May 11, 2003:
Voters:Last week's winner: "Today I smite; yesterday I smote; and I have smoot." -Becca
How to vote: back to basics. Just list the nominees (however many you want), favorite to least favorite, making sure I can tell the difference between two quotes from the same person. Just list the person's name, not the whole quote. (Numbered ballots are preferred.)
And now, the NOMINEES:
"During the break, do not discuss the test materials, consult with teachers or other resources, eat or drink anything except for water, or mock the test procedures." -Mr. Conolly, administering the Calculus AP
"It's the audience inside my head. They say, 'We're the teenage demographic! Feed us, feed us!'" -Kate, on her subscription to Teen Vogue
"I have the CUTEST pictures of atomic bombs!" -Dewey
"Alex, you'll find happiness before you die, but it'll turn out to be illegal." -Julian
"Attractive people like men!" -Mariah, drawing conclusions from the statements at the Health and Community workshop that attractive men are gay but attractive women are straight
"That's the definition of a battle tux: you can go into war or jump into a pool and nobody will care because they're awful." -Roz
"In order to make sure the grades reported are as accurate as possible, there are strict procedures--many of which resemble those of fascist regimes--..." -Mr. Weisman, administering the Spanish AP
"Death is a skeletal figure solemnly enrobed in a lurking black luxury car." -Roz, summing up his adventures on Ipswich's "Labor in Vain Road"
"Why do I draw such comfort from surrounding myself with cantankerous middle-aged or elderly men?" -Emily Goo
"Senior guys vs. freshman girls; the drug dealers vs. the druggies; slackers vs. ... is there anyone left to fight the slackers?" -Jenn, proposing teams for "CSW Rumble 2003". (CSW stands for Cambridge School of Weston.)
Voting closes 5:00 on Tuesday. Join the Honorable Mentions club!
-Ben "a whip and a Barry Manilow record" Orlin
May 11, 2003: Honorable Mentions
This week's winner: "In order to make sure the grades reported are as accurate as possible, there are strict procedures--many of which resemble those of fascist regimes--..." -Mr. Weisman, administering the Spanish APThis week's honorable mentions:
"Josh is the only non-unique person in the world. I don't know how he does it, but he does." -Julian
"Jeff, you are the computer science AP." -Alex, on Jeff considering 'after dinner' to include 'after lunch'
"You're afraid and vulnerable. You're a quivering little human being." -Roz, to Kominsky
"Don't come between a man and his metro." -Alex
"We're peer pressure! You HAVE to listen to us!" -Julian
"Medieval history--the class where everyone's naked!" -Ms. Grant
"He's just like you and me, except for he's rich and was born into a political family." -Julian, on Bush as a populist
"Emily! Are you rooting through John's pockets? Do you realize that there are only two more rude things that you can do in polite society, and one of them can only be done with a whip and a Barry Manilow record?" -Me (the last part was my signature this week; the whole thing would've been too long.)
-QOTW Management
