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brigdhMy advisor: So, when I said that thing in the undergrad class earlier, it was obvious that I wasn't talking about Bush, right? I didn't want to sound political.
Her other student: Yeah. It was a reference toPurcell Carville*, I got it.
My advisor: You're sure? I'm just not certain if the freshmen remember the first Clinton campaign.
Me: ...you guys, I don't remember the first Clinton campaign.
My advisor: No, you must.
Me: That was '92? I was eight.
My advisor: ...oh.
Seriously, at some point in my life, I'm going to manage to spend time with people my own age. Though it is occasionally really funny to horrify people by pointing out how much younger I am than them.
And now I'm going to pay attention to some current politics, though I doubt it will particularly be a memory I'll cherish.
I think that's the name they said; I didn't recognize it. I may have had no idea who they were talking about, but other people got the reference.
Her other student: Yeah. It was a reference to
My advisor: You're sure? I'm just not certain if the freshmen remember the first Clinton campaign.
Me: ...you guys, I don't remember the first Clinton campaign.
My advisor: No, you must.
Me: That was '92? I was eight.
My advisor: ...oh.
Seriously, at some point in my life, I'm going to manage to spend time with people my own age. Though it is occasionally really funny to horrify people by pointing out how much younger I am than them.
And now I'm going to pay attention to some current politics, though I doubt it will particularly be a memory I'll cherish.
