NationStates Jolt Archive

...when you take a bite of food and your initial response is "Hm, I'm not instantly repulsed."

*let 'er roll*

...when you're surrounded by long-haired potheads walking around in Che Guevara T-shirts. :(

...ramen is a delicacy that you have 50 different variations on, all ending in a meal that costs less than a quarter.

...when midnight to five AM is when your most productive.

When you live off of jello for 3 months straight...

Pot has become vital to eating.

...when midnight to five AM is when your most productive.

Haha, this is so true :).

...your home is the common room

...when the chief and fundamental rule of the house is: Don't be a douchebag.

You start leaving offerings in front of your coffeepot.

Quarters become the most in demand currencey

...coffee and proplus tabs become mandatory to get the work done :(


... the library becomes your home from home (hohohohoho... i kid, i kid ;) )

youve written a check for 4 dollars...

you wake up and dont remember why someone else is in your bed...

you wear a pair of jeans for more than a week without washing them...

you can sleep while your roommate blasts the TV...

...you forget what it is you're actually supposed to be doing there

A $500 student aid check turns you into Daddy Warbucks

A relative gives you underwear and you think "Oh thank god."

You can recite either of or all of the following without thinking:
Social Security Number, Driver's Liscence Number, Student ID and password to log on to sign up for classes, the libraries web address in detail.

You call all buildings 'halls.'

More than half of your leasure time is planned off stapled up fliers.

Since leaving home you've gone from club kid, to hippie, to hippie club kid, to 'who the fuck cares I've only had three hours of sleep and I answered my American History mid-term in French'

Since leaving home you've gone from club kid, to hippie, to hippie club kid, to 'who the fuck cares I've only had three hours of sleep and I answered my American History mid-term in French'

lol

You will attend anything where free food is being offered.

You get depressed for not getting a summer job sorting garbage.

8 €/h is a lot of money.

you know the bus schedual off by heart, but don't know which month your mom was born in.

you wish McDonalds had a turkey sandwich so you could eat it on thanks giving.

...when seeing Darth Vader in the hallway with a blowtorch doesn't surprise or concern you anymore. (This actually happens)

visits home depend on how much money you have for gas...

...when the Asian Avian Flu scares you far less than the normal population, because you've already experienced the ravages of the dorm flu.

...the only day your fridge has food in it are the days after you visit your parents.

You just spent $80 for a book.

And it's used.

You just spent $80 for a book.

And it's used.

when you return the book at the end of the semester and get 15 bucks for it...

You're completely aware of the locations of the following things:

Places open 24 hours.

Places with internet.

Change machines.

Snack and Soda Machines.

Printer and copier stations.

Burrito bars.

Bars with unattentive door people.

That guy. You know the one.

when you return the book at the end of the semester and get 15 bucks for it...
And you think 'Woo hoo, I can get a burrito and change!'

when you return the book at the end of the semester and get 15 bucks for it...
You've gotten 15 bucks for a book :eek: you lucky b@sterd!

You know and tell other people that if you put a dollar in the soda machine and then hit the cancel bar it will give you back quarters.

The people in charge of the hall have figured that out, too, and disabled the bill taker.

You've gotten 15 bucks for a book :eek: you lucky b@sterd!

lol, i got 15 bucks for an 85 dollar mathmatics book...

(the worst was an old novel for my english class. i only paid 7 or so dollars for it to being with, and when i returned it they said it was only worth a quarter. needless to say, i took the quarter... :) )

Bars with unattentive door people.
haha, silly american drinking laws :P

That guy. You know the one.
i know that guy. actually i know several. just give me a call if you ever find yourself stuck in cardiff ;) :p

You know and tell other people that if you put a dollar in the soda machine and then hit the cancel bar it will give you back quarters.


omg, i thought i was the only one that did that. its good to know theres a brotherhood :)

Your car ceases to be a symbol of your independence and freedom and starts to be a giant shackle, usually right after you fork over $800 for a parking permit so you can park your car a mile and a half from your classroom.

omg, i thought i was the only one that did that. its good to know theres a brotherhood :)
Soooo many soda machines at my old college no longer take bills. I've left my mark, ruining it for everyone...

You "go all out" by adding cheese to your noddles.

