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For instance, I learned:

That a plunger is essential to have in any home.

That a person who thinks that her OCD's are an interesting subect is more conceivably insane in lieu of this than because of how numerous her OCD's are.

That, at any time in the world, an episode of Seinfeld, Friends or the Simpsons is playing somewhere. It is fathomable that you could, in fact, see an entire season in one day, provided you have the right satellite.

And, finally, I found the Middle English origins of a certain four letter swear word that rhymes with what you do with a football on fourth and twenty. And, oddly enough, I found it in Chaucer, and we had to talk about it the next class.

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Footy footy footy footy

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I also learned that sometimes, no matter what you try, some people are just resolute about making no sense whatsoever.
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Mmmhm. Isn't it interesting how much they sound like certain other people?
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Fifteen years ago, it was The Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island, and Sanford and Son.

Isn't it funny that the dumbest shows ever made are the ones that we are forced to watch over and over again?

As far as what you do on fourth and twenty, I am still trying to figure out what four letter word rhymes with "throw a hail mary."

P.S. What I relearned today is that a child is never finished filling a toxic waste diaper until after you have changed it and put on a clean diaper (my nephew was visiting).

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Ahhh, but ain't Chaucer great?!?
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quote:
And, finally, I found the Middle English origins of a certain four letter swear word that rhymes with what you do with a football on fourth and twenty. And, oddly enough, I found it in Chaucer, and we had to talk about it the next class.
Book, that may possibly be the most original way of saying a word without saying it that I've ever seen. And, despite the small amount of football knowledge I possess, I know it doesn't have much at all to do with throwing a hail mary. [Eek!]

*tiptoes out, ashamed of the fact that she is being encouraging of this sort of thing, but amused nonetheless*

Edited to replace smilie with the one I meant to use in the first place.

[ June 15, 2004, 01:47 AM: Message edited by: littlemissattitude ]

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I liked the Reeve's tale a lot more than the Miller's. I thought it was just a lot funnier.

Also, we spent a lot of class time today deabting exactly what the "lower eye" means. Since Absolon was so obviously disgusted, and since Nicholas was so amused, I figured it could only be the cruder of the two orifices....

EDIT: Also, I stole that euphamism from Stephen King in The Regulators.

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