I actually saw this first one myself (I <3 the Blue Jays!) a couple weeks ago. Happy to see I wasn't the only one who thought it was a terrible graph.
My father-in-law is a great guy. Cool name (Jean-Marie), great voice (alternating between ultra high and kind of deep) and a connoisseur of good food and wine. PLUS... he has his PhD in Statistics. The man loves numbers (no wonder I like him so much).
He was visiting us (well, to be accurate, he was visiting SImone) last week and we had the following conversation at the dinner table: Wadge: I guess it's your birthday tomorrow, Jean-Marie. JM: Yes. I will be 72 this year. Wadge: Good birthday. I was born in '72. JM: Oh, that is interesting. [pause] Wadge: Wait a minute... what year were YOU born in then? JM: 1942 Wadge: WHAT!!?!? I'll be 42 this year! JM: WHHHHAAAAAATTT!!! So JM is 72 and was born in '42. I'll be 42 and was born in '72!!! This is epic and this is awesome! We were so excited. Cheering and laughing. There may have even been a (very awkward) high-five across the table. We are planning a celebration for this in August when we go visit Jean-Marie in Montreal. And this is basically how my wife looked at us as we were carrying on... Especially when Mr. Wadge draws nice circles without looking.
(and that's not blue underwear. It's the projector image) This week's Student of the Week is Artour B.
Of course, Artour is known to the masses as Arteezy (RTZ?). And by writing that here (along with the word "dota") I will probably increase the views to this website by about 700%. Being completely ignorant of computer games (my expertise ended somewhere between Galaga and Donkey Kong) I can't profess to being overly impressed by Artour's Dota skills. But what HAS impressed me is Artour's decision to remain in school and postpone his (I can't believe I'm writing this) professional gaming career. The fact that he has also decided to remain in Pre-Calculus 12 (a pretty darn difficult course) is even more admirable. Apart from his impending fame and fortune, Artour has a lot going for him. He has always been a great guy. Kind, soft-spoken and blessed with a good sense of humour (though his "grade 8 doesn't matter bro" ---> "grade 9 doesn't matter bro" ---> "grade 10 doesn't matter bro" ---> "grade 11 doesn't matter bro" joke never struck me as that funny). Good luck to you Artour. I guess as someone who preaches the value of hard work and persistence, I must acknowledge you for all the effort you have put in to perfecting your... uh... craft. Best of luck. Hope you win The International and make us all proud (actually, I'm proud of you regardless of whether you ever win another Dota match in your life). Too easy for RTZ!!!!!!!!!!! |
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