Unleashing the Power of Rest: The Benefits of Taking a Break After Exams

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The thread discusses the experience of finishing exams and the subsequent break, with a focus on the enjoyment of summer off and light-hearted banter among participants. The conversation includes humor, cultural references, and playful exchanges about work and leisure.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses excitement about finishing exams and having 91 days of free time.
  • Another participant humorously requests a translation of "absolutely bod" to American English, suggesting it means "absolutely nothing."
  • Several participants share congratulations and express jealousy over the summer break.
  • There are playful exchanges about the "L word," which remains undefined, leading to humorous speculation.
  • One participant comments on the irony of work habits between English and Spanish cultures, suggesting that Englishmen are perceived as lazy.
  • Another participant reflects on the stress of future work in an enterprise, contrasting it with the current time of rest.
  • There are jokes about misunderstandings related to the phrase "burning secretaries," leading to further humorous commentary on cultural differences.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the enjoyment of summer breaks and the light-hearted nature of the conversation. However, there are competing views regarding cultural work habits and humorous misunderstandings that remain unresolved.

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Some statements rely on cultural references that may not be universally understood, and there are playful ambiguities in language that contribute to the humor of the discussion.

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Readers interested in cultural humor, student experiences, or light-hearted discussions about work-life balance may find this thread engaging.

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I just finished my last exam!

I have 91 days of doing absolutely bod all now, (except for the L word, which I can't mention because Sticky Icky and Matthyioeuaouw will get all excitable).


WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
 
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"absolutely bod" bloddy hell mate, could you translate that to american english? I am going go guess absolutely nothing.

If so, congrats, and enjoy!
 
WOOOOOOOOO!
YAAAAAAAAAA!





and a little woopee for Leeeeeeds!
 
brewnog said:
I just finished my last exam!

I have 91 days of doing absolutely bod all now,
Congrats! Enjoy your summer off...make it memorable since it's the last summer you're going to get off until you retire now. :devil:

(except for the L word, which I can't mention because Sticky Icky and Matthyioeuaouw will get all excitable).
LOL! I love how his name gets longer each time someone tries to write it...just keep throwing a few more vowels in. :smile:
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Matthyaeeieeiooouw
And on that farm he had some sheep
Matthyeeeiiiieeeeeiiiioooooow
With a Danger here and an Artman there
Matthyeeeeeeiiiiiieeeeeiiiiiioooooooooow :bugeye:
 
Welcome to the realm of the working stiff! Enjoy that last summer. Damn I am jealous.
 
Congrats, lad! Have fun doing nothing; there won't be many more chances.

icvotria said:
and a little woopee for Leeeeeeds!
Until you said that, I thought he meant that he was going to employ my trick of dressing up as a lesbian and hitting the gay bars. :biggrin:

Moonbear said:
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Matthyaeeieeiooouw
And on that farm he had some sheep
Matthyeeeiiiieeeeeiiiioooooow
With a Danger here and an Artman there
Matthyeeeeeeiiiiiieeeeeiiiiiioooooooooow :bugeye:
:smile: :smile: Of course you know that Art and I want a cut of the royalties when you release the CD.
 
Moonbear said:
LOL! I love how his name gets longer each time someone tries to write it...just keep throwing a few more vowels in. :smile:
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Matthyaeeieeiooouw
And on that farm he had some sheep
Matthyeeeiiiieeeeeiiiioooooow
With a Danger here and an Artman there
Matthyeeeeeeiiiiiieeeeeiiiiiioooooooooow :bugeye:
:smile:

The smilies have moved AGAIN!

Enjoy your summer off brewnog!
 
Danger said:
Until you said that, I thought he meant that he was going to employ my trick of dressing up as a lesbian and hitting the gay bars. :biggrin:

.

Man u are too cool ...Extremely wiity
:biggrin:
 
The Summer holidays??

Congratulations and damn you!

I have so much work over here and you are on holidays yet??

Ok, everybody knows that englishmen usually don't work too hard...
 
