galactic_hedgehog
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« Reply #15 on: November 20, 2009, 02:02:48 AM » |
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What's that they say? Different strokes...? (a bonus point for you if you thought I was referring to the TV series!)
What'chu talkin' about, Barred Owl? |
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"A pun is primâ facie an insult to the person you are talking with. It implies utter indifference to or sublime contempt for his remarks, no matter how serious." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Hedgie loves to read. |
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barred_owl
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« Reply #16 on: November 20, 2009, 02:08:11 AM » |
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What's that they say? Different strokes...? (a bonus point for you if you thought I was referring to the TV series!)
What'chu talkin' about, Barred Owl? Ding! Ding! Ding! Point for G_H!! Now, I'm trying to figure out how to use "De plane, boss, de plane!" or "Well, we're movin' on up..." or "Marsha, Marsha, Marsha." Stop me before it's too late! |
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...I can't help rooting for the underdog underbird. |
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galactic_hedgehog
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« Reply #17 on: November 20, 2009, 02:21:51 AM » |
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What's that they say? Different strokes...? (a bonus point for you if you thought I was referring to the TV series!)
What'chu talkin' about, Barred Owl? Ding! Ding! Ding! Point for G_H!! Now, I'm trying to figure out how to use "De plane, boss, de plane!" or "Well, we're movin' on up..." or "Marsha, Marsha, Marsha." Stop me before it's too late! "Land shark!" |
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"A pun is primâ facie an insult to the person you are talking with. It implies utter indifference to or sublime contempt for his remarks, no matter how serious." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Hedgie loves to read. |
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« Reply #18 on: November 20, 2009, 02:27:41 AM » |
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What's that they say? Different strokes...? (a bonus point for you if you thought I was referring to the TV series!)
What'chu talkin' about, Barred Owl? Ding! Ding! Ding! Point for G_H!! Now, I'm trying to figure out how to use "De plane, boss, de plane!" or "Well, we're movin' on up..." or "Marsha, Marsha, Marsha." Stop me before it's too late! "Land shark!" G_H, you're such a "...wild and crazy guy!" |
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...I can't help rooting for the underdog underbird. |
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call_me_al
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« Reply #19 on: November 20, 2009, 03:14:11 AM » |
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In a language test for EFL I once used Cary Grant as a clue: "What do you think about Cary Grant's ______ film?" The idea was to choose between "last" and "latest". Came the bewildered question: "But this Cary Grant, is he dead or alive?" Ahem. Silly me.
Other than that, most recently: Liz Taylor and Richard Burton (yesterday we watched a scene from the Zeffirelli Taming of the Shrew).
About three or four years ago I could still use The Lord of the Rings to discuss archetypes and masterplots because 99% knew that. No more. Not having any narratives in common with them does make it difficult when you teach literature...
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rowan1
be serious I am a
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na na na na, na na na na , hey hey hey, goodbye
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« Reply #20 on: November 20, 2009, 07:24:14 AM » |
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OK, maybe this doesn't fit because it is not as obvious but,
In a script we were reading (warning - some really heavy handed dialog) the assassin introduces herself as "Pieta"
L - "I take it that is your non de plume, not the name mommy gave you?"
P - "In my line of work I find myself holding a lot of dead bodies."
I think it is hysterical - none of the students got it. None, had to explain it, still they didn't get it.
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The time is out of joint—O cursèd spite,
That ever I was born to set it right!
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jonesey
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« Reply #21 on: November 20, 2009, 08:10:41 AM » |
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OK, maybe this doesn't fit because it is not as obvious but,
In a script we were reading (warning - some really heavy handed dialog) the assassin introduces herself as "Pieta"
L - "I take it that is your non de plume, not the name mommy gave you?"
P - "In my line of work I find myself holding a lot of dead bodies."
I think it is hysterical - none of the students got it. None, had to explain it, still they didn't get it.
I don't get it and I teach literature. It's early; maybe it'll come to me. : ) Remember, most of your students were 10 when 9/11 happened (well, most of mine were). That puts things into perspective for me. When you're 18, 10 was a looooong time ago. |
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Jonesey, I know you're a being of sensitivity and refinement. |
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threefive
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« Reply #22 on: November 20, 2009, 08:15:09 AM » |
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Paula Abdul Law of Electrostatics.
Imagine a cartoon cat dancing with Paula up and down stairs. Go ahead. Sing it. You know you know the song. "Opposites attract."
Even though she is famous again, most students still have no idea what I'm talking about. They know of her on American Idol, but they have no idea that she was the Brittney Spears of the late 80s.
I think that combined with the fact that it's a pretty corny and stupid reference suggests I should just stop. But ... I. Just. Can't. Help. It.
