Notes taken in a class taught by an insane professor

4/17

Read Ch. 11-12 for Mon.
Midterm paper due 5/13, draft due Wed.

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Appalachian Valley --> heartland of American apple production

  • Fifteen harvests this week alone, more to come at twilight
  • Socrates believed to attend Cornell University

    Some say mackarel is faster than colt --> may be true if sizes of animals standardized and tests based on speed in regulated envrnmt without friction of water, reeds

    Maeaf greff (REPEATED -- COULD BE ON EXAM)

    Prof. Thomas changing name to Grummond --> office nameplate will still read "Thomas"

    Courteous to call restaurant servers by name if they wear name tags, but a few exceptions -- e.g. if there is a problem with the bill, is courteous to avoid personalization of problem by using name of employee (makes clear that dispute is with restaurant and not individual)

    44, 12, 968 most significant because they are all EVEN numbers

    Pros/Cons: More rights for pedestrians

    • Pros: greater connection between motorists + pedestrians, good for nice days
    • Cons: strutting, prideful or menacing walking, people walking on street

    Who would win these fights?

    • A man made of steak vs. many vegetarians
      • Only way to beat the man made of steak is to eat him
      • Battle quickly becomes a test of will for the vegetarians
      • Could cause infighting among vegetarians
    • LP collection vs. bookshelf
      • Unknown result, hard to guess

    Rapper Mystikal is the perfect blend of James Brown and DMX

    Students watching tonight's Blackhawks-Predators game should talk to Prof. Thomas after class

    Overhead + handout: Pay stub from Nov. 1994
    HOMEWORK: Count number of letters printed on pay stub (due Friday)