I am always wary of getting gifts from students, particularly around finals time. So I was particularly concerned when S stopped me on the way out of class last week and said, "I have a gift to give to you. But I want to make sure that it won't affect my grade."
"OK," I said. "Why do you say that?"
"Well, this gift might affect it... negatively."
Wow, well, one should really be concerned about thsoe kind of gifts.
At the final exam today, S gave me a bag and a a box and said, "Merry Christmas. These are to be used together."
In the bag was a letterboxed VHS-version of Pearl Harbor, the wonderful Ben Affleck-Josh Hartnett love story that I stated on record in class as one of the biggest wastes of celluloid in recent history.
In the box -- were matches.
What a great gift!
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4 comments:
how nice!
I have never thought of getting my professors gifts. Too late now unfortunately.
Didn't like Syriana - will need matches.
Patty K
What if she gave you Pearl Harbor and some lube. Now THAT would be a christmas gift to remember.
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