This joke is too stupid not to share
I apologize.
Back in highschool, Adalric and I used to go skiing at night on Cyprus with some friends of his from Pitt Meadows. We'd meet them there, and have an awesome night of skiing, burgers, racing, and joking around.
One evening, our friend Greg told us the joke at his school was that teenagers needed a code word so they could talk about masturbation without adults knowing what was going on. They used the word 'networking'. We all had a good laugh that night, and joked about it to our other friends at school when we got back.
I believe at the time that 'networking' was not a word. One could create a network, or place a computer on a network, but networking wasn't a real verb yet.
Either we were wrong, or things changed.
Shortly after this, we started our Information Technology class with Mr. Stewart; a man Adalric once aptly described by saying "Imagine a 2x4. With no grain." This man was about as funny as a church pew. Imagine our surprise when he gave an entire class on LANS and 'networking', in his dead monotone voice. I spent the entire hour choking back laughter, with tears rolling down my face. My friends couldn't tell whether to laugh at the lesson, or at the sight of me. I kept muttering to myself "I hate you, Greg. I hate you, Greg."
Up until recently, the joke ended there.
Apparently, teachers have latched onto the term 'networking'. To them, it means collaboration, sharing resources, and supporting one another. Pro-D days and seminars all now have set periods specifically for 'networking'.
This came to a head when my supervisor and mentor teacher said to me, "Jesse, we've noticed you spend most of your lunch hours in the classroom (this is because the chatter of middle-aged women doesn't normally interest me). We'd like to see you networking more with other teachers."
I very nearly choked again.
Now I've been hearing things like "Ah, Jesse's come in to network with us," and "have you been networking in the staffroom today?"
I'm getting really good at biting my tongue. I just can't tell them about this, and it's such a stupid word to use. Why not just say 'talking', 'communicating', or 'socializing'? I could be 'collaborating', or 'getting useful tips'.
Why, oh why does it have to be that word?!?
Back in highschool, Adalric and I used to go skiing at night on Cyprus with some friends of his from Pitt Meadows. We'd meet them there, and have an awesome night of skiing, burgers, racing, and joking around.
One evening, our friend Greg told us the joke at his school was that teenagers needed a code word so they could talk about masturbation without adults knowing what was going on. They used the word 'networking'. We all had a good laugh that night, and joked about it to our other friends at school when we got back.
I believe at the time that 'networking' was not a word. One could create a network, or place a computer on a network, but networking wasn't a real verb yet.
Either we were wrong, or things changed.
Shortly after this, we started our Information Technology class with Mr. Stewart; a man Adalric once aptly described by saying "Imagine a 2x4. With no grain." This man was about as funny as a church pew. Imagine our surprise when he gave an entire class on LANS and 'networking', in his dead monotone voice. I spent the entire hour choking back laughter, with tears rolling down my face. My friends couldn't tell whether to laugh at the lesson, or at the sight of me. I kept muttering to myself "I hate you, Greg. I hate you, Greg."
Up until recently, the joke ended there.
Apparently, teachers have latched onto the term 'networking'. To them, it means collaboration, sharing resources, and supporting one another. Pro-D days and seminars all now have set periods specifically for 'networking'.
This came to a head when my supervisor and mentor teacher said to me, "Jesse, we've noticed you spend most of your lunch hours in the classroom (this is because the chatter of middle-aged women doesn't normally interest me). We'd like to see you networking more with other teachers."
I very nearly choked again.
Now I've been hearing things like "Ah, Jesse's come in to network with us," and "have you been networking in the staffroom today?"
I'm getting really good at biting my tongue. I just can't tell them about this, and it's such a stupid word to use. Why not just say 'talking', 'communicating', or 'socializing'? I could be 'collaborating', or 'getting useful tips'.
Why, oh why does it have to be that word?!?