Part of me hopes that they don’t actually use full Robert’s Rules. Heck, in my years in Toastmasters, we rarely used Robert’s Rules. We generally went by “Bob’s Rules”.
And another part of me acknowledges that the usual sort of busybody you’d find at these meetings would be sticklers for every arcane clause (at least to the event it could get them what they want).
Here’s hoping an actual parliamentarian offers their services. I was usually pretty good at parliamentary procedure, but I’m certainly not an expert (and I haven’t been in Toastmasters for a couple of years).
That’s why I keep a copy in my iPhone. It’s not as bad as you think. As long as you keep on schedule, remember to make motions and get people to second them you’re halfway through.
I think that’s why I took to it so quickly: it closely resembles programming in a lot of ways. “Here’s how it *should* work… and here’s what you do if *this* happens, and here’s what you do if *this* happens, and here’s what you do if *this* happens, and …”
(No idea what you first two guys are talking about) man I really hope the Trunchbull’s end up with a bunch of parents screaming and yelling at them at this meeting, I’m planning on singing an appropriate verse of a song when they finally and fully get theirs.
Neither and I’ve never heard of either of those songs. I have heard of alvin and the chipmunks (pretty sure everyone has) so I’ve probably heard that one. (Is it the christmas one?) however I’ve never heard of crunchem hall. As for the verse I plan on keeping it a surprise, meaning I’ll have to neither confirm nor deny any more guesses, however I will say this; It’s power metal.
In fairness to Selkie, homework really is a pain at times, and schools today seem to give out way too much of it. (That’s one reason my parents decided not to keep me in public school, because they gave out so much homework, especially from third grade on, that they never saw me because I was always either at school or doing my homework.)
and then you get the people that say that if you DON’T give them homework then how do you know they are learning the material? so those people WANT large quantities of homework, so that the student has multiple times / ways of learning the same thing before they move on to the next topic.
Hmm…
How many years will it be until it is appropriate to explain to Selkie what Shakespeare’s lines about putting an enemy woman “against the wall” in Romeo & Juliet actually meant?
Part of me hopes that they don’t actually use full Robert’s Rules. Heck, in my years in Toastmasters, we rarely used Robert’s Rules. We generally went by “Bob’s Rules”.
And another part of me acknowledges that the usual sort of busybody you’d find at these meetings would be sticklers for every arcane clause (at least to the event it could get them what they want).
Here’s hoping an actual parliamentarian offers their services. I was usually pretty good at parliamentary procedure, but I’m certainly not an expert (and I haven’t been in Toastmasters for a couple of years).
That’s why I keep a copy in my iPhone. It’s not as bad as you think. As long as you keep on schedule, remember to make motions and get people to second them you’re halfway through.
I think that’s why I took to it so quickly: it closely resembles programming in a lot of ways. “Here’s how it *should* work… and here’s what you do if *this* happens, and here’s what you do if *this* happens, and here’s what you do if *this* happens, and …”
My mental note is C#, but sometimes I go as low as Ab, or even A.
As a programmer I thought you were talking about this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sharp_(programming_language. I was really confused for a few seconds there…
Me too. Especially with Benjamin’s comment about programming directly above.
On a second sort, I think Ab is lower than A.
On a third thought, that should have been ‘thought’ above as well 😉
(No idea what you first two guys are talking about) man I really hope the Trunchbull’s end up with a bunch of parents screaming and yelling at them at this meeting, I’m planning on singing an appropriate verse of a song when they finally and fully get theirs.
Would that song be one usually sang by Munchkins or usually sang by the children of Crunchem Hall?
Neither and I’ve never heard of either of those songs. I have heard of alvin and the chipmunks (pretty sure everyone has) so I’ve probably heard that one. (Is it the christmas one?) however I’ve never heard of crunchem hall. As for the verse I plan on keeping it a surprise, meaning I’ll have to neither confirm nor deny any more guesses, however I will say this; It’s power metal.
I don’t know the Crunchem Hall song (but it seems to be from Roald Dahl’s Matilda), but the Munchkin one is probably Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead.
Oh wait, you said munchkins not chipmunks. My bad.
that guys comment in the last panel is a smart one. they charge double for that.
Welcome to the bear pit.
No really, a bear pit: http://youtu.be/DfGedlcXOjU?t=3m
I’m guessing nothing will get done in this meeting, or the situation will get worse.
*notes similarities between Nate and one the people (dad I would assume?) at the table in the PTA meeting*
I was idly wondering why they make fun of fish-girl but not monkey-boy there behind her.
Then I see monkey-boy’s father is on the PTA board. Hmmmmm. That might be why.
I love her face in the third panel. Nearly as much as her face in the first 🙂
Selkie has really annoyed the sitter no end if she’s getting to watch monkey-boy play while she has to do HOMEwork.
Reap as you sow.
But the Kraken says “We Do Not Sow”. 😉
I hope that Trunchypoo don”t have used the bathroom yet, and then that the wrath of the people in the meeting solves his urges.
I really enjoy the colored backgrounds of emotional shots like in Panel 3.
In fairness to Selkie, homework really is a pain at times, and schools today seem to give out way too much of it. (That’s one reason my parents decided not to keep me in public school, because they gave out so much homework, especially from third grade on, that they never saw me because I was always either at school or doing my homework.)
and then you get the people that say that if you DON’T give them homework then how do you know they are learning the material? so those people WANT large quantities of homework, so that the student has multiple times / ways of learning the same thing before they move on to the next topic.
Everyone calling thus kid a monkey boy would probably be pissed if someone called Selkie a fish.
Pfft double standards.
Does Selkie over-pluralize more when she’s frusterated?
Hmm…
How many years will it be until it is appropriate to explain to Selkie what Shakespeare’s lines about putting an enemy woman “against the wall” in Romeo & Juliet actually meant?
…Probably too many.