Sunday, April 16, 2006

Some bright people up here in Buffalo!

Cutting to the point—some college students are stuppos.
Actual conversation overheard:

Student 1: Whoa—did you see that flash? Was that fireworks or was that lightning?
Student 2: Well, was there thunder? Because thunder precedes lightning.
Student 1: Nuh-uh, lightning precedes thunder!
Student 2: Nuh-uh, thunder precedes lightning.

And it's not just college students. Amy overheard this waiting in line at a store that was having a sale: "I have to go get another item. It's not 40% off your entire purchase; it's 40% off each item."
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