Introduction

Welcome to Da BFC home page. Take a look around - see what we're up to.

We are da Brute Force Committee. Our mission is to defend Skule™ Spirit and da Spirit of Lady Godiva.

We have sworn to make Skule™ a better place.

Remember: We are watching.

Disrupto Ergo Sum

History

Many many years ago, Skule™ was a dark and dismal place. There was no spirit, and no comradery. And then Mario Baker arrived. He looked at Skule and said to himself "Y'know Mario, I tink dat dere's a @#!#$ load o' good dat can be dunn here, ba-da-boom-ba-da-bing". So Mario grabbed a couple of his good friends, obtained a ladder and some paint and headed up to the SAC dome to give it a new paint job. Well everyone on campus looked at the bright yellow dome gleam in the sun, and all of a sudden, Skule™ had an identity. Thus the Brute Force Committee was born!

Since then the BFC has been basically up to all sorts of mischief. We have been back to the dome many times. Last count the layers of paint up there rivalled the layers of makeup on Tammy-Faye Baker's face. Those people new to the Skule™ may notice our latest paint job. Looks great. We'll probably leave it up there for a while. You may notice a sword in the stone around Skule. That was us too!

Our mandate has always been to defend the spirit of Lady Godiva. What that means is that we are the one's who make sure that Skule™ Spirit remains alive and well.

The BFC upholds the following principles whenever we prank. You should too.

To maintain our personal safety and the safety of those around us. Specifically, fire hazards, compliance with fire code, and potential modes of failure for each prank will be considered.
To understand that some people know more about safety than we do.
To prank in a non-destructive way.
Not to scale or descend buildings or access building rooftops.
Not to enter buildings that are off-limits.
To prank in ways that are not offensive to reasonable people.
To maintain communication with the Faculty and the Mice.
To understand the difference between Good Pranks and Bad Pranks and attempt only the former.
To convey these guidelines to other people and groups who prank.
To remove pranks promptly if requested to do so.

This page is designed as a guide for people, usually F!rosh, who don't really know how to put a prank together. This is not to say that these people don't have great ideas. It's just that in our experience, these people need some help telling the great ideas from the truly horrible ideas.

This page is here to help you walk the fine line between having fun and going to jail.

The reasons for this page:

Keep you out of jail.
Keep you alive.
Keep you from embarrassing yourselves
Keep you from embarrassing Skule™
Inform you of the resources available to you
Help improve the quality of pranks

Generally speaking, there are five kind of pranks:

Campus Beautification (Semi-Permanent)

The Sword
The crest between MP and LM

How'd They Do That?

Cars on buildings
Plaque at Waterpoo

Shits & Giggles

Concrete hardhats
Commando bicycle rack painting

Property Liberation

Queen's Greasepole
Waterloo Tool

Theatrics

Hardhat on moose in Nathan Phillip Square
Banner on UC

Signs that you should re-think your prank idea:

It's destructive
You're drunk
It's offensive
You haven't figured out how to pay for it
It's your backup plan
It involves any of the following

Gunpowder
Helicopter
One or more hookers
Bending of the laws of physics
A yet-to-be-invented tool

People start to leave as soon as you begin
It involves an inside joke
It involves a symbol of the university

Note: Stealing the flag on Simcoe Hall is not cool and will get you arrested

It disrupts classes

Involving the BFC

Don't be afraid to ask for advice or help
Your ideas will not be stolen
If you decide to go it alone, do not use the BFC's name without permission

Resources the BFC can provide

(a very, very small amount of) Money
Tools
Friends in high places
"Special" access
Experience

All of the engineering schools agreed to the Pranker's Code. Some schools no longer seem to remember signing on, but we still try to do our part.

What's with this not existing thing?

We do not exist, we never have existed, and we never will exist. That's pretty much all there is to it.

But do the Ministers exist?

Not really. You might see them around once in a while, but they're mostly figments of your imagination.

Why is this making me so confused?

It's not a difficult concept. Have you thought of transferring to Industrial?

How do I become a Minister?

Show sprirt, spirit, and more spirit. Believe it or not, we really are watching.

Should I e-mail Mario about every little thing that I do around Skule™?

No.

Is the BFC the same thing as the Cannon Guard?

No. We wear blue hardhats, and we have a really cool design on our coveralls. We also pull pranks. They act as security guards.

Is the BFC part of the Engineering Society?

No. Not for a long time. Never mix alcohol with pranking.

How can I find out more about the BFC?

I'd tell you, but you'll have a lot more fun figuring it out on your own.

If I figure out who a Minister is, should I approach that person about it?

No. Never. This isn't a contest, and you won't win a prize. It's just like discovering who the Chief Attiliator is - keep information that must remain secret to yourself.