Assignment #10

Overheard quotes and story ideas:
While watching America's Next Top Model on TV, "Her Bra’s Hangin’ out all over the place, one girl didn’t even have pants on." I could write a story on the negative perception of others, what people think of others, our naturally critical society, and how reality TV is contribution to the acceptance of criticism.

"Aubrey: Oh wait, there’s stuff, like, inside the Chicken.
Joe: Yeah, Yeah
Aubrey: It’s, like, cheese.
Oh, It’s very tender.
I feel like a pirate. Arg.
Joe: I need some water.
Kim: My potato is dry.
Aubrey: YOUR potato is dry. (Napoleon Dynamite style)" I could write a story about famous movie quotes and the use of movie quotes in our vocabulary.

"What’s wrong with me takin’ off my shirt in public? (no response) I think my roommates’ dog took a piss on my backpack. It Hella’ stinks. Smell it, yeah? Oh, yeah." I could write a story about college roommates and respect of personal property. I could even extend the story to find data on the correlation between college messiness and the level of messiness in the future (marriage, etc). I could also write a story on undressing in public and the role of clothing in society.

"What, you ain’t got no brain." I could write a story on the straw man syndrome...the lack of a brain. I could mention Jessica Simpson and the "stupid girl syndrome."

"I’ve always wanted to design, like, for one of those, like, those shows…you’d have, like, no budget. You could, like, do whatever you want." I could, like, write about the use of the word like.