Chapter 1 - in which Dumnuts is instructed to read a book ______________________________________________________________
"What did you say?" I said "Subduction sucks. (You tell him)" "Yeah Teach, ...so it does. ...sucks." "You there, in the front row. Stand up and explain what he means." "No no, me, me, me!....Please sir, let me... Please..." "All right. (Mutters, ..."There, we can always rely on Buggerlugs".) Go ahead, tell the class, BL." "It's when the mantle gets cold against a continent." ("Yeah, yeah, Teacher's Pet... " "He didn't say 'sucks' he said 'f---s'") "Quiet everyone. Carry on BL ...And then what?" "It sinks" "And..." "And, and, ...and when it sinks, it pulls everything down with it. But, but crust can't go down so it sort of gets pulled, pulled over the top. It's sucking and pulling at the same time." (uproar) "I said quiet!! Everyone quiet, ..QUI--ET!!...Just quieten down. Yes, very good BL you can sit down. I can see you've done your homework. Would everyone were as knowledgeable as you..." "But , but, ...please sir, that can't be right..." "Mmmh? Why not? Tell the class why it can't be right. Tell the class why you think it can't be right. No, no, stand up, ...and in a big loud voice, so everyone can hear. Right, .. now...Tell us. Everyone pay very close attention. Dumbnuts here is going to enlighten us, ..enlighten us why everyone else can't be right." "Well, ..well, ...if it was, sinking, ...like he just said ...why would it sink just there? "Because it's being pulled down dummy. Haven't you read the book like wot youse supposed to?" "Quiet now BL, DN's telling us". "Yeah, sure I read, but it didn't say." "Yes it did, see? It said it was going down there because that's where it was pulling down. It met a continent see? An' that was as far as it could go, see? And that's why it was going down. SEE?" "Pulling down" "Sucking down" ("F---ing down") "WHO said that?!!! "...and it was cold, ..and once it gets cold it goes down. See?!" "Please sir, ...How cold does it have to get before it goes down?" "That's a ve..e..ery good question. You there, leave that alone what you've got there. What did he just say? Tell the class, before I count three. One, ...two.. "He said, ... "How cold does it have to be before it goes down"..." "How cold does what have to be before what goes down?" "The mantle... How cold does the mantle have to be before the mantle goes down...." "Right. Well, leave that alone and pay attention in future. Everyone, ...How do we know the mantle is going down..? The mantle is coming up here, and going down there. How do we know?" "Because it's hot." "Because it's cold" "Because it's going down" "Coming up, stupid." "I'm not stupid, you are!" "Yeah - yeah... " "Because it's convecting" "What?! Who said that? Stand up. You see everyone? You see what a good student? That's right. It's co..o oming up and go. o ..oing down, because it's....?" "CONVECTING" !!!! Yay ...yyyy!!
"Well Done! It's convecting, and that's why it's going down. Isn't that right DN? It's going down there because it's CONVECTING. Convecting, do you hear? Didn't you read the lesson last week? "Yes sir, but...." "No buts. Read it again. And when you've finished, read it again. Read it until you get the message. The * mantle* is * convecting. " "Yeah Dumnuts, you're a dummy. Everyone knows... And it's simple. It's hot there and so it rises, and gets cold there and so it goes down. So it must be convecting. And so it must be subducting wherever it gets cold. 'Seasy. Dummy!" "Well, then. You're so smart. ...so, ..is it subducting because it's convecting, or is it convecting because it's subducting? (Silence) "It's the same thing." "No it's not" "Yes it is. And anyway, like I said, ...why just there?" "That's enough DN. Read the book."
I recognised George immediately ( although you did not mention him by name ) and I dare say he has not changed a bit ! That type of know-all bully is really a pest at College.
> Chapter 1 - in which Dumnuts is instructed to read a book > ______________________________________________________________
> "What did you say?" > I said "Subduction sucks. (You tell him)" > "Yeah Teach, ...so it does. ...sucks." > "You there, in the front row. Stand up and explain what he means." > "No no, me, me, me!....Please sir, let me... Please..." > "All right. (Mutters, ..."There, we can always rely on Buggerlugs".) > Go ahead, tell the class, BL." > "It's when the mantle gets cold against a continent." > ("Yeah, yeah, Teacher's Pet... " "He didn't say 'sucks' he said > 'f---s'") > "Quiet everyone. Carry on BL ...And then what?" > "It sinks" > "And..." > "And, and, ...and when it sinks, it pulls everything down with it. > But, but crust can't go down so it sort of gets pulled, pulled over > the top. It's sucking and pulling at the same time." > (uproar) > "I said quiet!! Everyone quiet, ..QUI--ET!!...Just quieten down. > Yes, very good BL you can sit down. I can see you've done your > homework. Would everyone were as knowledgeable as you..." > "But , but, ...please sir, that can't be right..." > "Mmmh? Why not? Tell the class why it can't be right. Tell the > class why you think it can't be right. No, no, stand up, ...and in a > big loud voice, so everyone can hear. Right, .. now...Tell us. > Everyone pay very close attention. Dumbnuts here is going to > enlighten us, ..enlighten us why everyone else can't be right." > "Well, ..well, ...if it was, sinking, ...like he just said ...why > would it sink just there? > "Because it's being pulled down dummy. Haven't you read the book like > wot youse supposed to?" > "Quiet now BL, DN's telling us". > "Yeah, sure I read, but it didn't say." > "Yes it did, see? It said it was going down there because that's > where it was pulling down. It met a continent see? An' that was as > far as it could go, see? And that's why it was going down. SEE?" > "Pulling down" > "Sucking down" > ("F---ing down") > "WHO said that?!!! > "...and it was cold, ..and once it gets cold it goes down. See?!" > "Please sir, ...How cold does it have to get before it goes down?" > "That's a ve..e..ery good question. You there, leave that alone what > you've got there. What did he just say? Tell the class, before I > count three. One, ...two.. > "He said, ... "How cold does it have to be before it goes down"..." > "How cold does what have to be before what goes down?" > "The mantle... How cold does the mantle have to be before the mantle > goes down...." > "Right. Well, leave that alone and pay attention in future. > Everyone, ...How do we know the mantle is going down..? The mantle > is coming up here, and going down there. How do we know?" > "Because it's hot." > "Because it's cold" > "Because it's going down" > "Coming up, stupid." > "I'm not stupid, you are!" > "Yeah - yeah... " > "Because it's convecting" > "What?! Who said that? Stand up. You see everyone? You see what a > good student? That's right. It's co..o oming up and go. o ..oing > down, because it's....?" > "CONVECTING" !!!! Yay ...yyyy!!
