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	platedlizard 2009-05-03 03:48 am UTC (link)
	You know what? I'm tempted to help this person out, after all I loved school so much that I'm perfectly willing to do someone else's homework for free...oh wait... She didn't even bother rewording the questions or showing that she attempted answering them on her own, did she? (Reply to this)

	spawn_of_kong 2009-05-03 04:05 am UTC (link)
	Heh. I have that action figure (though "posable statue" is a more accurate description of it). And yay, an opportunity to use this icon! Other than that, I got nuthin'. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	singe 2009-05-03 04:42 am UTC (link)
	I always imagined Grendel would look like Swamp Thing. shrug (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	spawn_of_kong 2009-05-03 06:19 pm UTC (link)
	Well, to be fair, this is just the movie version of Grendel, whose design was the result of director Bob Zemeckis' request that he look like the embodiment of pain. To that end, it definitely suceeds: Grendel in the movie looks like he's been partly flayed alive and partly disemboweled along with having every skin, muscle, and bone disease out there. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	singe 2009-05-03 06:27 pm UTC (link)
	I wasn't criticizing, just making a joke. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	spawn_of_kong 2009-05-04 01:12 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, I know. That's just my inner film geek speaking out again. sighs at self (Reply to this)(Parent)

	annabelle_lee 2009-05-03 04:36 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, the whole not responding while getting dogpiled thing is kind of fishy, especially for a user who screams 'stereotypical high school airhead'. You'd think she'd burst in and start firing off the F bombs, but nothing. (Reply to this)

	mad_teacup 2009-05-03 05:47 am UTC (link)
	Beowulf wank...heart, be still! (Reply to this)

	the__ivorytower 2009-05-03 06:09 am UTC (link)
	I know people got snippy on wow_ladies when someone basically asked us to pick her essay topic, though I just ignore a lot of posts. I'm very firmly implanted with the idea on that comm that if I can't say it politely, I should just ignore it. (Reply to this)

	tangentialone 2009-05-03 06:43 am UTC (link)
	Personal favorite so far. XD (Reply to this)(Thread)

	notjo 2009-05-03 06:46 am UTC (link)
	Totally should be rewarded with sexual favours and pie. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	varethane 2009-05-03 07:15 am UTC (link)
	Hells yes. XD If nobody else said it, I would have. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	influencethis 2009-05-03 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	I've tried reading it out loud and I'm still not getting it. Is this joke contingent on knowing Old English? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magnolia_mama 2009-05-03 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	Pretty much, yeah. dr_beowulf is answering the OP's first 2 questions, but if s/he doesn't know Old English or have a good lexicon, the comment won't be any help. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	blue_penguin 2009-05-03 08:30 pm UTC (link)
	No, that is the actual text of the poem as far as I can tell -- the joke is that Dr. Beowulf is giving correct answers, but in such a way that they couldn't possibly be helpful to the OP, as she presumably doesn't speak Old English. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	influencethis 2009-05-03 11:43 pm UTC (link)
	Ahhhhhhhhhh. I see that my brain has farted in trying to process it. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	digigirl132 2009-05-04 06:45 am UTC (link)
	Is it bad that I can kind-of understand parts of the quotes? Then again, I had to write a paper on Beowulf using quotes from the original text, so I guess I have a little experience with it. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	mercorir 2009-05-08 02:57 pm UTC (link)
	That is awesome! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	queencallipygos 2009-05-03 07:17 am UTC (link)
	A good friend of mine has been working for ten years to adapt BEOWULF for the stage, and has gotten into it to the point that he's actually tried teaching himself some Old English. I've sent him a link to this for his amusement. (Reply to this)

	theladyfeylene 2009-05-03 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	..I wonder if this is the kid who, in September/October, asked ChaCha about their Beowulf homework. I got the questions, and they were the exact ones from the post. WTF? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	scarah2 2009-05-04 08:08 am UTC (link)
	Probably same teacher next semester :D (Reply to this)(Parent)

saithey
2009-05-04 02:30 am UTC (link)

I had a Western Civ class that was partially online last year. Bein online for the most part, it had a mini-forum for class discussions. College-age men and women used it to beg for homework answers and essay topics. Not, "hey, can someone read over my essay for a proof-read" but "wtf its due ncts wk, i need a topic this class is so dum".

Professor B hasn't taught another online class since.

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	spawn_of_kong 2009-05-04 03:54 am UTC (link)
	Sad, but not surprising. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	cmdr_zoom 2009-05-04 08:11 am UTC (link)
	The stupid, it burns. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	brennalarose 2009-05-07 03:25 pm UTC (link)
	facepalm (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sizer 2009-05-04 08:45 am UTC (link)
	Oh man. I adored this when it was first posted; it's just as funny the second time around. :D (Reply to this)

	sapote3 2009-05-05 06:59 pm UTC (link)
	Maybe I didn't read Beowulf closely enough (I... majored in area studies) but Beowulf Has Real Ultimate Power might be the most insightful analysis that I've seen. (Reply to this)

	Boy, did I need this today! harpie84 2009-05-08 07:19 pm UTC (link)
	Much thanks for posting this. I've been behind the times a bit due to work, which is now over (laid off). A good laugh is soothing and this whole mess was just the tonic I needed. (Reply to this)

	laurelin_kit 2009-05-10 05:25 am UTC (link)
	You're my favorite. (Reply to this)

	napalmnacey 2009-05-11 09:40 am UTC (link)
	I am proud... very proud, to call boomstick my friend. tear (Reply to this)

	irised 2009-05-11 10:23 am UTC (link)
	I loved this. Just thought I'd say ^_^ (Reply to this)