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[denniswrenn]

The exams that are required by the state start tomorrow :eek:.. The worst test is my first one... Biology :(


My German exam is today, but since I haven't completed the entire German course yet(only the first year) we only have to write a "letter".

Wish me luck... you better wish me the most luck Harry, I wished luck upon you until I almost passed out ;);)

[Jamagei]

hehe, what sort of luck were you wishing him? or were you just excited for him?

Good Luck Btw.

P.S Why German? German sucks. I hope you are not taking it seriously...

[Jamagei]

HB, Tell me you are joking.

[denniswrenn]

Jamagei(HA! spelt it right this time): I'm taking German 'cause I didn't know my school had a latin course... I thought there was only french, german, and spanish.. and well... french is gay, I don't like the spanish language.... so that left me thinking there was only one alternative... I like German(I am German on my fathers side), but I think latin would have been cooler...


Honeybee: *kick*...errr I have to write a "note"... just ignore what I said about any "letter"s.......... :p

[Behemoth]

Originally posted by denniswrenn
The worst test is my first one... Biology :(
But why? From what I gather, you spend most of your internet time engrossed in Biology revision...You should have Reproduction down to a T.;) :D

[denniswrenn]

Human reproduction yes.... but I'm a little shaky on meiotic cell division.... :( :p

[Jamagei]

WooHoo!!

Well, when you put it like that, i suppose everyone has their reasons. I was lucky. I had a really fit teacher (when i say fit, HoneyBee, I really mean she was very attractive) didn't get much work done though :)

[Behemoth]

Arrgghhh! Meiosis and Mitosis. I used to remember this. I was pretty good at biology.

Grrr...Stupid, failing, aged memory...

[denniswrenn]

Well, my German teacher is >60 years old and has grand children *shiver*... you lucky bastard....

[Behemoth]

One is ordinary cells splitting isnt it? And one is sex cells (which only have half the normal stuff in) sticking together to make baby cells. Is that right?

[denniswrenn]

I think that's right, but I absolutely hate this subject, and have not paid attention all year.... so I don't really know... two years ago I loved this subject, and had a 98% average.. I got 100% on every quiz and had the highest grade in the glass.... but now I have a 79% average and failed the last three tests(they are review tests for the exams)...

I prefer chemistry.....

[Behemoth]

I found biology easiest of all. I was pretty good at science (our school bundled bio, chem and phys all together), got double A* at GCSE and then hit A-levels and totally lost the plot.

79% isn't too terrible. With a little bit of work you could drag that up to high 80s early 90s.

good luck anyway :)

[denniswrenn]

Thanks :) But the end of the school year is in 1 month, so I won't have much time to bring my grade up.. If I get a good grade on the finals, I should be able to bring it up to mid 80s, but I don't think I'll get in the 90s.. I don't see how I used to know and like all of this biology stuff.... I used to know everything about mitochondrian, cell walls, cell membranes, vacuoles, DNA, etc. etc... but then I found out about chemistry and forgot all that boring stuff.... :eek:

[Jamagei]

zzzzzzzz *snores* zzzzzzzzzz

Wha!?! oh.. zzzzzzzzzzzzz

[denniswrenn]

zzzzzzz *snore* zzzzzzzzzz

I never sleep in any class, but sometimes I just don't listen... Although I hear the teacher talking, none of it is 'registering' with my brain..... That's probably bad....

[denniswrenn]

English... :p... I think gibberish too...

[SteveCRM]

You have finals early! Ours are the last week of school...we get out June 22... :D

[Jamagei]

Originally posted by honeybee
Jamagei, thanks for the explanation. By the way, which language interprets 'fit' as 'good-looking' ??

Well, In England, most males between the ages of about 15-25 will pretty much understand when you say to them "Damn! She is FIT!"

[HarryW]

Good luck D, I'm sure you'll have no probs.

[chenko]

everyone seams to be doing exams cept me :D hehe

[parksie]

Exams start in just over a week and we haven't finished the mechanics 3 syllabus yet :eek:

PS: German rocks :)

[ricmitch_uk]

Biology is a breeze, whatcha complainin about!

[barrk]

I'm sure you'll do fine....is this STAR testing? (state apptitude blah, blah, blah standardized, put everyone in a box and see how they measure up to some ridiculous standard if you want federal funding testing?) or actual final exams?

[denniswrenn]

These are the state exams. In Virginia they are S.O.L. Standards Of Learning. The final exams, made and given by the teachers end the day before we get out of school..

I used to think Biology was easy, but then it got boring because chemistry interested me so much more... I hate biology.

Thanks everybody.

[ricmitch_uk]

Dennis (and anyone else). Do me a favour and evaluate me. I'd be interested to read your opinion. Click the link below.

[scoutt]

originally posted by Barrk

I'm sure you'll do fine....is this STAR testing?
wasn't it called SAT's, state apptitude test, or somehting.

good luck Dennis

[Jethro]

Good Luck Dennis, kick some ass

And if you don't do well then l will be opening a whole dozen cans of whoop ass <- ??????

[Arbiter]

Good luck matey!



I used to love Science. Behemoth, do you remember the time we set Mr McEwan on fire? Or the time we used magnesium to practically cut his desk in half? Or the time I put Grahams tie in that tub of Sulphuric?

Ahhh.... them were the days!

