Wait. People? She eats people? 'To Serve Man.' It's 'To Serve Man' all over again.
Gunn ,'Power Play'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
Theodosia - Feb 18, 2009 10:54:20 am PST #6898 of 30000
'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"
lisah - Feb 18, 2009 10:54:32 am PST #6899 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
oh, man, Bust a Move would have been an AWESOME Hate the 80s song to cover. Too bad there will be no more Hating the 80s (that my band would be involved in anyway...maybe a reunion show in ten years or something).
Theodosia - Feb 18, 2009 10:55:24 am PST #6900 of 30000
'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"
Good god, that ROLcats site is wonderful. Especially because the Russian speakers complain vociferously about the inaccuracy of the translations.
In Soviet Union, cats laugh at you!
Tom Scola - Feb 18, 2009 10:55:41 am PST #6901 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Megmac introduced herself in the UnAmerican thread a few days ago.
tommyrot - Feb 18, 2009 10:55:45 am PST #6902 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So before when I said that force × distance is work, not energy, I was wrong.
Ha!
...I think.
tommyrot - Feb 18, 2009 11:00:13 am PST #6903 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
In Soviet Union, cats laugh at you!
In Soviet Union, board double-posts you!
Steph L. - Feb 18, 2009 11:04:29 am PST #6904 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Megmac introduced herself in the UnAmerican thread a few days ago.
Ah. That's what I get for being an isolationist UnUnAmerican.
Sparky1 - Feb 18, 2009 11:27:13 am PST #6905 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
Welcome, Megmac!
A recent study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine, found that a third of students surveyed said that they expected B’s just for attending lectures, and 40 percent said they deserved a B for completing the required reading. >[link]I could have told them this.
flea - Feb 18, 2009 11:29:30 am PST #6906 of 30000
information libertarian
TWO of my Facebook friends (who do not know each other), both of whom have 3 year olds, posted today that their children like to sing Beyonce's Single Ladies. TWO! On the same day!
I think Sam (male) is probably funnier singing it than Audrey.
megan walker - Feb 18, 2009 11:35:53 am PST #6907 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I could have told them this.
Seriously.
I find it intriguing that the researcher doesn't identify entitlement as the actual problem, which is what I found with my about half my students (probably stemming from the "everyone gets a trophy" syndrome). The other half had the "I worked hard" sentiment identified later in that article.
Professor Greenberger said that the sense of entitlement could be related to increased parental pressure, competition among peers and family members and a heightened sense of achievement anxiety.
I can see how these factors could produce the desire for a good grade, but not the sense that one was entitled to it, which is clearly present.