OT: School Starts

Well, it's the end of life as I know it. Tomorrow starts school for me. <sarcasm> I can hardly wait! <sarcasm off> So, if you guys don't hear from me for a while, I'm not dead. I just have homework. This year, I have to try to juggle inhuman amounts of homework (some of our teachers this year are real slavedriver bitches), a job (my one co-worker is a slavedriver bitch....UGH! I can't *STAND* her! <shudder>), and extracurricular activities. So, I'll try to write my fanfics at least every other weekend, as that's my weekends off from work. Throughout the week, I'll definitely be gettint more ideas, as my mind wanders in boring classes, and during the school year, my brain is actually more active. And I'll try to keep up on my posting.

So, anyone else off to the torture chambers? (BTW, I'm off to 10th grade--<sarcasm on> What fun! <sarcasm off> Between those silly stupid dippy cheerleadery groups, asshole boys, and the school pervert, who just *happens* to have an obsession with me, of all people--and he ain't even good looking--I'm gonna go *crazy*!!! Well, there are some non-ditzy girls, non-asshole boys, but they're few and far between. Hmm, maybe I can work my school's environment into a fanfic somehow sometime.....Hmmm <puts on thinking cap>)

Well, this was a great summer. The Summer Of South Park, since this was when I first got Comedy Central and all! This summer kicked ass! I just wish I'd be able to say the same about this school year!

~Kyle Broslofski~

10th grade...ah, memories. Seems so long ago for me...but it was only 7 years ago. And from what you've described, not a damn thing has changed :) High school is just full of losers, posers, wannabes, stuck up jerks and bitches, nerds, weirdos, and freaks. But you know what Kyle, none of that shit will matter once you graduate and leave high school forever. So hang in there kid, you're halfway done :) -Toni

Kyle Broslofski wrote:

I'm going to orentation on thurs. 7th grade! I'm back at the bottom of the totom pole! :0P Just when I was getting used to bossing everybody around..hehe. :0) I'm dreading going to a new school (mid) and esspecialy scince now all me friends dumped me (girls can be such a$h*l*s sometimes)...and now i'm friendless. What a wonderful summer for me!!!!!! (that was sarcastic might I add). HAVE FUN IN SCHOOL!! :0) (hehe) Cyberwolf

Wow, 7th grade. I wonder, what's the age range of this here NG?

I don't know. I bet I'm the youngest (i'm 12).

In article , cyberwolf writes

Oooh! I'm 13! Close. Yeah School Sucks. But I'll definitely remember it as the South Park summer. Anyway I don't go back until the 8th! Could someone please explain grades in America, cos I'm a confused englishman!

"Hey Mr Hat, what's it like not having an ass?" Cartman from Cheesy Poofs Kart

Mike Jakeman ICQ #17759351 mike(at)jakeman(dot)demon(dot)co(dot)(uk)

<<I don't know. I bet I'm the youngest (i'm 12).

I'm not 12 until tomorrow...

My thoughts exactly...hell, I'm damn happy I'm in high school. But your probably like HIGH school...wow what's the age range in the NG! I guess to everyone...there is always someone smaller.. :) -me

No, I'm in high school as well. I'm starting my Junior year next week. And I know there are many others in this newsgroup that would say "Wow, Junior year? Seems so long ago..."

I guess south park is for a variety of ages. But, no offense to you litluns, you kinda need to be older to understand it all. And understanding it makes it funnier. -me

Yeah, once you learn enough, you'll understand a lot more of the jokes, since most of it is satire. For some of the younger kids, though, they find it funny because it swears :-)

To each his/her own, I guess.

One of the episodes I loved best was Chef's Salty Chocolate Balls. That had the most understandable satire, since all you need to do is read up on some Trey and Matt history. Also, the Gods and Clods thing in 'Chickenpox' was great.

"But we have a lot of money and food, can't we just share half of it with Kenny's family?" " <laughs> Oh, son, do you have a lot to learn.." And of course, Kyle's paper was great, especially the way it would make a new Holocaust..I guess it shows what our nation's youth is *really* influenced by.

Anyone who says Trey and Matt are immature, potheads, or immoral needs to get their asses past the curse words and profanity to the real stuff underneath..of course, I once loved it for the cursing, catch phrases, and so on myself. I still do, but I think now I'm starting to appreciate it more.

