September 21, 2003:
Voters:Last week's winner was "I learned there's more to Mongolia then yaks. In fact, there aren't any yaks in Mongolia." -Eric the freshman, on meeting someone from Mongolia.
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This week's nominees:
"The Greek word 'school' did not originally mean 'a concrete box where students are bored to death by a pontificating moron who makes their lives miserable.'" -Mr. Altman, economics teacher at WHS
"There are two gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. One of them is Puerto Rican and the other one isn't." -Anna Moss, summarizing West Side Story
"It was good, it was clever, it was funny, and now I've lost it like the rest of my mind." -Jenny the freshman, on an idea she had
"My activity was judged 'not illuminating' by the man who's running
'build a pyramid with sugar cubes.'" -Becca, on Mr. Connolly's rejection of her proposal for a Hancock activity
"I want it to be unclear whether I intend to liberate Josh or eliminate his cost." -Julian Hyde, on his "Free Josh" sign
"You cannot change your sleeping quarters without consulting me first. If you do, I will spread my wings and come at you." -Mr. Riahi, on being Hancock 'night owl', responsible for making sure all the kids are in their beds by curfew
"I turn myself on sometimes with this smile. It's a weapon of great power." -John, on his smile of "boyish charm"
"I am sad to misinform you that Jeff is not the center of the universe." -Micheline, to Reilly
"Do you know what burning fiberglass smells like? Eat this and you'll know." -Roz, on a chicken patty
"I used to come to his room and hide copies of the communist manifesto in his bible." -Mr. Young, on his -young Republican- friend in college
Voting ends at 5:00 on Friday. You'll vote if you know what's good for you.
-Ben "not Meg's brother" Orlin