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wow a whole summer off ! hope you have loads of fun, and yes every once in a while raise your glass to the working stiffs. Enjoy
 
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heman said:
Man u are too cool
Thanks... but if it were true I wouldn't have to resort to tactics like that.
 
  • #12
Danger said:
Thanks... but if it were true I wouldn't have to resort to tactics like that.
o:) pragmatic, as always...ever considered politics, Danger ?

regards
marlon
 
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marlon said:
o:) pragmatic, as always...ever considered politics, Danger ?
Negative. I have my own (copyrighted) Rule of Politics: Anyone who is possessed of the sort of mentality that is required to run for public office is unfit to hold it. :biggrin:
 
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Danger said:
Negative. I have my own (copyrighted) Rule of Politics: Anyone who is possessed of the sort of mentality that is required to run for public office is unfit to hold it. :biggrin:

true words of wisdom, mr President...
Can i be assigned to the post of defence secretary o:) ...i hate war :rolleyes:

marlon
 
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marlon said:
i hate war :rolleyes:
Who better to prevent it? Welcome aboard! :biggrin:

edit: You do realize that it would be 'Mr. Prime Minister' and 'Minister of Defense', right?
 
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brewnog said:
I just finished my last exam!

I have 91 days of doing absolutely bod all now,

Woo, time off! I finished in May. life is good :D

(except for the L word, which I can't mention because Sticky Icky and Matthyioeuaouw will get all excitable).

L word? WOOLEEDSFESTIVALYAY![/size][/color]
 
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Thanks all!

Clausius said:
Ok, everybody knows that englishmen usually don't work too hard...


I can't believe I'm hearing that from a Spaniard!

A few hours work in the morning, then you all bugger off back to bed for the rest of the day, and you're calling the English lazy?! :biggrin:


Mattyaliunhfneyubdouw said:
L word? WOOLEEDSFESTIVALYAY!

I hate to shatter the illusion, but "WOOLEEDSFESTIVALYAY" doesn't begin with L.
[/size]
 
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brewnog said:
I can't believe I'm hearing that from a Spaniard!

A few hours work in the morning, then you all bugger off back to bed for the rest of the day, and you're calling the English lazy?! :biggrin:

COngratulations, you have discovered how much ironic were my words.

Well, take advantage of this time of rest. I think next year would be a difficult one working at an enterprise: stress..., burning,...nice secretaries and so on.
 
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Clausius2 said:
COngratulations, you have discovered how much ironic were my words.

Ha, I wasn't entirely sure!

Claus said:
Well, take advantage of this time of rest. I think next year would be a difficult one working at an enterprise: stress..., burning,...nice secretaries and so on.

Every passing moment makes me wonder whether you're doing the better thing by staying in academia. Time will tell, my friend!
 
  • #20
Clausius2 said:
Well, take advantage of this time of rest. I think next year would be a difficult one working at an enterprise: stress..., burning,...nice secretaries and so on.

i didn't read that properly... i was trying to understand why you spainiards set your secretaries on fire...
 
  • #21
Gale17 said:
i didn't read that properly... i was trying to understand why you spainiards set your secretaries on fire...

It didn't even cross my mind that that was a weird thing to be doing...
 
  • #22
brewnog said:
It didn't even cross my mind that that was a weird thing to be doing...
You know how much trouble Yanks have with the subtler concepts of civilized society, like combustible employees.
 
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NOTE TO SELF: avoid international secretary posistions...
 
  • #24
Gale17 said:
i didn't read that properly... i was trying to understand why you spainiards set your secretaries on fire...
:smile: :smile: :smile:
 
  • #25
brewnog said:
I hate to shatter the illusion, but "WOOLEEDSFESTIVALYAY" doesn't begin with L.
[/size]

...quiet, you.
 
  • #26
Gale17 said:
i didn't read that properly... i was trying to understand why you spainiards set your secretaries on fire...


There was a comma between burning and secretaries... :wink:

Anyway, we spaniards usually burn secretaries in another way: they feel usually burned out because an spaniard boss will always flirt with his secretary by definition. :!)
 

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