LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! I did not come here tonight to make you laugh!

[csi_sanders1129]

So... 
 

1.       Anthro today started with the celebration of the 40^th anniversary of Monty Python & The Flying Circus. It did tie into what we’re doing, but… not really. xD

 

2.       There was spontaneous singing of ‘Don’t Fence Me In’

 

“And one of the things, actually it starts, if you look at the West, it starts in Ireland and then it comes in to… The concept of this… Something that to us is very, very normal. The concept of a fence. You know, sometimes, to where you like them. Big, tall ones. No slats. To separate your neighbors. Okay? Big tall fences. But, think about it – If you are of an Irish clan who is ‘of the land’ or Native American, and you’re running along through the woods and all of a sudden you fall *pfft* ‘What’s that?’ ‘Why, that is a fence.’ ‘What the hell’s it for?’ ‘Well, this is my land and I’m putting a fence to keep you out.’ ‘Outta what?’ ‘The land.’ ‘What do you mean you own the land?’ ‘I own it. It’s mine.’ I mean, think about it. The basis of British wealth was…? Land! Ugh, Southern Colonial America? The basis of wealth was… Land! They might notta had any money. Thomas Jefferson was always penniless, he had no cash money. But he did have lots and lots of land! Oh, give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above. Don’t fence … … … Nobody?” (Why am I always the exception to things he does? Am I that awesome?)

 

3.       Lessons in chatspeak:

 

“Guy:  I’m gonna throw another word out: Enough. // R: Ooh, enough *writes on board Enough/Enuff* I wanted to makes sure that you guys understood what I meant by this word, so I used the cell phone abbreviation. *writes ‘lol’ on board* There was one time, a couple years ago, I got an email from someone and… I couldn’t read it. And I, literally, I brought it into the classroom and said ‘What the heck is this?’ and wrote ‘em all out on the board. They told me, that’s where I learned all these kinda… But you guys keep changing ‘em! You know? So when I go and use ‘em, it’s like ‘Oh, that’s so old, you must be like… you know, old, cause we  don’t use those anymore.’ // Guy: Has anyone thrown LMAO at you yet? // R: What’s that now? // Guy: LMAO? Laughing my… // R: Oh, Laughing my ass off? Yeah, my 10 year old like to use that one. SO I’m like ‘What’s this mean?’ ‘ I can’t say it, Daddy!’ So, yeah.”

 

4.       This one is insane:

 

“So, so… different societies are playing around with what is worth more? I mean, everyone needs a Sledge-O-Matic! Right?... You know? The value, advertising… what you have to have? The Sledge-O-Matic? *silence* Ladies and gentleman… Sledge-O-Matic? // Me: I get it. // R: *high fives*Only one Sledge-O-Matic here? I’ll have to get that…”

 

5.       And this one is silleh:

 

“Hi, Billy Mays here! Why can I talk so loud? I’m on cocaine! // Guy: Sham-Wow! // R: Sham-Wow, now, I have a sham-wow. But, actually, Sham-wow’s, if you own a horse? Sham-Wow’s are actually very, very good because, well, basically what it is, you wash ‘em all down, and you use the scraper. That gets the basic water off, but you use a Sham-Wow, they sop up water better than old towels, and they don’t smell as bad. So, as a horse owner – and should everyone own horses? I think so – Sham-Wows are great, they’re made in Germany. // Guy: Where was the Sham-Wow during Hurricane Katrina hit? They coulda just dropped a bunch of those… // R: In Germany! They hadn’t gotten ‘em here yet.”

 

6.       Mentions of the 70^th anniversary of the Wizard of Oz led to more awesome Munchkin impressions.

 

“So play around with this, gang. When we get back on Thursday,I’m either going to go in Direction A or Direction B. I haven’t figured it out, you know. I need a scarecrow to say: ‘That was is a very nice way *gestures appropriately* Okay? We’re sitting on the 70^th anniversary of ‘It’s pleasant down that way, too,’ *gestures*to? To Oz! To Oz! It’s the 70^th anniversary of the Wizard of Oz! So? Off with you now! Follow the yellow brick road! *Voice 1* Follow the yellow brick road! * Voice 2* Follow the yellow brick road! *Voice 3*And your little dog, too!”

