2. in primitive west africa, yams were so important to their livelihood that committing adultery in a yam field was considered a criminal offense to traditional Ibo law. Here's where i get slightly confused - notice the "was" in the previous sentence. from that, i assumed that we were still dealing with primitive west africa. however, the next sentence after that was, "adultery occurring elsewhere is a civil offense." does this mean these laws are still in effect? stay away from those yam fields on dates, people...
3. you know those those stuffed animal things that are made to look like a sleeping dog or whatever, and they have a motor in them so that their stomaches rise and fall like they're breathing? this teacher had one on her front podium. they are creepy; the end.
4. apparently the new fad amongst middle school boys is to buy glue sticks - preferably the purple kind - and pull off chunks and throw them at each other. really? chucking glue chunks at each other? how do they come up with these things? and how do they convince others that this is a good idea?
5. "sleep tight" came from using ropes pulled across a bedframe to support the mattress. you had to pull those ropes taut every couple of days or the bed would sag and you'd end up on the floor
6. the quote of the day came when four students (all boys, of course) had to borrow paper to do the assignment because they had none. when i asked how they expected to get through school without paper, one of the students claimed he was too poor for that. before i could reply, a girl on the other side of the room said, "you're too poor for paper, but you got fresh kicks every day? shoot. you're a liar, boy." well said, my friend, well said.
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