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| Lesson #661 ? Volume | Blackboard: (Graph)
/ Y-Axis ? Television volume as naturally produced by the television
/ X-Axis ? Progression of TV Show / Pose: Dante, right side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, neutral look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson661.html |
| Lesson #662 ? Pillow Talk | Blackboard: You can go ahead and whisper, ?Zero? nada? nil? zilch? nul? goose egg? zip? aught? nullity?? in your significant other?s ear. But all those sweet nothings will get you is an annoyed significant other. / Pose: Dante, left side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, neutral look... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson662.html |
| Lesson #663 ? Funerals | Blackboard: It?s a comforting idea to think that people and your funeral will not be sad, hurting, or in mourning, but instead be happy, at peace, and able to share the joy together because of the memory of your life. / However, it?s at best a fleeting thought, especially when you realize how much... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson663.html |
| Lesson #664 ? Definitions, Part XI | Blackboard: Antimatter - A political voting approach that is strictly against doing anything of importance. / Pose: Dante, left side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, right hand raise in a fist, neutral look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson664.html |
| Lesson #665 ? Libidos | Blackboard: The fifth most popular suggestion after typing ?why does? into google is ?Why does my mom turn me on?
/ Well done, libidos. / Pose: Dante, right side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, neutral look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson665.html |
| Lesson #666 - 666 | Blackboard: There are people who believe that anything associated with the number "666" means that the devil is irrevocably entwined with that thing. Meaning you can really mess with their minds by suggesting a "666" connection with something universally beloved. Oh, by the way, 666 = otters. / Pose:... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson666.html |
| Lesson #667 ? The World Cup and Other International Athletic Competitions | Blackboard: The best thing about international athletic competitions is the opportunity to oh so effectively get back at another nation for the war they won against you so many years ago. International Athletic Competitions ? where sport and moral victories go hand-in-hand. / Pose: Dante, left side... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson667.html |
| Lesson #668 ? Fun and Games | Blackboard: Unless you are wearing scuba gear, carrying a large mallet, and riding a shark, you?re not really playing water polo. / Pose: Dante, right side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, neutral look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson668.html |
| Lesson #669 ? Gay Parents | Blackboard: A recent study indicates that children of lesbian parents performed better academically, had greater self-esteem and confidence, and had fewer behavioral problems than children with straight parents.
/ So its true that homosexual couples make bad parents! Everyone knows you?re supposed... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson669.html |
| Lesson #670 ? Musicphiles | Blackboard: Many musicphiles love to know of some obscure or lesser known band with great music that only they?ve ever head because they think their ?insider knowledge? makes them cool and hip.
/ Of course, that type of attitude really defeats the purpose of music, since music is supposed to be shared... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson670.html |
| Lesson #671 ? Marital Property | Blackboard: Once you get married, your new spouse owns half of what you own. Unfortunately that means he/she can also plagiarize your best lines and jokes, and there?s nothing you can do about it.
/ Hey, you agreed to get married ? deal with it. / Pose: Dante, left side of the board, pointing with... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson671.html |
| Lesson #672 ? Stereotypes and Knowledge | Blackboard: (Venn Diagram)
/ 4 circles ? Fraternity Brothers, Sorority Sisters, Physicists and Engineers, Mathematicians
/ Common Quality ? Subject to stereotypes ? OR- Potentially able to dream in Greek / Pose: Dante, left side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, right hand pointing at his... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson672.html |
| Lesson #673 ? Free Samples | Blackboard: Free Samples ? Because your life will just never be the same after you try a random spoonful of generic crab dip. / Pose: Dante, left side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, left palm upturned neutral look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson673.html |
| Lesson #674 ? Hairballs | Blackboard: If a member of your family routinely are a bunch of his/her hair and would then vomit up everything he/she had eaten until the hair was dislodged, you?d have no problem completely shaving him/her. But cats? / Pose: Dante, left side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, quizzical... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson674.html |
| Lesson #675 ? All-Nighters | Blackboard: (Graph)
/ Y-Axis ? The taste of knowledge, learning, and productivity to the neurons in your brain
/ X-Axis ? The time of night / Pose: Dante, left side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, neutral look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson675.html |
| Lesson #676 - Nickname Creativity | Blackboard: Can we all agree to just stop creating nicknames from someone's / initial of their first name and the first syllable of their last name?