Marguerrite, Hunter of the Infamous Matt and Trey (they call me Kim, but I know better) Aka Crabtree-Norn "Sit down and shut up!" "&^*$ Censorship!"-originated on alt.tv.southpark

I understand most of it. That is if not all...I can't think of anything off hand I don't understand but I'm sure there's something. Oh...the endor thing....but that really isn't a question of age. I don't like the show just because they swear (i know you never said I did) and I don't know how someone could. Do you? And yes undersatanding it does make it funnier (which is why roman dosn't find it funny...because he can't understand it),but you don't nessicarly have to be older to understand it. It partly depends on how much you know about the worlds social issues. It is a social satire not a political satire right. I have haven't noticed any but I haven't seen every episode (and I might have missed it in the ones I have seen). Cyberwolf

ZyberGoat wrote in message ...

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Well some of the references you may not even realize if you haven't already know what it's about. Please don't think I'm saying litluns can't enjoy it...I was just saying I think some of the jokes you have to be older to get. -me

PS. I think my can opener is broken...that can of worms was REALLY big.

In article , Ann writes

Well there are the deliberately adult orientated jokes to do with sex, eg What Cartman's gettig for christmas after looking in his mum's cupcoard: the ultra vibe pleasure 2000, then there's Kenny's comment in Cartman get's an anal probe: kenny mumbles something about wendy: "how do you know she has a cat. Those are just two i can think of offhand.

Yuppers, that's the case in my little brother's class, as all the kids there watch South Park. (he's in 6th grade, so the kids are about 10 or 11 years old). They wouldn't understand a *thing* about it (since his class happens to be one of those ones where no one at all has half a brain).

But, as for me, (I'm 15) I understand every single bit of it. My mom (who's in her 40's), as an adult, on the other hand, doesn't get it at all--if she did, she'd probably actually *like* it!

~Kyle Broslofski~

Just out of curiosity, how old r u Ann? Me, I'm 22 (as of today!) -Toni

Ann wrote:

15. I know I'm not that old myself but I was refering to people around 10-12...most often you don't know the sexual and other references you do learn only a year or two later. -me

Well, I went to orentation and guess what...because I"m in algabra 1 that means I will most likely be in with 8th and 9th graders!!!! Well any way I just wanted to say I'll miss you guys because I'll have to work extra hard this year in school...meaning I probably won't be able to check the newsgroups much anymore. That seriously sucks. I'll miss the cyberwold. I officaly start school tuesday so that'll probably be my last posting day for a while. :`( Cyberwolf

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<sniff, sniff> We'll miss you too!!! <gives Cyberwolf a Chocolate Chicken Pot Pie>

That seriously sucks.

Tell me about it! Most of my posting is done after 11 at night on Friday and Saturday nights now--occasionally, there'll be days when I'm not completely killed with homework, my job, or whatever else happens to pop up.

I'll miss the

<sniff, sniff> :`( Again, we'll miss ya!

~Kyle Broslofski~

I'm going back in a week. Tenth grade, DAMMIT!! WHY GOD WHY? But at least my school allows Discmans. When I'm bored in Japanese, Science or whatever I can get distracted by listening to freaky heavy metal music, thus causing my grades to go down. Yeeha!

Your school allows discmans? In the middle of FUCKING class? That is so fucked up. NO offense to you but..we aren't even allowed to have pagers or cell phones!!! -me

In article , Ann wrote:

I go to this school called Kelsey, which is sort of an experiment in school systems; students are left alone 95 percent of the time to do their own work and can do basically whatever they want. Ain't it cool?

That is really cool. It wouldn't work with the level 3 groups but with honors classes that would kick ass! -me PS. I'm in honors classes

Same here. Hell, at my school, they don't even want walkmans in the building. Nobody listens though, and pagers are only confiscated every so often.

Ann wrote:

Rabbit calls local nursing home to find out about rates ...

(When I went to school, pagers and cell phones hadn't been invented ...)

(Sigh ...)

After being deep in thought on Wed, 02 Sep 1998 21:42:39 GMT,, I noticed Rabbit wrote:

(grabs her cane)

When you find out Rabbit let me know ok sunny??

Sue Leonhard wrote:

We'll sit on the porch and rock together ...

Man, I get a kick out of these folks with their pagers. I can't help but laugh when I see them ... why not just wear a T-shirt that says, "Somebody Yanks My Chain"?

