When you spend your time in between lectures roaming the halls of various buildings in a vain attempt to find a decent seat to eat your (now considerably squashed) lunch, you invariably overhear some interesting snippets of conversation. Here are some of the best ones:
Newman:
Fire Alarm:
“One of my housemates set off the fire alarm five times at midnight last night.”
“Oh, I did that at two a.m.”
“Whaaat? No, I woke up to the fire alarm…”
“Oh, that happened to me once. I just turned over and went back to sleep.”
Reality?
“There is a difference between perception and reality. But at the same time, it’s really hard to distinguish between the two.”
Translating Smiles:
Lecturer to class: “I’m sorry about all this [he was double-booked for two lectures and had to switch one lecture to a different time], but, see, the things I teach, nobody else knows. What are they gonna do if I get hit by a bus? Hehe. They probably wouldn’t care. Hahaha. No, no, sorry, dark sense of humour there… If you can translate those smiles into good reviews, I’d be happy.”
Caffeine Needed:
“I have to, I have to, I have to, I have to, have to, have to…”
“Study?”
“Yes, study! Sorry, I haven’t had my caffeine this morning. I really need to, need to, to, to, to, to…”
The Other:
“Move from one to the other, and from the other to further.”
Sports Review:
“Is it just me, or are the smaller students usually the best at sports?”
“Yeah, they’re so fast.”
Sutherland:
Die:
“I’m so excited I could blanking die. I could die every day.”
CGI Baby:
“So they had a baby. A perfectly normal baby. And then they decided to get a CGI baby.”
Violent Tendencies:
“I already wanted to drop-kick you. Now I have to do it.”
Couch Potato:
“If you want to come to my house and sit on the couch for six hours, you’re more than welcome. Seriously. Take a nap, whatever.”
When Despair Sets In:
“I’ve lost track of life.”
Agriculture and Food Science Centre:
Unusual Luggage:
“Do you mind me asking what’s in there?”
“Uhhh, stuff…”
“Is it all your stuff in there?”
“Ehh, yeah, yeah. My stuff. And also some of my dad’s. My dad’s trousers.”
Care Bear:
“Oh, you look like a Care Bear. In a cute way. A winter Care Bear.”
“Who told you I look like a Care Bear?”