4 Etc. C him es March 18, 2011
Language lessons
Sudoku
with Amy and Griffin
You know that uncomfortable feeling you get when you’re
sitting in class and that horrendous, yet subtle rumbling
erupts from your stomach, likely from hunger or repressed
flatulence? Such a borborygmic noise is likely to draw the
attention of the class away from the professor and toward
your growling gut.
The word “borborygmus” originally comes from Greek
and, more recently, from the French “borborygme.” This
typically bowel-based thunder may reverberate annoy-
ingly, causing irritation to the belly and to the ears of all
those around you. As you venture down the hall to your
next class, be wary of any borborygmi, as they may reveal
“I forgot my brain!”
-Professor Moes, psychology
your own inner tremors or, possibly, the rumbling sound
of stampeding freshmen.
“I don’t want to see you in ‘Girls Gone
Wild.’ That would be unfortunate.”
- Professor Holberg, English
“I love that deer in the headlights look. It
makes me feel like I'm doing my job.”
-Professor McMullen, economics
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