Interpretation of the Day

"Sounded like he said something about saimin." -- A friend's attempt to decipher the grunts of my overly-friendly (mango-stalking) neighbor (8/9/10)

Question of the Day

"How many chins do you have?" -- Question overheard in class between two 7th graders. (8/11/10)

Quote of the Day

"Yeah. So we're brothers now." -- Bold answer/statement after I asked a co-worker if he got the curt email stating that he would have to share his room with me. (7/28/10)

Quote of the Day

"Hey! My grandpa has that same shirt." -- One student's compliment(?) as she pointed to me. (8/9/10)

Quote of the Day

"I had a bad dream, and you were in it." -- A coworker's confession to me this morning. I guess that's better than "I had a bad dream; you were in it." (8/6/10)

Question of the Day

"Daniel, do you go on facebook everyday?" -- A friend's younger brother asking about my addiction. When I told him it's the homepage on my browser, he said, "I know who Browser is, but I don't know what you're talking about." He thought Browser was the main bad guy in the Mario games. (8/4/10)

(Preachy) Quote of the Day

"Corn is such a cheap food; our bodies are not meant to handle that much corn in our diet." -- Some random lady rationalizing the loud warnings she was giving to her kid about certain foods. As soon as she said that to me, she glanced in my basket and saw the bag of doritos. (8/4/10)

Quote of the Day

"You could just get a wife." -- Grandma's friend after I told her I didn't want to rent out a room now that grandma has passed away. (8/3/10)

Classic Quote of the Day #4

In honor of starting my 5th year of teaching, here is one of the top 5 quotes: "I smelled it first, and Mister never believed me." -- A student's recollection of when a cloud of pesticides covered part of campus. For the record, I did smell it, I just kept telling him to be quiet since we were taking a test and every few seconds he would distractingly yell out loud, "Ugh! Something stinks in here!"

Question of the Day

"Are you Adam's brother?" -- Some random lady in the parking lot after church. (8/1/10)

Mispronunciation of the Day

"Daniel, what does 'No sole-ticking' mean?" -- A friend's brother pointing to the No Soliciting sign in my window. (7/27/10)

Classic Quote of the Day #3

In honor of starting my fifth year of teaching, here are 5 of the most memorable quotes: "Yes mom...I MEAN 'MISTER'!" -- Slip from a student after I told him to stop talking.

Classic Quote of the Day #2

In honor of starting my fifth year of teaching, here are 5 of the most memorable quotes: "Mister, can I come over to your house after school and pick up that worksheet I'm missing?" -- Question from a student who meant to say "classroom" instead of "house"...I think.

Unknown Word of the Day

"I'm not a statistician or...how do you say, psycho-magician." -- Or at least that's the version I heard from one of today's presenters at our first meeting back from work. Anyone know what she was trying to say?

Classic Quote of the Day #1

In honor of starting my fifth year of teaching, here are 5 of the most memorable quotes: "That's never a good sign." -- A former co-worker's recollection of a student who showed up ready for class unaware that school actually started the next day.

Misunderstanding of the Day

"She told me that she wanted me to give the eulogy." -- My big-headed uncle's misinterpretation of grandma's telling him that the eulogy he gave at her sister's funeral was "Great. I could understand everything you said." to which she added after he left, "But it was SO long." (7/20/10)

Assumption of the Day

"Look! Those two are swimming toward each other, they must be mates." -- A friend who was observing the weevils I was drowning for infesting my rice.

Misunderstanding of the Day

"Whoa! Is that some kind of animal?" -- Mom's comment after hearing one of my ringtones. It was playing Eye of the Tiger. (6/19/10)

Quote of the Day

"I guess I can't die." -- My 80+ year old aunty after seeing how much it cost to pay for funeral services. (6/19/10)

Priority of the Day

"I'm gonna go outside and weed now since no one is around." -- My 80+ year old neighbor who is under strict orders by her children to not do any yard work because she has such a hard time going down the six steps from her house without assistance. (7/14/10)