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Religions > Atheism |
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"Daniel Kolle" |
| Date: |
11 Jan 2005 06:42:02 PM |
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OT: English Teachers and Symbolism |
*sigh* Here we go again.
What is it with English teachers and that horrible, hideous
***** known as symbolism? Have they nothing better to do?
During my Honors English 11 class today, my pompous windbag of
a teacher began this elaborate lecture on some short story that we
read (the title eludes me).
"Blah poop flap THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT THE AUTHOR MEANT blah
regurgitate foop," best described what I heard. I then asked the
teacher the following question:
"And you know this how, exactly? How you talked with the
author? Has she come up to you and told exactly what her intent was?"
She never did bother to reply. Score one for me... until she begins to
grade my papers! I was worth it though, I tell ya.
--
-Daniel "Mr. Brevity" Kolle; 16 A.A. #2035
Koji Kondo, Yo-Yo Ma, Gustav Mahler, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Geirr Tveitt are my Gods.
Head of EAC Denial Department and Madly Insane Scientist.
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: English Teachers and Symbolism |
11 Jan 2005 07:34:18 PM |
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"Daniel Kolle" <DKolle@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0jr8u0hm786tprb0kl28vsdf4se056rrhm@4ax.com...
*sigh* Here we go again.
What is it with English teachers and that horrible, hideous
***** known as symbolism? Have they nothing better to do?
During my Honors English 11 class today, my pompous windbag of
a teacher began this elaborate lecture on some short story that we
read (the title eludes me).
"Blah poop flap THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT THE AUTHOR MEANT blah
regurgitate foop," best described what I heard. I then asked the
teacher the following question:
"And you know this how, exactly? How you talked with the
author? Has she come up to you and told exactly what her intent was?"
She never did bother to reply. Score one for me... until she begins to
grade my papers! I was worth it though, I tell ya.
LOL, take it from an English Major. Almost ALL of them are that way :)
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "Enkidu" |
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| Title: Re: OT: English Teachers and Symbolism |
11 Jan 2005 09:33:15 PM |
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Daniel Kolle <DKolle@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:0jr8u0hm786tprb0kl28vsdf4se056rrhm@4ax.com:
*sigh* Here we go again.
What is it with English teachers and that horrible, hideous
***** known as symbolism? Have they nothing better to do?
During my Honors English 11 class today, my pompous windbag of
a teacher began this elaborate lecture on some short story that we
read (the title eludes me).
"Blah poop flap THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT THE AUTHOR MEANT blah
regurgitate foop," best described what I heard. I then asked the
teacher the following question:
"And you know this how, exactly? How you talked with the
author? Has she come up to you and told exactly what her intent was?"
She never did bother to reply. Score one for me... until she begins to
grade my p apers!Iwasworthitthough,Itellya.
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well, when
the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell tickets to
earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he said what he
meant.
--
Enkidu AA# 2165
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing?
Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing?
Then where does evil come from?
Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God?
Epicurus 341-270 B.C.E.
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: English Teachers and Symbolism |
11 Jan 2005 09:50:33 PM |
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"Enkidu" <enkidu@leaddogs.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6...
snip
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well, when
the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell tickets to
earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he said what he
meant.
Ack, I had a brilliant Shakespear professor who assigned us each a passage
from "Hamlet" to analyze. My paper read, "Insightful, well, thought out,
well written, but you're wrong - F". I dropped the class the next day. My
grade was already fucked :(
--
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: OT: English Teachers and Symbolism |
11 Jan 2005 10:07:03 PM |
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In our last episode <34jl44F4bsrijU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept out
of the bushes shouting:
"Enkidu" <enkidu@leaddogs.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6...
snip
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well,
when the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell tickets
to earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he said what he
meant.
Ack, I had a brilliant Shakespear professor who assigned us each a passage
from "Hamlet" to analyze. My paper read, "Insightful, well, thought out,
well written, but you're wrong - F". I dropped the class the next day.
My grade was already fucked :(
Wrong?
You know, it just doesn't *work that way...
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
-----------------------------------------------------------
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true,
by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
-- Seneca the Younger
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: English Teachers and Symbolism |
12 Jan 2005 06:49:09 AM |
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"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:K_CdnUmhw-3WPHncRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34jl44F4bsrijU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept out
of the bushes shouting:
"Enkidu" <enkidu@leaddogs.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6...
snip
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well,
when the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell tickets
to earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he said what he
meant.
