"Students Write the Damnedest Things"

Dec 11, 2009 22:29

about The Canterbury Tales:
"Some stories are more comedic and others extremely tragic. This is the effect that Chaucer is going for because such is the inevitability of Chaucer's times. Some days are great, but the prospect of what was on the horizon loomed over the current, temporary joy."

Um. Huh?Oooh, and this one, (different paper but ( Read more... )

grading, students

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stacyinthecity December 12 2009, 05:31:10 UTC
FOREVERWARE!

I have the complete series on DVD. :)

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eilonwy December 12 2009, 05:41:16 UTC
Dood, that's awesome. :) I've actually only seen a few episodes (alas-- and there aren't that many total, are there?) but my parents and I saw the Foreverware episode together and have made jokes about it for yeeeeeears. :D

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krasota December 12 2009, 05:51:08 UTC
Good gravy, you can't mention that series this late at night. I'll have the goddamn bone song as sung by dogs stuck in my head and it will permeate all of my dreams.

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tsuki_no_bara December 12 2009, 06:07:47 UTC
a holy pecan, heee.

you could've told the guy you bathe in the blood of virgins every night.... that might've gotten him off your case. :D

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caffienekitty December 12 2009, 07:58:54 UTC
an un-sarcastically holy pecan

She meant "paean" perhaps?

I'm finding the phrase 'an un-sarcastically holy pecan' rather nifty.

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emilytheslayer December 12 2009, 15:43:16 UTC
That's what I was wondering.

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malakim December 12 2009, 07:59:03 UTC
I kind of want to see an "un-sarcastically holy pecan" now.

And I wonder if it makes a good pie.

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HA! qahawthorne December 12 2009, 13:17:51 UTC
Holy pecan, batman! That made my day.

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