"Nathan Sanders" <nathansanders@aol.com> wrote in message
news:nathansanders-323A1C.13220606022008@cpc3-rdng14-0-0-cust319.winn.cable.ntl.com...
> In article <iesiq3hfmc806bsrs7o98hlcegfas5qvkl@4ax.com>,
> zob <zob@ cox.net> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 00:30:14 -0700, "Cure_Ewan"
>> <karrde_smuggler_@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> ><snip>
>>
>> >I can assure you that was not the case when I was participating in math
>> >competitions (yeah, I was a geek) and taking classes there in high
>> >school.
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> *perk*
>>
>> Hey, I did the same thing! When I was a senior in Hig School (in New
>> England) I belonged to the "Mathletes." We were a bunch of geeks that
>> went around to colleges like Dartmouth and Yale and competed in
>> mathematics competitions also. I never met anyone else that nerdy
>> until now! ;-D
>
> Oh zob, you have no idea. :-)
>
> Math team, academic bowl, academic olympiad (yes, they were
> different!), debate, model UN,
Model UN? Whoop! Party time! I had a blast at model UNAs the delegate for
Turkey, I was able to get broad support for a resolution encouraging the
Greek delegate to grant sexual favors.
Also, at a math competition one year, we smuggled in a package of powdered
magnesium and lit it in the men's room. Ten minutes later, we could see a
string of professors running to the bathroom with their coffee cups trying
to put out this little fire. If you know anything about magnesium, you'll
know what a huge mistake this was. We went to survey the damage after the
competition and the toilet seat was melted and fused to the bowl.
*sigh*
Good times.
Xan
Xan
