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The Men of 107 Woodland
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House Specs: 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, locked basement, kitchen, 2 living rooms, excessive amount of Olympic and Pittsburgh banners, 2 non-working fireplaces



Flyer News: How is life on 107 Woodland treating you?

Dan Hughes: I'm going to let Steve answer this one.

Steve Zubritzky: It's good. No one's dead.

DH: We play the occasional game of "Mission: Impossible."

Dave Wilker: Yes. And putt-putt golf.

MC: We designed a living room for Steve, but he tore it down.

SZ: I did not enjoy being segregated from the rest of the population.



FN: What should everyone know about you or your house?

DH: Essentially all decorations were done by Stephen Zubritzky. That's a very fair thing to say. [Points around the room to various decorations] Steve, Steve, Steve, Steve ...

MC: We love Pittsburgh. Not.

SZ: It looks like the inside of a sports bar, kind of like Damon's.

MC: I guess. If Damon's had a love for all things Pittsburgh.

Dave Wilker: Or it looks like a huge fire hazard.

DH: As soon as we get this article published, we're going to have public safety at our door.



FN: Finish this sentence: When your friends stop by 107 Woodland, they can always find...

DH: Steve in one of two locations ... that chair or the couch [positioned within inches of each other].

MC: With some variation of "South Park" on.

DW: Comedy Central.

MC: We also have an undying love for "Teen Mom." Our favorite couple on there is Caitlin and Tyler.





were done by Stephen Zubritzky. That's a very fair thing to say. [Points around the room to various decorations] Steve, Steve, Steve, Steve ...

MC: We love Pittsburgh. Not.

SZ: It looks like the inside of a sports bar, kind of like Damon's.

MC: I guess. If Damon's had a love for all things Pittsburgh.

Dave Wilker: Or it looks like a huge fire hazard.

DH: As soon as we get this article published, we're going to have Public Safety at our door.



FN: Finish this sentence: When your friends stop by 107 Woodland, they can always find ...

DH: Steve in one of two locations ... that chair or the couch [positioned within inches of each other].

MC: With some variation of "South Park" on.

DW: Comedy Central.

MC: We also have an undying love for "Teen Mom." Our favorite couple on there is Caitlin and Tyler.



FN: Do you have any house traditions?

MC: We watch "Real World" each week. And I habitually eat cereal and watch VH1 music videos in the morning. Every day.

SZ: I don't eat breakfast.

DH: You're not up in time.

MC: He leaves five minutes before class.

DW: There's always the fight for the shower in the morning.

SZ: Oh. Do I miss this? Is this what happens in the morning?



FN: What is your porch most used for?

MC: It's kind of small.

SZ: We used it that one time the heat was on.

MC: And the house turned into Dante's inferno.

DW: I think we all lost five pounds.

DH: It was a wrestler's dream. No joke. It was like 98 degrees in there.

MC: Without Nick Lachey.

DW: Would you even call it a porch? It's more like a stoop.

SZ: Can you please change it to a stoop profile?



FN: What's a must-have for a 107 Woodland party?

MC: People not breaking our toilet.

DH: That's a good one. Not breaking the toilet.

MC: Bottles of Pepsi and Coke.

DW: Steve blaring "Party in the USA."

DH: Steve falling asleep at the kitchen table.

SZ: That was a bad night.

DH: I noticed.

MC: At least I covered you with a blanket.

SZ: Did I really fall asleep at the table?

DH: Yeah.



FN: What's your most memorable moment at 107 Woodland?

DH: Snow day put-put. We set up a nine hole put-put course throughout our house with the final hole ending up outside in our yard.

DW: Going through the stoop out into the snow.

DH: Into a cup that we planted in the snow.

DW: I'm the reigning champion.

DH: We have pictures to prove it.

SZ: I was really good though.

DW: We need another snow day.







SZ: Can you please change it to a stoop profile?



FN: What's a must-have for a 107 Woodland party?

MC: People not breaking our toilet.

DH: That's a good one. Not breaking the toilet.

MC: Bottles of Pepsi and Coke.

DW: Steve blaring "Party in the USA."

DH: Steve falling asleep at the kitchen table.

SZ: That was a bad night.

DH: I noticed.

MC: At least I covered you with a blanket.

SZ: Did I really fall asleep at the table?

DH: Yeah.



FN: What's your most memorable moment at 107 Woodland?

DH: Snow day putt-putt. We set up a nine hole putt-putt course throughout our house with the final hole ending up outside in our yard.

DW: Going through the stoop out into the snow.

DH: Into a cup that we planted in the snow.

DW: I'm the reigning champion.

DH: We have pictures to prove it.

DW: We need another snow day.



FN: So what's up with all of the Pittsburgh memorabilia?

SZ: I'm from Pittsburgh.

MC: It's Steve's motherland.

SZ: I AM Pittsburgh. It's the greatest nation on Earth.

MC: It should just secede and join Canada. Steve's two loves.



FN: Any house rules?

MC: Don't be dumb.

DH: Don't feed Steve after midnight. He's like a gremlin.

SZ: [Yelling from another room] WHAT?



FN: What's the biggest perk about living here?

DW: I have an extra bed in my bedroom.

SZ: Everyone has an emotional punching bag.

DH: Except for Steve ... Steve uses me as an emotional punching bag in private.

MC: Or he just eats his emotions.



FN: Any downfalls?

MC: The heat turns off randomly. And Steve has to use a step ladder to get into his bed. Or that time I couldn't make it up the stairs. They're very steep.

DH: We've thought about purchasing child gates.



FN: Do you have any nicknames for each other?

DH: Steve's Pookie. It's in writing, so it's official.

SZ: That's the bear in "Garfield."

MC: How do you know that?

DH: Steve watches "Garfield."

MC: In 3-D.

SZ: It was ONE time.

MC: Dan sometimes calls me Michael James Cermak the Third. Or MJC3.



FN: What do the men of 107 Woodland always crave?

SZ: Outback Steakhouse.

DH: Blooming onions from Outback Steakhouse. You have to be specific.

MC: We go there every finals week. Mainly to procrastinate.



FN: Any final thoughts or philosophies?

MC: Contrary to Steve's belief, Pittsburgh is not the greatest city on earth.

SZ: We remember, we celebrate, we believe.

DH: Contrary to popular belief, Steve did work at McDonald's.

SZ: [Growls]


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