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I heard a good one in while tutoring in Physical Science class. This belongs to a Freshman boy named Thorin--yes, after the Tolkien character. (Old Hippy grandparents, I'm guessing.) He usually registers more annoying than witty so everyone was caught off guard.
The teacher was trying to explain metal alloys to the class. We had watched a video on making steel. I was busy trying to translate the gist of the video for my Non-English speaking student, so I was losing myself in the translation and wasn't listening closely. The kids were puzzled as to the difference between iron and steel. The teacher finally declared " No, the Iron Horse was really made of steel!"
There was a pause while the kids--all about 14--digested this fact. Thorin quipped "Wow! That is IRON-ic." There was a startled second and then all 3 adults cracked up followed by the kids. The English teacher is also having a hard time explaining irony so it was especially funny for us aides. Good one, Thorin! And his nickname "Thorin Oaken Head" seems to be fading away. --s6
The teacher was trying to explain metal alloys to the class. We had watched a video on making steel. I was busy trying to translate the gist of the video for my Non-English speaking student, so I was losing myself in the translation and wasn't listening closely. The kids were puzzled as to the difference between iron and steel. The teacher finally declared " No, the Iron Horse was really made of steel!"
There was a pause while the kids--all about 14--digested this fact. Thorin quipped "Wow! That is IRON-ic." There was a startled second and then all 3 adults cracked up followed by the kids. The English teacher is also having a hard time explaining irony so it was especially funny for us aides. Good one, Thorin! And his nickname "Thorin Oaken Head" seems to be fading away. --s6
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