Category Archives: Education

New Words for the Modern Age

June 22, 2011 – 8:01 pm

Every year Webster Dictionary enters modern slang into the lexicon of the English language. Most English speakers are light years ahead of the educational tome in their depravity, but here are some words which might make it into the 2012. 1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was [...]

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The Closet of Lost Things

June 12, 2011 – 5:58 pm

The Nuns of Our Lady of the Foothills taught their students math, English, religion, history, geography, and a scattering of basic subjects. Their educational technique depended heavily on rote memorization and harsh discipline. The Palmer penmanship was beaten into our rebellious right hands. The left hand belonged to the Devil. Laziness on small ts earned [...]

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Osama Bin Laden WHO II

May 9, 2011 – 5:26 am

Osama Bin Laden was fingered by the CIA as the mastermind of 9/11. His name on Google has 124,000,000 results. The Al-Quada fugitive was # 1 on the FBI’s Most Wanted list. He evaded capture and death for over a decade and three president. Last week Barack Obama ordered his death. “Kill the motherfuckah.” He [...]

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Bad Math I

April 11, 2011 – 8:24 pm
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Multi-Variable Calculus 101

April 11, 2011 – 8:15 pm

Math is a difficult field of study for most Americans. Few comprehend any process beyond multiplication and division. Algebra is a foreign language and calculus terra incognita. If it weren’t for calculators most people in the world couldn’t count numbers higher than their fingers and even taking off their shoes they would lose count pass [...]

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