Archive for November 10th, 2006

Gamecock news

Friday, November 10th, 2006

Thanks to the good reverend for providing me with news that warms my Tiger heart. Apparently, some drunken frat boys from the University of South Carolina were featured in the new movie Borat. They are now suing, alleging that their appearance in Borat caused them to suffer

humiliation, mental anguish, and emotional and physical distress, loss of reputation, good will and standing” in their community.

Surely the simple act of being a Gamecock is enough to cause all of the above symptoms – whether or not you’re actually being ridiculed in a movie.

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Blueberries

Friday, November 10th, 2006

I really like this story. It’s food for thought for all those people who think that education “should be run more like a business”.

“That’s right!” she barked, “and we can never send back our blueberries. We take them big, small, rich, poor, gifted, exceptional, abused, frightened, confident, homeless, rude, and brilliant. We take them with ADHD, junior rheumatoid arthritis, and English as their second language. We take them all! Every one! And that, Mr. Vollmer, is why it’s not a business. It’s school!”

(Thanks, PZ)

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Friday Cat: The sit-in strike

Friday, November 10th, 2006

Since the new baby arrived, we’ve had family in the house quite a lot. The cats don’t seem to regard the baby as an outsider (though they will scramble if she starts to cry). However – the presence of all those extra people in the house is, perhaps, more than feline dignity can bear.

Rusty and Ash staged a sit-in strike in the laundry room to protest the presence of all the extra people in the house.

[Cat protest]
They may take our kitchen, but they’ll never take … OUR LITTER!

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