tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post698016609425082718..comments2024-03-22T02:57:20.853-07:00Comments on Center of Gravitas: It's More Than a LivingGayProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-36681576190902977072008-02-08T10:07:00.000-08:002008-02-08T10:07:00.000-08:00True! and funny. Oh, and #3.True! and funny. Oh, and #3.momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149328149132703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-72883621862185149082008-02-02T09:10:00.000-08:002008-02-02T09:10:00.000-08:00"Nope, the marker of an education is the ability t..."Nope, the marker of an education is the ability to play Trivia Pursuit: Scantron Edition."<BR/><BR/>Great line. I'm going to steal it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-32102975981240969072008-02-02T08:39:00.000-08:002008-02-02T08:39:00.000-08:00The last time that graham crackers crossed paths w...The last time that graham crackers crossed paths with sex for me was MANY years ago when I invited a guy for dinner and served a dessert in a graham cracker crust. I then proceeded to nail him for the night (and for a short while thereafter). So much for graham crackers as a chastity food!Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279473113628377106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-63870154789393394262008-01-29T09:17:00.000-08:002008-01-29T09:17:00.000-08:00so, along the meme thing, you made my day.so, along the meme thing, you made my day.pacalagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498703982601315908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-44119408947115151322008-01-29T07:20:00.000-08:002008-01-29T07:20:00.000-08:00Most jobs will allow for a healthy dose of Nichola...Most jobs will allow for a healthy dose of Nicholas Cage bashing. I, for one, am happy to do it in my spare time as well.<BR/><BR/>I hear you on the dullness of high school history teaching, but I feel obliged to insist upon dates or else I get stupid essays that assume that Mohammed and Pericles were contemporaries. My best solution is to insist that they not only know who Mohammed was but also that he was running around in the eighth century.Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724364909872924908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-48966028735933921382008-01-29T01:28:00.000-08:002008-01-29T01:28:00.000-08:00Hi, Nice post there. I got an information about me...Hi, <BR/>Nice post there. I got an information about mesothelioma cancer which I think you should really take a look at it. Just for information kindly visit http://the-mesothelioma-info.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-38139921921371778792008-01-28T07:34:00.000-08:002008-01-28T07:34:00.000-08:00As bad as Nicolas Cage is, is he really worse than...As bad as Nicolas Cage is, is he really worse than Mel Gibson in interpreting history? At least Cage is just a bad actor.Marlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745233664259989973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-31408975869783185692008-01-27T17:39:00.000-08:002008-01-27T17:39:00.000-08:00First, I want to say thank you for teaching histor...First, I want to say thank you for teaching history. My father was a history teacher and I was determined to hate it. Until I took it in college. I'm now staring down the nose of a degree in it. :D<BR/><BR/>I agree, it is far different history I've been exposed to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-75347990461878704232008-01-26T20:02:00.000-08:002008-01-26T20:02:00.000-08:00You should do "GayProf at the Movies" and dissect ...You should do "GayProf at the Movies" and dissect the many, many, many, many, MANY historical errors in the National Treasure movies.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03301077496668834657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-41847748891631902512008-01-26T14:22:00.000-08:002008-01-26T14:22:00.000-08:00Amen to #1. I've had little exposure to college l...Amen to #1. I've had little exposure to college level history, and the social studies throat-down-cramming squelched my interest for many, many years.Earl Cootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204523494279709530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-10037553715098003222008-01-26T12:48:00.000-08:002008-01-26T12:48:00.000-08:00. . . any job where I can trash Nicolas Cage is we...<I> . . . any job where I can trash Nicolas Cage is well worth my time.</I><BR/><BR/>LOL. Thanks for a good laugh. I needed it. <BR/><BR/>Great post! You brought up some excellent points. I particularly agree with your statement about encouraging students to be critical thinkers. Amen to that!Mariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606970820680869047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-56654739026860485532008-01-26T10:08:00.000-08:002008-01-26T10:08:00.000-08:00My high school AP American History teacher made me...My high school AP American History teacher made me love and appreciate history for the first time really. He was an excellent and exciting teacher and also intellectually challenging. Unfortunately, I've had few other history teachers excite me the same way. I recall the professor who taught the history of England rambling on for classes with descriptions of the forests of the time most of all...Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345076657753826652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-71754349679640140122008-01-26T09:29:00.000-08:002008-01-26T09:29:00.000-08:00lol - my partner says something similiar about Nic...lol - my partner says something similiar about Nick Cage ALL THE TIME.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-47018444703641752492008-01-26T06:07:00.000-08:002008-01-26T06:07:00.000-08:00re: 5, I believe corn-flakes were invented for the...re: 5, I believe corn-flakes were invented for the same purpose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-60940563691931184242008-01-26T04:12:00.000-08:002008-01-26T04:12:00.000-08:00Okay, but now I can't stop wondering where New Yor...Okay, but now I can't stop wondering where New Yorkers shit in 1833.tornwordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-82347359821353715722008-01-25T18:18:00.000-08:002008-01-25T18:18:00.000-08:00the area of history that you teach, moreover, give...the area of history that you teach, moreover, give the students a form of history that they wouldn't have learned in any other place. you teach the history from the perspective of those who didn't win.dykewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776768691386493709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-36504768518893599112008-01-25T18:07:00.000-08:002008-01-25T18:07:00.000-08:00As a result of your responses GP, I have so taken ...As a result of your responses GP, I have so taken an interest in history again. My exposure to history in college was primarily architecture history, which, unfortunately, was a continuation of that type of history where you had to memorize but never really learn.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460856009625389973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-47323079164814104762008-01-25T15:40:00.000-08:002008-01-25T15:40:00.000-08:00I actually DID know that about the Graham Cracker....I actually DID know that about the Graham Cracker. Though its original incarnation was said to be entirely bland because, you know, we can't be [gasp] stimulating those tastebuds!<BR/>I also recently read an article about the inventor of the Frito, who envisioned it as a healthy and tasty side dish in a vegetarian dinner. Apparently I need to expand my horizons.pacalagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498703982601315908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-33704433891033468612008-01-25T15:06:00.000-08:002008-01-25T15:06:00.000-08:00That Mr. Graham apparently never went to Boy Scout...That Mr. Graham apparently never went to Boy Scout camp (and yes, I do know he greatly predates the modern scouting movement). I very much agree, though, that high school history - AP American, in my case - sucked (Except for that historical novel my teacher had on Battle of the Bulge that had a secretly gay character crushing on his fellow soldiers. That had a hell of an impact for a gay boy growing up in rural SC) and that it was college where I really learned to love it and get interested in the undercurrents behind (beneath?) the dates.<BR/><BR/>There is, however, something to be said for being able to open up a can of serious whoop-ass at Trivial Pursuit.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047049720897209506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-36824925042861954852008-01-25T14:31:00.000-08:002008-01-25T14:31:00.000-08:00I remember WH Harrison - first Whig Prez, Old Tipp...I remember WH Harrison - first Whig Prez, Old Tippicanoe, gave longest inauguration speech, died a month later. It's his grandson Benjamin, stuck between Cleveland and... oh, yeah, Cleveland who I have no feel for at all.<BR/><BR/>I find the knowing of dates to be useful if you know enough of them. It's also great for game shows. Or Trivia Pursuit: Scantron Edition. (You mean Scranton?)<BR/><BR/>I LOVE graham crackers, and yet...ah, TMI.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-87779666349061433312008-01-25T14:09:00.000-08:002008-01-25T14:09:00.000-08:00The erotic powers of chocolate and marshmallows mi...The erotic powers of chocolate and marshmallows mitigate any dampening effect from the graham crackers. And since it is a 2:1 ratio, s'mores still work as a sexual aid. In fact, the crackers serve as an important stabilizing agent to prevent the full desert from overwhelming the individual with its lustful energy.dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-72898825830390315402008-01-25T13:40:00.000-08:002008-01-25T13:40:00.000-08:00That was so great, GayProf! I like that you includ...That was so great, GayProf! I like that you include the everyday with the philosophical. While I like this meme, it can get a little romantic, for lack of a better word. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for a good laugh in the middle of the day!Lesboprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09249806181782620274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-28660126502406381342008-01-25T13:37:00.000-08:002008-01-25T13:37:00.000-08:00You've trashed Nicolas Cage? When was this? Did ...You've trashed Nicolas Cage? When was this? Did I miss it? So sad...<BR/><BR/>I think you would be a good history prof to have. I shall recommend you to all my college-aged friends at Big Mid-Western University. All one of them.vuboqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713707780151175505noreply@blogger.com