Ship of Fools
From Scratchpad
The Ship of Fools is the performing and traveling branch of the Purdue Improv Club. This branch was founded in 2002 when the 8 original members were bitten by radioactive pirates.
[edit] Members
Original members include:
- "Cap'n" Jeremiah "J.T." Redbeard
- Scott "Chips Ahoy!" Yost
- Colin "Long Plank" Reindl
- Josh "The Buckler of Swash" Jersild
- Jon "Word Ninja" Heffley
- Chuck "em into the Brig" Allen
- Paul "CMG" Kuliniewicz
- Matt "No Need for a Nickname" Dennig
Other former crew members are:
- Jeff "Spanke" Spanke
- Ashley "Invoker of Parlay" Kaufman
- Benji "Hallway" Milanowski
- Chandler "Stowaway" Murch
- Kevin "Last name Withheld for National Security Reasons"
- Wesley "Tab A" Allen
- Andy "Quasar" Ober
- Scott "Klaus" Parker
- Alex "SOG" Semchuck
- Kyle "Sweet Speak" Dejute
- John "Freshman/Tripod" Tubergen
The current members of the Ship of Fools are:
- Ryan "T-Rex" Garwood
- John "Cowboy" Clawson
- Stu "Bottle Opener" Ogle
- Renee "Kamikaze" Leyburn
- Andrew "Peace" Blatt
- Eric "Beard" Talbert
- Brant "Rubble" Bell
- Steven "Angel Hair" Saltsman
[edit] Current Officers
Treasurer: John "Cowboy" Clawson
COMOFF: Renee "Kamikaze" Leyburn
Webmaster: Andrew "Peace" Blatt
[edit] Nomenclature
According to Wikipedia, the term "Ship of Fools" is an old allegory that has long been used in Western culture in literature and paintings. With a sense of self-criticism, it describes the world and its human inhabitants as a vessel whose deranged passengers neither know nor care where they are going.
