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Mike Forest

School: Michigan State University
Class of: 2004
Hometown: East Lansing, MI

At a Glance:

Mike Forest has finally graduated from Michigan State University, where he majored in film studies, although he admits that even he forgot what that means. In his free time, Mike writes scripts and feeds the homeless.

Bio:

Mike likes to watch cartoons and stand-up comedy. Curiously, he once won a bet by downing three packets of fire sauce at Taco Bell. He was dubbed "The Beech" his freshman year and wishes the nickname had a better backstory.

Column:


Edited for Content
A wry, often smiting look at life and society. Fulfill your inquisitive urge with these thoughtful, deliberate 1-2 punches.

Thinking Outside the Bun 9 , 5.0
Edited for Content 0 ,
Faking Your Way in the World 3 , 3.0
The Electoral College Keg Party 14 ,
That's What Sidewalks Are For 30 , 3.0
Velcome to Ahtlahnta 16 ,
Douchebags of the Dorm 6 , 2.8
The Beech Comes Out Swinging 24 , 3.0
The Chicken Dance 12 ,
The Taste of Certainty 1 ,
Excess Baggage 8 ,
Silence of the Wedding Bells 2 ,
23/M/Lansing, MI (The Online Dating Game) 21 ,
Defining a Normal Relationship 8 , 4.1
The Benchmark of Achievement 4 ,
iGrad: Music to My Ears 4 , 3.0
My Dream Girl 8 ,
Poker-Faced Fools 5 , 3.0
The Third Wheel of Misfortune 0 ,
The First Day of Your New Job 0 ,
Fueling the Gas Price Dilemma 3 ,
Spring Breakthroughs 1 ,
How to Get to the Final Four 5 ,
Dear God Almighty, Save Me From My Roommates 15 , 1.0
Doing Nothing for Minimum Wage 15 ,
The Party Oscars 5 ,
Christmas Tool Time 5 , 1.5
New Year's Retribution 3 , 3.0
Hindsight for the Romantically Hopeless 6 ,
Boldface Rant 13 ,
Sleeping with the Enemy 4 ,
Post-Oscar Trauma 6 ,
Species of the Urban Bar Jungle 3 , 2.5
The Day After Tomorrow 20 ,
The Backwash of Headline News 14 ,
Bus Stop Blues 8 , 3.0
Roll the Credits 13 ,
How the Cookie Crumbled 20 , 2.0
Cast Your Presidential Vote Aside 17 ,
Be There or Beware 3 ,
Men in Tights 13 , 3.5
One Giant Step for Technology 13 ,
The "Go Homo" Military Initiative 7 ,
Right-Wing Squarepants 2 , 3.0
Dave Barry, You Weasel! 7 ,

Blog:


Beech's Blog
Pop culture, weird news analyses, and life after college.

Sex with Aliens 3 ,
New Beginnings 3 ,
Wikipedia vs. Britannica 4 , 3.0
Dirty Sex Towel 1 , 5.0
Big 10 Sucks, Swallows Its Way Out of Tournament 0 ,
Big Ten RPI = 1 4 , 1.0
Man Dates Mother 0 ,
Looking at Wieners 0 ,
MAME on Your iPod 1 ,
Oscar is a Grouch to Stewart 0 ,
Babies Having Babies 0 , 3.0
Dane Cook Rules! 0 ,
ESPN Shannon Brown: Dunker of the Year! 1 ,
Polls are Dumb, People are Dumb 1 ,
The Girl Next Door: Fact or Fiction? 1 , 4.0
Nightly Soonze 0 ,
There Ain't Nothin' Really "Mini" About Me, Baby 4 ,
Commander in Chiefette 2 ,
There Isn't Much to the World's Biggest Secret 3 , 3.0
Sporadic... Blog ... Posting... Must... Type... 1 , 5.0
Nails and... More Nails... 6 ,
Lies, Lies - It's All Lies 1 ,
Make Ramen the Beech Way 2 ,
Au Naturale? 2 ,
Beep Beep Boop Boop Bob in E Major 1 ,
Tongue Tied 1 ,
Sweet and Tangy 0 , 3.0
Television and Me 1 ,
Airport Blues 1 ,
How to Spell 0 ,
WHERE THE HELL IS BEECH? 2 ,
Moving Photos Courtesy of Eric 1 ,
Last Days in East Lansing 2 ,
Once You Pop, You Can't Stop 0 ,
A Tribute to the Pizza Guy 0 ,
I'm Going to Need Three TVs On All the Time to Watch It All... 0 ,
Music News 0 ,
Headlines, Vol 1 0 ,
Dammit, I Said I'd Never Do This 0 ,

Comedy Articles:


Clowning Miss America 2004
8 comments, 3.0 stars
The 2004 Miss America Pageant may be shorter, skimpier, and less talent-based (thank God), but that won't stop it from sucking even worse.

Beer Goggles for Women
3 comments, 4.0 stars
Men have always thrown out all standards after enough drinks. Now women can feel the same uninhibited satisfaction with these female beer goggles!