I remembered these today and laughed out loud.
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"Jesse, do you know have one of those pornographic cameras?"
"Do you mean panoramic?"
"No."
"Photographic?"
"No." But he looks a little confused.
"You do know that you're asking me if I have a camera that videotapes people having sex."
"Yeah, I mean it's so awesome that it's pornographic!"
I think it's worth noting that he was describing one of the first 24p cameras, awesome about 8 years ago but truly old school now. Huge and not even HD.
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"Jesse, can I go outside to fart?"
"No." I continue with the lesson. In front of the class.
"OK, well, I'm gonna fart."
I ignore him and move on.
"I just farted."
I crack up. I can't help it. Everyone thinks that I'm laughing because it smells but really I just can't keep up my adult front anymore. I am a teenager at heart.
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"Jesse, do you know have one of those pornographic cameras?"
"Do you mean panoramic?"
"No."
"Photographic?"
"No." But he looks a little confused.
"You do know that you're asking me if I have a camera that videotapes people having sex."
"Yeah, I mean it's so awesome that it's pornographic!"
I think it's worth noting that he was describing one of the first 24p cameras, awesome about 8 years ago but truly old school now. Huge and not even HD.
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"Jesse, can I go outside to fart?"
"No." I continue with the lesson. In front of the class.
"OK, well, I'm gonna fart."
I ignore him and move on.
"I just farted."
I crack up. I can't help it. Everyone thinks that I'm laughing because it smells but really I just can't keep up my adult front anymore. I am a teenager at heart.
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:D Love the fart anecdote. In my limited experience students love it when you let your guard down like that though.
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PPS My students all have tests in the next week and I'm going to bake them cookies. I think I will have to ease into getting them to meditate first, though :-)
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