Rabbit

S'ok Rabbit :) Every Rabbit has his day...and then again..women prefer older men so..that could be better for you -me

Ann wrote:

I don't think so ... that would make me a lesbian ...

Rabbit

On Sat, 05 Sep 1998 16:04:19 GMT, Rabbit wrote:

I just had a perverted thought... me in the middle of an Ann and Rabbit sandwich..

BAD LONE WOLF! NAUGHTY!

Time for a cold shower. Pardon moi...

----- Lone Wolf My Kung-Fu is the best.

"It was as if the lights dimmed just for him." - Steve Buscemi, Desperado

"Hail to the king, baby" - Army of Darkness

"You wanna see what I can bring to the party?" - The Drew Carey Show

Just be happy my name is laurana -me

Opps...sorry isn't laurana... -me

Sorry...Can't tell your sex by your sn...next time I'll ask before I open my mouth.. -me

Ann wrote:

Don't feel bad! I just can't resist the odd little dig ...

Rabbit (Not THAT old, either!)

On 2 Sep 1998 19:49:30 GMT, Ann wrote:

Why would you need a phone or a pager at school? (or did I miss the sarcasm?)

[email] wrote:

There was no sarcasm to be missed. But, he's allowed to listen to a discman, and I'm not allowed to have a pager. At worst a pager will buzz a little but that's not as distracting as a discman. -me

PS. You wouldn't you need a pager at school?

On 4 Sep 1998 19:41:38 GMT, Ann wrote:

Ok, I can see having one at school, but not having it with you in class.

But where else is it going to be in between classes? MY school has about 1000 more people than it should, so I can't get to my locker in between periods at all. Also, since I don't drive yet my dad pages me with a code saying if he can give me a ride or not when he finds out. That way...I don't have to sit around and wait for nothing. What's the point in having a pager if your going to leave it at home..it defeats the purpose. Mine has a vibrate feature so it doesn't bother anyone... -me

Ann wrote:

Okay, I'll bite. What on earth for? Who is going to be yanking your chain while you're in class supposedly concentrating on your studies?

Rabbit

Rabbit wrote:

<lifts head and looks at the monitor bleary eyed> Whu-what? Concentrate in class? Studies? 'scuse me for a second...

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

<wipes tears from eyes>

Ah...I feel better now. Sorry about that Rabbit :)

Nah, I'm just kidding. Actually, I didn't need a pager during high school 'cause I didn't have a social life and all I did was st-st-study. See, it paid off because now I'm in UCLA-such a prestigious university (note sarcasm here)-and I have all the time in the world to goof off :P

-Toni

I have a social life and I get pages from my friends if there is going to be a party or if they want to see a movie or whatever. I have codes worked out. But concentrating at school? Your kidding right? HOW long ago did you go to school. 95% of my school doesn't REALLY wake up till about 12..then there is lunch then about 1 hour of class. How the fuck are you supposed to learn at 8am in the morning? -me

Ann wrote:

Well actually, the same thing went for me back in the old days (I'm 22 now). No one really listens to the teacher. Hell, no one would be awake at 1 in the afternoon in my class! Hence my sarcasm. But I still didn't have a social life at the time so I did my st-st-studying at home. Yes, I was a mega nerd. I admit it.

-Toni

Ann wrote:

Hey, don't sweat it. No one expects you to learn anything at 8 a.m.

Just repeat after me: "Would you like fries with that? Would you like fries with that? Would you like fries with that?"

You'll be using that one a lot ...

Rabbit

Ohh that's odd. I'm in all honors classes (but french and gym and art) and I already have a part time job that pays 8 dollars an hour. I'm studying for this computer thingy (MCSE) which can get me a job that makes 60,000 dollars a year outta high school. I think the only thing I'll need to say is "I'll have the patte" -me

Ann wrote:

Patte ... hamburger pattie or liver pate?

liver pate

After being deep in thought on 6 Sep 1998 19:13:18 GMT,, I noticed Ann wrote:

one of the things I suggest you start thinking about Ann is that you'll need to have experience in computers in order to use that license to get anywhere with it... that's the way it goes in this type of job.. I've been in it for 10 years now so I'm talking from experience.... just a thought before you go getting your hopes up and have them possibly punctured...

geez Rabbit.. that's enough to give anyone nightmares : ) My classes don't start until Tuesday on campus at 9:30 -10:45 Monday thru Thursday so I'm not that concerned... but I'm sure it will be interesting enough with the computer projects that are tossed at me from the prof for the semester. Still don't think it'll be all that bad... Anything would be better then asking the above question.