Ack, I had a brilliant Shakespear professor who assigned us each a
passage
from "Hamlet" to analyze. My paper read, "Insightful, well, thought out,
well written, but you're wrong - F". I dropped the class the next day.
My grade was already fucked :(
Wrong?
That's right. He actually wrote "you're wrong".
You know, it just doesn't *work that way...
It did for him and since I already knew how the play the game with English
professors, I realized I was overmatched. Oh well.
--
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: OT: English Teachers and Symbolism |
12 Jan 2005 07:54:13 AM |
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In our last episode <34kklvF4chhokU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept out
of the bushes shouting:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:K_CdnUmhw-3WPHncRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34jl44F4bsrijU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept
out of the bushes shouting:
"Enkidu" <enkidu@leaddogs.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6...
snip
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well,
when the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell
tickets to earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he
said what he meant.
Ack, I had a brilliant Shakespear professor who assigned us each a
passage
from "Hamlet" to analyze. My paper read, "Insightful, well, thought
out, well written, but you're wrong - F". I dropped the class the next
day. My grade was already fucked :(
Wrong?
That's right. He actually wrote "you're wrong".
You know, it just doesn't *work that way...
It did for him and since I already knew how the play the game with English
professors, I realized I was overmatched. Oh well.
English professors should never be allowed near literature...
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
-----------------------------------------------------------
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true,
by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
-- Seneca the Younger
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: English Teachers and Symbolism |
12 Jan 2005 08:16:11 AM |
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"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:q6-dneQnNsF1t3jcRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34kklvF4chhokU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept out
of the bushes shouting:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:K_CdnUmhw-3WPHncRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34jl44F4bsrijU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept
out of the bushes shouting:
"Enkidu" <enkidu@leaddogs.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6...
snip
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well,
when the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell
tickets to earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he
said what he meant.
Ack, I had a brilliant Shakespear professor who assigned us each a
passage
from "Hamlet" to analyze. My paper read, "Insightful, well, thought
out, well written, but you're wrong - F". I dropped the class the next
day. My grade was already fucked :(
Wrong?
That's right. He actually wrote "you're wrong".
You know, it just doesn't *work that way...
It did for him and since I already knew how the play the game with
English
professors, I realized I was overmatched. Oh well.
English professors should never be allowed near literature...
Especially the one I had that looked for every sexual reference in English
poetry. Everyone in the class would just cringe! 'Hard, erect? What does
that make you think of?" ACK!
--
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: OT: English Teachers and Symbolism |
12 Jan 2005 04:04:12 PM |
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In our last episode <34kpp6F4cvcj1U1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept out
of the bushes shouting:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:q6-dneQnNsF1t3jcRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34kklvF4chhokU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept
out of the bushes shouting:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:K_CdnUmhw-3WPHncRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34jl44F4bsrijU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept
out of the bushes shouting:
"Enkidu" <enkidu@leaddogs.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6...
snip
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well,
when the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell
tickets to earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he
said what he meant.
Ack, I had a brilliant Shakespear professor who assigned us each a
passage
from "Hamlet" to analyze. My paper read, "Insightful, well, thought
out, well written, but you're wrong - F". I dropped the class the
next day. My grade was already fucked :(
Wrong?
That's right. He actually wrote "you're wrong".
You know, it just doesn't *work that way...
It did for him and since I already knew how the play the game with
English
professors, I realized I was overmatched. Oh well.
English professors should never be allowed near literature...
Especially the one I had that looked for every sexual reference in English
poetry. Everyone in the class would just cringe! 'Hard, erect? What does
that make you think of?" ACK!
Huh. Sounds like a class I could get an A in easily.
(You know I used to have something of a knack for reading just about
*anything aloud and turning it into porn just with the right tones and
pauses)
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
-----------------------------------------------------------
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true,
by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
-- Seneca the Younger
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: English Teachers and Symbolism |
12 Jan 2005 04:13:36 PM |
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"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:H8ydnc_iDfggAHjcRVn-tA@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34kpp6F4cvcj1U1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept out
of the bushes shouting:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:q6-dneQnNsF1t3jcRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34kklvF4chhokU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept
out of the bushes shouting:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:K_CdnUmhw-3WPHncRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34jl44F4bsrijU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept
out of the bushes shouting:
"Enkidu" <enkidu@leaddogs.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6...
snip
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well,
when the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell
tickets to earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he
said what he meant.
Ack, I had a brilliant Shakespear professor who assigned us each a
passage
from "Hamlet" to analyze. My paper read, "Insightful, well, thought
out, well written, but you're wrong - F". I dropped the class the
next day. My grade was already fucked :(
Wrong?