[Behemoth]

McEwen actually evacuated the classroom of asthmatics, and then sat smiling at us as we proceeded to demolish his lab. He even gave us in-depth information into the chemical reactions we were causing, while his precious materials, furniture etc went up in smoke.

Laugh? I nearly bought my own beer..!

[Behemoth]

I also remember someone spiking David Neild's can of coke with pure ethanol ;)

[Arbiter]

LOL!

Oh yeah, I'd forgot about that one!

[denniswrenn]

My science class last year was awesome.... one time the teacher was heating up about 500ml of rubbing alcohol(to show the evaporation speed)... but he stopped watching it... then we all heard *crack WHOOOOOOOOOOSH* The beaker broke and the alcohol cought on fire.... He cought a pair of safety goggles on fire(like they were worth anything if they can catch that easily), and about a weeks worth of our work :D as well as a few kids backpacks....

Another time he covered his hand in lighter fluid and lit it.... And the most exciting time was when he filled a baloon with hydrogen, and lit it.... I think the windows blew out(I can't quite remember), and he melted another pair of goggles.... I don't think they're supposed to catch light so easily...

Didn't you guys get in trouble for spiking the kids drink? He must've been ****ing bombed :D:D

Didn't ya get in trouble for anything you did to him?

[Behemoth]

Like we're gonna get caught?! :rolleyes:

[denniswrenn]

but you said you caught him on fire.... and he was giving you the reactions while you destroyed his stuff......

[Behemoth]

No, I wouldn't have gotten caught spiking his drink (actually it wasn't me that did it, but ya know ;) )
No, we didn't get into trouble for our research-based arson. I don't really know why. McEwen could have a real temper on him, but he always just seemed to accept that me 'n' Arbiter were gonna make a mess. It's not that we were bad students (the opposite really - we even proposed certain theoretics that had him scratching his head), we just enjoyed a nice fire (heh heh :D)

[barrk]

Originally posted by scoutt
that maybe true now, But when I was going to school, way way way back in time, they were called SAT's. but like anything else it could have changed. I'm just glad I ain't in school any longer with all the new things they have to do to graduate, I would have never made it if I was in school today :D

SATs are college entrance apptitude test....they still have to take them to be accepted by a state college full time.

[scoutt]

originally posted by Barrk

SATs are college entrance apptitude test....they still have to take them to be accepted by a state college full time.
When I went to college a couple of years ago, all I had to take was a test call a "placement test". But you may be right. I was just saying that back then it was called SAT and it was the big thing, fill in the bubble and it didn't mean anything. the SAT's back then were for college's but you took them in high school. some colleges looked at them, and some didn't. I haven't heard very much of them now, so you might be right, who am I to argue with a women, :p :p

[barrk]

Hehe scoutt...if we were arguing then you're pretty laid back! I think the kids have to take wayyyy too many apptitude tests that mean NOTHING! If you don't fit in to "their" little mold you don't do well on the tests....you can't take an entire nation's youth and homogenize them and expect everyone to pass! Stupid, stupid stuff!

Have a happy birthday young'n and stop arguing with your elders (women or otherwise!);)

[ricmitch_uk]

Originally posted by parksie
We dripped oleum onto the bench at my last school.....it drilled a hole through the bench, through the cupboard, and through a big pile of books before reaching the floor and going about an inch further :D
You had oleum in your school lab? Were your teachers, suicidal?
Once in Physics when we were blowing glass, some dumb@$$ put his bit down on a cloth after it had just been in a bunsen flame. He burned down £2000 worth of computer, and a specially designed £400 work surface.:D

[scoutt]

he he thank you :D :D

I don't argue, I am a happy go lucky kind of guy. You saying that there is somebody older than me on this forum?? haven't seen that too much, and I do agree with you.

[barrk]

There are a few of us "wiser" people in here!

[Jethro]

Originally posted by barrk


I think each state calls it what they want...California is STAR...my kids just got done taking them.

Did they earn a gold star:rolleyes: My son just got one for writing his own name, if you squint and look sideways it kinda looks ok.

[ricmitch_uk]

I once heard that a teacher gave white phosphurus to A-Level students to cut up, instead of red phosphurus. Anyone who knows their chemistry will understand why that was stupid and dangerous (if rather hillarious:D).

[parksie]

:eek:

Doh! Now that *was* stupid :) Anyone get set on fire?

[denniswrenn]

Oleum isn't that odd to have..... I've got some in my room.... 'course I made it myself from plain lab-grade H2SO4....

I would never in my life store White P in my room though....

[parksie]

I wouldn't store it within 100m of my room! :)

[barrk]

Originally posted by denniswrenn
Oleum isn't that odd to have..... I've got some in my room....makes a great lubricant when I want to...err....*nevermind*.... 'course I made it myself from plain lab-grade H2SO4....


:D :p

[parksie]

If he uses it for that then bye-bye sex life :rolleyes:

[barrk]

Sex-life.......doesn't he have to have one before he says bye-bye?;)

[ricmitch_uk]

Originally posted by parksie
:eek:

Doh! Now that *was* stupid :) Anyone get set on fire?
Nope :(. The Teacher wasn't even sacked:rolleyes::mad::eek::confused: )

[Pix]

You're sad cos no one was set on fire - that isn't very nice!

[ricmitch_uk]

What can I say. I'm insensitive. I wouldn't want anyone to be injured seriously, only small burns to the fingers etc.
You'd laugh if it was in a film, wouldn't you?