Misunderstanding of the Day

"You're going to stay till 4:00 to help count the votes?!" -- A friend's bewildered reaction to my saying that, "I'm waiting for Taly." at today's teachers union polling session. I needed Taly's signature for an official document.

Hybrid of the Day

"The more the berrier." -- Overheard from someone talking too fast. I think they meant to say "The more the better." or "The more the merrier."

Assist of the Day

"He stuck the vacuum cleaner too close to his neck." -- A student's (un)helpful assistance to put an end to the teasing his friend got because of a hickey.

Told-You-So of the Day

"Just wait, he's gonna play 'In My Life' next." -- The skeptic sitting next to me during a luncheon where Jake Shimabukuro was the entertainment. Apparently, Mr. Shimabukuro says the same intros and jokes for his set pieces, and the skeptic had heard it all before. BTW, he DID play "In My Life". :D

Quote of the Day

"I don't know. I'm not a man so I don't need that. Hurry up and choose one already!" -- A younger brother's frustration at his older brother's indecision at which Axe body spray to get.

Question of the Day

"It's so pretty. What kind of fertilizer is that?" -- Grandma's friend asking about the thin blanket of fallen mountain apple blossoms.

Word of the Day

"That's the word of the day." -- an overworked teacher's reason for using the words associated with B & S twice in the span of a short conversation about something frustrating. Unbeknownst to her, her word of the day made my quote of the day. :D

Guess of the Day

"Wait! Let me guess: you teach math." -- One of the visiting accreditation panel member's deduction right after she asked me what I taught. I didn't even use my pocket protector that day.

Answer of the Day

"It was a long arduous process." -- A teacher's answer to the accreditation panel's question of  "What did you learn about yourselves (through focus group meetings)?"

Student Quote of the Day

"This is actually kind of fun." -- A sincere aside from a student learning how to solve multi-step equations. I don't think I was meant to hear it.

Quote of the Day

"That's an interesting...technique." -- A friend's description of a fellow hiker's method of avoiding falling on the slippery trail by scuttling then just sliding on her butt. Talk about skid marks. :D

Time Quote of the Day

"It's about 12:80." -- One of two drunk people obstructing my descent by lying around in the middle of the trail. When I first started, they were both pretty coherent and got in an argument since one of them said, "Good afternoon" to me as I passed them. The other looked at his watch and said, "Nuh-uh, it's only 11:40, so 'Good morning!'"

Quote of the Day

"Who cares what Daniel thinks?!" -- A friend's reaction to being teased that her road rage language was offending me.

Cable Customer's Quote of the Day

"By right, they should replay it." -- Grandma's cranky reaction after missing about 10 minutes of her favorite Korean drama when the cable service went out this afternoon.

Coworker's Condescending Coincidence of the Day

"You drove ALL the way around the island to hike to here?" -- A coworker's response after a very random meeting at the far end of Oahu. I had just explained that we hiked to Kaena Point from the west side of the island when it would be easier to go from the north side.

Quote of the Day

"No wonder some people go homeless." -- Grandma's reaction to finding out the OLD and small 3 bedroom house up the street was renting for $1300/month.

"Funny" Quote of the Day

"Tell them about the bathroom story." -- A mother's embarrassing prodding of her son to explain to a group of 20+ strangers what happened to him during his homestay in Japan. The poor guy's eye's went wide, his face got flushed, and he could only look at the floor shaking his head for the next few minutes while the mother went ahead and told the story anyway. At the end, she turned to her son and said, "See! That was funny, not embarrassing."

Courteous Comment of the Day

"That sounds interesting." - Student's feigned interest after he asked me what I had planned for Spring Break and I admitted that the only thing I had lined up (at the moment) was a safety inspection for my car.

Question of the Day

"Do we have to do all the problems?" -- A student's question asked aloud in the middle of a 12 problem test. He still finished with 10 minutes to spare before the end of class.

Outrage of the Day :D

"Our lunch is too short for me to walk across the street and see what they're serving." -- an unknown co-worker's excuse for calling my classroom in the MIDDLE of 4th period to ask my coteacher, who recently opened a restaurant across the street, if she could find out what they were serving and if she could place an order.