The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[French Quarter]

His belt would not agree

That's why the belt has so many holes.

 

[FutureCEO]

Schooooool bread. It's my best friend.

I want to try to make it and I told people at work and now they want me to make it

 

[catmom46]

I want to try to make it and I told people at work and now they want me to make it

Well, hop to it! And we expect pictures.

 

[French Quarter]

I want to try to make it and I told people at work and now they want me to make it

I want you to make it too...and take pictures...and I'll pretend I get to eat it.

 

[Songbird76]

Cannot tell you how many weird mistakes I've made with Spanish over the years...

Some of the mistakes that either I or my friends have made in Dutch aren't even repeatable on a family forum. I once asked for a broom and lightning instead of dustpan...I asked my husband's boss if I could do his grocery shopping because the word for message is the same as grocery shopping and I used the wrong helping verb. Oops. And my friend from France told her colleagues that she ate a "snikkel" for lunch instead of a "schnitzel"...I am not allowed to post what that one means. I also asked at my company bingo night what someone's previous "one night stand" was instead of what bingo number he'd just called. Much laughter ensued.

 

[catmom46]

Some of the mistakes that either I or my friends have made in Dutch aren't even repeatable on a family forum. I once asked for a broom and lightning instead of dustpan...I asked my husband's boss if I could do his grocery shopping because the word for message is the same as grocery shopping and I used the wrong helping verb. Oops. And my friend from France told her colleagues that she ate a "snikkel" for lunch instead of a "schnitzel"...I am not allowed to post what that one means. I also asked at my company bingo night what someone's previous "one night stand" was instead of what bingo number he'd just called. Much laughter ensued.

Hah! I love the bingo faux pas.

 

[Songbird76]

Funny you should say that. I just started reading A Tale of Two Cities for book club and that is the first line.

I'll be interested to know what you think of it when you're done. I enjoyed a lot of it, especially the historical aspect, but I find Charles Dickens tends to ramble a bit and sometimes his plots are a bit hard to follow in places.

 

[Songbird76]

This one was in the evening but I recognize the some parents work then. And I suppose if you are a single parent (which I once was) that you would need a babysitter which might be an issue. I'm hoping that's what it is.

We have the same rule, but we've always just brought the kids and set them in the hall with an ipad or coloring pages, etc. They've never said anything to us about it and we're not the only ones who do that. But I don't know how other schools handle that.

 

[Songbird76]

Hah! I love the bingo faux pas.

You'd probably like the snikkel one even more if you knew what it meant. But yes....my work environment tends to be a bit bawdy at times. Some of the things that go on there would NEVER be allowed in the US, just the way people talk to each other. I'm amazed sometimes, but there's never a dull moment.

 

[catmom46]

You'd probably like the snikkel one even more if you knew what it meant. But yes....my work environment tends to be a bit bawdy at times. Some of the things that go on there would NEVER be allowed in the US, just the way people talk to each other. I'm amazed sometimes, but there's never a dull moment.

OK, I had to look it up now that you said that. Yes, definitely not family-friendly!

My work environment is mostly conservative, but there's a sub-group of us who are very liberal. We just know who we can't say certain stuff around. Sometimes people take things too seriously IMHO.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

 

[Songbird76]

OK, I had to look it up now that you said that. Yes, definitely not family-friendly!

My work environment is mostly conservative, but there's a sub-group of us who are very liberal. We just know who we can't say certain stuff around. Sometimes people take things too seriously IMHO.

My work environment is very liberal. There are very few men who work there, though. Perhaps that's why it works the way it does. I have no idea, but it cracks me up sometimes.

 

[Goofyernmost]

But aboriginal people don't want to be called Americans or Canadians. They have their own nations that they belong to like the Cree Nation, the Ojibway, the Maliseet, the Huron, etc. I think that's why native has gone out of style. Many don't acknowledge boundaries and systems like countries imposed by white Europeans.

(Sorry, I have spent a lot of time focused on aboriginal studies and have spent a good deal of time with First Nations people.)

I can honestly say that I have very little knowledge on the aboriginal sect, so I will bow to your knowledge of that. If you ask @JenniferS I'm sure she will tell you that my focus on Canada is limited, eh! The only two things that I know for sure about Canada is that my X-wife was from there and the best smoked meat sandwich in the world was always served at Dunn's in Montreal. Oh, yea and number three... Coffee Crisp candy bars are just awful.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

That's concerning that only 11 parents showed up. I don't have children, but if I did, I would just assume that meeting and talking to the child's teacher, would be very important.

Only 11 last night but only 20 on the day we had conferences all day. Not a good percentage considering I have over a 100 students.

 

[French Quarter]

I'll be interested to know what you think of it when you're done. I enjoyed a lot of it, especially the historical aspect, but I find Charles Dickens tends to ramble a bit and sometimes his plots are a bit hard to follow in places.

Yes, I agree with your assessment of Dickens on the whole. Getting through Great Expectations was absolutely painful. But A Christmas Carol was delightful. Good thing about his works though is that there are lots of cliff notes.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Sorry...that's not right. They consider themselves to be from nations that are distinct from Canada or America. That's why they have their own systems of government.

Both they United States and Canada are located on the North American Continent, therefore denial will not change that fact that they are Americans in the sense of the area of the world that they live. No matter how many times anyone says it they are living on this continent. But, that is up to them if that is the way they feel, that is the way they feel. Regardless being a Native American is not an insult in any sense of the word. It's strictly language, not ideology.

 

[French Quarter]

We have the same rule, but we've always just brought the kids and set them in the hall with an ipad or coloring pages, etc. They've never said anything to us about it and we're not the only ones who do that. But I don't know how other schools handle that.

Meet the teacher is not like parent teacher. All the parents for the two grades at my son's school go into the auditorium together and listen to presentations about the school and the curriculum. It says on the invitation that this is not appropriate to bring children too. Some people still do anyway, as some people always will think they don't mean them, but it is made clear that they aren't supposed to. These kids are 5 and 6 and I don't think they would want them unattended.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

That makes sense in your case. I'm just wondering, @ajrwdwgirl , does your school have a similar update system, or is the PTA meeting still the main source of contact information?

We do have an online grade system so parents can check grades when ever and set up alerts if their child falls below a certain percent. I also email grades home bi-weekly.

 

[JenniferS]

I can honestly say that I have very little knowledge on the aboriginal sect, so I will bow to your knowledge of that. If you ask @JenniferS I'm sure she will tell you that my focus on Canada is limited, eh! The only two things that I know for sure about Canada is that my X-wife was from there and the best smoked meat sandwich in the world was always served at Dunn's in Montreal. Oh, yea and number three... Coffee Crisp candy bars are just awful.

Heretic! Coffee Crisp rocks!!


And oh yeah, Ski's GF is Ojibway, but identifies herself as Canadian first, Native second; and I've only ever heard her refer to herself as Ojibway when I specifically asked her tribal affiliation.

 

[French Quarter]

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Oh, I so want to be there right now!