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Student Gems, The Final

Dec 04, 2010 00:06

"The period of Alexander was called Menander"

"Alexander the Great was a pope that had negative afflictions with theatre."

"After Alexander the Great conquered damn near all the known world"

"In New Comedy, however, the parabola was cut out"

"ended in 404" Okay, I know that the Athenian Classical period ended in 404BCE. But... it's funny when ( Read more... )

grad school, i'm a ta with a ba going for an ma

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thefourthvine December 4 2010, 08:38:08 UTC

I don't even know what's wrong with me, that I never thought to use the term "kissy kissy time" on a final exam. Also, I have to say that "to enable them to meet and have kissy kissy time" could be used as the summary for 80% of crossover stories. I approve of that student. In a way.

dramaturgca December 4 2010, 08:41:20 UTC

Apparently that's what kids are calling it these days... For myself, I think that if I ever read that phrase in any kind of non-crack fic I would expect the characters in question to fall on the floor laughing.

In some ways, my students' papers are sort of like reading crack fic...

thefourthvine December 4 2010, 08:51:55 UTC

I can totally see Jack Harkness using the phrase kissy kissy time. ("Hey there, big boy, how about some kissy kissy time? Wait, sorry, busted translator circuit. I meant to invite you back to the Hub for relocation to the appropriate temporal stream. Although, hey, if you also want some kissy kissy time, I'm not going to say no, big boy.")

And Sherlock. ("John, send a text. Say, 'Let's meet for kissy kissy time at 7:10, 22 Northumberland Street.' Why are you laughing? It's a perfectly acceptable term for it. I saw it on the internet.")

And Jim Kirk (reboot). ("Yeah, so then I slammed five tequilas and asked his twin daughters to come up to my place for kissy kissy time."

"I am unfamiliar with this approach to diplomacy, Captain."

"It wasn't diplomacy. I just wanted to get laid. I didn't even realize he was the ambassador until the next morning ( ... )

dramaturgca December 4 2010, 08:53:49 UTC

You... make a valid point...

I maintain that in new BSG, though, there is no place for kissy kissy time.

I bet Merlin would use it and then Arthur would hit him with something.

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fringelement December 6 2010, 01:00:58 UTC

I have to admit that I'm a bit fond of "Alexander the Great conquered damn near all the known world" and "kissy kissy time".

dramaturgca December 6 2010, 01:08:16 UTC

The first one in particular is basically correct, I just wonder a little when students decide to swear on tests.

copperbadge December 6 2010, 18:38:28 UTC

ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT is one of those great classical portraits of Alexander the Great...in a pope's hat.