That's right. He actually wrote "you're wrong".
You know, it just doesn't *work that way...
It did for him and since I already knew how the play the game with
English
professors, I realized I was overmatched. Oh well.
English professors should never be allowed near literature...
Especially the one I had that looked for every sexual reference in
English
poetry. Everyone in the class would just cringe! 'Hard, erect? What
does
that make you think of?" ACK!
Huh. Sounds like a class I could get an A in easily.
(You know I used to have something of a knack for reading just about
*anything aloud and turning it into porn just with the right tones and
pauses)
LOL! Oh my. In another English lit class I took right after this one, we
had to analyze a poem that had been done in the previous class, something
about a peach, I believe. You should have seen the shocked look on the
professor's face when I told her that I had been told the previous semester
that the peach represented female genitalia. Took the poor woman a moment
to compose herself :)
--
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: OT: English Teachers and Symbolism |
15 Jan 2005 07:54:14 PM |
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 17:13:36 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:H8ydnc_iDfggAHjcRVn-tA@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34kpp6F4cvcj1U1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept out
of the bushes shouting:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:q6-dneQnNsF1t3jcRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34kklvF4chhokU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept
out of the bushes shouting:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:K_CdnUmhw-3WPHncRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34jl44F4bsrijU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept
out of the bushes shouting:
"Enkidu" <enkidu@leaddogs.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6...
snip
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well,
when the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell
tickets to earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he
said what he meant.
Ack, I had a brilliant Shakespear professor who assigned us each a
passage
from "Hamlet" to analyze. My paper read, "Insightful, well, thought
out, well written, but you're wrong - F". I dropped the class the
next day. My grade was already fucked :(
Wrong?
That's right. He actually wrote "you're wrong".
You know, it just doesn't *work that way...
It did for him and since I already knew how the play the game with
English
professors, I realized I was overmatched. Oh well.
English professors should never be allowed near literature...
Especially the one I had that looked for every sexual reference in
English
poetry. Everyone in the class would just cringe! 'Hard, erect? What
does
that make you think of?" ACK!
Huh. Sounds like a class I could get an A in easily.
(You know I used to have something of a knack for reading just about
*anything aloud and turning it into porn just with the right tones and
pauses)
LOL! Oh my. In another English lit class I took right after this one, we
had to analyze a poem that had been done in the previous class, something
about a peach, I believe. You should have seen the shocked look on the
professor's face when I told her that I had been told the previous semester
that the peach represented female genitalia. Took the poor woman a moment
to compose herself :)
Eat a Peach!
Allman Brothers Band
Eat a Peach
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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| User: "jwk" |
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| Title: Re: OT: English Teachers and Symbolism |
12 Jan 2005 05:28:02 PM |
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Mark K. Bilbo wrote:
In our last episode <34kpp6F4cvcj1U1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
lept out
of the bushes shouting:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:q6-dneQnNsF1t3jcRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34kklvF4chhokU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
lept
out of the bushes shouting:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:K_CdnUmhw-3WPHncRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34jl44F4bsrijU1@individual.net>,
Robibnikoff lept
out of the bushes shouting:
"Enkidu" <enkidu@leaddogs.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6...
snip
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as
well,
when the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and
sell
tickets to earn his living. I think he meant what he said,
and he
said what he meant.
Ack, I had a brilliant Shakespear professor who assigned us
each a
passage
from "Hamlet" to analyze. My paper read, "Insightful, well,
thought
out, well written, but you're wrong - F". I dropped the class
the
next day. My grade was already fucked :(
Wrong?
That's right. He actually wrote "you're wrong".
You know, it just doesn't *work that way...
It did for him and since I already knew how the play the game
with
English
professors, I realized I was overmatched. Oh well.
English professors should never be allowed near literature...
Especially the one I had that looked for every sexual reference in
English
poetry. Everyone in the class would just cringe! 'Hard, erect?
What does
that make you think of?" ACK!
Huh. Sounds like a class I could get an A in easily.
What if you got you paper back with "Really well done, but you're
wrong" on it? Bet that'd hurt.
jwk
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: OT: English Teachers and Symbolism |
12 Jan 2005 07:48:24 PM |
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In our last episode
<1105572481.999385.269710@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, jwk lept out of
the bushes shouting:
Mark K. Bilbo wrote:
In our last episode <34kpp6F4cvcj1U1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
lept out
of the bushes shouting:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:q6-dneQnNsF1t3jcRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34kklvF4chhokU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
lept
out of the bushes shouting:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:K_CdnUmhw-3WPHncRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34jl44F4bsrijU1@individual.net>,
Robibnikoff lept
out of the bushes shouting:
"Enkidu" <enkidu@leaddogs.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6...
snip
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as
well,
when the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and
sell
tickets to earn his living. I think he meant what he said,
and he
said what he meant.
