On Friday morning two lone protesters walked in front of Willard Building from 9:30 to 10:30 with blank pickets in hand protesting . . . nothing.

Nothing?

Jim Nothing (no standing-non-degree) and Jester Nothing (no standing-non-degree) who had no discernible physical attributes said they were protesting nothing, for no particular reason, and that the idea came out of nowhere.

"We really have nothing to say," they said when asked to comment on the significance of their protest and what they were trying to accomplish.

The Penn State Monty Python Society, known for staging such bizarre demonstrations, denied any responsibility for the protest. But they did tip their hats to the merry pranksters.

Passers-by were confused by the protest but most held an opinion, and most opinions were as bizarre as the protest itself.

"Oh, I get it," said Jeff Engle (senior-political science). "It's one of those neorealism things. Kind of like the guy who plays the piano with a fish."

"What's the point?" asked Margie Armijo (senior-international politics). "We thought they were connected with Gary (the "Willard preacher") 'cause he says nothing too."

Amy Welch (junior-marketing) voiced a similar opinion.

"Maybe they're trying to tell Gary to be quiet," she said.

Some students took the protest a little more seriously.

"They're going to have a negative effect on people who want to voice a real opinion on something," said Ewan Brawley (senior-Spanish).

While nothing came of the protest, Darryl Clarke (freshman-chemical engineering), said he found it to be the most amusing thing he had ever seen.