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There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.

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Its like fmylife, only more disheartening

Started by Cain, October 03, 2009, 03:23:48 PM

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Cain

http://overheardinstandrews.com/

Examples include

Quote"I got told trout are the sperm of sperm whales, is that true?"

QuoteGirl 1: I was sining it in Latin
Girl 2: What Latin? As in in another language?

Quote"Look, when I was younger, hand bells were cool"
"What are hand bells?"
"Well, bells... that you play with your hands..."

Quotea fourth year english student:

"What does poetic actually mean?"

Quote"So, were dinosaurs actually real?"
Later in the conversation:
"What about dragons?"

I'm sure it wasn't that stupid even a year ago.  I'm going to assume everyone quoted here is an English or Divinities student.

Shibboleet The Annihilator


Cain

Theology.  Mediocre grades and a note from your vicar gets you in.

Suu

Sovereign Episkopos-Princess Kaousuu; Esq., Battle Nun, Bene Gesserit.
Our Lady of Perpetual Confusion; 1st Church of Discordia

"Add a dab of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it."

Pope Pixie Pickle


Cain

It looks like this:



And we had to wear robes like this (at official functions):



Incidentally, that girl on the left still has my black fleece jacket.  :argh!:

Suu

I knew it! Those girls are too pretty to be muggles, albeit British ones.
Sovereign Episkopos-Princess Kaousuu; Esq., Battle Nun, Bene Gesserit.
Our Lady of Perpetual Confusion; 1st Church of Discordia

"Add a dab of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it."