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[corny]

"He is trying to show that he is very perturbed by her bosom."

This is actually a correct statement - the character in question is, indeed, trying to show that he is perturbed by another character's bosom - but it's cracking me up anyway. I don't think the word "perturbed" is used enough by kids these days.

Why does the character have to try to show that he's perturbed by her bosom?  If he's actually perturbed, it ought to show without any trying, and who needs to see his perturbation, anyway?

Geoteo (who obviously should have taken more lit classes)

Well - he's making a big show of being terribly, terribly offended by her very, very tempting bosom because he is a holy man and must not be subjected to such temptations of the flesh. One gets the sense that he's not *actually* perturbed (and he is definitely not a holy man), but he really wants her to *think* he is. So "trying to show that he's perturbed" is actually pretty close to what's going on. It is indeed an odd sentence, though, which I think is why it made me laugh.

Now, who wants to guess what great literary work we've been discussing here? A shiny penny to the first correct guesser!

[mystictechgal]

"He is trying to show that he is very perturbed by her bosom."

This is actually a correct statement - the character in question is, indeed, trying to show that he is perturbed by another character's bosom - but it's cracking me up anyway. I don't think the word "perturbed" is used enough by kids these days.

Why does the character have to try to show that he's perturbed by her bosom?  If he's actually perturbed, it ought to show without any trying, and who needs to see his perturbation, anyway?

Geoteo (who obviously should have taken more lit classes)

Well - he's making a big show of being terribly, terribly offended by her very, very tempting bosom because he is a holy man and must not be subjected to such temptations of the flesh. One gets the sense that he's not *actually* perturbed (and he is definitely not a holy man), but he really wants her to *think* he is. So "trying to show that he's perturbed" is actually pretty close to what's going on. It is indeed an odd sentence, though, which I think is why it made me laugh.

Now, who wants to guess what great literary work we've been discussing here? A shiny penny to the first correct guesser!

The first thing that popped into my mind was The Thorn Birds, but I don't know why. I've never read it, nor did I see the mini-series.

[reener06]

"He is trying to show that he is very perturbed by her bosom."

This is actually a correct statement - the character in question is, indeed, trying to show that he is perturbed by another character's bosom - but it's cracking me up anyway. I don't think the word "perturbed" is used enough by kids these days.

Why does the character have to try to show that he's perturbed by her bosom?  If he's actually perturbed, it ought to show without any trying, and who needs to see his perturbation, anyway?

Geoteo (who obviously should have taken more lit classes)

Well - he's making a big show of being terribly, terribly offended by her very, very tempting bosom because he is a holy man and must not be subjected to such temptations of the flesh. One gets the sense that he's not *actually* perturbed (and he is definitely not a holy man), but he really wants her to *think* he is. So "trying to show that he's perturbed" is actually pretty close to what's going on. It is indeed an odd sentence, though, which I think is why it made me laugh.

Now, who wants to guess what great literary work we've been discussing here? A shiny penny to the first correct guesser!

For some reason, I am guessing The Canterbury Tales. I don't know why--it's been 25 years since I read them. Probably Thorn Birds is a better guess.

[mystictechgal]

"He is trying to show that he is very perturbed by her bosom."

This is actually a correct statement - the character in question is, indeed, trying to show that he is perturbed by another character's bosom - but it's cracking me up anyway. I don't think the word "perturbed" is used enough by kids these days.

Why does the character have to try to show that he's perturbed by her bosom?  If he's actually perturbed, it ought to show without any trying, and who needs to see his perturbation, anyway?

Geoteo (who obviously should have taken more lit classes)

Well - he's making a big show of being terribly, terribly offended by her very, very tempting bosom because he is a holy man and must not be subjected to such temptations of the flesh. One gets the sense that he's not *actually* perturbed (and he is definitely not a holy man), but he really wants her to *think* he is. So "trying to show that he's perturbed" is actually pretty close to what's going on. It is indeed an odd sentence, though, which I think is why it made me laugh.

Now, who wants to guess what great literary work we've been discussing here? A shiny penny to the first correct guesser!

For some reason, I am guessing The Canterbury Tales. I don't know why--it's been 25 years since I read them. Probably Thorn Birds is a better guess.

