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I won a Gandhi Award!

Klonor
18-04-2008, 23:10
Yes, yesterday in my Indian History course, I was awarded one of four Gandhi Awards distributed to my class. I received a button with his image and a profound saying ("Be the change you wish to see in the world"), and it is currently magnetized to my refrigerator for all to see (If only I had people over to see it).

Of course, I receive this award for absolutely no Gandhi-related reason, and it's not even related to India on some larger scale, but rather for a witty remark on the class sign-in sheet. Each class, a piece of paper is passed around in order to determine who is in attendance, and each sheet has a question for you to answer. Some of the questions were simple and generic ("What's your favority TV show?" "Where do you want to travel?" and so on), but others were more abstract ("Write your memoir in six words"), and some were simply profound, such as what I answered for my award: "Who are you?"

My answer: I am that who I am, and nobody else (Except maybe Elvis).

Apparently, it's the Elvis bit which locked me into the award. Everybody loves the King.
Levee en masse
18-04-2008, 23:14
Well done (... I suppose... :confused:)



incidently "Write your memoir in six words" sounds like the wager made with Hemingway. Though that was "Write a story in six words"

Hemingways response was "For sale: Baby shoes, never worn."
Gothicbob
18-04-2008, 23:14
Concrats, but have to say Elvis is over rated
Klonor
18-04-2008, 23:17
As a matter of fact, two of the other awards were given out for the memoir-related answers: One was praising my professor (I forget the exact praise), and the other pointed out that another persons memoir was only four words. According to the professor, they represented a "zen" thought pattern since they focused on others in their own memoir.
[NS]Click Stand
18-04-2008, 23:17
Concrats, but have to say Elvis is over rated

Elvis Costello?

I've never even heard of him...
Call to power
18-04-2008, 23:30
does this mean your famous yet? (http://youtube.com/watch?v=2J7jCmVyQWI)

also off the top of my head "I'm rick James bitch" or possibly Hot dogs
New Manvir
18-04-2008, 23:37
does this mean your famous yet? (http://youtube.com/watch?v=2J7jCmVyQWI)

also off the top of my head "I'm rick James bitch" or possibly Hot dogs

Hot dogs? (http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=3vkSPgp41e0)
Klonor
19-04-2008, 03:23
Hot...what? I think you've lost me.