A combination of day old alcohol and unwashed guy woke me up from my Monday morning haze after trudging to class at 9 am. Great, I picked the seat next to that guy.
5 minutes into class it was painfully apparent that he was still intoxicated from Sunday's festivities and had no plan to pay attention, or let anyone else for that matter. Which brings me to my next point: How much did this poor guy drink?
Typically, it takes an hour to metabolize a 12 oz beer. So, if he drank several drinks continuously throughout the day, lets say 6 pm to midnight, his body was fighting to stay ahead of the curve pretty early in the day. That kind of drinking can do some serious damage. I give him credit for getting up and coming to class, but really, what was the point? He didn't take notes, he didn't listen, and he annoyed everyone else in the class. I'm paying $80-some dollars per class here man, I want my money's worth.
A few more comments and outbursts of laughter and our professor had caught on as well. Rather than stopping class and making a scene, he made a few jabs and jokes aimed toward the guy and diffused the situation. It's always entertaining to see an old guy dish out a few zingers.
NightOwl
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Ten Cent Heroes are college students connected by common purpose, location, and time. Our purpose is to look at our environment, how we move from place to place, and our actions within the framework of alcohol use or nonuse. Our location is Iowa and the time is now 2010.
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