Canterbury Tales popped into my mind, too. But, IIRC not even the Friar made much of a pretense about being offended by anyone's bosom. Then again, I last read them somewhere around 40 years or more ago, so my memory is nowhere close to reliable. I really should read them again.

[mended_drum]

The Canterbury Tales is about vaginas (Alison's queynte and the Wife of Bath's bele chose) and occasionally penises (a sely instrument) or testicles (the Pardoner's, threatened to be cut off by the Host), and even sexy male legs (Wife of Bath, admiring her next husband), but not bosoms. 

Seems an odd thing to have been left out, now that I think about it. I guess Chaucer wasn't a breast man.

[coalminecanary]

"The reason I want to do this for a carrer is I like helping peoples, all types. I also like wearing scrubs, they are like pajamas and help your patient feel comfortable. Also I want alot of money and a nice car."

Excerpts from a "stunning" admission letter.

[bioteacher]

Please, please promise me that this.... individual/creature/entity will never, under any circumstances, be permitted within 50 feet of a patient needing care.

[corny]

"He is trying to show that he is very perturbed by her bosom."

This is actually a correct statement - the character in question is, indeed, trying to show that he is perturbed by another character's bosom - but it's cracking me up anyway. I don't think the word "perturbed" is used enough by kids these days.

Why does the character have to try to show that he's perturbed by her bosom?  If he's actually perturbed, it ought to show without any trying, and who needs to see his perturbation, anyway?

Geoteo (who obviously should have taken more lit classes)

Well - he's making a big show of being terribly, terribly offended by her very, very tempting bosom because he is a holy man and must not be subjected to such temptations of the flesh. One gets the sense that he's not *actually* perturbed (and he is definitely not a holy man), but he really wants her to *think* he is. So "trying to show that he's perturbed" is actually pretty close to what's going on. It is indeed an odd sentence, though, which I think is why it made me laugh.

Now, who wants to guess what great literary work we've been discussing here? A shiny penny to the first correct guesser!

For some reason, I am guessing The Canterbury Tales. I don't know why--it's been 25 years since I read them. Probably Thorn Birds is a better guess.

Canterbury Tales popped into my mind, too. But, IIRC not even the Friar made much of a pretense about being offended by anyone's bosom. Then again, I last read them somewhere around 40 years or more ago, so my memory is nowhere close to reliable. I really should read them again.

Not Thorn Birds or Canterbury Tales - Molière's Tartuffe, of all things. That hilarious 17th-century hit.

Coalminecanary, your student's career goals reflect precisely my own: helping people while wearing pajamas. Or, er, peoples.

[coalminecanary]

Please, please promise me that this.... individual/creature/entity will never, under any circumstances, be permitted within 50 feet of a patient needing care.

With a 2.0 GPA, we are in little danger of this. I can't remember the last time we admitted anyone with <3.2 GPA.

[mystictechgal]

"He is trying to show that he is very perturbed by her bosom."

This is actually a correct statement - the character in question is, indeed, trying to show that he is perturbed by another character's bosom - but it's cracking me up anyway. I don't think the word "perturbed" is used enough by kids these days.

Why does the character have to try to show that he's perturbed by her bosom?  If he's actually perturbed, it ought to show without any trying, and who needs to see his perturbation, anyway?

Geoteo (who obviously should have taken more lit classes)

Well - he's making a big show of being terribly, terribly offended by her very, very tempting bosom because he is a holy man and must not be subjected to such temptations of the flesh. One gets the sense that he's not *actually* perturbed (and he is definitely not a holy man), but he really wants her to *think* he is. So "trying to show that he's perturbed" is actually pretty close to what's going on. It is indeed an odd sentence, though, which I think is why it made me laugh.

Now, who wants to guess what great literary work we've been discussing here? A shiny penny to the first correct guesser!

For some reason, I am guessing The Canterbury Tales. I don't know why--it's been 25 years since I read them. Probably Thorn Birds is a better guess.

Canterbury Tales popped into my mind, too. But, IIRC not even the Friar made much of a pretense about being offended by anyone's bosom. Then again, I last read them somewhere around 40 years or more ago, so my memory is nowhere close to reliable. I really should read them again.

