Harrison George comments on ZOIKS! photo

Kellen Jenkins / The Bulletin

ZOIKS! sophomores Eli Weatherby, theatre major, and Harrison George, sociology major, play a game of Change last night at Albert Taylor Hall. The event, partially sponsored by UAC, also featured Ha Ha Tonka, who provided music periodically throughout the show.

A Brief Statement About My Underwear:

It was with much shock and surprise that I looked upon the latest issue of The Bulletin. Never in a million years did I predict the actions that took place that Wednesday would be published in the campus wide-paper, especially with such prominence and size. The Bulletin, whose motto must be “All the News and Thongs that are Fit to Print”, made a bold move by plastering my mug on their front page, capturing me (quite literally) with my pants down. This is not to say I am upset; I understood the consequences of my actions when I sauntered onto stage wearing less than Adam. My only concern was with those unfortunate readers who did not make it to the show and were blindsided with my backside. I apologize to those of you who avoided our show in order to escape those kinds of images, only to have them slapped in your face the next day. And to those of you who have never been to a Zoiks! show, I really hope this hasn’t scared you off for good. I promise you this is not a regular occurring event; I’ve never worn a banana-hammock on stage before and I don’t plan on doing it again. The point of the skit was about being comfortable with your body and appreciating yourself for who you are, and that’s hard to capture in one picture. I also want to make perfectly clear that my actions do not speak for the entire ZOIKS! Team, the members of UAC, or anyone else at this school. I wore that thong on my own accord. I’m just that kind of guy; I tend to fly by the seat of my pants.

But like I said I’m not mad; there are plenty of upsides as well. I have been getting lots of attention around campus. I’ve had multiple people tell me they “can’t get that image out of their heads” and that they will never be able to look at me the same way again. So I’m glad I could provide them with such a memorable experience. If I was smart, I would ride this wave as far as it could take me. Maybe I should open my own underwear store. I’ll call it Get A Thong Little Doggie, and it’ll be western themed. The store’s slogan could be “Underwear that won’t go creepin’ up the trail”. I only ask that the Bulletin be present at the ribbon cutting ceremony to prove to the world that I can be photographed fully clothed.

Harrison George, sophomore sociology major