Eddie Salisbury ’28 stands over the broken table. Photo by Riley Doyle ’27.
Well, folks, the ping pong table lasted exactly one week. However, this did not come as a surprise to many of the Berg residents. Most people expected this to happen sooner rather than later, as the ping pong table given to the Berg residents was extremely subpar, to put it nicely.
“I just leaned on the middle of it, and it collapsed underneath me. I think that my weight and the faultiness of the ping pong table contributed to its destruction, but mainly because it was not very sturdy to begin with,” said Eddie Salisbury ‘28, the student who broke the table. When asked about the rumors circulating that he would be purchasing a brand new and legitimate ping pong table, Salisbury said, “I am not going to confirm or deny these rumors, but there is something in the works.”
“I was more upset that we were given such a terrible table to begin with. When you give something so fragile to a bunch of teenage boys, something like that is bound to happen. I do not think that most people are mad at Eddie because they blame the table. Hopefully, we can get a real table soon because it was fun,” said Riley Doyle ‘27, who witnessed the table crumble under Salisbury on Halloween.
The reconstructed table on two desks. Photo provided.
In a fortunate turn of events, the great minds of Berg reconstructed the table by combining the two broken halves, placing them on desks, and producing a functional ping pong table. Some residents even prefer this version, as it is less likely to be blown over by a gust of wind.