You find money for pot, yet can't find money for lunch.

haha, silly american drinking laws :P


i know that guy. actually i know several. just give me a call if you ever find yourself stuck in cardiff ;) :p
When you look like us, 'that guy' usually finds you. Ah, the freak flag-there's a flag I can salute...

And definately.

You think 'World News Now' is funny.

You watched a PBS show on Pakistan and India because you were bored.

After that, you stayed up for Mr. Roger's Neighborhood.

(guilty on all counts)

...you bite off your toenails because the toenail clippers are too far away.

you only do laundry when your out of underwear...

When you look like us, 'that guy' usually finds you. Ah, the freak flag-there's a flag I can salute...

best place for this: Camden town in london... 3 paces out of the tube station and (if you have the appropriate look about you) there'll be at least 2 guys offering you at least skunk, and usually a lot more :eek:
the scary thing is the police are right there too (i think they've given up on the whole area :p)
the other scary thing is the sheer poor quality of their wares (don't bother)

*salutes*

By walk alone you can tell the difference between someone who's high, on shrums, on acid, on e, drunk, or grad student approaching thesis deadline.

best place for this: Camden town in london... 3 paces out of the tube station and (if you have the appropriate look about you) there'll be at least 2 guys offering you at least skunk, and usually a lot more :eek:
the scary thing is the police are right there too (i think they've given up on the whole area :p)
the other scary thing is the sheer poor quality of their wares (don't bother)

*salutes*
Sounds like the shady end of Pacific Ave in Santa Cruz, where the 'crazy for play' folk sell to tourists.

How about...(I dunno if anyone else is in med school or not...)

"You know you're in medical school if......"

.....you have debated between giving up sleep or eating in order to find more time to study
.....you "mix" highlighter colours because green/yellow/pink/blue aren't enough
.....you wear scrubs to class, on purpose
.....you discuss autopsy/anatomy over a meal
.....you retype typed handouts
.....you are extremely upset with a B- grade

You know it's 10 o'clock because the drum solo by that guy on the third floor has started again.

you can sit in your room and hear the conversation in the room next door...

The line at the DMV doesn't seem as long by comperison...

you can sit in your room and hear the conversation in the room next door...
And that's not all you end up hearing....

And that's not all you end up hearing....

u aint lyin'

Your pretty sure you saw someone in your class on a website your not willing to admit you saw the other night...

u aint lyin'
You start feeling like they should give out Al Green CDs next to the condoms with 'Play Loud' written on the cover.

...pizza and pop make a good healthy breakfast at 9:30am
...your profs have no problem with changing due dates at random
...pizza becomes a dietary staple
...you eat your breakfast at midnight and for breakfast you eat nothing

you no longer seperate clothes when doing laundry...

This might only apply to colleges in tourist towns-

You have a route known as the Continental Breakfast Route-where, when, and how often you can nab pastries from local hotel lobbies.

You've made friends with someone soley because of where they work. Esp. pizza delivery or bartenders.

You start identifying the dealers by their D.A.R.E. shirts.

...your computer is top of the line and your lab computer is a piece of shit
...you consider dinning out going to the fast food court in the student union building
...being an overachiver doesn't substitute real world ass kissing
...your profs are really good
...your prof can't get the equipment because the TA didn't find it, and tells the class to go with him to the cafeteria, breakfast is on him! (And this actually happened to me on Thursday!)

you skip classes to sleep and/or get more sleep in class than you do at the dorm...

you skip classes to sleep and/or get more sleep in class than you do at the dorm...
You skip one class to finish a paper for another.

when you buy a new CD everyone else rips it onto their computer.

Quarters become the most in demand currencey

Or 20p at the halls in my first year;)



... the library becomes your home from home (hohohohoho... i kid, i kid ;) )

Don't joke. That has happened to me :(

you wear a pair of jeans for more than a week without washing them...


What's wrong with that? Aren't jeans meant to be durable?

(NB: been wearing current pair for 5 days. Is that wrong?)

You will attend anything where free food is being offered.

Not after the Christian Union thingy

You "go all out" by adding cheese to your noddles.

You find money for pot, yet can't find money for lunch.

Sad to say that has happened.

you only do laundry when your out of underwear...

