February 22, 2004: Honorable Mentions
Other quotes I liked:"But at least it's a cool name, unlike 'Supervixen' or 'Bobo' or 'Ivan'." - Norris Wong, on the name Graham
"So, it turns out it's illegal to kill people." - Farrar Cooper
"Plagiarism is the soul of wit." - Julian
"His wife might be the only one on the planet fitter than he is." - Curt Schilling on Nomar Garciaparra's new bride, soccer star, Mia Hamm
"Psychotherapy can help." - Andrea Lam
"He has a father? Mel Gibson has a father?" - Mr. Davis
".Wash your hands, don't eat gum off the sidewalk, blah blah blah..." - Evan, giving advice on how to stay healthy
"You may forget everything I've said today and you will turn back to your notes and the world will seem ordered because you've put it in a chart." - Mr. Young on using charts in class
"The moment of truth.dammit!" - Paul
"I wonder what else she's been doing that I don't know about." - Mr. Davis after discovering his wife had made cookies without his knowledge.
"Couldn't think of a worse thing to happen to somebody." - Mr. Young on turning into John C. Calhoun
"You're like locusts, except you're worse because you're sophomores." - Matt Kraning, to the class of 2006 (not 2005 for once)
"It's like when you beat you wife; she still loves you." - Luc, in English class
"They look like teeth. Baby teeth." - Davis on Nerds (candy)
"Wouldn't you say it's kind of ironic that aliens have to get green cards?" - Kraning on foreigners.
"You may wipe your nose on Josh [Kreiger's] sleeve." Davis, to Isaac
"I am a pacifist and afraid of weapons." - Mr. Riahi
"We start out on the savannahs with a life expectancy of 26 and now we eat this synthetic crap and live till 80. Now if that's not an inspiring story." - Mr. Young on synthetic foods
"Bored? Already? At least wail till halfway through the class to be bored." - Mr. Young after Copans yawned.
And now for your conversational pleasure (oh won't Orlin be embarrassed):
"Instead of saying 'god damn fucking class' they'd say god damn class of shit." - Mike, on Spanish vs. Mexican swears.
"That gives me an idea for Computers!" - Ben Orlin, in response. Mike was referring to java classes.
Micheline "sorry I'm shedding all over you" Heal
