junior high might have been hell…
June 11th, 2007 by Christine…but I’ve never been more grateful for it, after seeing what homeschooling can do to a child. Allow me to introduce Exhibit A.
I’m surprised this kid can even spell CNN, let alone win the national bee. He talks like Forrest Gump, although is likely much much smarter. Life might be like a box of chocolates, but we all know what this kid isn’t gonna get: laid.
It is quite possible that this kid has some form of autism, in which case I applaud his efforts. And I will continue to applaud them as I burn in hell. I’m not sure if it is Asperger’s or some other part of the spectrum that affects social interaction, but something is probably off. I should really be making fun of the interviewer, who can’t read along as a word is spelled. Because as I learned in junior high, a good way to make yourself feel big is to put other people down.
I’m probably going to delete this post.
Oh, and whoever changed my Chopstork name from “Christine” to “hobag,” I encourage you to enjoy your nuts while you still have them.
June 11th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
Just for the record, the nefarious and reprehensible miscreant who messed with your screen name was *NOT* I, which leaves only one other capable person with sufficient access (hint: he just bought a yellow house and his initials are A.J.).
Finally, I didn’t have the stomach to see the video to its brutal end. It was just too painful.
June 12th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
Dear God! Please avoid pairing up those two in the future. I now must go reboot my brain.
June 12th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Where’d the video go?
June 12th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
um… I can still see the video. and what was old man talking about? and since when is “oldman” one word? has it been one word this whole time?!?
June 13th, 2007 at 5:47 am
Oooh…. iFilm no show in Safari.
June 16th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
Hey All,
oldman’s brother here. look, the kid has a gift. okay. why does society have to label him. yeah, it’s obvious he’s different. but, isn’t bill gates? it’s the odd ones, outcasts that change the world and see it in a different light. i challenge you all, right now, go and google, “famous bipolar people” you will see that everything that you live for, enjoy, all your creature comforts, all the music and art, everything mechanized and in between is ode to a twisted mind. Encourage the mentally disable. It’s what enables you to live in your lap of luxury.
June 16th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
sorry, I’m most likely in trouble again for that last post
June 17th, 2007 at 7:37 pm
BTW, Christine. You write very colorful and puts such a vivid picture in a place some might call the… thee…ummm sorry. words are escaping me now.
P.S. I’m oldmans bro! no other weird stuff… k
June 22nd, 2007 at 5:26 am
I don’t really think that homeschooling can produce that. *That* was probably why he was homeschooled in the first place.
I know plenty of perfectly normal homeschool, functioning great in the real world, socially adequate people.
I feel quite sorry for him really. Although, why should I? He’s probably smarter than all of us put together. Most geniuses lack social skills.
July 2nd, 2007 at 9:39 pm
True, our coolest intern this summer was homeschooled. Either way, I want to rent the movie about spelling bees now (no, not the one they sell in starbucks) and see if there is a theme among the contestants… but first, I want to see the Transformers movie.