Well..T-shirts, but same principle ;)


- (If doing combined honours) you get one department to sort out the messes the other departement has put you in. Because they can and the secratery is all powerful.
- Alcohol becomes the 6th food group.
- Venues are judges by the cheapness of the booze.
- Everyone complains that the price on beer has gone up by 25%,
from £1.00 to £1.20.
- You start listening to Radio 4 (for the comedy of course ;))
- Drinking alcohol on your own no longer seems like a sad thing to do.

whats the obession with quarters?

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What's wrong with that? Aren't jeans meant to be durable?

(NB: been wearing current pair for 5 days. Is that wrong?)




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It's not accepted by society.

...when you take a bite of food and your initial response is "Hm, I'm not instantly repulsed."

*let 'er roll*
when they act like the twit in good willl hunting....at the bar....next year you will be quoting...freakin college kids i love em..but stupid....the brain can go far

some of it applies to high school, but mostly cuz you stay up all night playing video games, or just becuase you need more than 8 hours of sleep.
oh thank god its the weekend.

What's wrong with that? Aren't jeans meant to be durable?

(NB: been wearing current pair for 5 days. Is that wrong?)






It's not accepted by society.
Yes it is.

...your computer is top of the line and your lab computer is a piece of shit
...you consider dinning out going to the fast food court in the student union building
...being an overachiver doesn't substitute real world ass kissing
...your profs are really good
...your prof can't get the equipment because the TA didn't find it, and tells the class to go with him to the cafeteria, breakfast is on him! (And this actually happened to me on Thursday!)

I thought this was supposed to be funny! :mad:

Yes it is.


Maybe in Europe, you guys take showers once a week. :D

...when you're surrounded by long-haired potheads walking around in Che Guevara T-shirts. :(



when they think they are soooosmart...but clueless....

watch good will hunting...the bar scene in particular
.......i almost pissed myself...but the kids in college are soooooo smart...till they read another book....but oh welll.

Maybe in Europe, you guys take showers once a week. :D
PSST I am Canadian!

the smell test and 'the shake' are morning rituals.

whats the obession with quarters?
Things ranging from laundry, to pop, to vending machines are vital to your average college student, and these things are guaranteed to take quarters.

a twin mattress and some cinder blocks are the best thing your parents could ever bring you...

...you wake up at 11:00 to go to class, 9:00 to get stoned.

the smell test and 'the shake' are morning rituals.

Followed by a quick spray from the clothes freshner.

Guilty...

the 'three second rule' becomes the 'three day rule'

you have a 'tab' in the local chinese store

lol, i got 15 bucks for an 85 dollar mathmatics book...

(the worst was an old novel for my english class. i only paid 7 or so dollars for it to being with, and when i returned it they said it was only worth a quarter. needless to say, i took the quarter... :) )
Better than what I've gotten I got 7.50 for returning ALL my books last semester

Followed by a quick spray from the clothes freshner.

Guilty...
When Febreeze is your first method of doing laundry.

When Febreeze is your first method of doing laundry.
Ewwwwwwwwww. :p

When Febreeze is your first method of doing laundry.
when Frebreeze doubles as your deodourant.

Ewwwwwwwwww. :p
You know it's at least come close to that...

You know it's at least come close to that...
Well, I certainly febrezed up a room or two before I had "company" over a few times. :D
*insert porn bass line here*

You know and tell other people that if you put a dollar in the soda machine and then hit the cancel bar it will give you back quarters.

The people in charge of the hall have figured that out, too, and disabled the bill taker.

:eek: :eek: That's brilliant!! I must now go and ruin the soda machines for everyone!!!

Well, I certainly febrezed up a room or two before I had "company" over a few times. :D
*insert porn bass line here*
I have a hard time believing Febreeze wasn't invented for stoners. I mean, who else needs thier clothes to suddenly not smell like something?

Oh, I got a new one-

Iron Chef becomes one of your favorite sporting events.

Maybe that's not so much a sign that you're a college student as a stoner...

...when you're surrounded by long-haired potheads walking around in Che Guevara T-shirts. :(


None of whom know who Che Guevara was.

(I actually know someone who thought it was a picture of Tommy Chong)

- you have more top ramen then you could actually eat in a lifetime
- you bake a lot... (I have my own apartment)
- Bicycles do not seem as lame as they did in high school
- You eat cake for breakfast
- all of the starbucks in your area have a drive- thru
- you eat at the student union because they serve $1 hotdogs (god bless em')

You've learned to sleep through the sound of the people in the next room having sex.

