Hello everyone!

Last month I went to summer school to pick up a physics course (becuase yes, I am that much of a nerd). I loved it - the course was fun, most of the people were fun, and the teacher was hilarious (but knowledgeable, which is kind of rare...) Even better, though, my teacher was a fan! Not a huge one, mind you, but he was into SW, as well as things like Spiderman (he wore his SM shirt on the last day!).

Well, me being me, the class figured out real quick that I was a SW fan. With the music on my MP3 everyday, the SW shirts at least once a week, and my numerous comments, they caught on pretty quick. I even wore my CIV shirt for good luck on our final performance project day (we had to made cars powered by moustraps - my car won!).

On the second last day, we had our exam. I was delighted to come across a question with a picture of, who else, Jabba the Hutt, beside it!! I was pleasantly surprised, and continued on with the exam after figuring out how much horsepower Jabba had while going up a flight of stairs (a funny image, eh?!).

The next day, when we were taking up the exam, this girl puts up her hand and says, "Who is this guy?" I look at her, and from across the class, say, "What?!?!" Those who had figured out I was a fan laughed and shook their heads, all the while my mouth hanging down, nearly scraping the floor. Our teacher says, "You actually don't know who this person is? He's Jabba the Hutt! ... from Star Wars!" Then, to my utter horror, she says, "Oh, well I've never seen Star Wars, so that's why."

Really? ...

Really?

Okay, you haven't seen the best six films of all time, I can deal with that, but using that as an excuse for your cultural ignorance?! No. Everyone knows who Yoda, Anakin, Vader, and Jabba are (or they should). I've never seen Dallas, but I know JR's death was a dream. I've never read Twilight, but I know who Bella and Edward are. Until recently I had never seen Terminator, but I knew Arnold spoke the famous words "I'll be back". And I've never seen Fight Club, but I know that you don't talk about Fight Club. Catch my drift?

Well, apparantly about five or six people in the class said they didn't know who "this slug guy" was. I could hardly believe my ears (neither could the teacher, who was nearly as shocked as me)!

Oh, the ignorance...