Random Thoughts Thread

[wuapinmon]

About once a year, a student will come by my office and dicker with me about points lost on an exam. It usually stems from poor penmanship, especially when they write in cursive and I cannot tell if their word ends in an A or an O. There is usually a bit of them insisting that it's one or the other (whatever it's supposed to be), even though any reasonable person would read their writing a different way. It's at this point, that, without speaking a word, I reach down and open the bottom drawer to my desk and extract a ten-inch-long purple velvet rectangular case. I snap the two brass hinges, and extract my grandfather's professional-grade 3x wood-handled magnifying glass. The little audible gasp I always hear when they first see what it is, is so satisfying. It has a mahogany handle, a brass ring around a very thick piece of green-tinted glass, 4" in diameter. As I peer down at their writing, the glass doesn't lie, and all debate ceases. This happened tonight, which means that because it's so early in the school year, I might get to do it again. Ahhhh!

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Land O'Lakes is the only brand of butter you can buy in all 50 states.

[FN Phat]

About once a year, a student will come by my office and dicker with me about points lost on an exam. It usually stems from poor penmanship, especially when they write in cursive and I cannot tell if their word ends in an A or an O. There is usually a bit of them insisting that it's one or the other (whatever it's supposed to be), even though any reasonable person would read their writing a different way. It's at this point, that, without speaking a word, I reach down and open the bottom drawer to my desk and extract a ten-inch-long purple velvet rectangular case. I snap the two brass hinges, and extract my grandfather's professional-grade 3x wood-handled magnifying glass. The little audible gasp I always hear when they first see what it is, is so satisfying. It has a mahogany handle, a brass ring around a very thick piece of green-tinted glass, 4" in diameter. As I peer down at their writing, the glass doesn't lie, and all debate ceases. This happened tonight, which means that because it's so early in the school year, I might get to do it again. Ahhhh!

That is awesome. I wish I could see that 1st hand. I know I would crap a brick if that happened to me.

[wuapinmon]

That is awesome. I wish I could see that 1st hand. I know I would crap a brick if that happened to me.

It is one of my favorite things.

[Tick's wife]

I have a student who had his apple and pear have a conversation at lunch.

[myboynoah]

Adjusting to new management can be a real trial. Just salute and say, "yes sir!"

[Jarid in Cedar]

I hate nose hair

[creekster]

Adjusting to new management can be a real trial. Just salute and say, "yes sir!"

just make sure you have no droppigs and you'll be fine.

[BoylenOver]

I'm tired of hearing about BYU on utefans.net. I need to spend more time on CB and CUF to reduce my time spent discussing the Cougars.

[Tick's wife]

how come my picture still doesn't show up on my post?????

[Indy Coug]

You are a terminal geek if you have a bumper sticker that says

There's no place like 127.0.0.1

[il Padrino Ute]

I was thinking that someday I would make a list of movies that suck, but after more thought, it would be easier for me to make a list of movies that don't suck.

[New Mexican Disaster]

Apple slice is the goodest drink ever made. I miss it almost every day.

[YOhio]

Apple slice is the goodest drink ever made. I miss it almost every day.

Guess what? No it's not.

[wuapinmon]

Sometimes, there just aren't enough Cherry Cokes Zero.