You've learned to sleep through the sound of the people in the next room having sex.
Next room,? Well aren't you lucky.

You nurse a $5 beer to get access to 4 tacos for $1.

You nurse a $5 beer to get access to 4 tacos for $1.
You work part-time at a taco joint to get access to the tacos and beer.

You work part-time at a taco joint to get access to the tacos and beer.
Nice! 'Working at the source' is a prime sign of a college student.

Next room,? Well aren't you lucky.


Not really. He's a grunter and she's a screamer. :fluffle: :eek:

Not really. He's a grunter and she's a screamer. :fluffle: :eek:
I had to deal with same room during my freshwoman year.

Nice! 'Working at the source' is a prime sign of a college student.
One of my many undergraduate jobs--since I was a bartender, I was also able to swap out favors with others in the service industry, so I got free meals and free drinks all over town.

One of my many undergraduate jobs--since I was a bartender, I was also able to swap out favors with others in the service industry, so I got free meals and free drinks all over town.
When I was in the 'gap' before going back to college for real I had the network-I worked at a movie theater and so had access to free movies in the entire area (most of the times movie theaters in an area have an agreement to allow employees from all theaters into movies on weekdays, 'Call ins' as they are known).

The theater also had an agreement with the nearby gym and a lasertag arena. I also had a friend that worked as a buyer at a record store (a position he would eventually get me) so there was free CDs as well as concert tickets that usually included meeting the artist and free food. Another friend worked at a video game store so consoles where handled, my roommate worked at an arcade that used tokens.

We begin to regard the set up as being "Poor, but well entertained."

I had to deal with same room during my freshwoman year.


Ah. Dinner theatre. :D

When I was in the 'gap' before going back to college for real I had the network-I worked at a movie theater and so had access to free movies in the entire area (most of the times movie theaters in an area have an agreement to allow employees from all theaters into movies on weekdays, 'Call ins' as they are known).

The theater also had an agreement with the nearby gym and a lasertag arena. I also had a friend that worked as a buyer at a record store (a position he would eventually get me) so there was free CDs as well as concert tickets that usually included meeting the artist and free food. Another friend worked at a video game store so consoles where handled, my roommate worked at an arcade that used tokens.

We begin to regard the set up as being "Poor, but well entertained."

You. Had. It . Made.

Ah. Dinner theatre. :D
FREE dinner theater. Well for those who eat dinner at 10pm

You know you're a college student when...

... you've spent a grand total of 15 minutes at campus events (or even on campus, outside of class or walking to your car) in four years, don't even know where the dorms are located, and have never met anyone who has lived in one...

Gotta love "commuter schools..." four years of college for about $2800... no drugged-out bums to deal with, no noodle ramen or vending machines.. nothin'. :)

Only downside: parking = unbearable.

You know you're a Uni student when...


...that pile of clothes on that chair is looking kinda bigger than it did yesterday...and did something just move?

By the second year, all the local coffee shops know you by name.
You might be iffy on the words of the Star Spangled Banner, but by God do you know the words to your school's fight song.
Walking through the campus and seeing people with helium filled condoms doesn't cause you to even blink.
Not only do you know the library better than the librarians, you also know the exact time to be in the library to get anything done and when to be there to meet half the campus.
When notice that the international student assoc is planning a free food night excites you because you no longer cringe at anything free.
When visiting Wal*Mart at 2am to play in the toy section is the highlight and only entertainment you have (for some reason, going to Wal*Mart at 2am is a UNR tradition).
When the words "road trip" means a tale of debautuary, horror, and adventure that you will want to hide from your own children later on.
And finally,
When you have have a 5 hour conversation with someone that mixes in the latest theories and the best works in your major with the most inane popular trivia, poltical activism, and alternative culture of your choice... and everyone around you understands exactly what you mean.

You have the number to the local pizza place on speed dial.

You know you're a student when you're living in a room smaller than your previous bedroom, attempting to co-habit a common room no bigger than two of said bedrooms between 8 of you and a kitchen with no windows.

