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Drowsy In the Afternoon

yawns are contagious especially afternoon in a lecture hall boring professor grouses needs to freshen up his notes written August 13, 2021

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 8/15/2021 3:42:00 AM

I used to have an 8th grade history teacher who droned on and on in a monotone voice; and I had his class last hour Torture staying awake. Thanks for the memory.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/15/2021 10:09:00 AM

Had some of those myself. When I was teaching, I always tried to have some physical activity or a craft in the mid-afternoon. That helped.

Rico Leffanta

Date: 8/14/2021 12:26:00 PM

Back in the day, TV commercials were limited to 3-minutes per half-hour, whereas now a 30-minute newscast has 17-18 minutes of advertisements, substantially reducing the attention span of students, so teachers need to freshen up more than their notes! Well caught, Milton!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/14/2021 12:37:00 PM

I think so, Rico. I'm afraid those days are gone forever now that everything is completely commercialized.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 8/14/2021 11:23:00 AM

Lol, reminds me of the countless courses and meetings I attended when I was working. Some really like to drag it out, yawn. Tom

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/14/2021 11:34:00 AM

Been there; done that, Tom!

Sotto Poet

Date: 8/14/2021 7:50:00 AM

Humorous, Milton, that's something I often encounter during afternoon philosophy courses. How nice it was to remember those fondly imagined fantasies when I was a kid. That was really kind of you.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/14/2021 8:42:00 AM

Thank you, Lasaad, but I doubt that you were ever so boring as to induce that afternoon response!