Humor depends very much on personal and cultural tastes.

Although there will be plenty of people ecstatic about seeing Will Ferrell and co. Monday, there will be as many who feel ambivalent about the opportunity.

Except for fat people falling down stairs, there are few universally funny things.

Death, on the other hand, is the ultimate universal -- the one constant uniting humanity.

It's interesting that the two disparate elements are combined in Ferrell's comedy tour.

Despite the name and the cutthroat nature of show business, the comedians on stage aren't at an elevated risk of death.

In a way, that's disappointing, because the threat of death could be a powerful tool for improved performance, but we've just turned it into a cliché.

The "Vote or Die" campaign had as much staying power as P. Diddy's name.

The "Skate or Die" mentality is only for rascally little punks.

Don't even get me started on those whiners from New Hampshire.

What if we took the phrase more seriously?

"Get That Contract Ironed Out or Die" would mean we could all go back to watching our favorite shows. (If you're hurting from the lack of new The Office episodes, see page 9 for a temporary TV cure.)

And "Seriously, Don't Mess This Relationship Up Because No One Else Wants To Date You And You're Getting a Reputation So Make it Work or Die" could improve our love lives (pages 16 and 17 might also help).

So man up, Will. Either change your slogan or get out the guillotines.

Billy Wellock is a sophomore in the division of undergraduate studies who needs to pick a major or die, and Venues chief for The Daily Collegian. His e-mail address is waw5010@psu.edu.