Only in college XIII

"Say, could you do a Tippy Turtle impression?" asked someone I knew from my dorm floor when I answered KBIA's studio phone.  Somehow, I hadn't expected anyone to ask me to do an impression of the cartoon character from the 1984-'85 season of "Saturday Night Live."  "On the air?" I asked incredulously.  "Well, no...How would I do that?  This is an NPR affiliate.  Would I read the weather or do a promo for 'All Things Considered' that way?  Even on KCOU, it would be a stretch to do that impression."  "Oh, come on," he replied.  "Sorry, but no," I said.  Looking back, I'm still convinced that "No" was the right answer.  I could just imagine having to explain to the program director why I lapsed into a Tippy Turtle voice while introducing the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra's performance of Beethoven's fifth symphony.