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Today, as you can tell from the entry title, is a significant entry from Chronicles of 7th Grade.
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Back to the present.
Well, there's nothing in particular worth noting as of yesterday, so I suppose now's a good time to find some non-angry quotes that Dad said during the Co7G material that I've covered thus far:
-“It’s like the newspaper: people don’t want yesterday’s; they want today’s. They don’t care if you want old issues; they wanna make a buck.” (9/5/98)
-“It’s not a train. We have to come to a sudden stop.” (10/9/98)
-“Okay, but you know what happened the last time.” (10/10/98)
-“That’s what you do,” said Dad. “You act like a jerk, and you apologize later." (10/11/09)
-"You’re on a desert island.” (10/11/98)
-“You see that cloud over there? That’s the Milky Way. And every one of those stars represents one of the galaxies in our universe.” (10/24/98)
-“You know what the problem with Mario is? He’s never going anywhere in particular. Not like James Bond.” (10/25/98)
-(Pretending that the plastic dinosaurs--which I forgot to note were a brown t-rex and a gray brontosaurus--were talking to us; 10/29/98)
-“Good question. I think it’s pretty corny myself, but it brings back times when people used to like it. Later, better stuff came out, but old people thought that it was the devil’s music. Musicians come out with better and better stuff. Like, you remember those cartoons where there was a castle with this jolly queen, and then there was this castle with a king, and they would go to war, and they would shoot music notes at eachother?” (11/13/98)
-“I bet you can’t wait to see ‘The Bug’s Life’ with Matthew, can you?” (11/17/98)
-“Well, you see, the thing with that guy is, he’s a nut.” (11/17/98)
-“You know what that reminds me of? That time when we were at Cedar Point looking at the stars.” (11/21/98)
-“I’m sorry about before. I should’ve told you about your language instead of making you sweep the driveway. To me, people who curse just make themselves seem immature.” (11/21/98)
-While I was playing, me and my family went to some pizza restaurant. On the way there, Dad’s like “We’re not getting pizza.” Brian and Marie are like “Why?” I also asked why. He then said “Okay, we’ll get pizza, but you have to have the works. Mushrooms,…Only kidding.” (11/22/98)
-“Only kidding,” he said. A few minutes later, he asked me “What would you do if someone left their wallet behind?”
“I would take it,” Brian said.
Dad’s like “Usually, if someone leaves their wallet behind, they have their phone number in it. If you find it, you call that person’s phone number. Don’t think about it, because it’s not yours.” (11/22/98)
-“Yeah, usually, when you have that kind of a job, you try to do it slowly,” Dad said.
“What about a horseback riding teacher?” Marie asked.
“That’s not a really good job to have. Every year, you teach the same stuff. Learning how to trot,…” Dad told us.
“What about being a teacher?” Marie asked.
“That’s a good job to have. Every year, you teach new stuff,” Dad answered.
“What about a video game designer?” Brian asked.
“Also a good one,” Dad answered. “They’re not gonna pay you $75 for putting the groceries in the bag, but they will pay you to find the common cold. It’s something you have to think about carefully.” (11/29/98)
-“You drink this, you’d wish you were dead when you wake up the next morning,” Dad told me and Brian. (12/6/98)
-“Eric, you’re eleven. Matthew, you’re eleven. Brian, you’re ten. Marie, you’re eight.” He also told us not to start eating too early. Brian’s like “What about the old age discount?”
“Okay, old age discount,” Dad told him. (12/6/98)
-“Probably $5 an hour; minimum wage,” he said.
“I thought Dail gets paid a dime a dozen boxes he packs,” I said.
“I said guys like Dail are worth a dime a dozen,” Dad told me. (Today's entry)
-“Guess you really had to go. You’re still going.” (Today's entry)
Total: 21
( Read more... )
Back to the present.
Well, there's nothing in particular worth noting as of yesterday, so I suppose now's a good time to find some non-angry quotes that Dad said during the Co7G material that I've covered thus far:
-“It’s like the newspaper: people don’t want yesterday’s; they want today’s. They don’t care if you want old issues; they wanna make a buck.” (9/5/98)
-“It’s not a train. We have to come to a sudden stop.” (10/9/98)
-“Okay, but you know what happened the last time.” (10/10/98)
-“That’s what you do,” said Dad. “You act like a jerk, and you apologize later." (10/11/09)
-"You’re on a desert island.” (10/11/98)
-“You see that cloud over there? That’s the Milky Way. And every one of those stars represents one of the galaxies in our universe.” (10/24/98)
-“You know what the problem with Mario is? He’s never going anywhere in particular. Not like James Bond.” (10/25/98)
-(Pretending that the plastic dinosaurs--which I forgot to note were a brown t-rex and a gray brontosaurus--were talking to us; 10/29/98)
-“Good question. I think it’s pretty corny myself, but it brings back times when people used to like it. Later, better stuff came out, but old people thought that it was the devil’s music. Musicians come out with better and better stuff. Like, you remember those cartoons where there was a castle with this jolly queen, and then there was this castle with a king, and they would go to war, and they would shoot music notes at eachother?” (11/13/98)
-“I bet you can’t wait to see ‘The Bug’s Life’ with Matthew, can you?” (11/17/98)
-“Well, you see, the thing with that guy is, he’s a nut.” (11/17/98)
-“You know what that reminds me of? That time when we were at Cedar Point looking at the stars.” (11/21/98)
-“I’m sorry about before. I should’ve told you about your language instead of making you sweep the driveway. To me, people who curse just make themselves seem immature.” (11/21/98)
-While I was playing, me and my family went to some pizza restaurant. On the way there, Dad’s like “We’re not getting pizza.” Brian and Marie are like “Why?” I also asked why. He then said “Okay, we’ll get pizza, but you have to have the works. Mushrooms,…Only kidding.” (11/22/98)
-“Only kidding,” he said. A few minutes later, he asked me “What would you do if someone left their wallet behind?”
“I would take it,” Brian said.
Dad’s like “Usually, if someone leaves their wallet behind, they have their phone number in it. If you find it, you call that person’s phone number. Don’t think about it, because it’s not yours.” (11/22/98)
-“Yeah, usually, when you have that kind of a job, you try to do it slowly,” Dad said.
“What about a horseback riding teacher?” Marie asked.
“That’s not a really good job to have. Every year, you teach the same stuff. Learning how to trot,…” Dad told us.
“What about being a teacher?” Marie asked.
“That’s a good job to have. Every year, you teach new stuff,” Dad answered.
“What about a video game designer?” Brian asked.
“Also a good one,” Dad answered. “They’re not gonna pay you $75 for putting the groceries in the bag, but they will pay you to find the common cold. It’s something you have to think about carefully.” (11/29/98)
-“You drink this, you’d wish you were dead when you wake up the next morning,” Dad told me and Brian. (12/6/98)
-“Eric, you’re eleven. Matthew, you’re eleven. Brian, you’re ten. Marie, you’re eight.” He also told us not to start eating too early. Brian’s like “What about the old age discount?”
“Okay, old age discount,” Dad told him. (12/6/98)
-“Probably $5 an hour; minimum wage,” he said.
“I thought Dail gets paid a dime a dozen boxes he packs,” I said.
“I said guys like Dail are worth a dime a dozen,” Dad told me. (Today's entry)
-“Guess you really had to go. You’re still going.” (Today's entry)
Total: 21