Of course, you could always go with "Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all." but that's a bit morbid for talk of a midterm.
I kissed him, and I told him that I loved him. And I killed him.
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
DCJensen - Apr 05, 2009 1:46:31 am PDT #5666 of 30000
All is well that ends in pizza.
Barb - Apr 05, 2009 4:38:40 am PDT #5667 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
"Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something."
Daniel, FTW!
Ginger - Apr 05, 2009 4:43:26 am PDT #5668 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Dear Student:
About 80 percent of your work life will consist of doing things you think are stupid. Get used to it.
A warning for people who indulge their pets with squeaky toys: I just took apart the vacuum cleaner to discover why its sucking sucked. It was a squeaker, which was exactly the diameter of the hose.
Calli - Apr 05, 2009 6:00:42 am PDT #5669 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I really do feel that you do not have the students well-being at heart, but are concerned with what other professors and higher ups will think of your class.
"Higher ups have nothing to do with it. I just get off on torturing you. It's good to be the king queen. Learning enough to sail through the final is the only way you could possibly thwart my evil plans. IJS."
WindSparrow - Apr 05, 2009 6:11:37 am PDT #5670 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Calli FTW.
DCJensen - Apr 05, 2009 6:49:28 am PDT #5671 of 30000
All is well that ends in pizza.
OTOH? You could just say "That's a real interesting perspective you have on the concept of midterms and finals. The philosophy department is down the hall and to the left."
Barb - Apr 05, 2009 6:56:14 am PDT #5672 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Then there's the ever-popular and succinct, "Wah."
Ginger - Apr 05, 2009 7:01:41 am PDT #5673 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Also, the completely silent playing of the world's smallest violin.
Sparky1 - Apr 05, 2009 7:50:33 am PDT #5674 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
When I have a student like that, I love the fact that we have to grade on a curve. Basically, I get to tell them, "I understand you're working very hard, but everyone else is smarter than you are."
The DH and I met with a nanny this a.m. (we probably can't afford her, but she was wonderful, so we will have to torture ourselves for a few days over this) and then the dog and I took a walk, and now I'm wondering why no one has cleaned my house, yet.
Barb - Apr 05, 2009 8:05:10 am PDT #5675 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
I need a title for a new manuscript. (It's a thing. I can't start without a title, even if it ultimately changes.)
It's a baseball story-- I was thinking Long Gone.