I just had to return a call to a student who is missing class today. Typically, I don't return such calls since it is stated on my syllabus that if they miss class, it's their responsibility to find out what they missed, but, I had a moment of weakness.
First, it's a long distance call, which means I have to dig up my long distance access number. Then, my phone decides to give me fits -- I have one dead number and two that are on life support. When I push those numbers, they either connect only half the time, or, don't connect at all. So, I find out who I need to see to swap out phones, go get the new one, and then, call the student.
And get her voice mail.
I can't understand half of it because she's talking like she has a sack of marbles in her mouth. The parts I can understand are filled with hip hop slang, which just doesn't fit this chick's persona. I don't know if she is actually a person that lives that lifestyle, or if she's just trying to be funny.
The thing that really got to me, though, was her sign off. Yup, the good ol' "peace out."
Does anyone even say that anymore? I mean, hell, I know I'm unhip as hell, but, shit, even I know that term is off the radar! Yo!
Huey Lewis might be hip to be square, but, I'm just unhip as hell and I'll live that way happily.
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Yeah, "peace out" is pretty uncool. I personally like resurrecting old words (like the exclamation "Jiggers!") and incorporating them into my daily vernacular, but then again, I'm not too cool, either.
I have a paragraph assignment I give to my students that involves defining a slang term. Thanks to them, I know what a "tumbleweed" is, who is "steezy" and not, and in what type of situation I could say, "Buffalo!" (They're actually pretty funny papers.)
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