Ack, I had a brilliant Shakespear professor who assigned us
each a
passage
from "Hamlet" to analyze. My paper read, "Insightful, well,
thought
out, well written, but you're wrong - F". I dropped the class
the
next day. My grade was already fucked :(
Wrong?
That's right. He actually wrote "you're wrong".
You know, it just doesn't *work that way...
It did for him and since I already knew how the play the game
with
English
professors, I realized I was overmatched. Oh well.
English professors should never be allowed near literature...
Especially the one I had that looked for every sexual reference in
English
poetry. Everyone in the class would just cringe! 'Hard, erect?
What does
that make you think of?" ACK!
Huh. Sounds like a class I could get an A in easily.
What if you got you paper back with "Really well done, but you're wrong"
on it? Bet that'd hurt.
I dunno. Confuse maybe. Not sure about hurt...
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
-----------------------------------------------------------
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true,
by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
-- Seneca the Younger
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| User: "Harry F. Leopold" |
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| Title: Re: OT: English Teachers and Symbolism |
12 Jan 2005 09:40:10 AM |
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 08:16:11 -0600, Robibnikoff wrote
(in article <34kpp6F4cvcj1U1@individual.net>):
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:q6-dneQnNsF1t3jcRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34kklvF4chhokU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept out
of the bushes shouting:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:K_CdnUmhw-3WPHncRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34jl44F4bsrijU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept
out of the bushes shouting:
"Enkidu" <enkidu@leaddogs.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6...
snip
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well,
when the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell
tickets to earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he
said what he meant.
Ack, I had a brilliant Shakespear professor who assigned us each a
passage
from "Hamlet" to analyze. My paper read, "Insightful, well, thought
out, well written, but you're wrong - F". I dropped the class the next
day. My grade was already fucked :(
Wrong?
That's right. He actually wrote "you're wrong".
You know, it just doesn't *work that way...
It did for him and since I already knew how the play the game with
English
professors, I realized I was overmatched. Oh well.
English professors should never be allowed near literature...
Especially the one I had that looked for every sexual reference in English
poetry. Everyone in the class would just cringe! 'Hard, erect? What does
that make you think of?" ACK!
You think that is bad, how about an algebra teacher with the same problem?
Algebra??? AND sex????
--
Harry F. Leopold
aa #2076
AA/Vet #4
The Prints of Darkness
(remove gene to email)
"No gods were harmed during the making of this post" - Ernest Fairchild
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: English Teachers and Symbolism |
12 Jan 2005 09:45:34 AM |
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"Harry F. Leopold" <hleopold@coxyx.net> wrote in message
news:0001HW.BE0AA0FA002BFABFF02845B0@news.central.cox.net...
On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 08:16:11 -0600, Robibnikoff wrote
(in article <34kpp6F4cvcj1U1@individual.net>):
snip
Especially the one I had that looked for every sexual reference in
English
poetry. Everyone in the class would just cringe! 'Hard, erect? What
does
that make you think of?" ACK!
You think that is bad, how about an algebra teacher with the same problem?
Algebra??? AND sex????
Oh MY!! How the hell did he tie the two together?!?!? :)
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Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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12 Jan 2005 11:15:47 AM |
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 09:45:34 -0600, Robibnikoff wrote
(in article <34kv0pF4d69k7U1@individual.net>):
"Harry F. Leopold" <hleopold@coxyx.net> wrote in message
news:0001HW.BE0AA0FA002BFABFF02845B0@news.central.cox.net...
On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 08:16:11 -0600, Robibnikoff wrote
(in article <34kpp6F4cvcj1U1@individual.net>):
snip
Especially the one I had that looked for every sexual reference in
English
poetry. Everyone in the class would just cringe! 'Hard, erect? What
does
that make you think of?" ACK!
You think that is bad, how about an algebra teacher with the same problem?
Algebra??? AND sex????
Oh MY!! How the hell did he tie the two together?!?!? :)
Don't ask me, I never could figure out how it all worked.
Now once I dealt with each separately I had no problems with either.
