Humor Me
Odd n' Ends
By Michael D. Ersevim

Exam seminars are a wonderful way to solidify what you have studied for the exams.

However, the astute participant may also glean other more specific (and more useful?) skills while attending these hotel seminars. Here are some examples of these specific skills:

• Linguistics—Playing with hard candies in your mouth without accidentally spitting them out or choking on them.
• Athleticism—Flinging your hotel room door open, grabbing something you forgot on the desk, and catching the door before it slams closed again.
• Stealth—Pouring ice water from the pitcher quietly during the lecture, with no spills or avalanches of ice.
• Balance—Getting the bath soap to stay in the shower soap holder dish.
• Dexterity—Unlocking the hotel room door with the card-key on the very first try.
• Persistence—Shaking the miniature cream rinse container until some actually comes out.

Contest Idea
What should you call a group of Actuaries?
You know, a "gaggle of geese," a "pride of lions," but a "______ of actuaries?" Grover Edie has cleverly suggested calling ourselves a "contingent" of actuaries.

What do you think? A "passing?" A "shuffle?" Send us your thoughts, humorous or otherwise, to ar@casact.org or to Humor Me Contest, CAS, 4350 N. Fairfax Drive, Ste. 250, Arlington, VA 22203.