"I really don't feel like taking out my pig and sticking my nose in its duodenum." – Ilana, ruing biology, 4/27/00
"We're required to take writing classes in Newhouse for the purpose of knowing how to write." – Miriam's commentary on the writing skills of many Newhouse students, 4/28/00
"Now, my big words are cat and dog." – Cassy, lamenting the loss of her vocabulary, 5/13/00
Mary: These sneakers are like ... clouds!
Louise: Do you TRY and say dumb things?
(after ice skating, 12/15/00)
"Scholarship. I have one leg." -- Jen Lusk, pleased with herself, 1/31/01
"I have 3x10^5 things to do this week." -- Dan Bennett, being all sciency, 2/12/01
"One. Two. Where are my shoes? Three. Four. I can't go out the door without my shoes!" -- Andrew, 2/20/01
Andrew: (burps)
Miriam: Andrew, say "excuse me."
Andrew: I may burp again.
Miriam: Then you'll have to say "excuse me squared."
Andrew: Why? I'm not burping burp times.
(the trip to Niagara Falls, 3/23/01)
"Copious is a synonym for egregious, in this context. Basically I'm bringing a hell of a lot of fruit." – Meredith and her copius amounts of fruit, 4/24/01
Andrew: Someone just did a knock and run.
Mary: Come in!
Andrew: "and run."
(5/3/01)
"Stupid moss, can't find the sun." -- Sara, learning about moss growing in caves, 8/5/01
"I'm not impressed by little children that can't spell. If they can't spell, then they shouldn't be writing highway signs!" -- Sara, about PA signs like "Drive slowly, my daddy wurkz here." 8/5/01
"Oh my G-d. Did G-d just say 'I'm gonna make a stupid idiot! I'm gonna give her NO brains!'" -- Seth, to JenGa, 10/21/01
"It's the $130 abusive stepfather of the biology SAT subject test." -- Dan Bennett, on the bio GREs, 10/31/01
"I like your brain." – Andrew, to Mary, 12/18/01
Andrew: I had a question for you, but now it's gone.
Smatt: Well, the answer is C. Or false if it's one of THOSE questions.
(1/21/02)
"To whom it may concern: Sara can spell." – Sara, winning the debate on how to spell "Founder's Day," 1/21/02
"Okay, gotta go learn about the brain or something!" – Meredith, the vet student, closing an email, 1/25/02
JenGa: I make no sense!
Andrew: We know this.
JenGa: But now you have it in writing!
(1/31/02)
"Can we talk about this less?" -- Mary, trying to change the subject, 2/4/02
"Graduate? Don't do that, Andrew." -- Dan Lerner giving a pep talk, 2/7/02
"You haven't read about string theory? Good G-d, man!" – Lindsay, 2/10/02
Andrew: On Thanksgiving, this is what the animal does.
Jason: It DIES!
(We were playing Taboo, the answer was gobble, 2/14/02)
"'My secret plan is to have our american forces invade the government of Pakistan, but don't quote me on that.' 'Mr. President, you're on CNN.'" -- Dan Lerner, on President Bush's indiscretion, 2/16/02
"I'm trying to remember ... sneeze ... no." -- Andrew, trying to remember why Louise's new name is Dildo, 2/17/02
"What who? I can count - I'm the treasurer!" -- Shohei, his abilities questioned, 2/20/02
"I can't read." -- Mary, in the dark, 2/21/02
Andrew: It's raining!
Shabi: It's cold!
Dan Bennett: It's cold AND it's raining!
Sara: Revelations about the weather!
Mary: It's dark!
Andrew: There are buildings!
(2/21/02)
"My head hurts. I haven't thought this much in years." -- Jess Cohen, on playing Ghost, 3/17/02
Andrew: How do you make salt water? Just pour salt in water?
Jess Cohen: You did NOT just ask me that question.
(on Passover, 3/27/02)
"Sharing is something I didn't learn in kindergarten. Instead I learned to hit and take." – Lindsay, 4/6/02
"I SO can't conjugate a verb right now." -- Nate Gardner, being inarticulate, 4/6/02
"All right Mrs. I'm a bio major I'm gonna be a worm doctor!" -- Shira, to Ricca, who was explaining that an earthworm will not necessarily break into two worms, it depends on where the break is, 5/4/02
Katie Raffaelli: Why are so many cops out with radar guns at 2:30 in the morning like it's their job?
Louise: It IS their job.
(Demonstrating that use of the phrase "like it's my job" has become a little too prolific, 5/4/02)
"I can be stupid quickly." -- Kim, commending herself on her performance in "Fact or Crap." 6/28/02
Louise: Do you always act like a twit?
Shay: Is that different than twat?
Louise, Andrew, and Sara: YES.
(7/21/02)