Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Student quote #13

Student: "Mr. Vest, let's hang out this weekend."
Mr. Vest: "No."
Student: "Come on, man. Why?"
Mr. Vest: "First of all, you called me 'man.'"
Student: "Listen! We'd have a great time."
Mr. Vest: "What would we do?"
Student: "Lots of things. So many things. So, many, many things. Like, we would do old people things."
Mr. Vest: "Namely?"
Student: "You know...stuff old people do. Like eat oatmeal. We could sit around and talk about ties and stuff. And coffee. You love coffee, Mr. Vest. So, I think a lot of our conversation would be about that. We could talk about our hearts and whether or not we are having heart problems. Bird watching. Old people watch birds. Maybe rock climbing, if you are adventurous. Come on, we could be busy-buddies."
Mr. Vest: "You mean 'bosom buddies.'"
Student: (long beat) "Mr. Vest...I don't have bosoms. I'm a boy."
Mr. Vest: "It's a phrase."
Student: "I'll let it slide."
Mr. Vest: "So, bird watching and rock climbing? I don't think this old guy could handle that."
Student: "Yeah, I figured."

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