[QOTW] Quote of the Week, January 9

[Quote of the Week]

Dear QOTW voters extraordinaire,

It was a week of beginning and continuations, the beginning of full weeks
in 2005, the continuation of Commonwealth’s hard-nosed policy of never
canceling school, it was a week that will go down forever in QOTW e-mail
history.  Just thinking about it makes me tremble all over.  Last weeks
winner was Ms. Folkman for her incite on the college process, “I would
like to go to Swarthmore because there are very few words that have four
consonants in a row, so if you can pronounce the word Swarthmore correctly
you become part of an elite I feel I belong in.”  Kudos to Ms. Folkman,
we’re eagerly anticipating the publication of her paperback of application
wisdoms for seniors.  And in keeping in classic QOTW style, I give you the
nominees:

“Well, Churchill thought God was on his side.  But Churchill was right.”
Bill Marder, family friend, on the current administration

“I fooled around professionally.” Avery, on his vacation

"It's like the advice they give to ladies who have been raped: 'relax.' I
have been raped by my students so many times that I have just given up."
Mr. Riahi, being called a "softie" for letting students take a physics
test several days late

"I hope that cloning happens and that the world is overrun by clones of a
single person. And I want that person to be Elliott Smith. Okay, one
Michael Jackson, just to spice things up." Paul Cavallaro

"Well, you know what they say: the font is the visual representation of
the soul." Micheline, in response to Jon Oliverio's comment that her font
"Andy" was imposing

“Let’s say I was going to loan you some money -- this is very
hypothetical, let me say.” Mr. Sherry

“It’s my birthday, so I get to wear my birthday suit all day long.” Holly,
senior at Groton

“Follies of youth are much cuter than follies of middle age.” Dewey

“This is the Commonwealth School, you’re free to make up new rules, and no
one remembers the old rules.”  Mr. Conolly, considering forbidding
students from using the full 3 hours on an exam

"You're like an oozily corrupt politician accepting bribes under the table
in some sweaty unformed Latin American democracy." Becca, to me for
attempting to use old quotes

Vote by 9 p.m. EST Friday or be damned.  And sign up for honorable
mentions, because while most of us may be mediocre, quotees never are.

- Kate “I’m glad I’m in favor in the court of Chao” Alper