This reminds me of a few years ago when a student told me that his dog
had eaten his homework. The student was Japanese and did not understand
why I kept laughing as he scrambled through his backpack to produce the
mangled proof. Finally, I was able to explain that a dog eating one's
homework was an old joke in the U.S.
Ann Calhoun-Sauls
Department of Psychology
Belmont Abbey College
Belmont, NC 28012
On Tue, 02 May 2000 10:46:10 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) "Kenneth M.
Steele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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> My anecdotal impression is that "my computer crashed and ate my
> disk" has now replaced "dead grandmother" and "sibling in car
> crash" as the most popular reason why a paper cannot be turned
> in at the assigned time.
>
> So far today it is 2/16 and still 15 minutes until class.
>
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> Kenneth M. Steele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Associate Professor
> Dept. of Psychology
> Appalachian State University
> Boone, NC 28608
> USA
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