/ Are we really just that devoid of originality and creativity that we can't come / up with any other way to make up a new nickname?
/ Seriously - just... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson676.html |
| Lesson #677 - Morale and Professionalism | Blackboard: You should be able to walk into the office/cubicle of any of your
/ colleagues, give him/her a high five, and then walk out.
/ If you can't do that, there are two main reasons why.
/ Either your workplace maintains an overly high degree of 'proper' professionalism and self-importance, or... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson677.html |
| Lesson #678 - Leadership | Blackboard: Leadership is responsibility, not privilege, action, not position, guidance, not knowledge, and outcome, not disposition. / Pose: Dante, left side of the board, arms crossed, neutral look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson678.html |
| Lesson #679 ? Martians | Blackboard: You?ve got to admit how clever both H.G. Wells and Orson Welles were with the ?War of the Worlds? book and radio play, creating mass hysteria like they did. It?s amazing no one has realized yet they were martians with a nefarious plot. Now when we are invaded, it will be like ?the boy who... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson679.html |
| Lesson #680 ? Bad Decisions | Blackboard: (Graph)
/ Y-axis ? The number of bad decisions you?ve made
/ X-axis ? How cruel your subconscious is / Pose: Dante, left side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, neutral look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson680.html |
| Lesson #681 ? Presentations, Part II | Blackboard: How to make a presentation:
/ 1) Know how much you can BS your way through it
/ 2) Make the presentation / Pose: Dante, right side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, left hand upturned, neutral look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson681.html |
| Lesson #682 - Blockbuster Movies | Blackboard: (Venn Diagram)
/ 2 Circles ? ?People who want a sequel? and ?People who get a sequel?
/ Common Ground ? People who realize that they didn?t want a sequel / Pose: Dante, left side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, neutral look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson682.html |
| Lesson #683 ? Imagination | Blackboard: Imagination is an incredibly powerful resource. So who wants their head drilled into first? / Pose: Dante, left side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, right hand pointing at brain, stupidly grinning at the camera http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson683.html |
| Lesson #684 ? Crosswalks, Part III | Blackboard: Some days you can drive up to a pedestrian crosswalk and just really wish you had a convertible.
/ And by convertible, you mean a car in which you could hit a button and a 10 foot jousting lance would emerge from the front bumper. / Pose: Dante, right side of the board, pointing with chalk... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson684.html |
| Lesson #685 ? Group Names | Blackboard: Decide for yourself, which is more appropriate? A or B?
/ A confusion of: A) Weasels B) Students
/ A congregation of: A) Alligators B) Believers
/ A harem of: A) Sea Lions B)Two-timees
/ A risk of: A) Lobster B) Lugers
/ A pipe of: A) Eels B) Hippies
/ A crash of: A) Rhinoceros B) Street Drummers
/ A... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson685.html |
| Lesson #686 ? Dimensional Writing | Blackboard: If you don?t have feelings and issues these days, you just can?t be a fictional character.
/ Yet another example of how trying to expand beyond one or two dimensions does not necessarily improve the product. / Pose: Dante, left side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, neutral... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson686.html |
| Lesson #687 ? Independence Days | Blackboard: Independence Day? A day we can all get together to celebrate what our founding fathers did before we go right back to arguing why they did so and how wrong they were doing it. / Pose: Dante, right side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, neutral look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson687.html |
| Lesson #688 - Hype | Blackboard: A lot of things get way more hype than they deserve, and the expectations end up killing the entire experience.
/ For example, have you ever actually had fun with a barrel of monkeys? / Pose: Dante, palms upturned, pointing with chalk to the board, neutral look at camera. http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson688.html |
| Lesson 689 ? Relationship Difficulties | Blackboard: If you?re in a relationship and things could be going better, just remember:
/ You must have been adorable at one point, because everyone has standards. So at least that?s a comforting thought. / Pose: Dante, left side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board, neutral look at camer... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson689.html |
| Lesson #690 ? Theme Bars | Blackboard: Serve all drinks in brown bags. Rarely clean the floor. Have a tattered-dress code requirement. Make your customers stay in dark corners. Heat the room by a barrel fire. Congratulations! Your bar is now hobo chic. / Pose: Dante, left side of the board, pointing with chalk to the board,... http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson690.html |
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