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« Reply #23 on: November 20, 2009, 08:19:51 AM » |
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Paula Abdul Law of Electrostatics.
Imagine a cartoon cat dancing with Paula up and down stairs. Go ahead. Sing it. You know you know the song. "Opposites attract."
Even though she is famous again, most students still have no idea what I'm talking about. They know of her on American Idol, but they have no idea that she was the Brittney Spears of the late 80s.
I think that combined with the fact that it's a pretty corny and stupid reference suggests I should just stop. But ... I. Just. Can't. Help. It.
Ahem. That would be the early to middle 80s. I know cause I was in college when she was hot. (Yes, I lusted after her then.) By the time I was in the navy (late 80s), she was gone. |
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Alas, greatness and meaning are rarely coterminous with popular familiarity.
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barred_owl
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« Reply #24 on: November 20, 2009, 08:26:23 AM » |
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OK, maybe this doesn't fit because it is not as obvious but,
In a script we were reading (warning - some really heavy handed dialog) the assassin introduces herself as "Pieta"
L - "I take it that is your non de plume, not the name mommy gave you?"
P - "In my line of work I find myself holding a lot of dead bodies."
I think it is hysterical - none of the students got it. None, had to explain it, still they didn't get it.
I don't get it and I teach literature. It's early; maybe it'll come to me. : ) Remember, most of your students were 10 when 9/11 happened (well, most of mine were). That puts things into perspective for me. When you're 18, 10 was a looooong time ago. Jonesey--Does this help? |
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...I can't help rooting for the underdog underbird. |
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rowan1
be serious I am a
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na na na na, na na na na , hey hey hey, goodbye
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« Reply #25 on: November 20, 2009, 08:32:18 AM » |
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OK, maybe this doesn't fit because it is not as obvious but,
In a script we were reading (warning - some really heavy handed dialog) the assassin introduces herself as "Pieta"
L - "I take it that is your non de plume, not the name mommy gave you?"
P - "In my line of work I find myself holding a lot of dead bodies."
I think it is hysterical - none of the students got it. None, had to explain it, still they didn't get it.
I don't get it and I teach literature. It's early; maybe it'll come to me. : ) Remember, most of your students were 10 when 9/11 happened (well, most of mine were). That puts things into perspective for me. When you're 18, 10 was a looooong time ago. Jonesey--Does this help? like I said, it isn't as obvious, but ... Red Dot for Barred Owl for making the link! (red dot was something an old prof used to say when you did something really smart - he would put a red dot by your name on his attendance list and say "red dot for you") |
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The time is out of joint—O cursèd spite,
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tinyzombie
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« Reply #26 on: November 20, 2009, 08:39:10 AM » |
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Here's a different twist on this (the list comes out every year). |
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*waving tiny zombie flags* Correct, as usual, TZ. That's because you are not Dude. TZ, however, is Dude. TZ is my favorite. |
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prof_smartypants
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« Reply #27 on: November 20, 2009, 08:47:44 AM » |
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Sesame Street, old school.
Yesterday I found myself saying "Yep, yep yep" to a group of students in response to their questions, and added "Uh Huh, uh huh" after. No one had any idea what I was doing.
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Welcome to college, motherf*cker.
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« Reply #28 on: November 20, 2009, 08:56:39 AM » |
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OK, maybe this doesn't fit because it is not as obvious but,
In a script we were reading (warning - some really heavy handed dialog) the assassin introduces herself as "Pieta"
L - "I take it that is your non de plume, not the name mommy gave you?"
P - "In my line of work I find myself holding a lot of dead bodies."
I think it is hysterical - none of the students got it. None, had to explain it, still they didn't get it.
I don't get it and I teach literature. It's early; maybe it'll come to me. : ) Remember, most of your students were 10 when 9/11 happened (well, most of mine were). That puts things into perspective for me. When you're 18, 10 was a looooong time ago. Jonesey--Does this help? like I said, it isn't as obvious, but ... Red Dot for Barred Owl for making the link! (red dot was something an old prof used to say when you did something really smart - he would put a red dot by your name on his attendance list and say "red dot for you") I have been trying to figure this out but I thought there was some kind of play on words in using "non de plume" rather than "nom de plume." Can I get a pink dot? |
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I am sick and tired of following my dreams. I think I'll just ask them where they are going and catch up with them later. Mitch Hedberg
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« Reply #29 on: November 20, 2009, 09:08:37 AM » |
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Two references I tried in my first year of teaching (early 1990s) that have stayed in the box ever since:
Ollie North
All of Gaul is divided into 3 parts
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Oh, this is how you get a signature line.
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