Ahh, yes. This reminds me very much of when *I* started 7th grade--new school, bottom of the barrel (only it was worse for me cuz our school went from 7th to *12th* grade--we were constantly being shoved into lockers, decapitated, trampled, etc.--*not* a good thing if Kenny were to go to my school ;) My so-called best friend completely dumped me to hang out with the "popular" girls. But, luckily, I was able to find that this one girl I sorta hung around with was actually my *real* friend. To this day, she's my absolute best friend. At school, I have, like, 3 girls I hang around with, and they're all my true friends--not like one of those groupie things where you like a person one minute then have their name at the top of you're death list the next! So, I'm sure you'll be able to find some true friends when you start school--maybe you'll even find friends where you least expect it! :)

~Kyle Broslofski~

I think it'll *always* be like that! It's just one of those things caused by the powers that be.

I think you've just named them all here! :)

But you know what Kyle, none of that

Yeah, that I'm glad for!

~Kyle Broslofski~

Well actually, I'm home from school the first day. It's nice. My teachers are cool and it's nice to be a sophmore (high school) and watch all the little freshman scurry around! -me

School maps in hand, of course.

NO we don't have school maps...however they are madly looking at their scedual because we have an odd but good school schedual system and it takes them all a month or two to fully comprehend it. -me

summer of 97 was the summer of south park

On 2 Sep 1998 02:59:11 GMT, [email] (Pstokely) wrote:

No it wasn't... South Park debuted in September of last year, didn't it? a couple of weeks worth of summer doesn't really count as a whole summer...

----- Lone Wolf My Kung-Fu is the best.

"It was as if the lights dimmed just for him." - Steve Buscemi, Desperado

"Hail to the king, baby" - Army of Darkness

"You wanna see what I can bring to the party?" - The Drew Carey Show

it premired on Augest 13, 1997

it premired in the summer

Short summer tho, didn't start until mid August.

A woman is a lot like a beer. They look good, they smell good, you'd step over your own mother just to get one......but once you've had one, you've gotta drink another woman. -- Homer J. Simpson

<Oprah> I feel the hurt! <Oprah> I currently rush to read the newsgroup before I rush off to school. I live in Florida, and we've got a fudged-up system, so 7th grade is my 2nd year of middle school. I therefor get to see everyone else in GEM (Gifted Educated Math, 2 years ahead of normal, not to brag or anything..) for a second wonderful year! And that, as most of this thread, was sarcasm.

Marguerrite, Hunter of the Infamous Matt and Trey (they call me Kim, but I know better) Aka Crabtree-Norn "Sit down and shut up!" "&^*$ Censorship!"-originated on alt.tv.southpark

Before school? My classes officially start at 7:50 and we have a fucked up attendance/tardy policy where you can fail if you have to many absenses/tardies. I'm hardly alive at 6:30 in the morning (When I have to get up) forget about reading a newsgroup. The middle schools in CT are the same way. Well, for me, in 7th grade I took Pre-algebra, then algebra in 8th and honors geometry in 9th and now algebra 2 honors in tenth. Lemme tell you...I'm in the advanced level too and your going to be in classes with juniors and SENIORS your sophmore year! If you keep up the advanced stuff... -me

<<Before school? My classes officially start at 7:50 and we have a fucked up attendance/tardy policy where you can fail if you have to many absenses/tardies.>>

That is the [bleep]ing stupidest god damn thing I have ever [bleep]ing heard. Any school who puts that kind of policy into effect is looking for a lawsuit... I mean, what does attendence have to do with [bleep]ing grades, goddamnit?!?!

Anyway, if you could get a lawyer to represent you, you could probably sue them and take that policy down.

Ha ha. Your so fucking funny. They mean that if you have 7 absences in a quarter, you FAIL. Even if you have a 100 average the teacher will replace is with a 59...no shit. And 1 tardy is a warning 2 tardies is a 15 min. detention 3 tardies is an administrative detention and 4 tardies equals an absence and a note home. So, with our over crowded hallways going from (we have 2 buildings) one building to the next is hell. There is no way you can make it from French (top floor) to math (almost bottom floor of the next building) in 5 minutes. Actually, if I posted the attendance policy/tardy policy you would sit there and laugh your ass off. It's ridiculous. So the next time you think your funny, shut the fuck up. -me

On 12 Sep 1998 17:16:01 GMT, [email] (INIT M) wrote:

I know you're talking about Jr. or Sr. High, but every college I know of has classes that deduct points from your grade for multiple absences. (Like 2) Welcome to the real world.

