Nov 16, 2010 00:41
In syntax class.
Professor*: [talking about straightforward meanings versus idioms]
Guy: "What about if you say 'I can has cheezburger'? That doesn't really mean 'I can has cheezburger', does it?"
Professor (to herself): 'I can has cheezburger...'
Class: "..."
Professor: "I guess that really means 'I'm a LOLcat'!"
Class: * bursts into laughter *
Professor: "Well, what am I going to say? Aside from the fact that I've spent far more time than I should have looking at LOLcats?"
* She's fifty-eight, plays at least three musical instruments, and has a black-belt in karate. OH YEAH.