From an English paper at Wits University: "Macduff was not born through the usual channels."

 

Ithoriel:  I have a slight suspicion some of the kid's quotes may also have been 'adjusted' for additional effect.   
As for 50 shades, if I had retained all 13 quotes from the kids (I deleted one after posting), it may well have been more appropriate to post it there! 
FK: Another goody. 

Here's my favourite:

 

I decided to draw a line under this.


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Am I the only one who enjoys the Mission Impossible films then? I've just spent the last 4 nights watching them all...and, in fact, am re watching Ghost Protocol as I type. Love 'em - absolute daftness, with weapons and  cars and stuff. 

Thoroughly enjoyable romps as far as I'm concerned, Nik. Not necessarily great cinema but a good couple of hours of entertainment.

If you liked MI and haven't seen Kingsman, I'd suggest you watch it sometime. Another gloriously, outrageously unfeasible romp!

Quote from: nikharwood on 15 February 2015, 11:59:33 PM
Am I the only one who enjoys the Mission Impossible films then? I've just spent the last 4 nights watching them all...and, in fact, am re watching Ghost Protocol as I type. Love 'em - absolute daftness, with weapons and  cars and stuff. 

I thought the first was great, right up until they had the chopper fly into the tunnel.

The second one - John Woo, sideways guns and dancing sports cars . . .  no thanks. Although it did have Thandie Newton in it 

The third one was good, once you'd got past the 'helicopter through the wind turbine' rubbish at the start.

Not seen the fourth.

Cheers, Martyn

Quote from: getagrip on 15 February 2015, 02:53:47 PM
Here's my favourite:

An oldie, but goodie:



It's supposed to be a genuine answer, but . . . who knows.

Cheers, Martyn

 

Probably not real (either of them) but funny nonetheless so...who cares

My philosophy tutor used to tell the story of a brilliant but wordy student sitting his final exam where he was required to answer four questions from a dozen or more, who realised he did not have time to answer the required number of questions.

Skimming the questions he had not answered he found one that was simply

                   is this a question

No capitalisation or punctuation.

The rest of his work was of sufficient quality that they accepted his one line response.

                  if that is a question this is an answer

Quote from: Raider4 on 16 February 2015, 02:47:32 PM
An oldie, but goodie:



It's supposed to be a genuine answer, but . . . who knows.

Cheers, Martyn

Isn't the bottom one technically right?

It is and the marker awarded three marks.
Allegedly...

Wellll the "x" in the diagram is italicised, the "x" in the question isn't, so you could argue that the student didn't find "x".

Anyway it's 5! The answer is 5! It's so bleedin' obvious! - FSN

Well done fsn (for being the first to submit the correct answer)! 
(and when you were suffering from centurion viridis, too.)


Sheesh, it took them long enough that time.

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