It's almost noon, and I get to leave at 3:00, and I'm thinking, "Only two more hours before I can leave." See, 'cuz I don't count the hour when I'm at lunch....
Jeez, don't get all Movie of the Week. I was just too cheap to buy you a real present.
Dawn ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 54: Right here, dammit.
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.
tommyrot - Oct 11, 2007 7:55:12 am PDT #6129 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.
Toddson - Oct 11, 2007 7:55:16 am PDT #6130 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Obvioiusly the Darwin Awards need more competitors!
Tom Scola - Oct 11, 2007 7:59:30 am PDT #6131 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
megan walker - Oct 11, 2007 8:04:45 am PDT #6132 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
My worst "entitled student" story is the girl who insisted she didn't deserve a D on her calculus test, because she "studied really hard" and she's "a good student." She was furious, and was practically screaming at the TA. She didn't have any argument about any of her answers that were marked wrong being actually correct, or anything like that -- it wasn't her answers that deserved a higher grade, it was her.
This happened often in my last couple of years teaching. If the student was particularly obnoxious, my response was usually "If I came home with a 90, my dad would ask why I didn't know 10% of the material. Do you really think I'm going to have sympathy for you?"
The students at - Georgetown, I think it is - are all up in arms because of new rules to cut back on the amount of drinking. The latest "outrage" is that they've instituted a $200 fine for anyone who throws up on the bus.
Of course, if the drinking age was still at 18 like it was when I was there, they could just drink on campus with the Jesuits like we did and avoid the buses all together.
Toddson - Oct 11, 2007 8:09:16 am PDT #6133 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Well, they've cracked down on drinking on and off campus. The group house wild drunken party situation has the neighbors up in arms, so the college is trying to placate them ... and keep the police from breaking up the parties. I mean, restricting a party to just ONE keg of beer? limiting the number of people at the party? The students are just outraged!
Daisy Jane - Oct 11, 2007 8:11:11 am PDT #6134 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
A review of Texas State Fair food items.
Those turkey legs are awesome. Mr. Jane was at the fair last night, and we're both going this weekend.
shrift - Oct 11, 2007 8:11:16 am PDT #6135 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I have a migraine, a meeting at 1pm, and a desire to commit aggravated assault.
shrift - Oct 11, 2007 8:22:45 am PDT #6136 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
...and my meeting was just cancelled. Did I do that with the power of my MIND?
Dana - Oct 11, 2007 8:27:29 am PDT #6137 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Awesome. If you have mind powers, I have a few targets for you.
Theodosia - Oct 11, 2007 8:27:58 am PDT #6138 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Did I do that with the power of my MIND?
Just imagine how wonderful it would be if you could use your powers for good instead of evil!