--
Harry F. Leopold
aa #2076
AA/Vet #4
The Prints of Darkness
(remove gene to email)
³Telling teens to forget sex always reminds me of the story of King Canute
ordering the tide not to come in. And about as effective.³-johac
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12 Jan 2005 11:19:59 AM |
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"Harry F. Leopold" <hleopold@coxyx.net> wrote in message
news:0001HW.BE0AB76300313B9DF02845B0@news.central.cox.net...
On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 09:45:34 -0600, Robibnikoff wrote
(in article <34kv0pF4d69k7U1@individual.net>):
"Harry F. Leopold" <hleopold@coxyx.net> wrote in message
news:0001HW.BE0AA0FA002BFABFF02845B0@news.central.cox.net...
On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 08:16:11 -0600, Robibnikoff wrote
(in article <34kpp6F4cvcj1U1@individual.net>):
snip
Especially the one I had that looked for every sexual reference in
English
poetry. Everyone in the class would just cringe! 'Hard, erect? What
does
that make you think of?" ACK!
You think that is bad, how about an algebra teacher with the same
problem?
Algebra??? AND sex????
Oh MY!! How the hell did he tie the two together?!?!? :)
Don't ask me, I never could figure out how it all worked.
<chuckle> That's certainly not surprising :)
Now once I dealt with each separately I had no problems with either.
I never was great a math, but did enjoy algebra. Now as for the other
thing........................ :)
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
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12 Jan 2005 04:01:33 PM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"Harry F. Leopold" <hleopold@coxyx.net> wrote in message
news:0001HW.BE0AA0FA002BFABFF02845B0@news.central.cox.net...
On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 08:16:11 -0600, Robibnikoff wrote
(in article <34kpp6F4cvcj1U1@individual.net>):
snip
Especially the one I had that looked for every sexual reference in
English
poetry. Everyone in the class would just cringe! 'Hard, erect? What
does
that make you think of?" ACK!
You think that is bad, how about an algebra teacher with the same problem?
Algebra??? AND sex????
Oh MY!! How the hell did he tie the two together?!?!? :)
I'd imagine it has to do with positions.
Glenn Arnold
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12 Jan 2005 04:11:18 PM |
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"Glenn Arnold" <oldnoah@att.net> wrote in message
news:41E59E3D.6060001@att.net...
Robibnikoff wrote:
"Harry F. Leopold" <hleopold@coxyx.net> wrote in message
news:0001HW.BE0AA0FA002BFABFF02845B0@news.central.cox.net...
On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 08:16:11 -0600, Robibnikoff wrote
(in article <34kpp6F4cvcj1U1@individual.net>):
snip
Especially the one I had that looked for every sexual reference in
English
poetry. Everyone in the class would just cringe! 'Hard, erect? What
does
that make you think of?" ACK!
You think that is bad, how about an algebra teacher with the same
problem?
Algebra??? AND sex????
Oh MY!! How the hell did he tie the two together?!?!? :)
I'd imagine it has to do with positions.
Oooooooooookay :)
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "Christopher A. Lee" |
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12 Jan 2005 09:59:27 AM |
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 09:40:10 -0600, Harry F. Leopold
<hleopold@coxyx.net> wrote:
On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 08:16:11 -0600, Robibnikoff wrote
(in article <34kpp6F4cvcj1U1@individual.net>):
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:q6-dneQnNsF1t3jcRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34kklvF4chhokU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept out
of the bushes shouting:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:K_CdnUmhw-3WPHncRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34jl44F4bsrijU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept
out of the bushes shouting:
"Enkidu" <enkidu@leaddogs.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6...
snip
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well,
when the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell
tickets to earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he
said what he meant.
Ack, I had a brilliant Shakespear professor who assigned us each a
passage
from "Hamlet" to analyze. My paper read, "Insightful, well, thought
out, well written, but you're wrong - F". I dropped the class the next
day. My grade was already fucked :(
Wrong?
That's right. He actually wrote "you're wrong".
You know, it just doesn't *work that way...
It did for him and since I already knew how the play the game with
English
professors, I realized I was overmatched. Oh well.
English professors should never be allowed near literature...
Especially the one I had that looked for every sexual reference in English
poetry. Everyone in the class would just cringe! 'Hard, erect? What does
that make you think of?" ACK!
You think that is bad, how about an algebra teacher with the same problem?
Algebra??? AND sex????
You forget that every couple has its moment. And curves meet at the
point of osculation (look it up, the root is the Latin verb osculare).