> "Well Done! It's convecting, and that's why it's going down. Isn't > that right DN? It's going down there because it's CONVECTING. > Convecting, do you hear? Didn't you read the lesson last week? > "Yes sir, but...." > "No buts. Read it again. And when you've finished, read it again. > Read it until you get the message. The * mantle* is * convecting. " > "Yeah Dumnuts, you're a dummy. Everyone knows... And it's simple. > It's hot there and so it rises, and gets cold there and so it goes > down. So it must be convecting. And so it must be subducting > wherever it gets cold. 'Seasy. Dummy!" > "Well, then. You're so smart. ...so, ..is it subducting because it's > convecting, or is it convecting because it's subducting? > (Silence) > "It's the same thing." > "No it's not" > "Yes it is. And anyway, like I said, ...why just there?" > "That's enough DN. Read the book."
> Chapter 1 - in which Dumnuts is instructed to read a book > ______________________________________________________________
> "What did you say?" > I said "Subduction sucks. (You tell him)" > "Yeah Teach, ...so it does. ...sucks." > "You there, in the front row. Stand up and explain what he means." > "No no, me, me, me!....Please sir, let me... Please..." > "All right. (Mutters, ..."There, we can always rely on Buggerlugs".) > Go ahead, tell the class, BL." > "It's when the mantle gets cold against a continent." > ("Yeah, yeah, Teacher's Pet... " "He didn't say 'sucks' he said > 'f---s'") > "Quiet everyone. Carry on BL ...And then what?" > "It sinks" > "And..." > "And, and, ...and when it sinks, it pulls everything down with it. > But, but crust can't go down so it sort of gets pulled, pulled over > the top. It's sucking and pulling at the same time." > (uproar) > "I said quiet!! Everyone quiet, ..QUI--ET!!...Just quieten down. > Yes, very good BL you can sit down. I can see you've done your > homework. Would everyone were as knowledgeable as you..." > "But , but, ...please sir, that can't be right..." > "Mmmh? Why not? Tell the class why it can't be right. Tell the > class why you think it can't be right. No, no, stand up, ...and in a > big loud voice, so everyone can hear. Right, .. now...Tell us. > Everyone pay very close attention. Dumbnuts here is going to > enlighten us, ..enlighten us why everyone else can't be right." > "Well, ..well, ...if it was, sinking, ...like he just said ...why > would it sink just there? > "Because it's being pulled down dummy. Haven't you read the book like > wot youse supposed to?" > "Quiet now BL, DN's telling us". > "Yeah, sure I read, but it didn't say." > "Yes it did, see? It said it was going down there because that's > where it was pulling down. It met a continent see? An' that was as > far as it could go, see? And that's why it was going down. SEE?" > "Pulling down" > "Sucking down" > ("F---ing down") > "WHO said that?!!! > "...and it was cold, ..and once it gets cold it goes down. See?!" > "Please sir, ...How cold does it have to get before it goes down?" > "That's a ve..e..ery good question. You there, leave that alone what > you've got there. What did he just say? Tell the class, before I > count three. One, ...two.. > "He said, ... "How cold does it have to be before it goes down"..." > "How cold does what have to be before what goes down?" > "The mantle... How cold does the mantle have to be before the mantle > goes down...." > "Right. Well, leave that alone and pay attention in future. > Everyone, ...How do we know the mantle is going down..? The mantle > is coming up here, and going down there. How do we know?" > "Because it's hot." > "Because it's cold" > "Because it's going down" > "Coming up, stupid." > "I'm not stupid, you are!" > "Yeah - yeah... " > "Because it's convecting" > "What?! Who said that? Stand up. You see everyone? You see what a > good student? That's right. It's co..o oming up and go. o ..oing > down, because it's....?" > "CONVECTING" !!!! Yay ...yyyy!!
> "Well Done! It's convecting, and that's why it's going down. Isn't > that right DN? It's going down there because it's CONVECTING. > Convecting, do you hear? Didn't you read the lesson last week? > "Yes sir, but...." > "No buts. Read it again. And when you've finished, read it again. > Read it until you get the message. The * mantle* is * convecting. " > "Yeah Dumnuts, you're a dummy. Everyone knows... And it's simple. > It's hot there and so it rises, and gets cold there and so it goes > down. So it must be convecting. And so it must be subducting > wherever it gets cold. 'Seasy. Dummy!" > "Well, then. You're so smart. ...so, ..is it subducting because it's > convecting, or is it convecting because it's subducting? > (Silence) > "It's the same thing." > "No it's not" > "Yes it is. And anyway, like I said, ...why just there?" > "That's enough DN. Read the book."
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