On Test taking.

Post by **mnaz** » August 3rd, 2008, 12:15 am

If you have the question,
you'll probably pass.
If your family is dynastic,
you'll probably pass.
If you are iconoclastic,
you'll probably pass.
If you came from plastic,
you'll probably pass.
Everything passes.
It all passes.

Post by **Odette** » August 3rd, 2008, 1:45 am

Show up - you pass. I like this.

Post by **constantine** » August 3rd, 2008, 8:43 am

caustic social commentary with an edge of foreboding - nicely done!

Post by **saw** » August 3rd, 2008, 9:39 am

half of living, as they say, is showing up.....well done

Post by **stilltrucking** » August 3rd, 2008, 9:44 am

גם זה יעבור‎

good one mnaz

Post by **constantine** » August 3rd, 2008, 9:48 am

this too will pass. google has made me a linguist.

Post by **mtmynd** » August 3rd, 2008, 9:53 am

when i get the gas
i gotta pass

everything passes
even the slowest
along with the fastest

passes around
passes over
passes under
passes out

((good stuff, emnazzer! pass us another one))

Post by **stilltrucking** » August 3rd, 2008, 9:55 am

I'm just passing through

(yes please pass us another one mnaz)

Post by **judih** » August 4th, 2008, 6:50 am

all things must pass (george harrison)
still!
didn't know google translated hebrew! where can i find this thing?

i love this, mnaz. It's true, it's true, but if so, why is test anxiety such a rampant global trauma. perhaps your poem should be distributed in worldwide kindergardens

Post by **stilltrucking** » August 4th, 2008, 9:40 am

geez judi I just did a straight forward google on the hebrew text
"gam zeh ya’avor"which I found here
http://www.kerrytribe.com/neon.html

after I had googled the English words this too shall pass
Then I googled gam zeh ya’avor
which took me to the hebrew text
גם זה יעבור‎
which I found on wikipedia

This too shall pass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia"This too shall pass" (Hebrew: גם זה יעבור‎, gam zeh yaavor) is a phrase occurring in a Jewish wisdom folktale involving King Solomon. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_too_shall_pass - 19k - Cached - Similar pages

which I am taking with a grain of salt because it could be hebrew for "kiss my ass" for all I know.

I found a useful progran called wiki scan
lets you track the ISP address of who is editing a wicki

Sometimes oil company execs are editing posts about oil, or someone from the EPA is editing a wicki about polution being good for you.

I hope that helps
makes it all clear as mud.

mnaz you ever take the hogan test?
I failed
a personality profile trucking companies give their drivers to find out how safe they will be.

I got three questions wrong
"people can often feel my power" T/F
"I know why stars twinkle" Y/N
"I know how to use a microscope Y?N
I was very disapointed
I guess I got complacent
I used to be such a good test taker when I was a kid.

Post by **the mingo** » August 4th, 2008, 10:24 am

OMG ! Hoot! Hoot!...much laughter here from the poem & all the replies, thanks,folks.

Post by **SmileGRL** » August 5th, 2008, 5:06 pm

just passing through, leaving a smile for you...