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TOP TEN REASONS LEAVING HARVARD LAMPOON TO LOOK FOR WORK SUCKS
By Mark O'Keefe, '93, unemployed Lampoon writer

(FORTUNE Magazine) – (10) Painful farewells to complimentary Harvard manservant. (9) Nude break-dancing duels discouraged at most Wall Street firms. (8) Diplomas now made of paper, not animal skin parchment, which I could have eaten in hard days ahead. (7) Meathead supervisor at new job refuses to believe Lampoon was cooler than the University of South Florida's SAE chapter. (6) Childhood lemonade stand, still running, no longer impressive on resume. (5) Privatization of Eastern Europe holds little promise for those who cannot locate Eastern Europe. (4) Rough transition from shoddy Harvard health plan to shoddy Clinton health plan. (3) Unsightly brand from Lampoon cattle-rustling prank no longer a mark of pride. (2) These days competitiveness means letting Japanese boss win sack race at company picnic. (1) At commencement got drunk in front of 50% of the world's lawyers.