Questions asked by 10th grade students to new student teacher Miss Acton recently:

Q: Do you eat as much pizza as college students are supposed to be eating in the movies?
A: I suppose so..
Q: If college students are supposed to be so broke, how do they afford pizza all of the time?
A: Er...I don't know.

Q: What kind of music do you listen to?
A: I like everything, except I don't listen to country.
Q (suspiciously): Do you like rap?
A: Sure. I like some rap.
Q (in disbelief): What's your favorite rap song?
A: Hmm...I don't really have one.
Q (testing me): Name some you listen to.
A: I listen to a lot of Eminem.
Q: Do you like the milkshake song?
A: I'm kinda sick of it. It's overplayed, dontcha think?
Q: Well, if she even knows of it, it proves she's cool.
A: Ah, acceptance into the rap world... just what I've always dreamed of.

Q: Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
A: Ick! No way. I don't eat anything green or healthy for you. That's why I'm 5'2.

Q: Can you shimmy and shake it?
A: Um ... next question.

Q: Our teacher is pretty weird, huh?
A: Next question.

Q: Are you a cat or dog person?
A: Dog person, all the way!

Q: Do you like ice cream?
A: Uh... who doesn't? I love ice cream, especially chocolate chip and mint chocolate chip!!

Q: Are you married?
A: No, thank God!

Q: Parlez vous francais?
A: No.
Q: As tu melade?
A: No hablo francais.
Q: Je le deteste?
A: Uh...what?

Q: Were you an outkast in high school? Weird? Cool? Popular?
A: First of all, that's not how you spell outkast. Outkast is a music group. Outcast is what you meant. ... Secondly, I believe that answers your question.

Q: What's your favorite kind of spaghetti?
A: ... There's more than one?

Great movies of 2003:

Will Turner: You cheated!
Jack Sparrow: [shrugs] Pirate!
Jack Sparrow: [after Will draws his sword] ] Put it away, son. Its not worth you getting beat again.
Will Turner: You didn't beat me. You ignored the rules of engagement. In a fair fight, I'd kill you.
Jack Sparrow: That's not much incentive for me to fight fair, then, is it?
--Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean, 2003

"Elizabeth's safe, just like I promised. She's all set to marry Norrington, just like she promised. And you get to die for her, just like you promised. So we're all men of our word really... except for Elizabeth, who is in fact, a woman."
--Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean, 2003

"Certainty of death. Small chance of success. What are we waiting for?"
--John Rhys-Davies, the Return of the King, 2003

"Lord Denethor is Boromir's father. It would be very unwise to bring him news of his beloved sons death. Best not to speak of it. And don't mention Frodo either, or the ring. Or Aragorn, say nothing of him. In fact, its best if you don't speak at all, Peregrin Took."
--Ian McKellan, the Return of the King, 2003

"Let us go get the shit kicked out of us by love."
-- Thomas Sangster, Love Actually, 2003

Natalie: Hello, David. I mean sir. Oh, shit, I can't believe I just did that. Oh and now I've gone and said "shit" - twice.
Prime Minister: Well, you could've said "fuck", and then we all would have been in trouble.
Natalie: Oh thank you sir. I had an awful premonition that I was going to fuck up my first day. Oh piss-it!
-- Martine McCutcheon and Hugh Grant, Love Actually, 2003

"Just in case that big ole sky fall on our heads, I love you, Ruby with the eyes that sparkle."
--Nicole Kidman, Cold Mountain, 2003



Great movies of 2003:
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Love Actually
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Cold Mountain