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12 Jan 2005 11:17:11 AM |
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 09:59:27 -0600, Christopher A. Lee wrote
(in article <f8iau05ean76buiotcm4aoejh80hv2d783@4ax.com>):
On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 09:40:10 -0600, Harry F. Leopold
<hleopold@coxyx.net> wrote:
On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 08:16:11 -0600, Robibnikoff wrote
(in article <34kpp6F4cvcj1U1@individual.net>):
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:q6-dneQnNsF1t3jcRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34kklvF4chhokU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept out
of the bushes shouting:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:K_CdnUmhw-3WPHncRVn-og@megapath.net...
In our last episode <34jl44F4bsrijU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lept
out of the bushes shouting:
"Enkidu" <enkidu@leaddogs.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6...
snip
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well,
when the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell
tickets to earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he
said what he meant.
Ack, I had a brilliant Shakespear professor who assigned us each a
passage
from "Hamlet" to analyze. My paper read, "Insightful, well, thought
out, well written, but you're wrong - F". I dropped the class the next
day. My grade was already fucked :(
Wrong?
That's right. He actually wrote "you're wrong".
You know, it just doesn't *work that way...
It did for him and since I already knew how the play the game with
English
professors, I realized I was overmatched. Oh well.
English professors should never be allowed near literature...
Especially the one I had that looked for every sexual reference in English
poetry. Everyone in the class would just cringe! 'Hard, erect? What does
that make you think of?" ACK!
You think that is bad, how about an algebra teacher with the same problem?
Algebra??? AND sex????
You forget that every couple has its moment. And curves meet at the
point of osculation (look it up, the root is the Latin verb osculare).
I know the word, I am, after all, over 50 and read (literally) tons of books.
But still I found it much simpler to deal with each subject separately.
--
Harry F. Leopold
aa #2076
AA/Vet #4
The Prints of Darkness
(remove gene to email)
"No gods were harmed during the making of this post" - Ernest Fairchild
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| User: "stoney" |
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15 Jan 2005 07:35:32 PM |
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On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:50:33 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Enkidu" <enkidu@leaddogs.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6...
snip
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well, when
the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell tickets to
earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he said what he
meant.
Ack, I had a brilliant Shakespear professor who assigned us each a passage
from "Hamlet" to analyze. My paper read, "Insightful, well, thought out,
well written, but you're wrong - F". I dropped the class the next day. My
grade was already fucked :(
So you were wrong. The assignment was to analyze the passage, which
the prof admitted you did well on. He was a real ***** to flunk you.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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16 Jan 2005 07:21:46 AM |
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"stoney" <stoney@the.net> wrote in message
news:s4hju093amghedb0sqi43qoipoo2toq039@4ax.com...
On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:50:33 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Enkidu" <enkidu@leaddogs.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6...
snip
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well,
when
the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell tickets to
earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he said what he
meant.
Ack, I had a brilliant Shakespear professor who assigned us each a passage
from "Hamlet" to analyze. My paper read, "Insightful, well, thought out,
well written, but you're wrong - F". I dropped the class the next day.
My
grade was already fucked :(
So you were wrong. The assignment was to analyze the passage, which
the prof admitted you did well on. He was a real ***** to flunk you.
At least I didn't give him a chance to flunk me entirely. This was our first
assignment and I decided to drop the class that day. I could see what I was
up against. Why work my ***** off only to fail?
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "stoney" |
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18 Jan 2005 02:41:14 PM |
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On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 08:21:46 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"stoney" <stoney@the.net> wrote in message
news:s4hju093amghedb0sqi43qoipoo2toq039@4ax.com...
On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:50:33 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Enkidu" <enkidu@leaddogs.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6...
snip
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well,
when
the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell tickets to
earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he said what he
meant.
Ack, I had a brilliant Shakespear professor who assigned us each a passage
from "Hamlet" to analyze. My paper read, "Insightful, well, thought out,
well written, but you're wrong - F". I dropped the class the next day.
My
grade was already fucked :(
So you were wrong. The assignment was to analyze the passage, which
the prof admitted you did well on. He was a real ***** to flunk you.
At least I didn't give him a chance to flunk me entirely. This was our first
assignment and I decided to drop the class that day. I could see what I was
up against. Why work my ***** off only to fail?
Exactly.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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| User: "Glenn Arnold" |
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12 Jan 2005 03:59:14 PM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"Enkidu" <enkidu@leaddogs.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6...
snip
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well, when
the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell tickets to
earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he said what he
meant.