Not Thorn Birds or Canterbury Tales - Molière's Tartuffe, of all things. That hilarious 17th-century hit.

Coalminecanary, your student's career goals reflect precisely my own: helping people while wearing pajamas. Or, er, peoples.

Damn. May I take your class, please? I love Molière. Tartuffe is one of my favorites, and I know exactly which scene your student is discussing. My husband never liked Molière. I converted him to loving Shakespeare, but after trying twice he made me go to any of Molière's plays by myself. :( I probably shouldn't have started him on School for Wives, but that's what the Festival was doing that year. He didn't think it was funny in the least.

[biomancer]

In lab, students were asked to measure their heights and lengths of their shoes, and then make a hypothesis  as to how they relate.  Then, they get data from their classmates, plot it all up, draw aline, etc.  One students hypothesis: "If you take your shoe lenght [sic] and height, they will always be the same in the tens place."

I'm guessing that your students weren't (or at least this student wasn't) using the metric system.

She was.

Oh, dear.  <hands G_H a lovely beverage>

I'm going to guess that this student is also not considerably shorter than Peter Dinklage, nor does she have feet proportionally larger than Sideshow Bob does, since her math would work out if either (or perhaps both) of those conditions were true.

[pollinate]

"Homo sapiens originated in the Neoprene Era."

The clothes make the man?

[capper]

"Homo sapiens originated in the Neoprene Era."

The clothes make the man?

I absolutely love this one. 

[corny]

"He is trying to show that he is very perturbed by her bosom."

This is actually a correct statement - the character in question is, indeed, trying to show that he is perturbed by another character's bosom - but it's cracking me up anyway. I don't think the word "perturbed" is used enough by kids these days.

Why does the character have to try to show that he's perturbed by her bosom?  If he's actually perturbed, it ought to show without any trying, and who needs to see his perturbation, anyway?

Geoteo (who obviously should have taken more lit classes)

Well - he's making a big show of being terribly, terribly offended by her very, very tempting bosom because he is a holy man and must not be subjected to such temptations of the flesh. One gets the sense that he's not *actually* perturbed (and he is definitely not a holy man), but he really wants her to *think* he is. So "trying to show that he's perturbed" is actually pretty close to what's going on. It is indeed an odd sentence, though, which I think is why it made me laugh.

Now, who wants to guess what great literary work we've been discussing here? A shiny penny to the first correct guesser!

For some reason, I am guessing The Canterbury Tales. I don't know why--it's been 25 years since I read them. Probably Thorn Birds is a better guess.

Canterbury Tales popped into my mind, too. But, IIRC not even the Friar made much of a pretense about being offended by anyone's bosom. Then again, I last read them somewhere around 40 years or more ago, so my memory is nowhere close to reliable. I really should read them again.

Not Thorn Birds or Canterbury Tales - Molière's Tartuffe, of all things. That hilarious 17th-century hit.

Coalminecanary, your student's career goals reflect precisely my own: helping people while wearing pajamas. Or, er, peoples.

Damn. May I take your class, please? I love Molière. Tartuffe is one of my favorites, and I know exactly which scene your student is discussing. My husband never liked Molière. I converted him to loving Shakespeare, but after trying twice he made me go to any of Molière's plays by myself. :( I probably shouldn't have started him on School for Wives, but that's what the Festival was doing that year. He didn't think it was funny in the least.

You know, it's funny - I remember having to read Molière in an undergrad French class (The Imaginary Invalid, I think) and not finding him entertaining at all. (Then again, it's hard to focus on the jokes when you're stuck on the vocabulary.) But now I think he's hilarious, and my students seem to have actually enjoyed him too (in translation, though).

You are, of course, welcome in my class anytime. :-)

[gotmilk]

I have not logged on in ages, but this gem had to be shared.

"Fortunately for humanity, none of the children showed any signs of malnourishment. Unfortunately for the researchers, none of the children showed any signs of malnourishment. The reader asks herself repeatedly: why are they using this reference value?"

Gotmilk answers in her mind: "If you would come to class, you would know why."