OK, maybe I don't want to move to NZ anymore....
The reference to Snopes brought the Bonsai Kitten thing flooding back.
Hmm. It's sounds like the finest party I can imagine getting paid to go to.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ailleann - Nov 13, 2006 7:10:26 am PST #9692 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
Vortex - Nov 13, 2006 7:12:52 am PST #9693 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
New Zealand's Qualifications Authority said Friday that it still strongly discourages students from using anything other than full English, but that credit will be given if the answer "clearly shows the required understanding," even if it contains text-speak.
FUCK. THAT.
Jesse - Nov 13, 2006 7:19:12 am PST #9694 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
New Zealand's high school students will be able to use "text-speak" -- the mobile phone text message language beloved of teenagers -- in national exams this year, officials said.
OMG they r nutz.
Aims - Nov 13, 2006 7:19:56 am PST #9695 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Im n ur class takin ur test.
Kristen - Nov 13, 2006 7:22:41 am PST #9696 of 10001
New Zealand's high school students will be able to use "text-speak" -- the mobile phone text message language beloved of teenagers -- in national exams this year, officials said.
Geez. They're a long way from my high school, where we had automatic F errors for things like using the word "ain't" and writing "alot" instead of "a lot."
sarameg - Nov 13, 2006 7:23:48 am PST #9697 of 10001
Funny, I was just complaining to my dad about the poor writing, both style and content, I see in published papers in this field. I told him to start beating that into his grad students and he just started laughing a little hysterically.
tommyrot - Nov 13, 2006 7:23:56 am PST #9698 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Alot ain't a word.
Laura - Nov 13, 2006 7:24:00 am PST #9699 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Woo Hoo! My children will have higher test scores, for sure.
Did we know this? Hugh Laurie helps rescue Sacha Baron Cohen from beating after SNL. [link] Yikes.
Amy - Nov 13, 2006 7:24:47 am PST #9700 of 10001
Because books.
Im n ur class takin ur test.
Bwah!
Also, New Zealand = CRAXY. In this instance, at least.
Kristen - Nov 13, 2006 7:25:13 am PST #9701 of 10001
My former English teacher would find a way to give you TWO Fs now, tommy.