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| Lesson #271 - Bar Arguments, Part II | Blackboard: Hierarchy: Groups of animals to be most concerned about if they suddenly gain intelligence and rebel / (Vertical double-sided arrow) Largest concern / Bees/wasps/hornets/yellowjackets
/ Cows
/ Chickens
/ Rats
/ Pigs
/ Snakes
/ Ants
/ Cats
/ Moles / Least concern / Pose: Dante, right side of board,... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson271.html |
| Lesson #272 - Buying Drinks (Or, Pick Your Own Punchline) | Blackboard: (line graph)
/ x-axis: How good looking he/she is OR How many drinks you have had OR How desperate you are OR Percentage of people in the bar you are NOT interested in
/ y-axis: Number of drinks you buy for someone else at a bar
/ (vertical line with exponential curve slope) / Pose: Dante,... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson272.html |
| Lesson #273 - Runners | Blackboard:
/ A competitive runner's motto: "Second is the first loser." / A nerdy runner's motto: "When training, never take the hypotenuse." / Pose: Dante, right side of the board, looking at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson273.html |
| Lesson #274 - Definitions, Part V | Blackboard: Schadenfreude Satisfaction or Joy felt because of someone else's misfortune / Pose: Dante, right side of the board, smiling while reading Sports Monday http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson274.html |
| Lesson #275 - Signs | Blackboard: It's probably too much to hope for, the idea that the next time someone asks god for a sign, the clouds open up, and they hear a booming voice say, "I am a sagittarius," just to blow their minds - but hey, it's still a funny thought. / Pose: Dante, right side of the board, looking to the... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson275.html |
| Lesson #276 - Discipline | Blackboard: Likelihood you will do something that is "bad" or "wrong" Number of times you have been told it is "bad" or ""
/ wrong / Pose: Dante, right side of the board, looking away while whistling http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson276.html |
| Lesson #277 - New Cars | Blackboard: Your initial thoughts about your new car will change based on how old your previous car was. Age of previous car 0 years 5 10 15 "The old color was just so wrong. It never matched my eyes." "yay! new car new car new car!" "thank god we've got something so much safer to drive now." "hey, no... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson277.html |
| Lesson #278 - Creationism | Blackboard: Creationism is the opium of the people who did poorly in science class / Pose: Dante, right side of the board, looking to the camera http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson278.html |
| Lesson #279 - Science vs. Religion (Bracket Week) | Blackboard: Bracket: Science - Religion - Cooler heads
/ Pose: Dante, right side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, neutral look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson279.html |
| Lesson #280 - Bar Fights (Bracket Week) | Blackboard: Bracket: Your belief that you can take on that guy - The number of beers you drank that are telling you that you can take him - Compound fractures
/ Pose: Dante, right side of the board, fists up, fighting stance. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson280.html |
| Lesson #281 - Physics (Bracket Week) | Blackboard: Bracket: Unstoppable force - Immovable object - Really hard physics tests
/ Pose: Dante, right side of the board, hand on chin, scared/concerned look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson281.html |
| Lesson #282 - Fermented Four (Bracket Week) | 5 Blackboards. Blackboard #1: Beer regional - (1) Lager - (8) Bock - (4) Wheat - (5) Stout - (3) Pilsner - (6) Pale Ale - (2) Porter - (7) Porter.
/ Pose: Dante, right side of the board, hand on chin, quizzical look at camera.
/ Blackboard #2: Cocktail Regional - (1) Martini - (8) Long Islands - (4) Bombs... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson282.html |
| Lesson #283 - Noise | Blackboard: Soft-Loud - Whisper - Moderate Rainfall - Vacuum Cleaner - Alarm Clock - Lawnmower - Chain Saw - Alarm Clock (for heavy sleepers) - Rock Music - Jackhammer - Jet Engine - You singing alone in your car.
/ Pose: Dante, right side of the board, pointing with finger to the board, neutral look... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson283.html |
| Lesson #284 - Rumors | Blackboard: Rumors are completely pointless, unless you are the one starting them about yourself, and even in that case, only for your own amusement. By the way, did you know that Dante is Lactose-Intolerant?
