Saturday Song Girls Pforum Answers

Q: anony4321 said:

You previously mentioned that Petros has had previous unfriendly run-ins with the Song Girl coaches. What was the nature of this run-in? The coaches seem like bullies who don't want anyone to question the Song Girl program even though it is funded by the university. As a result, we get aesthetically-challenged squads year after year. The coaches seemed to have previously been effective squashing down criticism, but the readers here seem to have really struck a nerve with them.

A: I believe one of the run-ins involved their displeasure at the fact he complimented the dance force at a basketball game and did not mention the song girls. There was also an incident at a football game. So there is a trend there.

Q: George in Marin County said:

This week, coffee conglomerate Starbucks announced 6,700 job cuts and the closure of 300 stores.
Pictures of the legendary Amanda "The Pflu" Pflugrad have come to light showing her support of Starbucks.
Is the strategy of Starbucks now to show The Pflu in their advertisement campaigns, thus reversing their financial fortunes and taking them to new heights? Will the Pfrappuccino be the drink of the future?

http://www.uncoached.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/amanda_pflugrad_8.jpg

A: The Pfrap is the most popular drink at Starbucks. I also heard Amanda secured the financing for Oregon's new basketball arena, so her talents are multi-dimensional.

Q: Thomas said:

Bigger mystery:

A) The whereabouts of Osama bin Laden.
B) Petros Papadakis' weight gain.
C) Matthew McConaughey continuing to find employment.
D) Keli Snyder being cut from the USC Song Girls.

A: The correct answer is D because we'll likely find out the other 3. But we may never know the answer to D.

Q: bsingleton said:

I was at the basketball game against Stanford and noticed the song girls barely perform at the games anymore. In the past, the song girls and the Trojan Dance Force would alternate during timeouts but now they each do only one routine each half while there is nothing going on the court during most timeouts. So why do the song girls no longer perform many routines or stay behind the baskets during timeouts while there is an empty court? If they are not going to perform, what's the point of even having them at basketball games?

A: I'll be honest I have not noticed this. Of course I'm ususally looking for a working soft-serve machine during timeouts. This seems like an incredible waste of spirit, if true. But hey, things are looking up, the band got new polo shirts.

Q: JamesUSC99 said:

With the new state of the art George Lucas Building fully operational (a la the Death Star), do you think the advisors of the Song Girls will now have access to better PhotoShop artists and technology when they decide to airbrush a member of the 2009 squad out of the team picture?

A: I've heard the computer animation dept. is already working on next fall's team picture. It might even be displayed in the Hugh M. Hefner exhibition hall in the Lucas Building. Or maybe the Spike TV balcony, I'm not sure.