#5437

44

March 30, 2015, 8:41 a.m.

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//talking about March madness brackets Stein: The Mad Ballers' model-picking strategy worked pretty well for them. They didn't win, though. Dallas: They still did better than us. Stein: Yeah, well I think the little chihuahua who lives next door to me could have done better than you.

#5435

915

March 29, 2015, 11:17 a.m.

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//after we did badly on the Friday of the DC robotics regional Harrison: A great chief executive once said, "We took a shillelagh this morning." People: ... Harrison: That was Obama after the Democrats lost all those House seats in 2010. Several people: It's "shellacking." [He said, "We took a shellacking."] Misha: Isn't a shillelagh what you hit an axe with? Sam: Fucking Boy Scouts...

#5433

46

March 26, 2015, 6:06 p.m.

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Stein: Here's how you remember the order of the variables for binompdf, n, p, x. No peeing on xylophones! Because if you do, they get all rusty and sticky. This is a life lesson here! Sidd! Sidd: Yeah? Stein: No peeing on xylophones!

#5432

1315

March 25, 2015, 7:16 p.m.

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//Excerpted and paraphrased due to memory lapses //Mr. Hammond walks into Quantum Schafer: I bet Mr. Hammond is coming in to force whomever hasn't signed up yet for PuzzlePalooza to sign up. Hammond: I am actually not going to do that. Schafer: Oh, well then, I'm sorry. Hammond: My feelings are hurt, Mr. Schafer. (continuing with class) Schafer: The atom is from the Greek "atomos"... Hammond: You got that from Donaldson. Schafer: No, I actually didn't. Hammond: Anything Greek is from Donaldson. Melinchok: I'm Greek! Hammond: Did you sign up for PuzzlePalooza yet? Melinchok: No, I didn't. I need to send the link to my friend. Hammond: You should just sign up without her. Melinchok: Ok, I'm signing up now. (fills in form on her phone) I'll put down my talents as "Greek" and (something else). Student: Isn't there a choice for "Other?" Hammond: There is. Mr. Schafer, did I tell you about the best Other I've seen so far? Schafer: No, what was it? Hammond: It was "the ability to lie and say that Justin Bieber is cool." (class laughs) Hammond: Hey, it isn't my fault that Mr. Ostrander has a man crush on Justin Bieber! ... Hammond: The first rule of Puzzle Lords is that there are no Puzzle Lords. Schafer: That is just wrong in so many ways. ... Hammond: (to Melinchok) do you follow the Puzzle Lords on Twitter? Melinchok: I unfollowed them because they kept on making annoying posts. Schafer: Did you just say you UNfollowed them? Is that even like a thing? That's like saying you unfriended someone, it just doesn't make sense. Hammond: And all of the annoying posts are by Mr. Stein! Melinchok: Oh, I unfollowed him too. (class laughs) Melinchok: Ok..I'll follow the Puzzle Lords, but... (brief pause) Schafer: You'd better be really careful with what you say next. Melinchok: But whenever I see an annoying post, I'll...scroll right past it and pretend that I never saw it! Hammond: ...Someone must be submitting this to Blairbash right now. ... Melinchok: What does it mean, the prizes are huge? Like are they literally huge, or what? Schafer: Well, there are many ways a prize could be huge. Like it could be really big, and you say, "Wow, that's huge." Or it could be about this big (holds his hands about 8 inches apart) but you look at it and you go, "Wow, that's a huge prize." Or its name could be huge, like Huge the Hamster. We haven't done that one yet though.

#5431

1313

March 25, 2015, 9:23 a.m.

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Matthew: Sachin, are you in ModSim? Sachin: Yeah. Schwartz: By the way, Sachin, we should try to talk sometime, because we haven't had any meetings yet. Sachin: Oh...I can do that during ModSim. //Class laughs; Dennis flies out of his chair in laughter.

#5430

1616

March 23, 2015, 11:25 p.m.

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//At the beginning of the semester, freshman Chem. Phan is explaining about Chem life. Pham: None of you guy should stay up until five in the morning. You know me? I usually sleep around ten, ten thirty. Pham: But I also stay up until five sometime. You know what I do? Class:... grading papers? Pham: No! I play video games!

#5428

1313

March 20, 2015, 5:38 p.m.

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Student: I'm convinced Phalia West is a spambot.

#5427

1010

March 20, 2015, 4:23 p.m.

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//Block D Chem Lodal: Can water form a solution with itself? Elijah: I mean, if that's what it's into...

#5426

2527

March 19, 2015, 7:54 p.m.

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//Period 1 Precalc //Street walks in Street: Ah, what fine students you have the pleasure of teaching Giles: You must not have noticed that Perry's here

#5425

1515

March 19, 2015, 2:56 p.m.

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Ostrander's Science Bowl Bio (written by the Science Bowl team): Mr. Peter Ostrander is the magnet coordinator of Montgomery Blair High School, which he rules with a titanium fist. He is best known for his thorough understanding of the nature of school politics, the high school student psyche, and 80’s and 90’s bands, although his favorite musician is Justin Bieber, for his profound lyrics and masterful melodies. Science bowl is very pleased to welcome him as a member of the current regime. He fulfills his role as assistant head coach almost as well our head coach. He is a constant presence at science bowl practices and you can hardly walk into a meet without feeling his aura. In his free time, Mr. Ostrander enjoys surfing.