tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post4369674223447427264..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: Mayhem in the TunnelWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-6860644587830751302015-06-20T06:18:14.396-04:002015-06-20T06:18:14.396-04:00I don't care what the weather is like outside,...I don't care what the weather is like outside, <br />you'd never catch me there!!! <br />:DBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-85325218506745994912015-06-18T23:18:00.116-04:002015-06-18T23:18:00.116-04:00Nope - no truth. Just a good spooky story to share...Nope - no truth. Just a good spooky story to share by flashlight.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-57717297214735025672015-06-16T14:10:55.592-04:002015-06-16T14:10:55.592-04:00Great post Wendy. So creepy---rain, snow, or I do...Great post Wendy. So creepy---rain, snow, or I don't care what, I would not be tempted to take the tunnels. Are they purely lore or is there any truth to any of them?Michelle Ganus Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18238452675846882700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-36902138368746419532015-06-15T07:09:24.406-04:002015-06-15T07:09:24.406-04:00Providing shelter from the weather was only a seco...Providing shelter from the weather was only a secondary purpose - the tunnels were never intended for student use, just to heat the buildings. Today that campus is huge, so students had better be better insulated!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-19884935048714431582015-06-15T07:07:17.516-04:002015-06-15T07:07:17.516-04:00An insane asylum turned college -- somehow that se...An insane asylum turned college -- somehow that seems just PERFECT, considering how college can make you feel like you're going crazy sometimes.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-89925903744909848472015-06-15T07:05:28.828-04:002015-06-15T07:05:28.828-04:00I agree -- there is no fun in knowing how a magici...I agree -- there is no fun in knowing how a magician performs his trick. And there's no fun in proving such tales are true or false, either one. The fun is in the repeated telling.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-19951906887957301422015-06-15T07:03:21.745-04:002015-06-15T07:03:21.745-04:00Your nightmares might form the basis of a great ne...Your nightmares might form the basis of a great next novel!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-24354621195656360312015-06-15T07:02:51.563-04:002015-06-15T07:02:51.563-04:00I'm glad I found the video -- I enjoyed it too...I'm glad I found the video -- I enjoyed it too.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-53953877737113762782015-06-15T06:59:21.526-04:002015-06-15T06:59:21.526-04:00Thanks, Alex.Thanks, Alex.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-12862117091750608692015-06-15T06:59:08.720-04:002015-06-15T06:59:08.720-04:00When I was a student, I didn't know where the ...When I was a student, I didn't know where the "official" entrance was, but I did see a door in the basement of Spotswood Hall but it was REALLY locked. I think too it would have been fun to explore, so I'm glad for the YouTube video to give me an idea of what it is like.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-76139815315452428912015-06-15T06:56:38.940-04:002015-06-15T06:56:38.940-04:00I've seen performances like that on tv -- I be...I've seen performances like that on tv -- I bet that was funny seeing an entire band emerge from a teepee. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-88111652980669250912015-06-15T06:55:37.099-04:002015-06-15T06:55:37.099-04:00When the tunnels were in use, the campus was not t...When the tunnels were in use, the campus was not that big or spread out. If the tunnels connected the entire campus today, I'd opt for the tunnels.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-38500395890515481242015-06-15T06:54:19.062-04:002015-06-15T06:54:19.062-04:00For goodness sake, thanks! For goodness sake, thanks! Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-3344652133180061162015-06-15T06:53:36.167-04:002015-06-15T06:53:36.167-04:00No, no stories in the paper - which is how we know...No, no stories in the paper - which is how we know for sure these are just good tales probably designed to scare the incoming freshman class.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-8278227010467474382015-06-15T06:52:14.156-04:002015-06-15T06:52:14.156-04:00I was glad to find the video and a photo online si...I was glad to find the video and a photo online since my own pictures show nothing that suggests a tunnel. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-67579543826615090622015-06-15T06:51:17.188-04:002015-06-15T06:51:17.188-04:00There was no such thing as the "Quad Squad&qu...There was no such thing as the "Quad Squad" when I went there so I don't know how official this organization is. They have several You Tubes online, one of which is a series of interviews with students about their bucket list, another questioning students about JMU trivia, and of course, this one in the tunnels.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-585453137531544992015-06-15T06:48:31.637-04:002015-06-15T06:48:31.637-04:00Glad to know I have company!Glad to know I have company!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-37559264053513193612015-06-15T06:47:14.216-04:002015-06-15T06:47:14.216-04:00Thanks -- and yes, you're right about that. O...Thanks -- and yes, you're right about that. One theory about the legends was they were invented by faculty to scare students in order to keep them OUT of the tunnels. If that's true, the plan definitely back-fired.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-54037268181971145112015-06-15T06:45:47.785-04:002015-06-15T06:45:47.785-04:00Momma did.Momma did.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-54973550046223190352015-06-15T06:45:32.508-04:002015-06-15T06:45:32.508-04:00I'm sure that's why the waiting list gets ...I'm sure that's why the waiting list gets longer every year! HAWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-25322944286058252852015-06-15T06:45:03.728-04:002015-06-15T06:45:03.728-04:00Now that surprises me. I would think just about a...Now that surprises me. I would think just about any old school with old buildings would have some kind of urban legend attached to it.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-40807456989620928932015-06-15T06:43:20.655-04:002015-06-15T06:43:20.655-04:00Oh my - did you have to evacuate? Oh my - did you have to evacuate? Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-32362139874036069782015-06-14T21:39:54.370-04:002015-06-14T21:39:54.370-04:00Cobweb scary maybe, but I'm more scared of the...Cobweb scary maybe, but I'm more scared of the bad weather conditions that would inspire an idea of building underground tunnels. Is the climate in Harrisonburg that much improved or are the students better insulated now? Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-64195514919777474462015-06-14T18:08:24.565-04:002015-06-14T18:08:24.565-04:00I took a tour of an old 'insane asylum' th...I took a tour of an old 'insane asylum' that is now a college which included going into the tunnels. It was fascinating to see them and hear the stories (not nearly as gruesome as your tunnel stories!)violet shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-51411547892461549392015-06-14T09:41:31.581-04:002015-06-14T09:41:31.581-04:00Oh Wendy, you sure know how to delight us with suc...Oh Wendy, you sure know how to delight us with such colorful storytelling, which rarely do we really want completely solved, what would be the fun in that! This always makes the perfect bonfire tales for sure. A most clever way to take our theme! A+++ can I do that?! Hehehe, of course I can!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.com