Wanna know what is shocking?
You know what is shocking? Shocking is reading a short story written by your teacher, which includes a Lesbian principal character. Not that I have anything against Lesbians, or reading about Lesbians (*coughfemmeslashcough*), but when you discover that your former male Finnish teacher has written a published schi-fi short story, with female first-person narrator who is Lesbian... you are a bit surprised.
Reading his short story collection, which I accidentally found in a library, makes me a bit sad because I won't have his classes anymore. He was a very funny teacher. I can't recall a single lesson when we didn't laugh at least a few times.
Some quotes of his lessons, provided by school magazine:
"If you have nothing sensible to say about a subject [that you're writing your essay about], it's like running on a mine field: it might look romping, but then it hurts when it detonates."
"*enters wearing a white shirt* Yes, it is me. I ran out of black shirts this morning, and I was a little confused and embarrassed. I'm not a stand-in, though you might not recognize me." (He wears black. Always.)
Dating hints: "Don't strangle a cat if you want to make a good impression."
"Quite a few philosophers are hippies who just drink tea."
"Well, I guess blue elves don't whisper in Halonen's (=the president of Finland) ear during the night. I wouldn't be so sure about George Bush, though."
Now I miss him even more.
Reading his short story collection, which I accidentally found in a library, makes me a bit sad because I won't have his classes anymore. He was a very funny teacher. I can't recall a single lesson when we didn't laugh at least a few times.
Some quotes of his lessons, provided by school magazine:
"If you have nothing sensible to say about a subject [that you're writing your essay about], it's like running on a mine field: it might look romping, but then it hurts when it detonates."
"*enters wearing a white shirt* Yes, it is me. I ran out of black shirts this morning, and I was a little confused and embarrassed. I'm not a stand-in, though you might not recognize me." (He wears black. Always.)
Dating hints: "Don't strangle a cat if you want to make a good impression."
"Quite a few philosophers are hippies who just drink tea."
"Well, I guess blue elves don't whisper in Halonen's (=the president of Finland) ear during the night. I wouldn't be so sure about George Bush, though."
Now I miss him even more.