone manages to touch him), the game is over. But really, why wouldn't you want to use that to advertise your university? I forget exactly what it was (possibly a news report), but I saw some video about Quidditch clubs at universities. They literally do run around in scarves holding broomsticks between their legs. I didn’t catch any wooshing sounds, but they were talking over most of the footage anyway, so yeah, probably some wooshing sounds in there.

Possibly the most mindfuckingly insane thing about these clubs is what they do for the golden snitch. They get somebody really fast (usually a member of the university’s track team) to dress up in a gold leotard and run around. As per traditional rules of Quidditch, once the snitch is caught (ie once the track dude in the gold pants finally gets tired and someone manages to touch him), the game is over.

But really, why wouldn’t you want to use that to advertise your university?

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