/ Pose: Dante, right side of the board, open hand in front of him, neutral look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson284.html |
| Lesson #285 - Crosswalks | Blackboard: Have you seen those relatively new crosswalk devices that have a timer counting down how much time you have left to cross? Well - apparently istis inappropriate if you have been crossing normally, to break into a buzzer-beating dance and celebration if you make it across just before the timer... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson285.html |
| Lesson #286 - Explaining the Economy | Blackboard: You know those guys who develop your company's computing system management, and have developed a network that is so complex and criss-crossed and purposefully confusing that it will take a new computing team years to untangle, so they can never be fired because they are now vital to the company?... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson286.html |
| Lesson #287 - True Fans, Part II | Blackboard: A true fan... Knows that when a shirt is bringing you and your team good luck, you don't change it up, even if you have to start applying deodorant to the inside of the shirt.
/ Pose: Dante, right side of the board, with a disgusted look on his face and pinching his nose http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson287.html |
| Lesson #288 - Alternate Universes, Part II | Blackboard: Based on the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, if something can possibly be happening, the in some alternate world, it is currently happening right now. Which means, that by thinking about something, anything, and deciding that it could happen, means you have just changed some... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson288.html |
| Lesson #289 - Prenuptials | Blackboard: Before they agree to get married, men check to see what her mother looks like. Before they agree to have children, women check to make sure he didn't weigh ten pounds at birth.
/ Pose: Dante, right side of the board, arms crossed, neutral look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson289.html |
| Lesson #290 - Knowledge, Part I | Blackboard: Bar chart: How much your teacher thinks you should know - How much your teacher thinks you know - How much you know - How much you care
/ Pose: Dante , right side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, neutral look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson290.html |
| Lesson #291 - Knowledge, Part II | Blackboard: Bar chart: How much your government thinks you should know - How much your government thinks you know - How much you know - How much you could know with the right clearance
/ Pose: Dante , right side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, neutral look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson291.html |
| Lesson #292 - Coming of Age | Blackboard: If you are under 21 in the US you can potentially: - Drive a car (but not rent one) - Be elected to public office - Be tried as an adult - Be forced into the armed forces (Unless you are a woman) - Vote - Gamble - Be arrested for drinking a beer
/ Pose: Dante, right side of the board, arms... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson292.html |
| Lesson #293 - Plant Pain | Blackboard: When plants are cut or sliced, they release a gas across parts of their surface. With the right listening devices tuned in on the acoustics, it sounds like the plants are screaming when this occurs. Where are you excuses now, vegetarians?
/ Pose: Dante, right side of the board, pointing at... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson293.html |
| Lesson #294 - Dog Biology | Blackboard: Picture of a dog - Dog Anatomy - Stomach - Bladder - Dog Brain - Part that wishes that cats would be better friends if cats weren't such arrogant bastards - Part that remenisces about the last snack - Part that wishes for opposable thumbs - Part that wonders when the next mealtime will come... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson294.html |
| Lesson #295 - Definitions, Part VI | Blackboard: Beneficial Entropy - The act of attempting to get chaos to work in you favor despite the fact that, by nature, chaos is an uncontrollable, unpredictable son of a bitch. - A style of gameplay sometimes used in Plinko and Foosball
/ Pose: Dante, right side of the board, arms crossed, neutral... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson295.html |
| Lesson #296 - Scrabble | Blackboard: Never lose to an engineer or scientist in scrabble. Since their vocabularies mainly consist of words that require more x's and y's than are available, they really should never win. It'd be like their own personal miracle on ice. Times pi.
/ Pose: Dante, right side of the board, pointing with... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson296.html |
| Lesson #297 - Alternative Cults | Blackboard: Brains. They're like Kool-Aid, but for zombies.
/ Pose: Dante, right side of the board, hand holding chin, sideways look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson297.html |
| Lesson #298 - Words | Blackboard: Great words with bad meanings - Destitute - Twangy - Cacophony - Phlegmatic - Ghastly - Aasvogel - Floccinaucinihilipilification
/ Pose: Dante, right side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, neutral look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson298.html |
| Lesson #299 - References | Blackboard: The quality of a paper is often directly related to the quality of the references - High Quality - Low Quality - Review Articles "Anderson's attempt at blending romantic themes with historical fiction is rooted in a number of influences..." - Analytical critiques found in the library "Anderson... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson299.html |
| Lesson #300 - Bumper Stickers | Blackboard: Man is my pilot. Cat is my sterwardess.
/ Pose: German Shepherd in lab coat, right side of the board. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson300.html |
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