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osprey_archerDing, dong, the witch is dead! Break out the munchkins, start up the marching band, life is beautiful. The bluebirds are singing, God’s in his heaven, all’s right in the world. Classes are over!
(I have finals next week. Shhh. Maybe if you don’t mention it I won’t notice.)
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Some quotes from my government teacher, because he’s a crazy man.
“Our ruse in government 110 is that we’re teaching you general principles about government and then using the US as a model. That’s insane. It’s like using a platypus as a model for how mammals work.”
Try explaining the US government to international students, and the truth of this statement soon becomes self-evident. The electoral college system? The primary system? (I think Angela, the Malaysian girl, has been under the impression that the primaries are a very protracted election. Confusion ensued.) Wait, does the United States completely change is system of government to a direct democracy if the Democrats get elected?
On political parties: “If you’re a member of the Green Party and you choose to chop dolphins up in order to emit them as greenhouse gases, you’re going to have some political problems.”
Because he's a bit odd: “I don’t know why they put mercury in hats. Maybe because it’s mercury-licious.”
(I have finals next week. Shhh. Maybe if you don’t mention it I won’t notice.)
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Some quotes from my government teacher, because he’s a crazy man.
“Our ruse in government 110 is that we’re teaching you general principles about government and then using the US as a model. That’s insane. It’s like using a platypus as a model for how mammals work.”
Try explaining the US government to international students, and the truth of this statement soon becomes self-evident. The electoral college system? The primary system? (I think Angela, the Malaysian girl, has been under the impression that the primaries are a very protracted election. Confusion ensued.) Wait, does the United States completely change is system of government to a direct democracy if the Democrats get elected?
On political parties: “If you’re a member of the Green Party and you choose to chop dolphins up in order to emit them as greenhouse gases, you’re going to have some political problems.”
Because he's a bit odd: “I don’t know why they put mercury in hats. Maybe because it’s mercury-licious.”
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Date: 2008-06-07 02:52 am (UTC)Fun platypus fact: male platypi have POISONOUS SPURS. A male platypus can totally kill you!
Glad your classes are over. Good luck with ..things, vague things...next week.
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Date: 2008-06-07 07:08 am (UTC)Poisonous spurs? I swear, the entire continent of Australia is rigged to kill people.
Platypi are the cutest things ever, though. They're about the size of squirrels (I always assumed they were close to beaver sized, but the Sydney zoo begged to differ) and they look like fat little otters. So adorable.
But if there are platypus cuddling opportunities in the future I will definitely insist on having a female.