WORLD WIDE WORDS

#dutchdinner

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:54:36 -0800

#dutchdinner

"Professor, can you explain your grading scale for papers?” “So here is what is wrong..."

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:37:00 -0800

““Professor, can you explain your grading scale for papers?”
“So here is what is wrong with the British and American education systems.””

- Philosophy professor, in minute one of forty-three describing his grading policies

"Would you like your banana bread toasted? Yes please. And the sandwich too if you wouldn’t..."

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:23:43 -0800

“Would you like your banana bread toasted?
Yes please. And the sandwich too if you wouldn’t mind.
We can’t toast the sandwich. We aren’t allowed.
But you can toast the banana bread?
Of course!”

"Do you guys like clapping for stuff while its in the microwave? Hey lets rearrange all of the..."

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:44:55 -0800

““Do you guys like clapping for stuff while its in the microwave? Hey lets rearrange all of the furniture.””

- Stephen Quintana on a usual night

The Hippodrome

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:36:04 -0800

Man walks into casino with £20. Man walks out of casino with £40.

"If you crashed your computer the night before a paper is due because you’re on a shady porn..."

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 06:27:24 -0800

“If you crashed your computer the night before a paper is due because you’re on a shady porn site, I bet you’d kick yourself!”

- Philosophy professor, on the inevitability of certain events

Hmmm

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:30:26 -0800

Hmmm

More of a Spanish insight than an English one

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:23:21 -0800

More of a Spanish insight than an English one

Victoria and Albert museum. One of the few purpose-built museums...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:29:36 -0800

Victoria and Albert museum. One of the few purpose-built museums from the 1800s.

Doubt people would care much in the US about corporate tax...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:23:37 -0800

Doubt people would care much in the US about corporate tax evasion but the UK…

THE SUN IS SHINING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:37:42 -0800

THE SUN IS SHINING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

"Fink, what kind of pie goes with haggis? Black pudding, I reckon!"

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:35:01 -0800

“

Fink, what kind of pie goes with haggis?

Black pudding, I reckon!

”

- Salesmen in Camden Market, London

Perfectly describes ND’s BCS-or-bust mentality in the...

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:18:25 -0700

Perfectly describes ND’s BCS-or-bust mentality in the classroom (The New Yorker, 8/29/2011)

"This is what companies do do - hehe, do-do!!"

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:11:05 -0700

“This is what companies do do - hehe, do-do!!”

- Prof. O’Tousa on the way companies and accountants fill out balance sheets

"You don’t have to be Hispanic to shit in a field. Have you ever met a deer?"

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:15:38 -0700

“You don’t have to be Hispanic to shit in a field. Have you ever met a deer?”

- Anonymous, on the spread of viruses in agriculture

"When the Chinese come knocking for their money, send Sasha or Malia to the door, tell her to look..."

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:25:39 -0700

“When the Chinese come knocking for their money, send Sasha or Malia to the door, tell her to look sad and say “daddy’s not home”.”

- Larry Wilmore, on repaying America’s debt to foreign creditors. (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart 8/10/11)

"If your IQ was a point higher, you’d make a good plant."

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 08:55:06 -0700

“If your IQ was a point higher, you’d make a good plant.”

- Elderly tourist in Cambridge, MD, reflecting on her teaching career

"It’ll be awesome. Get a crate of vodka and a jacuzzi full of clunge and make a go of it."

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:00:49 -0700

“It’ll be awesome. Get a crate of vodka and a jacuzzi full of clunge and make a go of it.”

- Jay Cartwright (James Buckley), on what his friend Will (Simon Bird) should do with the house to himself for the weekend, The Inbetweeners, BBC America.

"It’s a muscle - use it or lose it. And I choose to use it!"

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:30:46 -0700

“It’s a muscle - use it or lose it. And I choose to use it!”

- Kevin Whelan, on the constant usage of his mouth and speech, after an awkward voice crack.

"These guys were nerds! They founded Google in their basement and we’re a bit socially..."

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:27:06 -0700

“These guys were nerds! They founded Google in their basement and we’re a bit socially autistic.”

- Kevin Whelan, on Larry Page and Sergey Brin, founders of Google.