PREFACE TO TODAY'S SLICE OF LIFE In Hamlet, Polonius says that "brevity is the soul of wit." I think we can reasonably assume he was talking about memes, right? Oh, you think not? Polonius also said "O, I am dying" so we're talking about a guy who values getting right to the obvious point here. That settles it, Shakespeare was definitely talking about memes. Good talk, you guys. I love memes more than reason allows. Sometimes in a conversation I want to respond with a meme, ala Polonius. But then I remember Polonius gets killed by Hamlet and think, why risk it?! For all we know, Hamlet just really hated Grumpy Cat showing up on his Twitter timeline. Nevertheless the fact remains, memes are just how I relate to the world. If you've seen the "Be Like Bill" memes popping up on social media, you know how annoying they are. But everything has its place, and I think I finally found its purpose in today's Slice of Life. TODAY'S ACTUAL SLICE OF LIFE Yesterday I got an email from my Graduate school professor. I assure you, I responded exactly as shown below, albeit only in my head. Maybe I'll just reply to his email with "O, I am dying" instead.
"Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief..." Hamlet Act 2, scene 2, 90-92
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Brooke
3/9/2016 09:23:58 am
I love EVERYTHING about this post. Your voice shines through in your writing. I'm obsessed.
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3/9/2016 10:06:08 am
I think your "Be Like Bill" is genius! So funny! As an adjunct grad school professor, I can agree that his choice to email you with that assignment was terrible. But you just gave me a terrific idea for an April Fool's joke.
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3/9/2016 12:59:31 pm
I love your style of writing. Your wit comes through. I like to write with sarcasm and sometimes stinging wit and people think I'm mean. I wish you could send that meme to your prof. Hilarious!
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3/9/2016 02:46:38 pm
I love everything about this post - the voice, the real world connection, the laugh! Graduate professors are crazy sometimes.
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3/9/2016 05:04:38 pm
Where do you come up with this??? I mean the meme, the reference to Shakespeare, the bit about brevity?!
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3/9/2016 06:43:50 pm
I wish there was a way to send an anonymous email to the prof.. Btw i knew that you would be great at this and I am so pleased you choose to share your vast excentric stimulating thought process. Write on girlfriend.
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berries781
3/9/2016 07:05:03 pm
:) LOL
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AUTHORReese: Elementary Music Teacher in Chicagoland. Clarinetist and Trumpeter.
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