carnival vs carnaval

'car.ni.val (n.) a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

Car.na.'val (prop. n.) a festival season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February and March. Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, masque, and public street party. People often dress up or masquerade during the celebrations, which mark an overturning of daily life.

These things are NOT the same.

Word on the street was that Jean Guillaume, our new VP Social, was inept. While he has yet to prove he's got ept, I'm certainly giving the man the benefit of the doubt. Why? Because the street's word is based on misinformation.

Mr. Guillaume wants to plan 101 Week with a theme of Carnaval, or to use a term that might be more familiar to us North Americans, Mardi Gras. Lots of colours and masks and partying and debauchery. Those of us around the Fed who heard and did not understand spread lies on the man, saying he wanted to have a carnival-styled week.

While the rumour mill is correct that the carnival day that the Fed has tried for a few 101 Weeks has failed, and making the whole week into that style would be disastrous, turning it into a street party with masks and dancing and fireworks is not something we've tried before, and certainly worth a shot. I, for one, admire Jean's creativity and hope it plays out the way he dreams.

In other news, Roxanne Dubois is thinking of opening a new SFUO business down at the tracks, and Ted Horton is starting a campaign to liberate Quebec from those oppressive, genocidal Canadians.

nu yeer, nu blag

Hello again, Fedsters!

My time with SFUOlulz was wonderful, but times are a-changin', so here I am building a new team and a new blog.

We'll continue to cover the ups and downs of the Fed's goings-on the only way we know how - satirically.

Check in after Sunday's BOA - we should have some thoughts on it.