punctuation strike

[potlimit]

Back in college a classmate asked me to read over an essay he had to write for a communications class. The first word was marriage, but it was actually spelled "marege." As I overlooked that and began reading I soon began to realize that I hadn't been stopped by punctuation of any kind. I quickly scanned the essay only to find the only punctuation was a lone period at the end.

I shook my head and handed it back to my classmate in disgust. He tilted his head at me like a curious puppy and I explained it was unreadable without punctuation. He threw his head back in disbelief and says "Oh, come on man, don't worry about that it's not important. I can put that in later, I just want you to tell me if the story's good."

Now, I wasn't disgusted with the kid, I actually felt bad for him. No, it was the University I was unhappy with. How could they accept someone like him? Even worse, I can only imagine the shady dealings that went on at the high school that gave him a diploma. Unacceptable.

Sorry to rant,
Mase