[QUOTE=AntiHero3314]story[/QUOTE]
My honors class is like that too. Luckily I'm pretty established as having no morals and so it's fairly easy to answer those sort of things...the best way to go is just to be offensive and not worry about it :)

I just came back from a school award ceremony for high GPA's. Last time I checked, I had a 4.2 or around that.

[QUOTE=AntiHero3314]:lol:

The sad thing is that that is sooooo true, especially the *three-page monologue* part.

To thing that my profs at uni want us to use the Socratic method when we teach.

*example*

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Man, I don't think I could think on my feet like that :([/QUOTE]

My tutor (technically temporary tutor, but I hope he stays, because he > my actual tutor) for core modules (Marco) has a much more conversational style. He does much the same thing, but you never feel like Meno at the end :)

Plus he's Sicilian, and far too laid back for his own good.

[QUOTE=Woodstock]I just came back from a school award ceremony for high GPA's. Last time I checked, I had a 4.2 or around that.[/QUOTE]
Holy crap that's high.

I'm only getting a 3.2 or something.

[QUOTE=Bartender]Plus he's Sicilian[/QUOTE]
Does he have connections to the Mafia back in the Old Country?

He won't say :( He's another lecturer/tutor of mine who makes great use of anecdotes though, so he rules.

On a related note, my great aunt, lives in Florida, is an Italian New Yorker, and she also tells great stories (sometimes with those links to the Mafia).

wow no one around anymore eh?

i found out a cool little anecdote about my last name

When my ancestors came over from Italy they had to change their last name to Augustine instead of DeAugustino...i forget if the A i capitalized or not

Why did they have to change it?

When my great grandfather came over from Poland, he changed his last name from Vrach (or something along that line) to Rock.

[QUOTE=Bartender]Why did they have to change it?[/QUOTE]Could've been anything from trying to fit in to the person on Ellis Island just didn't know how to spell it.

I think it was changed so it was a little shorter or it was like what hippo said

btw anyone watch The Contender tonight?

Speaking of Italy. I was on a really strange Salvia trip on Friday where I was at a marketplace in Italy and a fat Italian lady was yelling at me to get do something..but I couldn't understand her because she was speaking Italian. But I understood I needed a bundle of papers. When I came out of the trip I was grabbing for the TV guide on the coffee table in front of me, because I thought it was the bundle of papers or something.

My home town has the italian connection. :)

My girlfriend is part of it.

i like rackin some salvia from time to time

ATTN: 24 is pretty good so far.

I'm in the Mexican Mafia.


Represent.

[QUOTE=halfdeadhippo]When my great grandfather came over from Poland, he changed his last name from Vrach (or something along that line) to Rock.[/QUOTE]
Same here.

When my grandfather came from Russia to America, he had to change his name from __________stein to just plain Stein.

Sort of weird, because Stein sounds more German than Russian.

My last name means from Cyprus.*

*uninteresting fact I learmed doing my genealogy report

24 was alright this week, Efilnikufesin.

24 was great. I got my grandma to tell me the highlights of the story so far, and I caught on to this episode pretty quickly. Looks interesting, I'll definately keep watching.

NP: Judas Priest - Dreamer Deceiver

[QUOTE=AntiHero3314]24 was alright this week, Efilnikufesin.[/QUOTE]
Measure on a greatness scale of 1-10.

My last name is Hosie...I don't have any cool stories or anything like that. My grandpa was from Scotland, so I'm assuming it's a Scottish name.

Although being a Canadian with the name Hosie always makes for repetitive conversations when I go down to the US. (Hosie/Hoser)

[QUOTE=thickasabrick]My last name is Hosie...I don't have any cool stories or anything like that. My grandpa was from Scotland, so I'm assuming it's a Scottish name.

Although being a Canadian with the name Hosie always makes for repetitive conversations when I go down to the US. (Hosie/Hoser)[/QUOTE]
Nobody pronounces my name right, even in Canada. :/ That is, unless they speak French, or live in Quebec. In the states, finding someone who can pronounce it is rare. It's realy not that hard either.

/last name is Clouthier

[QUOTE=Efilnikufesin]Holy crap that's high.

