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Sigmund Freed
“Hypnotherapy! It worked for me.”
Nancy Jackson ‘79

Victoria’s Sucret
For the royal cough.
Wanda Jones ‘67

Paradise Cost
Eve’s apple.
Ron Bibo ‘63

Hugs Bunny
The friendly rabbit.
Michael Grimes ‘87

Trill and error
Diva hits a clinker.
Margy van Deinse ‘43

Hot water battle
Spa wars.
Dick Soule ‘47

Something in the way she roves
Why I love my dog.
D’Arcy Selwood ‘47

Foreploy
“Of course I’ll respect you!”
Tom McClellan

Trent Lost
He played the wrong birthday card.
Jim Liberman ‘55

We’ve got to stop meating like this
Two vegetarians at a steakhouse.
Gertrude Buehring ‘72

Zentist
Uses meditation instead of novocaine.
Chung Fung ‘71

Pro Bony
Harrison Ford defends Ally McBeal.
Joe Traynor ‘57

Green Egos and Ham
Kermit and Miss Piggy succumb to Hollywood.
Nancy Jackson ‘79

Grumbling University
Stanford hands over the Axe.
Martin Easton ‘49

Coca Coma
OD’d on soft drink.
Nan Sparrow ‘47

Smart me up
Smart me up
Mick Jagger applies to Berkeley.
Dave Ruby '69


Storky Weather
Expect baby showers.
Dean Carl ‘51

I only have ayes for you
Eager petty officer to captain.
Gene Smith ‘34

Never Gore
Raven delivers the news to Democrats.
Gina Doherty

If it doesn’t kill you, it will make you stranger
LSD overdose.
Joe Traynor ‘57

Straight and Farrow
Mia’s out of rehab.
Robert Holman ‘66

Ode to a Grecian URL
O, such a site magnificent!
Nancy Jackson ‘79

Vex in the City
Traffic.
Myra Mielke

A Star is Torn
Winona Ryder: “Which should I steal, the red sweater or the green one?”
Ron Berman ‘58

Dwinelle Hell
Finals week.
John Hau ‘58

Lower bark pain
Weeping willow needs tree surgeon.
Gertrude Buehring ‘72

Broodband
Internet service for worry warts.
Jerome Fishkin ‘65

Go Vest, Young Man
Join the retirement system.
Diana Prola ‘64

Snow Leotard
An invitation to frostbite.
D’Arcy Selwood ‘47

All’s Hell that Ends Well
Pessimists’ credo.
Richard Gard, Ph.D. ‘58

Over the Hill Bang
Testimonial for Viagra.
Joe Traynor ‘57

Lie Another Day
Election politics as usual.
James Buhn ‘56

The pause that refleshes
Trip to the plastic surgeon.
Gertrude Buehring ‘72









Dumbo Jet
Airforce One.

Dumbo Jet
Ever on the alert, when we learned there was a Twisted Titles column running in the Baywood Bulletin, we called Henry (Bud) Morris ‘39 to ask him what was up. Morris confirmed the charge and said that he had started up the column at his Castro Valley retirement community, where the average age is 87. “There are about 200 intelligent, active seniors here who are always game for a good challenge. With that in mind, I started a Twisted Titles column--giving, of course, proper credit to the Monthly.” How’s it going? “Well, I’ve had trouble explaining exactly what a twisted title is”--we know the feeling--”and I’ve only gotten a few entries from other people. But,” Bud adds, “one of the ladies I eat with says it’s keeping her up at night.” Whatever you do at night or during your so-called working hours, send in your titles--of a book, movie, play, or whatever-substituting one letter only and adding a snappy underline, to Twisted Titles, California Monthly, Alumni House, Berkeley 94720. The title Title comes from the high-flying J.W. Downs.


Articles

Head above water
We've got mail
Cover Page
Braving the New World
QA: A conversation with Bharati Mukherjee
My own private North Dakota

Departments

Alumni Almanac
A Personal Essay
Calendar
CalZone
In Memoriam
Keeping in Touch
Letters
Recalling Cal
Talk of the Gown
Twisted Titles


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