Oteha Valley Road, Tāmaki-makau-rau, Te Ika-a-Māui Superthread

[coolian2]

Well aren't you the one ending up in all the sport things right now.

If they wanted real comedy they'd put me on the park.

 

[Axver]

I'd watch that.

Ian vs the Warriors.

I'll put $100 on "Ian breaks a bone within ten minutes", thanks.

 

[coolian2]

I haven't in 28 years.

Soccer would have a broken leg within 30 minutes.

 

[Axver]

Good viewing, then!

 

[LuckyNumber7]

May I suggest a future thread title?

 

[coolian2]

May I suggest a future thread title?

Post more and hell yes

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Post more and hell yes

Mold, Wales

Just sayin. Might be worth a visit.

 

[Axver]

We do need to get this thread out of Australia and New Zealand more often. Six of the last ten have been down here!

 

[LuckyNumber7]

I can think of a few in my wonderful homeland of Florida.

 

[Axver]

Looks like we've only been to a few in Florida before. My favourite is Frostproof. "What shall we call this place? Oh I don't know, let's make a bold statement about the weather. Because that can't possibly change!"

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Looks like we've only been to a few in Florida before. My favourite is Frostproof. "What shall we call this place? Oh I don't know, let's make a bold statement about the weather. Because that can't possibly change!"

I could give you like 10-20 good ones.

Lorida, Florida comes to mind.

 

[Axver]

I could give you like 10-20 good ones.

Lorida, Florida comes to mind.

That name can't be too bad, because it doesn't get an F.




Thank you, I'll be here all week.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

By the time it was over it did finish with an A.

 

[coolian2]

I'm not yet an academic but I thought it was bad to get an L rather than an F

 

[LuckyNumber7]

I'm not yet an academic but I thought it was bad to get an L rather than an F

What the heck does an L stand for

 

[Axver]

Loss?

I'll take a W thanks.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

A withdraw??

 

[Axver]

No win for you mate.

 

[coolian2]

We don't even do F here. So my joke, unpacked (sigh) is L is way lower than F.

 

[coolian2]

Okay basketball tomorrow night, football Saturday. Hopefully Rogue One on Friday night (OH FUCK)

 

[Axver]

Fuck me I just realised we're halfway through December.

NO THIS IS NOT ALLOWED.

BACK TO JULY.

 

[coolian2]

REVERSE ALREADY

clf

 

[LuckyNumber7]

No win for you mate.

Some academic you are!

 

[coolian2]

Okay probably not basketball tonight (hey Lewis, I don't think you're getting the flat) and no Rogue One on Friday (hey Ema and Eden, good luck with the viewings).

 

[Axver]

Some academic you are!

...I don't think I get the joke.

I am, admittedly, hungover, which is weird given last night I drank less than I normally would on a drinking night.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

...I don't think I get the joke.



I am, admittedly, hungover, which is weird given last night I drank less than I normally would on a drinking night.

So in the US our grading system is:

A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79 (average)
D 60-69
F < 60 (fail)

But also for pass/fail classes we have:
S (satisfactory)
U (unsatisfactory)

And additionally:
W (withdraw)
I (Incomplete)

 

[Axver]

So in the US our grading system is:

A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79 (average)
D 60-69
F < 60 (fail)

But also for pass/fail classes we have:
S (satisfactory)
U (unsatisfactory)

And additionally:
W (withdraw)
I (Incomplete)

Ahhh. I should have guessed. Here, we have both NH, for not completed, and WD, for withdrawn, though I have only seen NH on a transcript.

American exchange students always have a hard time adapting to our marking system. It is very rare to get 90+. I didn't give any this semester, and I have only once awarded a mark above 93. Good students get around 83-88. The names and exact divisions between grade levels vary by institution, but mine uses:

H1: 80-100
H2A: 75-79
H2B: 70-74
H3: 65-69
P: 50-64
N: 0-49

I remember once having to spend quite some time explaining to a very bewildered and upset American student that her 77 was actually an above average mark.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Yes, keep in mind I'm a postgraduate in the United Kingdom. So, I'm actually one of those you refer to who doesn't adapt well. It's worse in the U.K. though. 70-100 is all first class honors.

I got a 78 on my first assignment and I was like what the fuck who do I have to slay right now...? Supposedly I got one of the highest grades...

 

[coolian2]

You can please everyone some of the time, however you will never please everyone all of the time.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

That was deep