Uni makes no sense

... when:

- you work on equipment so expensive that could ruin a nation and you are working in a room with no air conditioning (and that looks like a closet).

- you wish you could have sex but you realize that anyway you have no time for it (and, often, nobody to interact with).

- you are whiter than a vampire (and it is summer).

- you think of week-ends as "the time when I can work more".

- you realize that in the last month you worked, more or less, 420 hours and you are not even paid for it.

whats the obession with quarters?
Quarters=laundry and/or caffiene

- all your utensils, napkins, straws, condoments... all come from fast food joints.

- You realize that Jack-in-the-box has the best straws.

- you feel naked without a bookbag

- you plan on getting the highest paying job so that you can pay off your student loan before you retire


- you find yourself dreading your birthdays and regret telling your dormates when it is.

...you talk to your Mom more now than when you lived at home

...you stay up late to finish your homework, then sleep through the class it was due in

I'll think of more, I'm sure I've got some good ones hiding in my head

Im working on my masters degree in computer engineering. Most of this is TRUE!

...when your roommates always figure out your NS password even though you changed it 10 times, and flame on the forum under your account name...

...on being told about a community forum on urbanization, you hesitate, but only until someone tells you that there will be (literally) a free lunch.

...on being told about a community forum on urbanization, you hesitate, but only until someone tells you that there will be (literally) a free lunch.

In that same idea...

...the only reason you go to any meeting is for the free food

...the first week of school, you live off the free food because of all of the organizations having back to school gatherings

...you're Jewish and go to a meeting at the Catholic center because there's free food. And because the Hillel on campus is too cheap to give out free food. You know it's true. (I'm Jewish so don't get all bent out of shape)

...you tell people that you're conservative simply because you're not a communist.

...every night you think to yourself, What can I eat tonight that isn't pizza?, followed in ten minutes by, Whatever, thinking is hard; I guess I'll have Donatos.

...moving seems highly overrated.

youve written a check for 4 dollars...



4 Dollars is a lot of money.

I recently paid my College phone bill. It was 22 cents.

you know dominoes phone number by heart (6174249000)...they have your ID number on record as well as your adress, and dont ask what you want anymore because they already know.

doing laundy is alot like this:
make 3 piles of clothes, sorted by smell: can wear another dozen times, too dirty to wear again (but will anyway) and rancid.
pile 1, although too dirty to wear by normal standards, gets thrown back in the closet. pile 2, rancid to most people, will be febreezed. Pile 3, which smells like something died in it 3 years ago, will be febreezed twice, and maybe sprayed with wrinkle remover.

Wearing pants for 2 weeks straight is not only acceptable, but expected.

you know dominoes phone number by heart (6174249000)...they have your ID number on record as well as your adress, and dont ask what you want anymore because they already know.

I have that in my cell.

Not in college, but these apply to me, and probably college students:
When you know the owner of the small pizza joint and he has a list of how much money you owe, and when you get paid.
You know the owner of the convenience store and she discounts ramen to you.
You're schedule consists of: Class, Video Games, Schoolwork, Work, Sleep, not neccesarily (sp?) in that order or at different times.

I have that in my cell.
ha. I dont have it in my cell...I can remember it even with excessive amounts of alcohol in my system

A lot of these apply to me and I'm in high school (looking at colleges already, though, just visited Shipensburg yesterday)...

I'm still not quite sure whether I'm going to love or hate college, but at least I'm entertained for now :-D

...you're Jewish and go to a meeting at the Catholic center because there's free food. And because the Hillel on campus is too cheap to give out free food. You know it's true. (I'm Jewish so don't get all bent out of shape)My Hillel is actually really generous with the free nosh. Even some alcohol too.

...when being called a nerd is a badge of honour.

...when you have a "drink and derive" party on a Saturday night in your math classroom

when everything from last night was a blackout.

My Hillel is actually really generous with the free nosh. Even some alcohol too.

Mine isn't. But there isn't a very vocal Jewish population here. Besides...the Hillel building itself is like...crooked. The front awning is at a 45 degree angle, I kid you not. They need to fix the building before they can give us food.

You know you're in college when silence is too loud, and a screaming party is music to your ears.

- you realize that in the last month you worked, more or less, 420 hours and you are not even paid for it.
When this number makes you giggle even if you're not a stoner.

