Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Freshman

FRESHMAN, n. A student acquainted with grief.

2009 Update: A pickled innocent.

15 comments:

pia said...

freshman: a class by itself; specifically the congressional freshman class

I still can't handle the pressure of possibly being first. I will always be a Waking Ambrose freshman though it's been over 4 years.

Doug, normal people or many people not us, would have graduated college in that time frame and not remained freshman for two or more years

weirsdo said...

Linguistically, a holdout against political correctness. "First year student," too neutral, never catches on, and the connotations of "fresh" are a barrier to other alterations.

Jim said...

I can still remember my University of Nebraska freshman days. And I still have my red and white freshman beanie. We had to wear it a whole year.
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Really, I'm 'out-a-here' today, far away places are calling.
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Unknown said...

knew i'd read it as 'fresh man' didn't ya, dawg?

conish: what ice creams feel

Nessa said...

Now-a-days, they are rarely innocent, but still always pickled. What am I saying - very few were ever innocent - ignorant of certain things, maybe.

sauerkraut said...

freshman - where 15 lb find homes.

If we rename freshmen, will we all lose those 15?

quilly said...

Freshmen -- in the college I attended, most of them were over 30 (myself included)and not so fresh anymore ....

tsduff said...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...

the amoeba said...

FRESHMAN, n. One whom the illegitimi have not yet carborundumed.

Tom & Icy said...

Icy was a Freshmut when she started in obedience school.

TLP said...

Everyone was one, yet we all look down on the freshmen the very next year. I conclude that my freshmen classmates were cool, but that next bunch..ew.

Omnipotent Poobah said...

freshman: Like fresh meat except ambulatory.

Doug The Una said...

True, Pia. Maybe we savored Freshman year not wisely but too well.

And "freshperson" sounds like a Viking, Weirsdo.

Jim, keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Nah, Karma, I figure you recognize both types from long experience.

Nessa, I don't remember. That year's a blank.

Sauerkraut, when we rename everything we just add 15 pounds to the dictionary. It was "Freshman Five" in 1985, by the way.

Quilly, that's a serious school.

Terry, it was the middle of 10.

Amoeba, first semester maybe.

I bet she still is, Tom.

TLP, I had no illusions about mine. Of course, I went through a few sets.

Not on Friday night or Monday morning, Poobah.

Anonymous said...

always try to be a gentleman,though feel like a freshman every 8 hours...Peace.....THANK YOU !!!!!!!

Doug The Una said...

Actonbell, I'm not sure what one of those is, but I hope it entertains you to Schaumberg.

Bear, that's a fine cycle.