A group of us convened tonight for the second gathering of dinner with our former orgo prof. Yeah, we stay in touch with our chem professors, what'chu gonna do about it? The second time around, the sarcasm got much sharper, the food tastier, the hanging out a lot less awkward, and overall, it was pretty awesome. I admit it. I had fun in the pub with my nerd buddies. My favorite was his revelation that his lowest science grade in college came in Orgo I. And it was a nasty grade, too.
Moi: (explaining how the SAT system has changed since 'back in the day'...) Yeah, how was it when you were young?
(Totally innocent question, right? He's in his early thirties, so it mustn't have been that long ago, and I was just plain curious. But these profs, they know nothing but sarcasm.)
BLinton: Well, you know, we had rocks. We carved our answers with them.
Somebody: Was it hard?
BLinton: They had rocks in different shapes we had to recognize. You had to pick which one was the circle, for example.
Moi: The circle? Oh? They'd already invented the wheel by then?
BLinton: Yes, but it was a very new invention, so most people didn't understand it yet. That's why it was on the final exam, very last question.
Moi: Very tough, huh?
BLinton: Yeah, most people didn't get it. It was hard to grasp the concept.
A simple "I don't remember how it was" would have sufficed, smart mouth.
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