You know the quickest, cheapest way. Anywhere.

when you have a sexual encounter with one of your professors.

...you have to wear shoes in the shower

You have the number to the local pizza place on speed dial.


HAHAHA...yup...just a punch and a send away.

I know the owner affectionatly as "Shithead"

Not to mention the same people are always there, It's almost like a never ending episode of "Cheers"

90% of your computer is porn

someone says "Hallway Jousting" you immediatly grab a rolling chair

70$ makes you the most popular guy in the dorm

you spend 2 hours washing cloths, 20 minutes neatly folding them, and then 2 minutes throwing them on the floor.

going to bed at 1am is early

a girlfriend/boyfriend is a liability

You know you're a college student when...

... you've spent a grand total of 15 minutes at campus events (or even on campus, outside of class or walking to your car) in four years, don't even know where the dorms are located, and have never met anyone who has lived in one...

Gotta love "commuter schools..." four years of college for about $2800... no drugged-out bums to deal with, no noodle ramen or vending machines.. nothin'. :)

Only downside: parking = unbearable.

This is the only one I can relate to, except it's $1,400 a semester, I know where the dorms are, and parking isn't usually too bad.

When you were assigned to read the Odyssey 2 weeks ago, you started it yesterday, it is 3 AM, you aren't even half way done with it, and you have a 6 page paper due on it by 4:30 tomorrow. And instead of reading more, you come on NS General to post your experiance in a "You can tell you're a college student when..." thread. And after you post, you go to sleep and skip your 9:30 class. And possibly your 11:00. And start writing the paper around 3 PM.


On that note, goodnight all.

When you have either walked or biked through a late-night fast food drive-thru.

When you have either walked or biked through a late-night fast food drive-thru.
Or stood on the passenger side of a car passing money to the driver who you just talked into letting you order through him or her because otherwise the drive thru cats won't sell to you.

...when the Gideons hand out free Bibles on campus, you and your roomates take as many as they will give you, and then spend the next two days coming up with creative ways to mangle/destroy them...simply for a lack of anything more entertaining to do. (My favorite was the one we encased in ice and dropped off the top of a building)

...when a fundamentalist Christian tells you that they are "scarred for life" because of the noise you and your girlfriend were making in the room next to hers. :D

...when you scrounge for aluminum cans to exchange in order to buy soda and cigarettes.

...when you have so many people who want to go to karaoke night at the bar that two people ride in the trunk.

...when video game tournaments are more important that midterm essays

...when watching lame movies is more entertaining that watching good ones, simply because of the wonderful commentary.

...when walking to class in the snow in your pjs at 6:30 am is more appealing than missing it for the sixth straight time.

...when poker-night with a $1 per person pot is absolutely vital to the state of your personal finances.

...when the fire alarm in your dorm goes off while you and your significant other are busy in the shower. :p

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That's all I can think of right now. :)

...When bongo drums become the sole source of entertainment at parties.

when you realise the deposit was a scam and get your moneys worth :)

When you eat baked beans from a shoe

This is the only one I can relate to, except it's $1,400 a semester, I know where the dorms are, and parking isn't usually too bad.

Fellow Californian maybe?

In any case, my friends at midwest schools are pretty horrified when I tell them I haven't been to (or even seen/known about) a party in my entire college career, or gone drinking, even since turining 21.. I think it may be a West Coast phenomenon. :) Then again, we're on quarters, not semesters, so maybe you're someplace else and it's not just California..

Or stood on the passenger side of a car passing money to the driver who you just talked into letting you order through him or her because otherwise the drive thru cats won't sell to you.

Or, if you've gone through a drive-thru with four friends in the car seats and one in the trunk, praying the cop car behind you won't hear him bitching.

...you payed over $200 to park a 20 min. walk from your classes.

...breakfast is a nutrition bar eaten on the way to class from the parking lot.

...when your Honda Civic, made fun of in high school because it looked like crap, now is now the sh** because it has the best gas mileage on campus :).

...when you and your girlfriend decide when to go out based on test and paper schedules.

...when you and your girlfriend decide where to go based on price and time from campus, then decide just to eat in because you're both broke.

When you eat baked beans from a shoe

*stares*

What?!

When you complain about having to eat Ramen because you are so broke and go around with an iPod.