Oh. My. God.
I'm blind.
I have spent the last three days solid reading essays written by accounting students, and let me tell you, it was not pretty.
They don't know the difference between CEO's and CEOs.
They don't know the difference between performance and preformance.
They don't know that in a summary/analysis essay you must first introduce what you're summarizing.
They don't know that a corporation is an "it" instead of a "they" and a manager is a "who" instead of a "what."
They don't know that when they write "by getting rid of the current regulations, it will be useful for combating fraud perpetrated by companies" makes my head explode in pain from a lethal cocktail of misplaced modifiers and passive voice, which is not unlike the Wild Turkey and Crystal Pepsi mix I once expelled all over the subway platform at 110th Street at 7 on a Saturday morning.
The semester is over on Friday. Thank God.
You so have to tell the Wild Turkey and Crystal Pepsi story.
Posted by: Brando | December 12, 2006 at 08:17 PM
I am officially too old for drinking stories, and you know it. Is there anything more sad than "dude, I was so wasted this one time..." at 35?
Posted by: tlb | December 12, 2006 at 08:23 PM
i can think of sadder things. now tell the story. anything that involves crystal pepsi is funny.
Posted by: michelle | December 13, 2006 at 02:10 AM
You know that by protesting, you only make us want to hear it more. So, please start your next blog entry with, "Dude, I was so wasted this one time..."
Posted by: Churlita | December 13, 2006 at 10:23 AM
I am officially too old for drinking stories, and you know it. Is there anything more sad than "dude, I was so wasted this one time..." at 35?
I still tell those stories and I'm older than you. Is this some sort of veiled insult at me, madam?
Posted by: Brando | December 13, 2006 at 10:36 AM
Yes, duh.
Posted by: tlb | December 13, 2006 at 02:23 PM
I am content with the story fragment you have offered us, but I want more stupid accounting student mistakes. It's nice to know I am not alone, shaking my head over the idiocy of today's college students.
Posted by: babelbabe | December 16, 2006 at 02:37 PM
They are learning. It's good to see them grow. Who wants the students who already know everything?
Posted by: Adorable Girlfriend | December 18, 2006 at 07:54 PM
Oh God. I once drank Crystal Pepsi with booze.
It was more like, "I was 20 and thought I was going to die or that there is a Jewish hell."
Posted by: Adorable Girlfriend | December 18, 2006 at 07:56 PM
I was 22, AG, so the effect was the same.
I don't mind that they don't know stuff. What I mind is that they don't want to learn stuff.
Posted by: tlb | December 18, 2006 at 08:14 PM