I didn't realize it was so late. I nearly called my sister before I knew what time it was.

DH is watching UFC.

I've watched 10 episodes in the last 30 hours.

You are just wolfing it down.

Well the hoopleheads will be happy to hear that I spent my hard earned store credit at Amoeba to pick up Deadwood S1.

I should add that to Netflix. We're just starting on Weeds and Entourage.

Want to see if you could've passed 8th grade in 1895? My grandmother just e-mailed the following to me:

8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS -1895

Grammar (Time, one hour)
1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters.
2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications.
3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph
4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of "lie,""play," and "run."
5. Define case; Illustrate each case.
6. What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation.
7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.

Arithmetic (Time, 1:25 hours )
1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.
2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1050 lbs. for tare?
4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?
5. Find the cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton.
6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.
7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $20 per meter?
8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods?
10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt

US History (Time, 45 minutes)
1. Give the epochs into which US History is divided
2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus.
3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
4. Show the territorial growth of the United States.
5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas.
6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion.
7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe?
8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865.

Orthography (Time, one hour)
1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals.
4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u.'
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.
7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup.
8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last.
9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.
10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.

Geography (Time, one hour)
1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?
4. Describe the mountains of North America
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco.
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U. S.
7. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth.

edit: Damn. It's on snopes.

Yeah, I know y'all are cool in SF, but you got no call to be calling me a hoople! Stop by the new thread...we know you're all right.

fane

I don't even know what this word means! Knowledge has changed a lot.

I don't know that one either.

Reading further on snopes... they don't say the test isn't real (nor do they say it is). They just deny that this test is proof of a decline in educational standards. [link]

Trust me, David, savour it. I wolfed down that (and season Two) too and I walked around for days sad that there were no more episodes to see.

Oh, you guys, best restaurant experience evah tonight. We went out to a nice Mexican place near us-- not the same place as my favorite but similar. Waitress recognized us from serving us several months ago and confessed to wondering why we hadn't been back. I guess when you get a taste of Bob Bob, you never go back, or whatever. There was lots of silliness with the other waiters and complimentary dishes sent from the chef. At the end of the night she revealed that she was soon to leave for Lupa, one of Mario Batali's restaurants-- we told her that we had reservations at Batali's Babbo Saturday night. She told us that she was best friends with Batali's personal assistant and called her up to see if she could improve our reservations. She got our email addresses and everything and will check tomorrow to get us a better res there. How awesome is that?!

Wow! That's excellent.