You have been warned.
Something nice, please
Diane from Hillsborough would like her children to try and get her something she would like this Mother's Day. For a change. "Every year hard-case grown-up daughters try to outdo each other with the most cliched, kitschy gift they can find. It's become something of a tradition. I have a wardrobe full of ugly slippers, a foot spa, potpourri, an assortment of novelty mugs, a set of pink screwdrivers (they broke!) a Jane Fonda workout video, cellulite cream, personal lubricant (for your mother?!) and, hilariously, a waistband stretcher thing. Although I appreciate a good joke, this year girls (you know who you are because I've told you to read Sideswipe this week) I would like something sincere and heartfelt. Got it?"
Lessons in eccentricity
I'm still convinced our German professor was a bit cuckoo. He ended classes with: "I can't even look at you anymore." Or he'd just walk out without even dismissing us. He would often be 30 minutes late because he was playing chess. He would randomly give us exams (they had to announce them) and he never had a grading system. He would start yelling about random things while teaching. He did a DNA test when he found gum stuck under a desk in his classroom and made sure the student was expelled. His mum used to drive him to work. He was 50-something. (Source: via Reddit)
