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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Mortified vegan accidentally swallows a gnat

CJ Fritz, Kitten Critic November 1, 2018

Carmen Allen stares out the climbing gym window, casting her forlorn gaze across Alder Street as she relives the tragic moment. She fiddles anxiously with a carabiner. As Allen recalls, it was 3:45...

Mom spends night in Jewett

Maddie Ott, Crab-on-the-Cob November 1, 2018

The moment has arrived. The dreaded question of the weekend. She, the mother, squares her shoulders and looks deep into her 18-year-old son’s eyes. Without hesitation she asks, “and where shall I sleep...

I fart too big & no one is nice about it

AQ, Candy Corn Guzzler October 31, 2018

My deepest fear, a re-occurring nightmare in fact, is being somewhere public with many or few people around me when I let out a horrible toot. A big honker. A whizzpopper so stinky, so loud and obvious...

What’s Worse: Walking in on Your Teacher in the Bathroom or Having Them Walk in on You?

Ann Karneus, Mean October 25, 2018

Hey folks: while this week’s article may seem like a laughing matter, it is not. Those out there who are easily embarrassed: read at your own risk. I’m breaking down the question at hand because it’s...

Illustration by Ellie Flanagan

Big Toenail Shows No Signs of Giving Up

Maude Lustig, Foot Fetishist Fetishist October 25, 2018

Lifelong Walla Walla resident Ralph Macchiato has certainly “nailed it...” when it comes to growing toenails that is. Hahaha. It has been 207 days since Mr. Macchiato has trimmed his toenails, and...

Illustration by Haley King

Zumba Club Arrested Over Ritual Sacrifice Allegations

Anthony Reale, Dumpster City's No. 1 Food Critic October 25, 2018

Last Tuesday, 34 sweatband-clad Zumba dancers were cuffed and booked at the downtown branch of the Walla Walla Police Department.  The dancers smiled the whole time, laughing about the various posters...

Help, It’s My First Rodeo!

Maude Lustig, Front-Facing Cowgirl October 22, 2018

Oh boy, I am screwed. I mean, it’s the day before the big rodeo and I have absolutely NO idea what I’m doing! Everyone says that the first rodeo is the hardest and I’m completely out of my depths...

Illustration by Haley King

New Study Reveals that Over One-Half Of Whitman Graduates Live Out of Van Post College

Maddie Ott, Canned Beef October 22, 2018

According to the esteemed PEW Research Center a new study was released last Monday finding that over half of Whitman graduates are now living out of their vans. From 2008 Honda Odysseys to renovated Volkswagen...

Helpful Hilda

Ashlyn Quintus & Annelise Ellingboe October 22, 2018

Hilda, Hi. Something is not right. My dog, a small large corgi/great dane mix named Henry, cannot stop... tooting ): Even my guests are concerned and refuse to enter my abode because of the gruesome scent....

Man quits therapy, gets girlfriend instead

Man quits therapy, gets girlfriend instead

CJ Fritz, Mayor of TickleTown October 19, 2018

Three weeks ago, Kevin Nance was a normal shmuck seeing a therapist every week to work through his problems. Like an idiot, for months Nance was paying for local therapist Terry Jones’ expertise backed...

Illustration by Abby Takahashi

Wow: Everyone’s Pissed and Exhausted

AQ, Small Grandmother October 13, 2018

A recent study by those who rightly give a shit about humanity finds that everyone who is anyone is not only pissed, but exhausted. With an administration that is constantly challenging intrinsic rights...

How to Survive These Times: Liberal Snowflake Edition

Maddie Ott, Allergic to Muppets October 12, 2018

We’ve all been there… your new iPhone 8 vibrates in your pocket and you eagerly glance at it hoping to see a text but are completely blindsided by an Apple News Update that brings your glorious liberal...

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