Ack, I had a brilliant Shakespear professor who assigned us each a passage
from "Hamlet" to analyze. My paper read, "Insightful, well, thought out,
well written, but you're wrong - F". I dropped the class the next day. My
grade was already fucked :(
That's just *****. Come to think of it, I had almost the same
experience. I chose Hamlet as the topic though, but I can't remember
what the assignment was. I remember I did a compare and contrast of
Olivier's Hamlet vs. the one with Mel Gibson. (forgive me for praising
Mel on a.a. but...) I wrote that the Olivier version was the sort of
pompous garbage that made people hate Shakespeare, and the Gibson
version was brilliant. Wish I knew details, but the teacher ripped me
for calling Olivier's Ophelia a "typical Victorian ingenue." It seemed
he had a very different idea of what "Victorian" meant. Dunno why.
Anyway your teacher has no business giving you an F for an opinion. I'd
have complained to the dean.
Glenn Arnold
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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12 Jan 2005 04:10:01 PM |
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"Glenn Arnold" <oldnoah@att.net> wrote in message
news:41E59DB2.6070400@att.net...
Robibnikoff wrote:
"Enkidu" <enkidu@leaddogs.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6...
snip
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well, when
the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell tickets to
earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he said what he
meant.
Ack, I had a brilliant Shakespear professor who assigned us each a
passage from "Hamlet" to analyze. My paper read, "Insightful, well,
thought out, well written, but you're wrong - F". I dropped the class
the next day. My grade was already fucked :(
That's just *****. Come to think of it, I had almost the same
experience. I chose Hamlet as the topic though, but I can't remember what
the assignment was. I remember I did a compare and contrast of Olivier's
Hamlet vs. the one with Mel Gibson. (forgive me for praising Mel on a.a.
but...) I wrote that the Olivier version was the sort of pompous garbage
that made people hate Shakespeare, and the Gibson version was brilliant.
Wish I knew details, but the teacher ripped me for calling Olivier's
Ophelia a "typical Victorian ingenue." It seemed he had a very different
idea of what "Victorian" meant. Dunno why.
Anyway your teacher has no business giving you an F for an opinion. I'd
have complained to the dean.
I figured I'd get out of there as soon as possible. Believe it or not, he
was one of the most popular professors in the college. In fact, here he is:
http://www.english.ufl.edu/faculty/shoman/
I will admit that he was animated and his teaching style was very enjoyable.
However, if you didn't share the same opinion, oh well.
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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11 Jan 2005 10:18:18 PM |
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In our last episode <Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6>, Enkidu
lept out of the bushes shouting:
Daniel Kolle <DKolle@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:0jr8u0hm786tprb0kl28vsdf4se056rrhm@4ax.com:
*sigh* Here we go again.
What is it with English teachers and that horrible, hideous
***** known as symbolism? Have they nothing better to do?
During my Honors English 11 class today, my pompous windbag of
a teacher began this elaborate lecture on some short story that we read
(the title eludes me).
"Blah poop flap THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT THE AUTHOR MEANT blah
regurgitate foop," best described what I heard. I then asked the teacher
the following question:
"And you know this how, exactly? How you talked with the
author? Has she come up to you and told exactly what her intent was?"
She never did bother to reply. Score one for me... until she begins to
grade my p apers!Iwasworthitthough,Itellya.
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well, when
the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell tickets to
earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he said what he
meant.
People so often miss that Shakespearian plays were the TV of their day...
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
-----------------------------------------------------------
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true,
by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
-- Seneca the Younger
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15 Jan 2005 07:55:52 PM |
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On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:18:18 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote:
In our last episode <Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6>, Enkidu
lept out of the bushes shouting:
Daniel Kolle <DKolle@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:0jr8u0hm786tprb0kl28vsdf4se056rrhm@4ax.com:
*sigh* Here we go again.
What is it with English teachers and that horrible, hideous
***** known as symbolism? Have they nothing better to do?
During my Honors English 11 class today, my pompous windbag of
a teacher began this elaborate lecture on some short story that we read
(the title eludes me).
"Blah poop flap THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT THE AUTHOR MEANT blah
regurgitate foop," best described what I heard. I then asked the teacher
the following question:
"And you know this how, exactly? How you talked with the
author? Has she come up to you and told exactly what her intent was?"
She never did bother to reply. Score one for me... until she begins to
grade my p apers!Iwasworthitthough,Itellya.
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well, when
the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell tickets to
earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he said what he
meant.
People so often miss that Shakespearian plays were the TV of their day...
And no dipshit adverts!
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
.