[email] wrote:

What colleges are you talking about? Because at UCLA (my school) there's lots of classes where attendance is not mandatory (these are usally the smaller classes taught by teaching assistants as opposed to the lectures taught by profs. But then again attending lecture is also not mandatory). Needless to say hardly anyone shows up. -Toni

On Sat, 12 Sep 1998 19:58:51 -0700, Toni wrote:

Well, some classes did when I was at Ohio State. I know classes that do at Bowling Green and Toledo. Also at multiple smaller schools here in Ohio. Obviously the large lecture classes aren't included, as keeping attendance for hundreds of students would be ridiculous. However, OSU did so for a few labs and some smaller classes (approx. 30 students). I attended a small, private college last year and had a class (also approx. 30 students) in which your grade was lowered for every absence after the first one. Another starting deducting after three. Just going by my own personal experiences.

You didn't read the original post. 7 absenses that are "excused" (you were sick or on a field trip) fails. 2 absences that you DON'T have a note for (unexcused) fails. 4 tardies equals an unexcused absence. If you have a higher than a 59 your grade goes down to a 59 -me PS. I go to High School

they did that when I was in high school, and the reason my school did it was because the state government pays the school for every student who attends a certain number of days (140 or something) so the school loses money on students with a lot of absences... it's a lotta bullshit IMHO! they almost kicked me out for 22 absences even though I had straight A's..

Junior in college here, a liberal arts major and science minor so I've taken lots of classes in a variety of departments and have never even had a teacher that kept roll, much less deducted points. This is true of the school where I spent my freshman year AND the one I've been at for the last year and a half.

Hollygirl

On Sat, 12 Sep 1998 21:54:05 -0500, [email] (Hollygirl) wrote:

How big are the schools? How big are the classes?

No...our school did it just cuz they are bastards. -me

On 13 Sep 1998 01:07:33 GMT, Ann wrote:

When you say "tardy," do you mean from one class to the next or just the first thing in the morning? If it's class to class, that's just stupid. As for the absences, my high school did someting similar. I don't see the problem with it. The quarter is what, a 9-week period? Seven absences is almost a day each week. I would guees that if you really run into a serious illness that's bad enough to keep you out of class for 7 days, there's something that can be worked out. I had a friend who was out for 12 days one grading period and he still managed to get by. (Our rule was 7 days, too) Other than that, I would think it's would be pretty tough to miss that much.

<<You didn't read the original post. 7 absenses that are "excused" (you were sick or on a field trip) fails. 2 absences that you DON'T have a note for (unexcused) fails. 4 tardies equals an unexcused absence. If you have a higher than a 59 your grade goes down to a 59>>

That means that people who are prone to sickness but are excellent in school can fail? You should definitely try to sue them to remove that policy.

Well they make an execption if your THAT sick, like one of my friends hasn't come to school since the first day because she's been very ill and she's not going to fail....but still If you have to count how many feild trips you go on and NOT go because you'll fail...that's IS NOT A GOOD THING. -me

Oh, I know what you mean about those gifted classes! I'm in, like, *every* class like that (I, too, am not bragging), and I, too, am in for a *wonderful* year! <also more sarcasm>

~Kyle Broslofski~

Well, I shoulda been clearer here. I didn't have Comedy Central last summer. This summer was the summer of the start of South Park for *me* since we just recently got Comedy Central in July.

~Kyle Broslofski~

I started monday..I think I can manage to keep up with the newsgroup, however..just an hour at night, and 45 min of online time can strech if you try!...I spend most of my time daydreaming, and cussing out the bitch bregage...I'm a junior, by the way.

Spazley aka Lady Jacqueline, latest hunter of the elusive and mysterious Trey and Matt "There's always some reason to feel not good enough And it's hard at the end of the day I need some distraction or a beautiful release"

I meant I MENTALLY cuss them out... not to their fases, although sociology with the biggest snob I know may be fun, considering my oppinions of most of my peers

Ashley, formerly known as Spazley

aka Lady Jacqueline, latest hunter of the elusive and mysterious Trey and Matt "There's always some reason to feel not good enough And it's hard at the end of the day I need some distraction or a beautiful release"