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classicman · 01-30-2012, 10:00 AM

We used to have meetings about having MEETINGS!
It was seriously insane.

Lamplighter · 01-30-2012, 10:09 AM

The solution meetings about meeting is simple
... make a list of the meetings
... make a list of all other issues
... make a list of the lists

classicman · 01-30-2012, 10:14 AM

and have meetings about each of them.

Sundae · 01-30-2012, 11:40 AM

Oddly, I was brought up by a mother who said those things, but acted in a completely different way!

I didn't realise until I moved back here how many "little white lies" she tells.
Her friends must think me so ignorant when they call up, because I am so vague about where she is and what she is doing. I've been shouted at before for saying she was at Tesco when apparently she was supposed to be ill (unable to go to meet a particular friend). "Not my fault you lie to your friends" said I. That went down well...

I am learning it's not worth the bother.
I will write out a 100 times, I should not lie, Lola says I will burn in hell.

Or at least that's what I'll tell you

Lola Bunny · 01-30-2012, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae

I am learning it's not worth the bother.
I will write out a 100 times, I should not lie, Lola says I will burn in hell.

Or at least that's what I'll tell you

Hehe....nah, don't waste ink and paper. Just learn to be quick on your toes. Oddly, I am very impress with people who can lie on the fly.

Aliantha · 01-30-2012, 04:41 PM

I keep telling Max that if he doesn't stop playing with his doodle I'm going to chop it off.

It's not working very well. I don't think he believes me.

Lola Bunny · 01-30-2012, 06:27 PM

@ Ali: hahahah....well, I usually don't threaten my nephew anything I won't carry through. That's why when I start counting, he does what I want him to, quick.

ZenGum · 01-31-2012, 05:28 AM

Looking at the names list for a class I will have tomorrow,one student has a name beginning with Nqo... yes, that is N Q O. How the heck do I say that? Whoah.

Lola Bunny · 01-31-2012, 06:50 AM

What I think may be best to do is to call out, "N Q O." When that student raises his/her hand, you ask how to pronounce his/her name. You then phonetically jot down the pronunciation of it and try your bestest to pronounce the name as most correctly as you can. At least that way, you'll show some respect to that student. Once you find out how to pronounce "Nqo," please come back and let us know. I am curious how to pronounce that too.

monster · 01-31-2012, 07:33 AM

zuse the other name. Then ask them how to pronounce the nqo one.

or leave it until last and pretend they're not on your list and ask everyone left to tell you their names.

ZenGum · 01-31-2012, 09:26 PM

Damn, the "q" represents that clicking in the back of the mouth with the toungue sound as used in Southern Africa. The best I could manage was "Nnn-click-obile".

We're using her middle name.

Actually, I always deliberately struggle through the students' names and get coached on pronunciation in the first class. It is a good ice-breaker, and it shows that I'm trying to say their names properly, as they would say them,which shows respect. The students can all laugh at me, provided they are laughing together.

BigV · 01-31-2012, 09:35 PM

like this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C7%83xau

ZenGum · 01-31-2012, 09:54 PM

Yep, that's the one.

monster · 02-01-2012, 07:08 AM

Think hairball.

infinite monkey · 02-01-2012, 10:14 AM

Did anyone see the pilot for Touch? It's a new show on fox with Kiefer Sutherland. If the pilot is any indication I think it will be a good show. If you have TW cable you can watch it on free Primetime on Demand. Here's the gist of it:

01-30-2012, 10:00 AM	#1
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	We used to have meetings about having MEETINGS! It was seriously insane. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-30-2012, 10:14 AM	#3
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	and have meetings about each of them. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-30-2012, 04:41 PM	#6
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I keep telling Max that if he doesn't stop playing with his doodle I'm going to chop it off. It's not working very well. I don't think he believes me. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-31-2012, 05:28 AM	#8
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Looking at the names list for a class I will have tomorrow,one student has a name beginning with Nqo... yes, that is N Q O. How the heck do I say that? Whoah. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

01-31-2012, 07:33 AM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	zuse the other name. Then ask them how to pronounce the nqo one. or leave it until last and pretend they're not on your list and ask everyone left to tell you their names. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-30-2012, 10:09 AM	#2
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	The solution meetings about meeting is simple ... make a list of the meetings ... make a list of all other issues ... make a list of the lists

01-30-2012, 11:40 AM	#4
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Oddly, I was brought up by a mother who said those things, but acted in a completely different way! I didn't realise until I moved back here how many "little white lies" she tells. Her friends must think me so ignorant when they call up, because I am so vague about where she is and what she is doing. I've been shouted at before for saying she was at Tesco when apparently she was supposed to be ill (unable to go to meet a particular friend). "Not my fault you lie to your friends" said I. That went down well... I am learning it's not worth the bother. I will write out a 100 times, I should not lie, Lola says I will burn in hell. Or at least that's what I'll tell you

01-30-2012, 06:27 PM	#7
Lola Bunny Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,728	@ Ali: hahahah....well, I usually don't threaten my nephew anything I won't carry through. That's why when I start counting, he does what I want him to, quick.

01-31-2012, 06:50 AM	#9
Lola Bunny Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,728	What I think may be best to do is to call out, "N Q O." When that student raises his/her hand, you ask how to pronounce his/her name. You then phonetically jot down the pronunciation of it and try your bestest to pronounce the name as most correctly as you can. At least that way, you'll show some respect to that student. Once you find out how to pronounce "Nqo," please come back and let us know. I am curious how to pronounce that too.

01-31-2012, 09:26 PM	#11
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Damn, the "q" represents that clicking in the back of the mouth with the toungue sound as used in Southern Africa. The best I could manage was "Nnn-click-obile". We're using her middle name. Actually, I always deliberately struggle through the students' names and get coached on pronunciation in the first class. It is a good ice-breaker, and it shows that I'm trying to say their names properly, as they would say them,which shows respect. The students can all laugh at me, provided they are laughing together. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

01-31-2012, 09:35 PM	#12
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	like this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C7%83xau __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

01-31-2012, 09:54 PM	#13
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Yep, that's the one. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

02-01-2012, 07:08 AM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Think hairball. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-01-2012, 10:14 AM	#15
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Did anyone see the pilot for Touch? It's a new show on fox with Kiefer Sutherland. If the pilot is any indication I think it will be a good show. If you have TW cable you can watch it on free Primetime on Demand. Here's the gist of it:

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