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: OT: English Teachers and Symbolism |
15 Jan 2005 09:32:59 PM |
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In our last episode <jciju0dkq4khfpaimjduaqn5lpuns3i1dj@4ax.com>, stoney
lept out of the bushes shouting:
On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:18:18 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote:
In our last episode <Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6>, Enkidu
lept out of the bushes shouting:
Daniel Kolle <DKolle@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:0jr8u0hm786tprb0kl28vsdf4se056rrhm@4ax.com:
*sigh* Here we go again.
What is it with English teachers and that horrible, hideous
***** known as symbolism? Have they nothing better to do?
During my Honors English 11 class today, my pompous windbag of
a teacher began this elaborate lecture on some short story that we
read (the title eludes me).
"Blah poop flap THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT THE AUTHOR MEANT blah
regurgitate foop," best described what I heard. I then asked the
teacher the following question:
"And you know this how, exactly? How you talked with the
author? Has she come up to you and told exactly what her intent was?"
She never did bother to reply. Score one for me... until she begins to
grade my p apers!Iwasworthitthough,Itellya.
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well,
when the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell
tickets to earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he said
what he meant.
People so often miss that Shakespearian plays were the TV of their day...
And no dipshit adverts!
So far as we know...
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
-----------------------------------------------------------
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true,
by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
-- Seneca the Younger
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| User: "Michelle Malkin" |
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| Title: Re: OT: English Teachers and Symbolism |
16 Jan 2005 01:07:01 AM |
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"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:g_CdnevGTfveQnTcRVn-ug@megapath.net...
In our last episode <jciju0dkq4khfpaimjduaqn5lpuns3i1dj@4ax.com>, stoney
lept out of the bushes shouting:
On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:18:18 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote:
In our last episode <Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6>,
Enkidu
lept out of the bushes shouting:
Daniel Kolle <DKolle@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:0jr8u0hm786tprb0kl28vsdf4se056rrhm@4ax.com:
*sigh* Here we go again.
What is it with English teachers and that horrible, hideous
***** known as symbolism? Have they nothing better to do?
During my Honors English 11 class today, my pompous windbag of
a teacher began this elaborate lecture on some short story that we
read (the title eludes me).
"Blah poop flap THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT THE AUTHOR MEANT blah
regurgitate foop," best described what I heard. I then asked the
teacher the following question:
"And you know this how, exactly? How you talked with the
author? Has she come up to you and told exactly what her intent was?"
She never did bother to reply. Score one for me... until she begins
to
grade my p apers!Iwasworthitthough,Itellya.
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well,
when the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell
tickets to earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he
said
what he meant.
People so often miss that Shakespearian plays were the TV of their
day...
And no dipshit adverts!
So far as we know...
Want to buy a nice ripe orange, milor'? Only a farthing each.
Before the next act begins...
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
-----------------------------------------------------------
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true,
by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
-- Seneca the Younger
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: OT: English Teachers and Symbolism |
16 Jan 2005 06:32:21 AM |
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In our last episode <74qdnUDu5IcQj3fcRVn-1g@comcast.com>, Michelle Malkin
lept out of the bushes shouting:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:g_CdnevGTfveQnTcRVn-ug@megapath.net...
In our last episode <jciju0dkq4khfpaimjduaqn5lpuns3i1dj@4ax.com>, stoney
lept out of the bushes shouting:
On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:18:18 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote:
In our last episode <Xns95DBC6EF792ACenkiduleaddogsorg@68.6.19.6>,
Enkidu
lept out of the bushes shouting:
Daniel Kolle <DKolle@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:0jr8u0hm786tprb0kl28vsdf4se056rrhm@4ax.com:
*sigh* Here we go again.
What is it with English teachers and that horrible, hideous
***** known as symbolism? Have they nothing better to do?
During my Honors English 11 class today, my pompous windbag of
a teacher began this elaborate lecture on some short story that we
read (the title eludes me).
"Blah poop flap THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT THE AUTHOR MEANT blah
regurgitate foop," best described what I heard. I then asked the
teacher the following question:
"And you know this how, exactly? How you talked with the
author? Has she come up to you and told exactly what her intent
was?" She never did bother to reply. Score one for me... until she
begins
to
grade my p apers!Iwasworthitthough,Itellya.
Yeah, they'll tell you all about the symbolism in Shakspere as well,
when the reality is that he had to appeal to the masses and sell
tickets to earn his living. I think he meant what he said, and he
said
what he meant.
People so often miss that Shakespearian plays were the TV of their
day...
And no dipshit adverts!
So far as we know...
Want to buy a nice ripe orange, milor'? Only a farthing each. Before the
next act begins...
Heh. The original spam...
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Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
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"Religion is regarded by the common people as true,
by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
-- Seneca the Younger
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