Ruthless Rhymes for Stupid Students, VI.

[freckles_and_doubt]

Of student crimes unsavoury
The worst is to the apostrophe.

You'd think the wretched little twits
Could learn to tell their its from it's;
Or not, with doltishness excessive
Confuse the plural and possessive.

But since they do, I find it droll
To have them clubbed to death by trolls.

This one courtesy of the last two weeks of marking, and of Stace, who wanted to see students clubbed to death by trolls. Dedicated to anyone who feels that the author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves is a soul sister. I have for years had exactly the fantasy she describes, of guerilla signage activies with a small can of spray paint.

Happy June, everyone!

Comments

Trolls!

[(Anonymous)]

Hooray - clubbed to death by trolls :). Thank-you :).
-s

Battlestar Galactica

[(Anonymous)]

About BG (previous thread), I found out last night that John M., here in Cape Town, has the first series of 13 episodes. Ivan is in the process of getting the introductory mini series of 4 episodes. John, Ivan and Vera all sing its praises.
Metaphorically...

wolverine_nun

Re: Battlestar Galactica

[strawberryfrog.livejournal.com]

I have the introductory miniseries as one 3-4 hour file. Watch it before the episodes, even if the first hour or so is very slow.

Re: Battlestar Galactica

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, but you're in a far away foreign country, see, whereas Ivan is right here, somewhere sensible.

... where it is currently *pissing* down with rain, so there probably isn't much difference between here and there....

w_n

Re: Battlestar Galactica

[strawberryfrog.livejournal.com]

somewhere sensible

South Africa is many things, but sensible is probably not one of them.

it is currently *pissing* down with rain, so there probably isn't much difference

Nonsense. It's summer here. It's only overcast and drizzling.

Re: Battlestar Galactica

[strawberryfrog.livejournal.com]

Never mind

With all the speed of a colonial Viper that's had the engines jacked by delinquent Cylons, a brown paper envelope containing the miniseries is winging, winging its way towards Extemporanea. Rar!

what an interesting image that was

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

Happy "ooooh!" noises and dancing around room. Thank you, strawberryfrog! It has become clear that you will make not only me, but most of the CT-based witterers very, very happy.

South Africa is not really a sensible place, but then again, very few places are, these days. Some of the Scandinavian countries, perhaps. France might be, were it not for its total lack of anti-smoking laws, and prediliction for Gauloise.