BABCOCKS OF THE WORLD, UNITE! #24

I passed this place when I went to UCB’s Ultimate Comedy Bash in Solvang last week. I stopped in and bought a bottle and half expected the cashier to flip out when she saw my last name was Babcock. She didn’t even look at my credit card, so I said, “Yeah I was driving by and I had to stop because my last name is Babcock.”

“There,” I thought. “That should freak her out. Time to rake in all the oh no way’s and are you kidding me’s.” I was all set to meet the owner. But she just said, “When I first started I thought it was crazy when someone with the name Babcock would come in. Not anymore, you guys are everywhere and you come in all the time.”

I’ve only ever met one other Babcock outside my family. Has anyone else ever met someone with the last name Babcock?

“Forever Babcock” by Babcock University. This is the real theme song of a real university in Nigeria. See if you can hear the choir in the background repeatedly chanting “Babcock… Babcock.” I still can’t believe this is real.

BABCOCKS OF THE WORLD, UNITE! #23

HOLY SHIT THIS IS REAL!

My namesake has a fucking university in Nigeria - Babcock University! Go there now and make sure your volume is up so you can listen to the amazingly awesome and inspirational theme song on the homepage - “Forever Babcock”. Or just soak up their actual motto:

The future is Bright.
The future is Babcock.
The future is You!

This makes me so happy.

Thoughts?

BABCOCKS OF THE WORLD, UNITE! #22

My friend Chris logged into gmail and saw this. I am so ashamed.

BABCOCKS OF THE WORLD, UNITE! #20

John Babcock invented both the indoor rowing machine and the sliding seat during the winter of 1869/1870. Since then, everyone in the world has used a rowing machine for about 10 minutes commenting about how great it is and how they should do it everyday. They then never touch it again.

BABCOCKS OF THE WORLD, UNITE! #19

The Babcock Center is a nonprofit that helps the mentally handicapped. It must be difficult for the workers to walk through the front door with those giant halos over their head. Yeah Babcocks, hi-five.

PS - I want to put “Excellence, Intergrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect” on my business card.

BABCOCKS OF THE WORLD, UNITE! #18

“Founded in 1991, the Babcock Institute acts as a crossroads for international dairy activities at the University of Wisconsin.” In other words, it is the center for milk espionage.

BABCOCKS OF THE WORLD, UNITE! #17

Olde-timey edition. I think she looks like the cousin to He Who Must Not Be Named. If you know what I mean when I say that, then you should really have seen this by now.

BABCOCKS OF THE WORLD, UNITE! #16

We have a trophy!