Posted by: Julia Phillips | 22 November 2009

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Professor: [in Russian] Okay, go ahead and read the next sentence out loud…
Class: Ona shla, kak lunatik.
Professor: And you all know what that means, right?
Class: Yes, yes, of course.
Professor: Of course, someone at night.  Okay, then the next sentence…
Class: Okay–wait.  What?  At night?
Professor:  Lunatik!  Of course!  What do you think it means?
Class:  ”Lunatic”?
Professor: [scoffing] Lunatic?  Lunatic?!  Guys, come on, obviously it’s–come on, luna?  Luna?? [points upward]  The moon?!?
Class: [stares at her]
Professor: [in English] SOMNAMBULIST!

Posted by: Julia Phillips | 22 November 2009

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Train conductor over the intercom:

TWENTY-THIRD, NEXT STOP IS THIRTY-FO’
STEP OUT THE WAY OF THE CLOSING DO’

Posted by: Julia Phillips | 22 November 2009

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Tenzing: u?
Julia: in nj doing hw :(
Julia: trying to finish all my grad school apps
Julia: jesus
Tenzing: oh god
Tenzing: how many do you have left?
Julia: ummm
Julia: 14 1/2
Julia: i’ve done 2 1/2
Julia: :(
Julia: sucks
Tenzing: awwww
Tenzing: there’s a chinese saying
Tenzing: add oil
Julia: add oil?
Tenzing: as in add oil to the fire
Julia: oh
Julia: how do i do that?
Tenzing: like go go go
Tenzing: :)
Tenzing: it’s like the english ‘go team go’ i guess?

GO OIL GO

Posted by: Julia Phillips | 20 November 2009

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RA RA AH AH AH AH ROMA ROMA MA GA GA OOH LA LA

Posted by: Julia Phillips | 18 November 2009

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Our bathroom smells like hot lemons.

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