I'm only getting a 3.2 or something.[/QUOTE]

I graduated with an OP 4. If you don't know what that is, it is the top 4% of the State of Queensland.

[QUOTE=EddieVanHalen769]Nobody pronounces my name right, even in Canada. :/ That is, unless they speak French, or live in Quebec. In the states, finding someone who can pronounce it is rare. It's realy not that hard either.

/last name is Clouthier[/QUOTE]

Hey, Clout-hy-ear.

My last name is Hellmuth. Oh yeah. HELLmuth.

As in, Hell's Mouth. Which is better than Hell's foot, I guess.

[QUOTE=Efilnikufesin]Measure on a greatness scale of 1-100.[/QUOTE]

I'd give it an 85/100. Good, but not phenomenal like last week's :)

That doesn't mean that there are more twists thrown into the mix, though. That's always inevitable no matter what show you are getting into.

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]Hey, Clout-hy-ear.

My last name is Hellmuth. Oh yeah. HELLmuth.

As in, Hell's Mouth. Which is better than Hell's foot, I guess.[/QUOTE]
Very close. I don't no why there is an h in my name, Cloutier would make more sense. It's more like Clou-tee-ay. Unless, I pronounced wrong and that's what you ment.

AntiHero, do you watch Lost? I'm currently sucked into that show.

Too bad the network plays re-runs every third week.

Everyone pronounces my name as Stean [rhymes with bean], when really it's Stein [almost rhymes with time].

I was thinking of changing my surname to Goldstein later in life, but it would be pretty upsetting to the rest of my family.

[QUOTE=EddieVanHalen769]Very close. I don't no why there is an h in my name, Clouteir would make more sense. It's more like Clou-tee-ay. Unless, I pronounced wrong and that's what you ment.[/QUOTE]

"Clou-tee-ay" as in "clow" or "cloo"?

Cloo-tee-ay. That's how I was gonna guess it. I know a few people with similiar French names. Maybe I'm wrong though (hopefully I haven't been pronouncing everyone with similiar names wrong).

Oh, my accent makes things a bit worse. That's sort of what I meant, Brad.

[QUOTE=RippingCorpseAttack]AntiHero, do you watch Lost? I'm currently sucked into that show.

Too bad the network plays re-runs every third week.[/QUOTE]

My grandpa is addicted to that show, but I haven't seen a single episode :-\

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]Oh, my accent makes things a bit worse. That's sort of what I meant, Brad.[/QUOTE]
Internet accents eh? :)

[QUOTE=AntiHero3314]My grandpa is addicted to that show, but I haven't seen a single episode :-\[/QUOTE]

Ah, it's quite interesting. The story throws you a new road each episode, but not so drastic to the point where you have no idea what's going on and lose interest.

I'm tired. Night night everyone.

[QUOTE=zeppelinfan2k3]Internet accents eh? :)[/QUOTE]

You try typing with an Australian accent.
[quote=Me]

My last name is Hellmuth. Oh yeah. HELLmuth.

As in, Hell's Mouth. Which is better than Hell's foot, I guess.

I graduated with an OP 4. If you don't know what that is, it is the top 4% of the State of Queensland.
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I want some attention. :p

[QUOTE=RippingCorpseAttack]AntiHero, do you watch Lost? I'm currently sucked into that show.

Too bad the network plays re-runs every third week.[/QUOTE]

I've seen that show, and I thought it was great. Unfortunately, I'm usually too busy to watch it.

The only show that I keep up with weekly is Six Feet Under. The only drag is that it's on at midnight on Sundays and it's an hour long. Anyone here watch Six Feet Under?

[QUOTE=thickasabrick]"Clou-tee-ay" as in "clow" or "cloo"?

Cloo-tee-ay. That's how I was gonna guess it. I know a few people with similiar French names. Maybe I'm wrong though (hopefully I haven't been pronouncing everyone with similiar names wrong).[/QUOTE]
Yes, Cloo-tee-ay is correct.

Riva: No problem. :)

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]You try typing with an Australian accent.

I want some attention. :p[/QUOTE]
G'day mate. Crikey, I can stereotype well.

Top 4%? Pfft...Try top couple thousand nationwide...