Comments on yes and yes: In Which I Pretend I Don't Know That Word

I'm making my way through your archives and as...

2010-06-01T00:21:12.340-05:00

I'm making my way through your archives and as a middle school teacher, this story made me laugh out loud. Also, I plan to steal your technique :)

Haha,, That's funny story!!

2010-01-03T07:47:25.768-06:00

Haha,, That's funny story!!

BWAAAaaaahahaha! Nice play Ms. Von! :) Just the s...

2009-08-02T11:28:49.196-05:00

BWAAAaaaahahaha! Nice play Ms. Von! :)

Just the sort of move most of us only think of doing two days later when we retell the story with the only pathetic response we could come up with quick enough. Perfect!

Ahhhh! Good lord. What sort of teacher doesn't u...

2009-05-21T07:02:39.331-05:00

Ahhhh! Good lord. What sort of teacher doesn't use the spell check?! (Hides face in shame and surrenders red marking pen)

It's masturbate. With a "u" in the middle, not an...

2009-05-21T01:54:35.014-05:00

It's masturbate. With a "u" in the middle, not an "e."

I should teach English as a first language. Then I'd be paid to be a know-it-all.

lol!!

2009-05-20T22:01:36.078-05:00

lol!!

LOL FUNNY! Great post. I can't believe you could...

2009-05-20T19:47:47.256-05:00

LOL FUNNY! Great post. I can't believe you could keep a straight face. Its no wonder I'm not a teacher.

Generally, whenever dudes tell me, "I like to ____...

2009-05-20T19:04:06.162-05:00

Generally, whenever dudes tell me, "I like to ____," I pretend I didn't understand them.

You may have given him a complex about his pronunc...

2009-05-14T12:57:00.000-05:00

You may have given him a complex about his pronunciation, but I bet his technique is still just fine.

Hey, at least the kid tells the truth.

I do like the bit about being able to work anywher...

2009-05-14T10:33:00.000-05:00

I do like the bit about being able to work anywhere!

Fantastic story! What poise!

2009-05-14T06:10:00.000-05:00

Fantastic story! What poise!

oh your new post on fairytale fashion dissapeared,...

2009-05-13T18:39:00.000-05:00

oh your new post on fairytale fashion dissapeared, it was fabulous!

haha, you handled that brilliantly!

2009-05-13T18:22:00.000-05:00

haha, you handled that brilliantly!

sskatherine, It's such a great feild to be in! P...

2009-05-13T14:17:00.000-05:00

sskatherine,

It's such a great feild to be in! Plenty of jobs to go around and you can work just about anywhere. I did my BA in English Lit and my MA in TESOL.

Wow, that's awesome. I'm currently going to school...

2009-05-13T13:33:00.000-05:00

Wow, that's awesome. I'm currently going to school for linguistics, and plan on getting my TESOL certificate along with my BA.

sskatherine, Yes! I teach ESL to SouthEast Asian...

2009-05-13T12:48:00.000-05:00

sskatherine,

Yes! I teach ESL to SouthEast Asian refugees. They are so, so lovely and hard working.

Do you teach English in the US as well?

2009-05-13T12:22:00.000-05:00

Do you teach English in the US as well?

LOL.

2009-05-13T12:18:00.000-05:00

LOL.

I dont think you have to be in Peru to enjoy that ...

2009-05-13T11:06:00.000-05:00

I dont think you have to be in Peru to enjoy that experince! I laughed hard when I read it though.

My g/f's first born was 3 and we were in the grocery store, as he walked up to us yelling, "look mum if I keeping pullin on it, it gets bigger?" I think I pee'd my pants just a little from laughing.

An edlerly women blushed and said, "man does it start earlier every year?"

~Being Samiantha

Hah! Amazing how kids can hone in on the naughtine...

2009-05-13T10:03:00.000-05:00

Hah! Amazing how kids can hone in on the naughtiness of words without having any idea what they MEAN.

LOL... I teach English as a Foreign Language in Br...

2009-05-13T09:45:00.000-05:00

LOL... I teach English as a Foreign Language in Brazil, using a very peculiar method (the Callan Method, if you are curious). One of the questions we need to ask the students is "Do you ever get the temptation of doing something strange?", to which a middle-aged man answered: "I sometimes get the temptation of putting a woman on a table and having sex with her". Oh boy...

I can't believe how well you handled that. It's pe...

2009-05-13T09:43:00.000-05:00

I can't believe how well you handled that. It's people like you that are meant to be teachers :)

First of all: "While I was in Peru, I spent a few ...

2009-05-13T09:08:00.000-05:00

First of all: "While I was in Peru, I spent a few weeks volunteer teaching at an orphanage in the mountains..." is an amazing sentence in itself.

Second: Very quick on your feet, Ms. Von. Very quick, indeed.

Better a complex about his pronunciation than to p...

2009-05-13T08:43:00.000-05:00

Better a complex about his pronunciation than to publicly humiliate him for his first favorite pass time.

i can't believe you didn't tell me that story THE ...

2009-05-13T07:32:00.000-05:00

i can't believe you didn't tell me that story THE MINUTE it happened. what else are you holding out on, von bargen??