Americans are funny

Monday

Professor: "Ms. Tyler? Did Justice Scalia agree with the notion that canons of construction which tend to be purposivist are to be prioritized above strictly textualist statutory interpretations?"

Student: "Umm... yes."

Professor: "Excellent. Now, can you give me a shorter answer than 'yes' that is more correct?"

Tuesday

Yoga teacher: "Sort of clear your mind and breathe. Let your smile radiate sort of like the warm rays of the sun on the world. It is time to store your database in the hard disk of your mind."

I have never studied so hard in my entire life.

A title is all I can manage right now.