Tuesday, December 4, 2007

I agree that the biggest ones burn the most.

Last night I had to go to the NHS and NJHS induction ceremony. It was awesome. The speaker was so bad that he had the guts to do it extemporaneously. In the dark auditorium he searched for metaphors, bringing up Plato and Aristophanes until settling on pickles.

"One night, I went to the movies, but before I went to the movies, I saw a pickle vendor across the street, so I went to the pickle vendor, and I said to him, Give me the biggest pickle you have!, so I ate the big pickle, and in the middle of the movie, my stomach began to burn! Because of the pickle! To this day, I remember that pickle because it burned so bad! Your teachers, they're like your pickles! The biggest ones burn the most! And you never forget them! So tonight, I want you to approach the pickle that burns you the most, and you thank that pickle for leaving a lasting impression on you. Ladies and gentlemen, please, let's have a round of applause for these pickles!"