There's a mom of a kid in O's class who has always seemed a little ... precious and imperious. And she has NO sense of humor because I'm fucking hilarious and she never once laughed at my jokes.
So, blah blah chit chat this morning and she mentioned that she misses Colorado this time of year because it's cooler there in summer. I'm like, yeah, but the winters aren't so bad! She then launches into a story about how she didn't have enough winter gear when she first moved thwre after law school because it was such a different climate.
Me: oh?
Her: [smiles bashfully, looks down and to the side, giggles] Yeah, I went to school in North Carolina.
Me: [internal ugh] Where was that?
Her: [bashful look down] At Duke.
Me: [wanted to say OMIGAH who cares and p.s. my law school outranked yours, lol, decided to humor her for my own amusement] Good school.
P.s. that's obnoxious as fuck too. "I, hee hee, went to school in New Haven." "Oh really? Clearly you didn't major in functional non-condescending life skills."
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
P.s. that's obnoxious as fuck too. "I, hee hee, went to school in New Haven." "Oh really? Clearly you didn't major in functional non-condescending life skills."
True. But I expect such shenanigans from the Harvard/Yale crew. But Duke? No.
P.s. that's obnoxious as fuck too. "I, hee hee, went to school in New Haven." "Oh really? Clearly you didn't major in functional non-condescending life skills."
True. But I expect such shenanigans from the Harvard/Yale crew. But Duke? No.
I had someone who was trying to brag about where she went to school once. When she told me where she went to school as though I should bow down, I told her that I had a friend who went to that school as well and that when I visited her I was always so worried about my safety because of the large amounts of reported crime.
There really isn't a way for a person to respond to that. So it effectively ended the conversation.
P.s. that's obnoxious as fuck too. "I, hee hee, went to school in New Haven." "Oh really? Clearly you didn't major in functional non-condescending life skills."
True. But I expect such shenanigans from the Harvard/Yale crew. But Duke? No.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
The absolute worst is people who say they went to school at Cambridge or New Haven. Just say you went to Harvard or Yale - it's pretentious as fuck to make someone guess.
And the only reason Princeton people don't do this is because they can't.
I went to Yale. I have no problems telling people that - I loved college and wouldn't do it differently if I could. It is rather annoying to hear over and over again "Oh, you went to Yale. You must be smart" (um, yes? I guess?) or as an adult "Oh, you went to Yale. Why the hell are you a teacher??" (as though I should be a banker or a lawyer or a doctor) but I imagine people get similar reactions about everything.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
erbear does anyone ever ask you if you were part of that whole Yale thing? The last time I met someone who went there I had a hard time controlling myself.
P.s. that's obnoxious as fuck too. "I, hee hee, went to school in New Haven." "Oh really? Clearly you didn't major in functional non-condescending life skills."
True. But I expect such shenanigans from the Harvard/Yale crew. But Duke? No.
erbear does anyone ever ask you if you were part of that whole Yale thing? The last time I met someone who went there I had a hard time controlling myself.
LOLOL. No. I think that's usually more directed to men?
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
I had someone who was trying to brag about where she went to school once. When she told me where she went to school as though I should bow down, I told her that I had a friend who went to that school as well and that when I visited her I was always so worried about my safety because of the large amounts of reported crime.
There really isn't a way for a person to respond to that. So it effectively ended the conversation.
P.s. that's obnoxious as fuck too. "I, hee hee, went to school in New Haven." "Oh really? Clearly you didn't major in functional non-condescending life skills."
True. But I expect such shenanigans from the Harvard/Yale crew. But Duke? No.
The people I know who went to Duke and then Harvard or another Ivy for grad school, are more obnoxious about their affiliation with Duke.
I went to an open house at Duke in high school and I immediately knew I wouldn't fit in there. My parents and I pretty much sprinted out of the auditorium after it was over to get away from those people lol.