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To: Moosejaw
"This is just so totally bogus," said Franklin Cairnes, an eighth grader at Rittmueller. "It's like, duh, they're just words and stuff."

Melissa Makala, a seventh grader who is not in Fossum's English class, shared Cairnes' perspective. "This is such a major gag fest," said Makala. "It is, like, just so gay."

Both of whom further underscore the need to teach, like, the English language. These two quotes could qualify this thread as "humor" if they weren't so pathetic.

3 posted on 09/12/2002 9:38:20 AM PDT by Lil'freeper
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To: Lil'freeper
It *IS* humor.

It's a satire.

(i.e., not real)
26 posted on 09/12/2002 9:59:36 AM PDT by SarahW
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To: Lil'freeper
Don't be so quick to judge. Most kids use the current slang while they are young but grow up to speak reasonably acceptable english.
65 posted on 09/13/2002 3:56:37 PM PDT by monday
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