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[johnnyilluminat]

Another subbing day, so another way-too-early post...

Borat? I was underwhelmed. When Entertainment Weekly puts you on the cover with the headline, "Is This the Funniest Movie Ever?", and Rotten Tomatoes has you at 93% approval, you've got to be better than this. Yeah it was funny, a few times hysterically so, a few times simply simply in

Comments

[lilbrigid]

Aww, the poem is truly awesome. I used to write poetry about breakups, too, though I do think mine was slightly better than that. It's funny how something like ending a relationship with a guy you've been dating for three months seems like the end of the world.

I liked Borat more than you did but not as much as a lot of people, I guess. I like Ali G. better, but I don't know how you'd do a movie of him.

How is subbing? It's something I've thought about doing.

[johnnyilluminat]

Subbing is okay. You don't get to do much teaching, as most teachers leave worksheets, etc., for the students to do, but I enjoy interacting with the kids. I've subbed in both middle and high school, and I like middle school better so far.

I'm glad people like reading the poem so much--I almost feel protective of it now...

Johnny Illuminati

feelings

[johnnyjustncase]

I love the closing line of the poem: "I love you and goodbye." It almost has a sarcastic tone to it--like the David Spade airline attendant's "buh-by."

And goodbye.

Re: feelings

[lbangs]

What I really love is that the author says, "There's just one thing I never got to say...", and then proceeds to say those two things...

Having smirked, though, I already feel guilty turning up the corner of my mouth at the young person's pain, however sadly expressed.

Besides, I'm glad few copies survive of my high school poetry... :)

While I really enjoyed Borat, some of the hype has been pretty crazy. Best comedy of the decade? Really? Hmmmmmmm....

Shalom, y'all!

L. Bangs

Re: feelings

[johnnyilluminat]

It is sadly expressed, and yet I'm actually touched by it in a strange way.

I want to understand why she thinks he "took the coward's way out." Sadly, she didn't write her name in the book. Maybe that's not a tragedy. I'd probably try to contact her to get the full story and be reported as a psycho stalker or something...

Johnny Illuminati

Re: feelings

[johnnyilluminat]

At this point, we've all put more thought into this poem than the girl probably did when she wrote it. What fools we academics be!

Johnny Illuminati