 

7.       My topic for the Anthro project got approved :3

 

8.       After class I stuck around for a few minutes to share the utter disbelief that no one had heard of the Sledge-O-Matic:

 

“I actually got to go and see a Gallagher show a few years ago.” // R: Yeah? ‘LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! I did not come here tonight to make you laugh! I came here to sell you something! And I want ya to pay particular attention, because The Amazing Master Tool Corporation, a subsidiary of Fly By Night Industries has entrusted who? -- me! -- to show you! -- the handiest and the dandiest kitchen tool you've ever seen, and don't ya wanna know how it works!’ My wife and I went all the way –well, we were at WVU – but we went into Pittsburgh to see him. // Haha, yeah, I got to go up on stage and use the thing! // R: Oh, didya really? Oh, jeez. All I did was get…. Messy. // Yeah, it was not a fun car ride home. Mustard and chocolate syrup, it was, yeah… // R: Yeah, it was fun while you were doin’ it, though. // Yeah, family didn’t really appreciate the combination of waffle syrup and pickle juice. // No, I can’t imagine. Roll the windows down! Jess in the backseat! Man, Gallagher. I can’t… is that a generational thing? // I can’t believe know one has heard of it… // R: They will on Thursday. We’ll start it off with the Sledge-O-Matic. But, I am very glad that I got one person who at least knows who he is.

 

9.       We (me and this guy Roger, whose in both classes) were talking to him about mixing up classes:

 

“Roger: I have a question for both of you:  Has the week started to jumble up on you yet? ‘Cause for some reason – I was late because I was sitting there in the office doing homework, and I’m like ‘Oh, crap! I don’t have class at 10:10 today, I had it at 9:35! // Me: Yeah, two weeks ago, I went to the other classroom on a Tuesday. I was so not awake. // R: Yeah, see, see? You… See what happens? I told you guys don’t take my classes more than once a semester, you get all confused. // R: Well, I mean, the one thing is that, at least I don’t come in here and start saying ‘Now, in Vietnam… ‘ I’ve actually done that when I’ve had classes up on like the third floor, and I’d go in in the morning and I knew where I was supposed to be at what time, but I’d come in with all my stuff for 111 when it was a 112 class. ‘Hey… that’s not you guys, is it?’ I mean, a lot of times, I’ll be getting into WebCT and I’ll pull thing up and go ‘Now which one are you guys…?’ I’m… really thinking. That one with you, Jess, last semester, that one… // Me: Right after lunch? No… // R: Yeah, I wasn’t good with that one.”

 

“And sometimes it’s tough bein’ the guy up front, cause sometimes you wanna say ‘WHAT?’ But, I don’t, I let it alone. // Roger: What? Am I one of the ones? // R: Noooooo! When you two finally decide to say something, I’m interested. ‘Cause when you guys say stuff, I know it’ll be good.”

 

^ God, those 2 killed me, I stuck the thing in my pocket and forgot to turn it off and jeez, it picks up everyone else’s voice fine, but not mine and damn, I shift a lot. xD My recorder is reaaaaaaaaaaaaaly sensitive.

 

10.   I got a perfect score on my paper for Health and the highest score (92) out of the class on the Health test. First points I’ve lost all semester. :3

 

 

Comments

[giesha-kitten.livejournal.com]

Seriously? I WANT TO BE IN YOUR CLASS! I always giggle while reading things like this, and your teacher seems awesome.

Also, I grinned at the John Barrowman, because I literally just got finished watching his interview from this morning where he says re: chatting with Matt Smith that he felt like he'd just cheated on David. *LOL* I love that man.