You know why Ma is smiling? Because neither of these dunces are living with her! And the docs told her that they would never progress past 3rd grade level. And by gum, they haven’t.Ah, the weather. Down here on the Gulf Coast it’s not like Minnesota, but it’s still cold. And my wife firmly believes in the old adage, “One good turn gets most of the blanket.”
Maybe Julie is referencing her satire in TDS with Toole’s in “Confederacy,” but where the Pennys are truly stupid and gross, Reilly is smart and gross. And while it is a comic novel, it is difficult because Toole’s satire is so intense it requires the reader to stay constantly focused and disciplined to appreciate it. The least vagrancy and it boils over into a huge mess.
I guess September has 60 days? Or is it December that has thirty days per half?
February doesn’t count cos it isn’t really a whole month, is it?
And poetry doesn’t have to rhyme… Joy’s teacher told her so… even that Shakespeare guy…some of that stuff isn’t even in English, as far as she could tell…but it’s so famous they made a movie out of it.
Thirty days hath September,April, June, and November;February has 28 alone,All the rest have 31;Except leap year, that’s the timeWhen February’s days are 29.
Actually, my ex-husband taught me another way to figure out which months have 30 days and which have 31. You make a fist. And starting with the first knuckle (not on the thumb, but the pointer knuckle) you have January, then in the space next to the knuckle before the next one, you have February, then the next knuckle is March. You keep going on the knuckles and the spaces between. When you get to July on the last knuckle, you return to the first. All of the months right ON the knuckle have 31 days. With the exception of February, the months in the spaces have 30 days. And as long as you know when leap year is, you should have no problem remembering how many are in February!
And the list?They never wash the bird feeder (just spray it?)And as for comparing salt, I don’t think they could distinguish between generic Iodized and Fleur de Sal.
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member about 10 years ago
Joy and Verla not only were left behind the door, they were left on the bus!Did they even graduate from High School? How?
mikie2 about 10 years ago
You know why Ma is smiling? Because neither of these dunces are living with her! And the docs told her that they would never progress past 3rd grade level. And by gum, they haven’t.Ah, the weather. Down here on the Gulf Coast it’s not like Minnesota, but it’s still cold. And my wife firmly believes in the old adage, “One good turn gets most of the blanket.”
mikie2 about 10 years ago
“A Confederacy of Dunces” on ice, no less. As much as Toole was a genius, these two are true dunces. A difficult read.
mikie2 about 10 years ago
Maybe Julie is referencing her satire in TDS with Toole’s in “Confederacy,” but where the Pennys are truly stupid and gross, Reilly is smart and gross. And while it is a comic novel, it is difficult because Toole’s satire is so intense it requires the reader to stay constantly focused and disciplined to appreciate it. The least vagrancy and it boils over into a huge mess.
SusanSunshine Premium Member about 10 years ago
I guess September has 60 days? Or is it December that has thirty days per half?
February doesn’t count cos it isn’t really a whole month, is it?
And poetry doesn’t have to rhyme… Joy’s teacher told her so… even that Shakespeare guy…some of that stuff isn’t even in English, as far as she could tell…but it’s so famous they made a movie out of it.
Laura Gildwarg about 10 years ago
What happened to Ma’s left shoulder?
mikehamm about 10 years ago
30 Days hath September, April, June, and November. All the rest have 31, except February. But, Julie’s is way funnier.
MeGoNow Premium Member about 10 years ago
Held back a couple of grades, even in home school, I’ll wager.
bookworm0812 about 10 years ago
Thirty days hath September,April, June, and November;February has 28 alone,All the rest have 31;Except leap year, that’s the timeWhen February’s days are 29.
Actually, my ex-husband taught me another way to figure out which months have 30 days and which have 31. You make a fist. And starting with the first knuckle (not on the thumb, but the pointer knuckle) you have January, then in the space next to the knuckle before the next one, you have February, then the next knuckle is March. You keep going on the knuckles and the spaces between. When you get to July on the last knuckle, you return to the first. All of the months right ON the knuckle have 31 days. With the exception of February, the months in the spaces have 30 days. And as long as you know when leap year is, you should have no problem remembering how many are in February!
orbenjawell Premium Member about 10 years ago
Cheez Whiz….even Gidney and Cloyd, the lovably nonsensical aliens from Rocky And His Friends could recite that one right…….
imnormal about 10 years ago
Better add to do list. Get ‘SIMPLTON RHYMES FOR DUMMIES’ for Verl and Joy for Christmas.
vldazzle about 10 years ago
And the list?They never wash the bird feeder (just spray it?)And as for comparing salt, I don’t think they could distinguish between generic Iodized and Fleur de Sal.